Patents by Inventor Min Ho Heo
Min Ho Heo has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20240126890Abstract: An apparatus of verifying a software integrity of a vehicle controller and a method thereof includes a communication device that provides a communication interface with a software management system, and a controller which is configured to obtain first verification data of the vehicle controller from the software management system, obtains second verification data from the vehicle controller, and verifies an integrity of software loaded in the vehicle controller based on the obtained first verification data and the obtained second verification data.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2023Publication date: April 18, 2024Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Kia CorporationInventors: Hye Ryun LEE, Kyung Tae NOH, Min Ho HEO, Sug Woo SHIN, Duk Won HONG, Dong Jun AHN
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Publication number: 20240080320Abstract: A server according to an embodiment includes a processor configured to receive a friend add request for a target account from a user terminal accessed with a user account; based on one of the user account and the target account being a protected account, transmit an approval request for the friend add request to a protector account connected to the protected account; and based on receiving a reply to the approval request from the protector terminal, add the target account to a friend list of the user account.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2023Publication date: March 7, 2024Inventors: You Jin KIM, Jung Woo CHOI, Jenog Ryeol CHOI, Joong Seon KIM, Hong Chan YUN, Ju Ho CHUNG, Do Hyun YOUN, Hyung Min KIM, Hyun Ok CHOI, Chun Ho KIM, Soo Beom KIM, Min Jeong KIM, Chang Oh HEO, Eun Soo HEO
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VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS INCLUDING RXSWIN INFORMATION AND VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME
Publication number: 20240061670Abstract: A vehicle control apparatus and a vehicle control system including the same are provided. The vehicle control apparatus includes an electronic control unit and a gateway. The electronic control unit is configured to store software identification management information associated with the electronic control unit. The gateway is configured to store a master list of the software identification management information, which includes the software identification management information received from the electronic control unit, deliver update information related to software associated with vehicle type approval (VTA) to the electronic control unit corresponding to the update information, as the update information is received, and update the software identification management information associated with the electronic control unit in the master list as an update of the software of the electronic control unit is completed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2022Publication date: February 22, 2024Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Kia CorporationInventors: Hye Ryun LEE, Jin Gu KWON, Kyung Tae NOH, Min Ho HEO, Sug Woo SHIN, Duk Won HONG, Dong Jun AHN -
Publication number: 20200315573Abstract: An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus in accordance with one aspect of the disclosure includes: a table configured to mount at least one probe; a first sensor configured to detect a type information of the probe and a mounting state of the probe; a driver configured to generate a driving force for moving the table; a second sensor configured to detect a position of the table; and a controller configured to control the driver based on detection results of the first sensor and the second sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2020Publication date: October 8, 2020Inventors: Hye won Kang, Gi seok Sung, Yong Hyun Kim, Choong Mo Yang, Tae Ho Lee, Sok Jae Shin, Ku II Jang, Min Ho Heo
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Publication number: 20180191198Abstract: A wireless power transmitter includes: a case; a power transmission coil disposed in the case and configured to wirelessly transmit power; and a coupling antenna coil disposed in the case, wherein an outer diameter of the coupling antenna coil is greater than an outer diameter of the power transmission coil.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2017Publication date: July 5, 2018Applicant: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Doo Young SONG, Min Ho HEO
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Patent number: 9398674Abstract: Disclosed herein is an X-ray image apparatus having an improved rotating unit for preventing a blind spot in which an X-ray-generating unit is not rotated from being generated. The X-ray image apparatus includes an X-ray-generating unit configured to generate X-rays and radiate the X-rays, an X-ray-detecting unit configured to detect the X-rays radiated from the X-ray-generating unit, and a rotating unit configured to rotate the X-ray-generating unit. Here, the rotating unit includes a rotating frame coupled to one side of the X-ray-generating unit; a protrusion configured to protrude from one side of the rotating unit; and a stopper being in contact with the protrusion to halt a rotation of the rotating frame and being provided such that the stopper can be moved in a preset zone. Since the stopper securing the rotating frame of the rotating unit can be moved in the preset zone, it is possible to prevent a blind spot caused by a restriction of the rotation of the rotating frame from being generated.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2014Date of Patent: July 19, 2016Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Min Ho Heo, Seok Mo Ko
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Patent number: 9042137Abstract: There is provided an even-level inverter, including: a voltage-dividing circuit dividing input DC power into an even number of voltage levels; a plurality of switching devices connected to individual nodes of the voltage-dividing circuit having the even number of voltage levels; and a bidirectional switching device connected to the individual nodes of the voltage-dividing circuit through at least one of the plurality of switching devices and including at least two transistors. According to the present invention, the bidirectional switching device is implemented without a diode to thereby reduce conduction loss caused due to an anti-parallel diode included in the related art bidirectional switching device, and a neutral point of the voltage-dividing circuit is electrically separated from the switching devices to thereby control reactive power.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2012Date of Patent: May 26, 2015Assignees: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD., INDUSTRY FOUNDATION OF CHONNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITYInventors: Min Ho Heo, Tae Hoon Kim, Sung Jun Park, Doo Young Song, Tae Won Lee
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Patent number: 8867238Abstract: Disclosed herein is an electric generating system using a solar cell which converts a voltage generated in the solar cell into an Alternating Current (AC) voltage, and applies the converted voltage to a power system. The electric generating system includes; a Direct Current (DC)/DC converter that converts the voltage generated in the solar cell into a DC voltage, and has a synchronous rectifier including a synchronous switch; and a controller that detects one of a phase and a voltage of the power system, and selectively connects the synchronous switch of the synchronous rectifier in accordance with one of the phase and voltage of the power system. Here, the electric generating system reduces a conduction loss, and increases overall efficiency of the electric generation system.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2012Date of Patent: October 21, 2014Assignees: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd., Sungkyunkwan University Foundation for Corporate CollaborationInventors: Tae Won Lee, Kwang Soo Choi, Min Ho Heo, Jeong Kyu Park, Chung Yuen Won, Yong Hyok Ji, Young Ho Kim, Tae Hoon Kim
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Publication number: 20140301113Abstract: There are provided a solar power supply apparatus switching a synchronous rectifying switch instead of a snubber switch to increase power conversion efficiency, and a method of controlling power supply thereof. The solar power supply apparatus includes a power supply unit switching power input by a photovoltaic cell to convert power, synchronously rectifying and outputting the power converted depending on the power conversion switching, and suppressing surplus power generated by the power conversion switching in a snubbing operation; and a control unit controlling the synchronous rectification operation and the snubbing operation of the power supply unit depending on a spike voltage generated by the power conversion switching.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2013Publication date: October 9, 2014Inventors: Tae Won LEE, Jin Woo JANG, Young Hyok JI, Young Ho KIM, Chung Yuen WON, Min Ho HEO, Jun Gu KIM
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Patent number: 8837177Abstract: An electric generating system using a solar cell improves the quality of output power by including a converter for converting an output voltage generated from the solar cell into DC voltage in a pulse shape. An inverter converts the DC voltage in the pulse shape into an AC voltage and applies the AC voltage to a power system and a control device for determining whether an erroneous operation of the electric generating system using the solar cell is generated or not based on an output voltage of the solar cell, an output current of the solar cell and a voltage of the power system. At least one inverter switching device among a plurality of inverter switching devices performs a switching at a frequency higher than a frequency during a normal operation at an interval where the erroneous operation is generated.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2012Date of Patent: September 16, 2014Assignees: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd., Sungkyunkwan University Foundation for Corporate CollaborationInventors: Tae Won Lee, Yong Hyok Ji, Young Ho Kim, Doo Young Song, Min Ho Heo, Tae Hoon Kim, Se Ho Lee, Chung Yuen Won
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Publication number: 20140205064Abstract: Disclosed herein is an X-ray image apparatus having an improved rotating unit for preventing a blind spot in which an X-ray-generating unit is not rotated from being generated. The X-ray image apparatus includes an X-ray-generating unit configured to generate X-rays and radiate the X-rays, an X-ray-detecting unit configured to detect the X-rays radiated from the X-ray-generating unit, and a rotating unit configured to rotate the X-ray-generating unit. Here, the rotating unit includes a rotating frame coupled to one side of the X-ray-generating unit; a protrusion configured to protrude from one side of the rotating unit; and a stopper being in contact with the protrusion to halt a rotation of the rotating frame and being provided such that the stopper can be moved in a preset zone. Since the stopper securing the rotating frame of the rotating unit can be moved in the preset zone, it is possible to prevent a blind spot caused by a restriction of the rotation of the rotating frame from being generated.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2014Publication date: July 24, 2014Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Min Ho HEO, Seok Mo Ko
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Publication number: 20140198547Abstract: There is provided a multilevel inverter capable of easily perform balancing of voltages by way of controlling switching of voltage dividing based on an offset between voltages divided by capacitors of a voltage dividing circuit. The multilevel inverter includes: a voltage dividing unit including a plurality of capacitors for dividing an input direct current (DC) voltage; an inverter unit switching the divided DC voltages to output a predetermined alternating current (AC) voltage; and a control unit providing a control signal for controlling switching of the inverter unit based on an offset between the voltages divided by the plurality of capacitors.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 26, 2013Publication date: July 17, 2014Applicants: INDUSTRY FOUNDATION OF CHONNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Min Ho HEO, Tae Won LEE, Sung Jun PARK, Tae Hoon KIM, Kwang Soo CHOI
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Patent number: 8755202Abstract: Disclosed herein is an electric generating system using a solar cell, including: a DC/DC converter that converts output voltage generated from a solar cell into DC voltage and has a converter switching device; a snubber device that has a snubber switch clamping voltage applied to the converter switching device; and a control device that detects the voltage applied to the converter switching device and controls an operation of the snubber switch according to a detected voltage level applied to the converter switching device, thereby increasing the efficiency of the electric generating system using a solar cell while reducing switching loss and conduction loss.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2012Date of Patent: June 17, 2014Assignees: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd., Sungkyunkwan University Foundation for Corporate CollaborationInventors: Tae Won Lee, Young Ho Kim, Yong Hyok Ji, Doo Young Song, Min Ho Heo, Tae Hoon Kim, Chung Yuen Won
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Publication number: 20140085944Abstract: There are provided a DC-AC power converting apparatus including no capacitor or a small capacity capacitor for removing a ripple in an input terminal thereof by charging or discharging power according to a difference between output power and instantaneous system power of a photovoltaic cell, and a solar power supplying apparatus including the same, the DC-AC power converting apparatus including a DC-AC power converting unit converting DC power into AC power, and a charging and discharging unit charging surplus power induced when a level of the DC power is higher than that of the AC power and discharging the charged power when the level of the DC power is lower than that of the AC power.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2013Publication date: March 27, 2014Applicants: Research & Business Foundation Sungkyunkwan University, SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Tae Won LEE, Min Ho HEO, Jun Gu KIM, Chung Yuen WON, Yong Hyok JI, Young Ho KIM, Doo Young SONG, Gyu Dong KIM
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MULTI-LEVEL CONVERTER, AND INVERTER HAVING THE SAME AND SOLAR POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME
Publication number: 20140003108Abstract: There is provided a multi-level converter capable of a multi-level converter capable of outputting power having various voltage levels by using a simple circuit with respect to a single input power supply, an inverter having the same, and a solar power supply apparatus having the same. The present invention provides a multi-level converter including a first buck-boost unit having a single power switch switching an input power supply and outputting a first power having a voltage level varied according to the switching of the power switch, a bypass unit outputting a second power having a voltage level of the input power supply, and a second buck-boost unit sharing the power switch with the first buck-boost unit and outputting a third power having a voltage level varied according to the switching of the power switch; an inverter having the same; and a solar power supply apparatus having the same.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2012Publication date: January 2, 2014Applicants: INDUSTRY FOUNDATION OF CHONNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Doo Young SONG, Sung Jun PARK, Min Ho HEO, Tae Hoon KIM, Tae Won LEE -
MULTI-LEVEL CONVERTER, AND INVERTER HAVING THE SAME AND SOLAR POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME
Publication number: 20140003093Abstract: There are provided a multi-level converter capable of outputting power having various voltage levels with respect to a single input power supply by using a simple circuit, an inverter having the same, and a solar power supply apparatus having the same. The multi-level converter includes a first buck-boost unit having a first power switch switching an input power supply and outputting a first power having a voltage level varied according to switching of the first power switch; a bypass unit outputting a second power having a voltage level of the input power supply; and a second buck-boost unit having a second power switch switching the input power supply and outputting a third power having a voltage level varied according to switching of the second power switch.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2012Publication date: January 2, 2014Inventors: Doo Young SONG, Sung Jun PARK, Min Ho HEO, Tae Hoon KIM, Tae Won LEE -
Publication number: 20130286699Abstract: There are provided a power supplying apparatus, a method of operating the same, and a solar power generation system including the same. The power supplying apparatus includes: a power supply unit generating a direct current (DC) input signal; a main circuit unit including a plurality of flyback converter circuits connected to the power supply unit to generate a DC output signal; and a control circuit unit controlling an operation of the main circuit unit, wherein the control circuit unit connects the plurality of flyback converter circuits to each other in series or in parallel according to a level of the DC input signal. Therefore, even in the case in which the level of the DC input signal is high, a circuit maybe configured using a circuit device having a low withstand voltage range and damage and deterioration of the circuit device may be prevented.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2012Publication date: October 31, 2013Inventors: Tae Won LEE, Min Ho HEO, Sung Jun PARK, Seung Ae KIM
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Publication number: 20130286698Abstract: There are provided a power converting apparatus and an operating method thereof, and a solar power generation system. The power converting apparatus for a solar power generation system includes: a power converting unit converting an input signal generated by a solar cell module into an output signal; and a control circuit unit controlling an operation of the power converting unit, wherein the power converting unit includes at least one transformer, and a current sensor and a switching circuit connected to a primary winding of the at least one transformer, and the control circuit unit calculates a voltage and a current of the input signal using a current of the primary winding of the at least one transformer sensed by the current sensor and performs a maximum power point tracking (MPPT) control so that the power converting unit is operated at a maximum power point.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2012Publication date: October 31, 2013Inventors: Tae Won Lee, Min Ho Heo, Doo Young Song, Ju Suk Kang, Yong Hyok Ji, Jun Gu Kim, Young Ho Kim, Chun Yuen Won
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Patent number: 8493758Abstract: There are provided a method and an apparatus for generating a current command value for tracking the maximum power point of a solar energy generating system. The apparatus includes: a voltage detector detecting a voltage input into the flyback power converter; a first calculator calculating an output power from the detected input voltage; a second calculator calculating a power variation based on the calculated output power and a voltage variation of the input voltage; and a current command value generator generating a current command value for tracking the maximum power point of the solar cell module from the calculated voltage variation and the calculated power variation. Accordingly, a current command value after calculating an output power may be generated with only a voltage detector, without a current detector, thereby reducing the costs of a solar energy generating system by decreasing the costs for a high-priced current detector, and simplifying circuit.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2011Date of Patent: July 23, 2013Assignees: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd., Research & Business Foundation Sungkyunkwan UniversityInventors: Tae Won Lee, Yong Hyok Ji, Chung Yuen Won, Don Sik Kim, Doo Young Song, Min Ho Heo, Jin Wook Kim, Tae Hoon Kim, Young Ho Kim
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Patent number: 8482328Abstract: The present invention provides a switching device and a method for preventing malfunction of the same. The switching device includes: a controller for outputting a plurality of digital control signals; a protecting unit connected to the controller for protecting all signals when the plurality of digital control signals outputted from the controller are simultaneously received at a state of ON; a gate driver connected to the protecting unit for generating a switch control signal by converting the control signal passed through the protecting unit; and a plurality of switches connected to the gate driver for individually performing ON•OFF operations according to each of the switching control signals.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2011Date of Patent: July 9, 2013Assignees: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd., Industry Foundation of Chonnam National UniversityInventors: Tae Hoon Kim, Tae Won Lee, Kwang Soo Choi, Se Ho Lee, Doo Young Song, Don Sik Kim, Sung Jun Park, Min Ho Heo