Patents by Inventor Min-Su Kang

Min-Su Kang 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).

  • Publication number: 20250135949
    Abstract: A mobility apparatus may include a plurality of first wheels, at least one first driving motor configured to provide a driving force to the plurality of first wheels, a first battery configured to supply power to the at least one first driving motor, and a first controller configured to control the at least one first driving motor and the first battery. When a second battery is removably and electrically connected to the first battery through a DC/DC converter, the first controller may perform the SOC control for minimizing natural discharge and/or degradation during long-term parking for the first battery and the second battery according to the driving control mode in which the mobility apparatus is being driven.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2024
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Won Jae Lee, Min Su Kang, Gi Young Kwon, Dae Won Yang
  • Publication number: 20250105768
    Abstract: A motor control device for estimating a position of a rotor in a state in which a motor is stopped and a method for estimating a position of a rotor thereof are provided. The motor control device includes a power supply, a current sensor, and a processor. The processor determines whether a rotor position estimation execution condition is established, applies a phase voltage to a stator of the motor, if it is determined that the rotor position estimation execution condition is established, measures the current flowing in the stator, estimates a position of a rotor of the motor based on a first maximum current value among the measured current values, and determines whether to reattempt to estimate a position of the rotor based on a difference between the first maximum current value and a second maximum current value among the measured current values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2024
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Inventors: Chang Seok YOU, Sang Hak LIM, Min Su KANG, Jae Hyung LEE
  • Patent number: 12255559
    Abstract: Disclosed are a sensorless induction motor system including a controller configured to control operation of a motor by controlling a voltage applied to each phase of a stator, to set a stop waiting time expected to be required for the rotor to stop during stop control of the motor, to apply a pulse voltage to each phase of the stator a plurality of times after the stop waiting time, and to determine that the rotor is stopped when rotor position vectors having largest induced current deviations are observed as the same rotor position vector, and a control method thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Joo Yeon Kim, Chang Seok You, Sung Do Kim, Min Su Kang
  • Patent number: 12215683
    Abstract: Proposed is a method of diagnosing abnormality of sensorless control of a motor for an air compressor, the method including estimating a speed of a motor in real time when a motor starts determining whether or not a preset condition for activating a function of diagnosing abnormality of sensorless control is satisfied, from a slope of the estimated speed of the motor performing control for decreasing an amount of electric current to be applied to the motor, in a case where the preset condition is satisfied computing an amount of decrease in the slope of the estimated speed of the motor while the amount of the electric current is decreased; and determining whether or not the sensorless control fails, by comparing the amount of the decrease in the slope of the speed of the motor with a preset value for confirming diagnosis of the abnormality of the sensorless control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Min Su Kang, Joo Yeon Kim, Sung Do Kim, Chang Seok You
  • Patent number: 12184207
    Abstract: A sensorless induction motor system includes a control unit which applies a plurality of sampling pulse voltages to phases of the stator, estimates the position of a rotor through a first rotor position vector having the greatest deviation in an induced current, compares an induced current deviation of a second rotor position vector having a second greatest deviation of deviation of the induced current with that of a first rotor position vector, and determines whether or not permanent magnets are demagnetized; and a method of controlling the sensorless induction motor system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sung Do Kim, Chang Seok You, Hyo Jeong Lee, Min Su Kang, Joo Yeon Kim
  • Publication number: 20240405455
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a power cable system capable of determining the possibility of brittle fracturing of a different conductor connecting part of power cables due to tensile force applied to the different conductor connecting part, the power cable system comprising: a first conductor constituting a first power cable; a second conductor constituting a second power cable; and the different conductor connecting part formed by bonding the first conductor and the second conductor by means of resistance welding, wherein the average thickness of an intermetallic compound layer formed on the bonding surface of the different conductor connecting part is 10 ?m or less, which is the critical average thickness at which a brittle fracture occurs during a tensile test.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2022
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Inventors: Jeong Ik KIM, Sangyum KIM, Min Su KANG, Sung Ho HONG
  • Publication number: 20240313682
    Abstract: A motor driving apparatus includes a motor an inverter driving the motor based on a switching signal, and a controller. The controller determines a current position estimated value of the motor by applying a zero-voltage vector pulse to the switching signal when entering the driving control of the motor, determines whether the motor is in a stop state according to an amount of change in the current position estimated value, and performs a pulse width modulation control by adjusting a duty ratio of the switching signal when the motor is determined to be in the stop state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2023
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Inventors: Sung Do Kim, Joo Yeon Kim, Min Su Kang, Chang Seok You
  • Patent number: 12095399
    Abstract: A sensorless induction motor system and a control method thereof includes a motor including a stator including windings forming a plurality of phases and a rotor including a permanent magnet, and a controller configured to control operation of the motor by controlling a voltage applied to each phase of the stator, to set a stop waiting time predicted to be necessary for the rotor to stop when the motor is controlled to stop, to apply a pulse voltage to each phase of the stator a plurality of times after the stop waiting time, and to conclude that the rotor has stopped when a minimum deviation value of an induced current is equal to or greater than a reference value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Min Su Kang, Joo Yeon Kim, Sung Do Kim, Chang Seok You
  • Publication number: 20240223119
    Abstract: A motor driving apparatus and a method of driving the same are disclosed. The motor driving apparatus includes a motor, an inverter configured to drive the motor based on a switching signal, and a controller configured to output the switching signal when pulse width modulation control is performed, to stop the pulse width modulation control when a predetermined condition is satisfied, and to apply a zero-voltage vector pulse to the switching signal in a period in which execution of the pulse width modulation control is stopped, for determination of a current speed estimation value of the motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2023
    Publication date: July 4, 2024
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Sung Do KIM, Joo Yeon KIM, Min Su KANG, Chang Seok YOU
  • Publication number: 20240165829
    Abstract: A vacuum suction head may include a holder including a through hole formed therein, a suction pad surrounding at least a portion of a side surface of the holder, and a packing pad on a lower surface of the holder. The suction pad may protrude below a lower surface of the holder. The packing pad may include a cutout part. The cutout part may allow a space between the suction pad and the packing pad such that the space and the through hole may be in fluid communication with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2023
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong Min CHOI, Min-Su KANG, Nam Jin KIM, Dong Gun KIM, Han Byul SHIN, Hyun Seok YOON
  • Publication number: 20240042522
    Abstract: Provided is an indeterminate copper material for electrolytic copper foil and a preparation method thereof. Specifically, the present disclosure relates to an indeterminate copper material for electrolytic copper foil, which exhibits excellent dissolution performance when dissolved in an electrolyte to manufacture electrolytic copper foil, contributes to securing work stability during the manufacture of electrolytic copper foil, and is simple to prepare, thereby reducing manufacturing costs, and a preparation method thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2022
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Chul Hyun KIM, Sangyum KIM, Min Su KANG, Hyun Ho YOO
  • Publication number: 20240005476
    Abstract: An image processing system, including an input interface configured to receive a first direction image corresponding to a view of a semiconductor device in a first direction, and a second direction image corresponding to a view of the semiconductor device in a second direction which intersects the first direction at a first height at which the first direction image is generated; a processor configured to perform an edge detection operation for detecting an edge based on the first direction image, and to perform an image binarization operation on the first direction image; and a learning device configured to compare a first line width obtained based on the image binarization operation, and a second line width obtained based on the second direction image through machine learning, and to learn a condition of the image binarization operation which maximizes a correlation between the first line width and the second line width.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Min Su KANG, Jang Hoon Kim, Woo Jin Jung
  • Publication number: 20230420705
    Abstract: A system and a method of inspecting an air compressor for a fuel cell are proposed. The inspection system includes a fuel cell; an air compressor provided on an inlet side of a cathode of the fuel cell and provided with a motor; and a controller configured to calculate an estimated consumption current of the air-compressor motor through a relationship between an applied voltage and a rotation speed of the air-compressor motor and configured to compare the calculated estimated consumption current with a measured actual consumption current to determine whether a permanent magnet of the air-compressor motor is demagnetized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2022
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Joo Yeon Kim, Min Su Kang, Tae Young Kim, Sung Do Kim, Chang Seok You
  • Publication number: 20230402945
    Abstract: A sensorless induction motor system includes a control unit which applies a plurality of sampling pulse voltages to phases of the stator, estimates the position of a rotor through a first rotor position vector having the greatest deviation in an induced current, compares an induced current deviation of a second rotor position vector having a second greatest deviation of deviation of the induced current with that of a first rotor position vector, and determines whether or not permanent magnets are demagnetized; and a method of controlling the sensorless induction motor system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2022
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Sung Do KIM, Chang Seok YOU, Hyo Jeong LEE, Min Su KANG, Joo Yeon KIM
  • Publication number: 20230387834
    Abstract: A sensorless induction motor system and a control method thereof includes a motor including a stator including windings forming a plurality of phases and a rotor including a permanent magnet, and a controller configured to control operation of the motor by controlling a voltage applied to each phase of the stator, to set a stop waiting time predicted to be necessary for the rotor to stop when the motor is controlled to stop, to apply a pulse voltage to each phase of the stator a plurality of times after the stop waiting time, and to conclude that the rotor has stopped when a minimum deviation value of an induced current is equal to or greater than a reference value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2022
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Min Su KANG, Joo Yeon KIM, Sung Do KIM, Chang Seok YOU
  • Publication number: 20230353074
    Abstract: Disclosed are a sensorless induction motor system including a controller configured to control operation of a motor by controlling a voltage applied to each phase of a stator, to set a stop waiting time expected to be required for the rotor to stop during stop control of the motor, to apply a pulse voltage to each phase of the stator a plurality of times after the stop waiting time, and to determine that the rotor is stopped when rotor position vectors having largest induced current deviations are observed as the same rotor position vector, and a control method thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2022
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: Joo Yeon Kim, Chang Seok You, Sung Do Kim, Min Su Kang
  • Patent number: 11777118
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method of controlling start/stop of a parallel fuel cell system, which, when controlling stop of a parallel fuel cell system in which two or more fuel cell systems are connected in parallel, considers operating state information of each fuel cell system, such as a current speed value of an air compressor and an opening degree of an air-exhaust-side air pressure valve of a fuel cell stack. Accordingly, the method can calculate a delay time for performing fuel cell system stop control for the two or more fuel cell systems, and sequentially perform the fuel cell system stop control for the two or more fuel cell systems based on the calculated delay time. Therefore, it is possible to minimize output delay of each fuel cell system and to achieve deterioration prevention and efficiency improvement of the fuel cell stack by fuel cell system start/stop control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sung Do Kim, Joo Yeon Kim, Min Su Kang, Chang Seok You
  • Publication number: 20230299317
    Abstract: Disclosed is a multi-fuel cell system and control method thereof in which when a plurality of fuel cell units electrically connected to each other, each including a fuel cell, an air compressor, and a humidifier, is cold-started, a first fuel cell unit, one of the plurality of fuel cell units, generates power in a defrost mode, an air compressor of a second fuel cell unit, another fuel cell unit, is driven by providing the power generated by the first fuel cell unit to the second fuel cell unit, and the first fuel cell unit generates power in a heating mode and the second fuel cell unit generates power in the defrost mode when the defrosting of the first fuel cell unit is completed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2022
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Jun Young Kim, Jun Young Park, Kyu Il Lee, Min Su Kang
  • Publication number: 20230282853
    Abstract: A method and system for controlling an air compressor of a fuel cell system is capable of increasing the output of the air compressor motor while preventing a voltage drop of the fuel cell stack by limiting the rotation speed of the air compressor motor according to a demand output and at the same time limiting the phase current and power consumption of the motor when the demand output of a vehicle equipped with the fuel cell system is changed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2022
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Chang Seok You, Joo Yeon Kim, Sung Do Kim, Min Su Kang
  • Patent number: 11750130
    Abstract: Provided is a method of controlling a sensorless motor for an air compressor. The method controls early driving of a sensorless motor for an air compressor, overcomes related-art problems, and improves control response. A position of a rotor of the motor, finally estimated by a sensorless control logic at a point in time at which the motor is determined to be in the stopped state, is determined to be an alignment target position. An alignment start position is determined from the alignment target position in accordance with a predetermined alignment offset angle. The position of the rotor of the motor is controlled to change from the determined alignment start position to the alignment target position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chang Seok You, Sung Do Kim, Min Su Kang