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).

  • Patent number: 10613500
    Abstract: A method for controlling a temperature of a heating element can include: measuring a temperature of the heating element using a temperature sensor; estimating a temperature of the heating element based on a heat transfer model of the heating element; calculating a variation of the estimated temperature and a variation of the measured temperature; and determining whether a failure of the temperature sensor occurs based on the calculated variation of the estimated temperature and the calculated variation of the measured temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Dong Hun Lee, Chang Seok You, Min Su Kang, Sung Do Kim
  • Patent number: 10579484
    Abstract: An operating method of a vehicle watchdog circuit is provided. The method includes monitoring whether communication with a vehicle controller through a preset protocol is enabled and when a communication fault does not occur by monitoring whether communication is enabled, transmitting an error detection query to the vehicle controller every preset period. A response to the error detection query is received, and an operation of the vehicle controller is monitored, and upon determining that the operation of the vehicle controller is normal, a plurality of preset reset signals are sequentially transmitted to the vehicle controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Chang Seok You, Min Su Kang, Sung Do Kim, Dong Hun Lee
  • Patent number: 10554158
    Abstract: A motor control method that includes: calculating an ideal position of a motor rotor based on a Hall sensor signal; calculating a current position of the motor rotor based on a rotation speed of the motor rotor; and calculating a Hall sensor offset angle as the difference between the ideal position of the motor rotor and the current position of the motor rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Dong Hun Lee, Sung Do Kim, Chang Seok You, Min Su Kang, Joon Yong Lee
  • Patent number: 10530343
    Abstract: A system for monitoring pulse width modulation (PWM) duty operation execution for motor control, which can detect whether or not the PWM duty operation execution used for torque and speed control of a motor is performed normally within an interrupt execution timing, and perform failure diagnosis depending upon the detected result, thus enhancing stability of motor control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Chang Seok You, Min Su Kang, Sung Do Kim, Dong Hun Lee
  • Publication number: 20190356304
    Abstract: A system for monitoring pulse width modulation (PWM) duty operation execution for motor control, which can detect whether or not the PWM duty operation execution used for torque and speed control of a motor is performed normally within an interrupt execution timing, and perform failure diagnosis depending upon the detected result, thus enhancing stability of motor control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2018
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventors: Chang Seok You, Min Su Kang, Sung Do Kim, Dong Hun Lee
  • Publication number: 20190288585
    Abstract: A control method of a motor rotation speed may include calculating a q-axis potential difference of a synchronous coordinate system for controlling a q-axis current of the synchronous coordinate system based on a target rotation speed of a motor and a measured rotation speed value of the speed sensor, calculating a voltage command of the synchronous coordinate system based on the calculated q-axis potential difference of the synchronous coordinate system, and controlling an inverter connected to the motor according to the calculated voltage command of the synchronous coordinate system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2018
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventors: Dong Hun Lee, Sung Do Kim, Chang Seok You, Min Su Kang, Soon Il Jeon
  • Publication number: 20190187642
    Abstract: A method for controlling a temperature of a heating element can include: measuring a temperature of the heating element using a temperature sensor; estimating a temperature of the heating element based on a heat transfer model of the heating element; calculating a variation of the estimated temperature and a variation of the measured temperature; and determining whether a failure of the temperature sensor occurs based on the calculated variation of the estimated temperature and the calculated variation of the measured temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2018
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventors: Dong Hun Lee, Chang Seok You, Min Su Kang, Sung Do Kim
  • Publication number: 20190176644
    Abstract: A control apparatus of a vehicle can include: a controller configured to control an operation function of the vehicle; and a power supply unit configured to supply power to the controller or to cut off power supply thereto. The power supply unit can include a) a key hold circuit storing a key hold-on/off state of the key hold circuit corresponding to a key hold function of supplying power to the controller after the control apparatus shuts down and b) a power supply determiner determining whether to supply the power to the controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2018
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventors: Chang Seok You, Min Su Kang, Sung Do Kim, Dong Hun Lee
  • Publication number: 20190181780
    Abstract: A motor control method that includes: calculating an ideal position of a motor rotor based on a Hall sensor signal; calculating a current position of the motor rotor based on a rotation speed of the motor rotor; and calculating a Hall sensor offset angle as the difference between the ideal position of the motor rotor and the current position of the motor rotor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2018
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventors: Dong Hun Lee, Sung Do Kim, Chang Seok You, Min Su Kang, Joon Yong Lee
  • Publication number: 20190165703
    Abstract: A method of calculating a motor position uses a hall sensor. The method can include determining a motor position in response to a signal change of a hall sensor installed to a motor, calculating a basic compensation value for compensating a motor position error due to signal measurement delay of the hall sensor, determining whether a current command condition for a constant-speed operation of the motor is satisfied, calculating a first-up compensation value and a first-down compensation value, calculating an average values of the deviation between d-q axes current commands, and correcting the motor position using the basic compensation value when a difference between the average values is less than a reference average value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2018
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: Sung Do Kim, Chang Seok You, Min Su Kang, Joon Yong Lee, Dong Hun Lee
  • Patent number: 10263548
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method and a system for feedback-controlling including controlling a current supply unit in a controller so that an output applied to a driving unit from the current supply unit is repeatedly turned on/off by predetermined period and duty. The method also includes feedback-controlling of an output value of the controller applied to the current supply unit from the controller so that the output of the current supply unit follows a target value. The feedback-controlling includes an integration control process and stops the integration control process in the period that the current supply unit turns off the output thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Dong Hun Lee, Keun Bong Ham, Chang Ha Lee, Kyoung Ku Ha, Min Su Kang, Chang Seok You, Sung Do Kim
  • Publication number: 20190079835
    Abstract: An operating method of a vehicle watchdog circuit is provided. The method includes monitoring whether communication with a vehicle controller through a preset protocol is enabled and when a communication fault does not occur by monitoring whether communication is enabled, transmitting an error detection query to the vehicle controller every preset period. A response to the error detection query is received, and an operation of the vehicle controller is monitored, and upon determining that the operation of the vehicle controller is normal, a plurality of preset reset signals are sequentially transmitted to the vehicle controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2017
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Inventors: Chang Seok You, Min Su Kang, Sung Do Kim, Dong Hun Lee
  • Publication number: 20190074785
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method and a system for feedback-controlling including controlling a current supply unit in a controller so that an output applied to a driving unit from the current supply unit is repeatedly turned on/off by predetermined period and duty. The method also includes feedback-controlling of an output value of the controller applied to the current supply unit from the controller so that the output of the current supply unit follows a target value. The feedback-controlling includes an integration control process and stops the integration control process in the period that the current supply unit turns off the output thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2017
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: Dong Hun Lee, Keun Bong Ham, Chang Ha Lee, Kyoung Ku Ha, Min Su Kang, Chang Seok You, Sung Do Kim
  • Patent number: 10209145
    Abstract: A failure diagnosis method of a temperature sensor of a switch device is provided. The method includes setting a sampling period using a temperature detected by the temperature sensor of the switch device and a temperature of cooling water for cooling the switch device. A temperature sensing value detected by the temperature sensor is then compared with a temperature reference value stored in a memory in the sampling period to determine whether failure occurs in the temperature sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Chang Seok You, Min Su Kang, Sung Do Kim, Dong Hun Lee
  • Publication number: 20180331378
    Abstract: A control method and system for driving of a motor and a control method of driving of an air compressor of a fuel cell system using the same include calculating an electrical rotation frequency of a motor, calculating a driving torque frequency of the motor based on the calculated electrical rotation frequency of the motor, and controlling torque of the motor to be repeatedly turned on/off at the calculated driving torque frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: Dong Hun LEE, Keun Bong HAM, Chang Seok YOU, Min Su KANG, Sung Do KIM
  • Publication number: 20180295212
    Abstract: A system for generating address data for some content included in an e-book, including: a first terminal configured to receive some characters selected from among a plurality of characters included in content of an e-book through an interface, process the received characters as a first area, and generate address data using ID values for the first area, an e-book server configured to receive the address data from the first terminal, register the received address data in a database, and process an access of at least one terminal to the first area according to a result of comparing address data transmitted from the at least one terminal with the registered address data, and a second terminal configured to receive the address data from the first terminal, access the first area of the e-book server on the basis of the address data, and output the first area on a screen thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2017
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Applicant: Bukio Corp
    Inventor: Min Su KANG
  • Publication number: 20180269506
    Abstract: An air supply control method and system for a fuel cell controlling a switching frequency of an inverter at which power consumption of the air compressor becomes minimal includes: calculating a revolution per minute (RPM) of a motor of an air compressor; calculating a switching frequency of an inverter of the motor of the air compressor at which power consumption becomes minimal based on the calculated RPM of the motor; and controlling the inverter with the calculated switching frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventors: Chang Seok You, Min Su Kang, Sung Do Kim, Dong Hun Lee
  • Patent number: 10000140
    Abstract: A method for controlling an air blower of a fuel cell vehicle includes operating the air blower with a low limit revolutions per minute (RPM), which is calculated based on a vehicle hill-climbing gradient during hill-climbing, without regenerative braking. Accordingly, when reacceleration and additional acceleration are required during hill climbing of the fuel cell vehicle, the fuel cell vehicle ensures high responsibility and launching characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Min Su Kang, Sung Do Kim, Dong Hun Lee
  • Patent number: 10003289
    Abstract: A method for controlling a motor is provided. The motor control method includes deriving a motor rotational speed estimate using a speed estimator model and deriving a motor hall sensor frequency estimate based on the derived rotational speed estimate. Additionally, a filter for noise detection is set based on the derived hall sensor frequency estimate and the derived rotational speed estimate. A motor hall sensor frequency derived from the hall sensor is then applied to a predetermined filter to detect a hall sensor noise frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Dong Hun Lee, Chang Seok Ryu, Min Su Kang, Sung Do Kim
  • Patent number: 10001176
    Abstract: An apparatus for adjusting a clearance of a clutch cable for a vehicle is arranged to rotate a clutch pedal forward using an elastic force of a reverse return spring to allow a back surface of the clutch pedal be spaced apart from a pedal member, control a length of the clutch cable using a mechanical clearance adjusting mechanism, and secure a uniform gap between the pedal member and a back surface of the clutch pedal by adjusting the length of the clutch cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Yeong Jik Kim, Min Su Kang, Sung Keun Lim, Woo Duck Kim