Patents by Inventor Minki Kim

Minki Kim 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: 9325261
    Abstract: Provided is a motor driving circuit which transmits a driving signal to a motor, including a gate driver generating the driving signal corresponding to a pulse width modulation signal, a pulse width modulation signal generator generating the pulse width modulation signal according to Hall sensor signals received from Hall sensors mounted in the motor, a current sensor measuring a link current provided to the gate driver, a low pass filter outputting a filter current that high frequency components are removed from the measured link current, and a minimum power consumption estimating unit generating a lead angle according to a start signal with reference to the filter current, wherein the pulse with modulating signal is changed according to the lead angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Jimin Oh, Minki Kim, Jung Hee Suk, Sewan Heo, Yil Suk Yang
  • Publication number: 20160100508
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel, and a heat-radiating sheet located on a non-display surface of the display panel, wherein the heat-radiating sheet includes a first heat-radiating sheet in a central portion of the display panel, and a second heat-radiating sheet in edge portions of the display panel, and locations (heights) of the first heat-radiating sheet and the second heat-radiating sheet in a vertical direction are different from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventors: Hwanjin KIM, Minki KIM, Yunho KIM, Kangyong LEE
  • Publication number: 20160094167
    Abstract: Provided is a BrushLess Direct Current (BLDC) motor system including a motor driving circuit configured to control a pulse-width-modulation (PWM) inverter in a first operation mode or a second operation mode according to a control signal, and output a switching signal according to each operation mode, the PWM inverter configured to receive the switching signal to output first three-phase voltages having a first frequency in the first operation mode, and output second three-phase voltages having a second frequency in the second operation mode, a sensorless BLDC motor configured not to operate in the first operation mode by operating based on three-phase voltages having a frequency in a different band from the first frequency, and operate in the second mode by operating based on three-phase voltages having a frequency in an identical band to the second frequency, and a parameter detecting circuit configured to calculate parameter information on the sensorless BLDC motor in the first operation mode by using sens
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2015
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Applicant: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Minki KIM, Jung Hee SUK, Yil Suk YANG, Jimin OH, Sewan HEO
  • Patent number: 9219437
    Abstract: Provided is a motor including a motor driving unit outputting a plurality of switching signals and any one of estimated three-phase voltages, in response to a control signal and a compensated position signal; a pulse width modulation (PWM) inverter outputting three-phase voltages and any one of estimated three-phase currents corresponding to the one estimated phase voltage, in response to the plurality switching signals; a motor unit operating based on the three-phase voltages and outputting a position signal according to the operation; and a position signal compensation unit receiving the position signal, the estimated phase voltage and the estimated phase current, detecting a phase difference between the estimated phase voltage and the estimated phase current and compensating for the position signal in response to the detected phase difference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Minki Kim, Yil Suk Yang, Jimin Oh, Jung Hee Suk, Sewan Heo
  • Patent number: 9182805
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel having a plurality of gate lines and a plurality of data lines crossing each other and pixels formed at intersections thereof; a gate driving circuit that generates a gate pulse based on a gate power voltage and applies the gate pulse to the gate lines; a data driving circuit that divides the data power voltage to convert input digital video data into an analog data voltage and applies the data voltage to the data lines; a power voltage control circuit that detects an input frame frequency and generates a different power control signal in accordance with the detected frame frequency; and a power voltage adjusting circuit that adjusts at least one of the gate power voltage and the data power voltage differently from a predetermined reference level in response to the power control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Minki Kim, Jinsung Kim, Hwanjoo Lee, Junghoon Woo
  • Patent number: 9130486
    Abstract: Provided is a motor position detecting unit that includes a first computing element configured to output three-phase back-electromotive foreces (back-EMFs) based on a linear computation; a second computing element configured to output three-phase back-EMF based on a non-linear computation; and a computing controller configured to receive a control signal, three-phase voltage and current, and selecting any one of the first and second computing elements based on the received control signal, the received three-phase voltages and currents, wherein the control signal includes information on operation modes of an external motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Jung Hee Suk, Jimin Oh, Minki Kim, Yil Suk Yang
  • Patent number: 9111509
    Abstract: A flat panel display is provided. In particular, a flat panel display including a driving circuit in which a timing controller and a data driver for driving a panel are mounted in a single IC, and a driving circuit thereof are provided. The flat panel display includes a display panel having a plurality of pixels, a gate driver controlling the plurality of pixels, and a plurality of driving circuits processing and converting an image signal and outputting the same to a display panel in a normal mode. The driving circuits generate a black image signal according to a synchronization signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Minki Kim, SungChul Ha, JinSung Kim
  • Patent number: 9106166
    Abstract: The inventive concept provides a motor driving module, a operating method for the same, and a Brush less Direct Current (BLDC) motor system. The motor driving module is provided which comprises a motor driving unit configured to output a plurality of switching signals based on a plurality of position signals and a control signal; and a Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) inverter configured to output 3-phase voltages based on the plurality of switching signals outputted from the motor driving unit, wherein the motor driving unit comprises; a correction circuit configured to detect an error of the plurality of position signals to output a compensation signal based on the detecting result; and a control circuit configured to output the plurality of switching signals based on the compensation signal and the control signal, wherein the plurality of position signals indicate a position of a rotor in an external motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Jimin Oh, Minki Kim, Jung Hee Suk, Yil Suk Yang
  • Patent number: 9076993
    Abstract: Provided are an organic light emitting display device and a method for manufacturing the same. The organic light emitting display device comprises at least a first pixel area and a second pixel area. A partition is disposed between the first pixel area and the second pixel area. An auxiliary electrode is disposed between the first pixel area and the second pixel area and over the partition. Additionally, a first conductive element is disposed over the first pixel area, the second pixel area, and the auxiliary electrode and the first conductive element is electrically connected to the auxiliary electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: MinKi Kim, HanSun Park, Binn Kim
  • Publication number: 20150187319
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display is disclosed. The liquid crystal display includes a power module, which senses an input voltage and outputs a mode conversion signal when the input voltage is equal to or less than a reference voltage, and a timing controller which changes a driving mode of a source driver integrated circuit (IC) in response to receiving the mode conversion signal from the power module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2014
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Inventors: Soondong Cho, Minki Kim, Juno Hur, Dongju Kim
  • Publication number: 20150084556
    Abstract: Provided is a motor driving circuit which transmits a driving signal to a motor, including a gate driver generating the driving signal corresponding to a pulse width modulation signal, a pulse width modulation signal generator generating the pulse width modulation signal according to Hall sensor signals received from Hall sensors mounted in the motor, a current sensor measuring a link current provided to the gate driver, a low pass filter outputting a filter current that high frequency components are removed from the measured link current, and a minimum power consumption estimating unit generating a lead angle according to a start signal with reference to the filter current, wherein the pulse with modulating signal is changed according to the lead angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Jimin OH, Minki KIM, Jung Hee SUK, Sewan HEO, Yil Suk YANG
  • Patent number: 8941632
    Abstract: The present invention provides a LCD device including: a timing control unit; an oscillator which is included in the timing control unit and generates a clock frequency; a frequency divider which is included in the timing control unit and reduces the clock frequency supplied from the oscillator by dividing the clock frequency by at least 2; and a mode selection part which is included in the timing control unit and changes at least one driving mode of internal logic circuits by using the divided clock frequency supplied from the frequency divider.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Minki Kim, Jinsung Kim, Hayoung Ji
  • Publication number: 20150002062
    Abstract: Provided is a motor including a motor driving unit outputting a plurality of switching signals and any one of estimated three-phase voltages, in response to a control signal and a compensated position signal; a pulse width modulation (PWM) inverter outputting three-phase voltages and any one of estimated three-phase currents corresponding to the one estimated phase voltage, in response to the plurality switching signals; a motor unit operating based on the three-phase voltages and outputting a position signal according to the operation; and a position signal compensation unit receiving the position signal, the estimated phase voltage and the estimated phase current, detecting a phase difference between the estimated phase voltage and the estimated phase current and compensating for the position signal in response to the detected phase difference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2014
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Minki KIM, Yil Suk YANG, Jimin OH, Jung Hee SUK, Sewan HEO
  • Patent number: 8823299
    Abstract: Disclosed is a power supply module for a hall sensorless BLDC motor, including: a high-voltage/large-current power device t applied with high voltage/large current and including a plurality of power devices driving the hall sensorless brushless direct current (BLDC) motor; a motor driving circuit sensing and controlling a positional signal or a velocity signal of the hall sensorless BLDC motor and generating a PWM control signal for controlling the hall sensorless BLDC motor; and a power device driving circuit driving the high-voltage/large-current power device according to the PWM control signal of the motor driving circuit, wherein the high-voltage/large-current power device, the power device driving circuit, and the motor driving circuit are CMOS-integrated on the same substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Yil Suk Yang, Jongdae Kim, Sewan Heo, Sang Gi Kim, Jimin Oh, Minki Kim
  • Patent number: 8791892
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes a liquid crystal display panel having a pixel array including a first group of liquid crystal cells connected to odd-numbered gate lines and a second group of liquid crystal cells connected to even-numbered gate lines and a data driving circuit including a latch array. Each liquid crystal cell of the second group shares a data line with one liquid crystal cell of the first group adjacent to the liquid crystal cell of the second group in an extension direction of the gate lines. The latch array delays only second group data to be applied to the liquid crystal cells of the second group among digital video data for one horizontal line by about one half horizontal period in response to a data rendering control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Minki Kim, Jinsung Kim, Hayoung Ji
  • Publication number: 20140183501
    Abstract: Provided are an organic light emitting display device and a method for manufacturing the same. The organic light emitting display device comprises at least a first pixel area and a second pixel area. A partition is disposed between the first pixel area and the second pixel area. An auxiliary electrode is disposed between the first pixel area and the second pixel area and over the partition. Additionally, a first conductive element is disposed over the first pixel area, the second pixel area, and the auxiliary electrode and the first conductive element is electrically connected to the auxiliary electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2013
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: MinKi KIM, HanSun PARK, Binn KIM
  • Publication number: 20140159632
    Abstract: A motor driving module is provided which includes a motor driving unit configured to control a PWM inverter on the basis of positional information and a control signal; a PWM inverter configured to output three-phase voltages on the basis of DC power according to control of the motor driving unit; a phase voltage estimating unit configured to output three-phase estimated voltages on the basis of the positional information, the DC power, and a voltage modulation index; and a position detecting unit configured to output the positional information on the basis of the three-phase estimated voltages, wherein the positional information is on an external motor that operates on the basis of the three-phase voltages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2013
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Inventors: Minki KIM, Jimin Oh, Jung Hee Suk, Yil Suk Yang
  • Publication number: 20140159631
    Abstract: Provided is a motor position detecting unit that includes a first computing element configured to output three-phase back-electromotive foreces (back-EMFs) based on a linear computation; a second computing element configured to output three-phase back-EMF based on a non-linear computation; and a computing controller configured to receive a control signal, three-phase voltage and current, and selecting any one of the first and second computing elements based on the received control signal, the received three-phase voltages and currents, wherein the control signal includes information on operation modes of an external motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2013
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Inventors: Jung Hee SUK, Jimin OH, Minki KIM, Yil Suk YANG
  • Publication number: 20140159625
    Abstract: The inventive concept provides a motor driving module, a operating method for the same, and a Brush less Direct Current (BLDC) motor system. The motor driving module is provided which comprises a motor driving unit configured to output a plurality of switching signals based on a plurality of position signals and a control signal; and a Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) inverter configured to output 3-phase voltages based on the plurality of switching signals outputted from the motor driving unit, wherein the motor driving unit comprises; a correction circuit configured to detect an error of the plurality of position signals to output a compensation signal based on the detecting result; and a control circuit configured to output the plurality of switching signals based on the compensation signal and the control signal, wherein the plurality of position signals indicate a position of a rotor in an external motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2013
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Jimin Oh, Minki Kim, Jung Hee Suk, Yil Suk Yang
  • Patent number: 8698529
    Abstract: A delay time control circuit is provided which includes a delay locked loop generating a second clock signal delayed by a predetermined time in response to a first clock signal; a plurality of delay circuits each receiving the first and second clock signals and outputting third and fourth clock signals in response to first and second digital clock signals; and a feedback control unit receiving the third and fourth clock signals to detect a delay time and generating the first and second digital control signals for compensating the detected delay time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Jaewon Nam, Minki Kim