Patents by Inventor Mun-Soon Kwon

Mun-Soon Kwon 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: 20230398899
    Abstract: The vehicle includes a battery, a load receive a voltage higher than or equal to a preset voltage from the battery, a controller controls an operation of the load, a battery management system monitors a total amount of power output from the battery, and a power control device determines whether peak power is generated based on the total amount of power and an amount of peak power, controls the load so that an output of the load is decreased when it is determined that the peak power has been generated, and controls the load so that the output of the load is increased when it is determined that the generation of the peak power has been released.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2022
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Mun Soon KWON
  • Patent number: 11760208
    Abstract: A method and system for controlling high voltage power of an electric vehicle to efficiently control outputs of power control object parts by controlling low-level controllers provided in the power control object parts through a high-level controller having various types of vehicle information, may include a power state monitoring step in which a high-level controller detects power variations in power control object parts through low-level controllers provided in the power control object parts, a power state determination step in which the high-level controller determines a stable power supply state and an unstable power supply state for the power control object parts on the basis of a preset power reference value, and a load output control step in which the high-level controller controls all load outputs for the power control object parts according to the stable power supply state and the unstable power supply state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventor: Mun Soon Kwon
  • Publication number: 20230132873
    Abstract: A vehicle includes: a plurality of electronic devices including a first electronic device and a second electronic device; a plurality of control units configured to control power supplied to the plurality of electronic devices; and a main control unit configured to provide a plurality of control signals to the plurality of control units, in which the main control unit is further configured to determine required power of the plurality of electronic devices based on input signals provided from the plurality of control units and to generate the plurality of control signals for changing at least one of an output voltage of the first electronic device or an output voltage of the second electronic device, based on the determined required power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Mun Soon KWON
  • Publication number: 20220410654
    Abstract: Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for controlling electrical loads of a vehicle. The apparatus may include a high-voltage load that receives a high voltage from a high-voltage battery to perform an operation thereof, a low-voltage load that receives a low voltage from a low-voltage battery to perform an operation thereof, and a controller that mutually organically controls an output of the high-voltage load and an output of the low-voltage load based on a control level set by a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Kia Corporation
    Inventor: Mun Soon KWON
  • Publication number: 20220063419
    Abstract: A method and system for controlling high voltage power of an electric vehicle to efficiently control outputs of power control object parts by controlling low-level controllers provided in the power control object parts through a high-level controller having various types of vehicle information, may include a power state monitoring step in which a high-level controller detects power variations in power control object parts through low-level controllers provided in the power control object parts, a power state determination step in which the high-level controller determines a stable power supply state and an unstable power supply state for the power control object parts on the basis of a preset power reference value, and a load output control step in which the high-level controller controls all load outputs for the power control object parts according to the stable power supply state and the unstable power supply state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventor: Mun Soon Kwon
  • Patent number: 11220951
    Abstract: A method of controlling a cooling system includes, by an integrated controller: controller area network (CAN) checking whether CAN communication is abnormal after a vehicle is turned on and control of a cooling fan and an active air flap is initiated; single-communication checking whether communication with a cooling fan controller and an active air flap (AAF) controller is abnormal; performing a first fail-safe operation of communicating with the cooling fan controller and the AAF controller; and controlling the cooling fan and the active air flap based on signals of a first temperature sensor of the cooling fan controller and a second temperature sensor of the AAF controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mun Soon Kwon, Kwang Ki Kim
  • Patent number: 11130407
    Abstract: A method of cooling control for a drive motor of an electric vehicle is disclosed. The method includes controlling an output of a cooling apparatus for cooling the drive motor of the electric vehicle, using a navigation system to predict a deceleration followed by an acceleration in the driving speed of the electric vehicle, temporarily operating the cooling apparatus at a higher output to cool residual heat of the drive motor prior to beginning of the predicted deceleration, and temporarily operating the cooling apparatus at a higher output to cool the drive motor when the acceleration is predicted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventor: Mun Soon Kwon
  • Publication number: 20200171954
    Abstract: A method of cooling control for a drive motor of an electric vehicle is disclosed. The method includes controlling an output of a cooling apparatus for cooling the drive motor of the electric vehicle, using a navigation system to predict a deceleration followed by an acceleration in the driving speed of the electric vehicle, temporarily operating the cooling apparatus at a higher output to cool residual heat of the drive motor prior to beginning of the predicted deceleration, and temporarily operating the cooling apparatus at a higher output to cool the drive motor when the acceleration is predicted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2020
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventor: Mun Soon Kwon
  • Patent number: 10626877
    Abstract: A method of controlling a cooling fan in a cooling system in a vehicle includes detecting presence/absence of abnormality in a communication state, measuring an output voltage level of an air-conditioner pressure transducer (APT) sensor when the abnormality in the communication state is detected, determining a cooling fan control condition based on the measured output voltage level, and controlling a cooling fan motor according to the determined cooling fan control condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Mun Soon Kwon, Jung Tae Cho
  • Patent number: 10583741
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of cooling control for a drive motor of an electric vehicle, the method including: a normal driving step of controlling the output of the cooling apparatus to be in proportion to a driving speed of the electric vehicle; a sensing step of predicting changes in the driving speed of the electric vehicle during the normal driving step; a first supercooling step of cooling residual heat of the drive motor prior to beginning of deceleration by temporarily operating the cooling apparatus at a higher output than the output controlled in the normal driving step, when deceleration is predicted in the sensing step; and a second supercooling step of cooling the drive motor in advance by temporarily operating the cooling apparatus at a higher output than the output controlled in the normal driving step, when acceleration is predicted in the sensing step after performing the first supercooling step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventor: Mun Soon Kwon
  • Publication number: 20200049056
    Abstract: A method of controlling a cooling system includes, by an integrated controller: controller area network (CAN) checking whether CAN communication is abnormal after a vehicle is turned on and control of a cooling fan and an active air flap is initiated; single-communication checking whether communication with a cooling fan controller and an active air flap (AAF) controller is abnormal; performing a first fail-safe operation of communicating with the cooling fan controller and the AAF controller; and controlling the cooling fan and the active air flap based on signals of a first temperature sensor of the cooling fan controller and a second temperature sensor of the AAF controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Mun Soon Kwon, Kwang Ki Kim
  • Patent number: 10343689
    Abstract: An integrated control method of a motor for a vehicle includes detecting an output torque value of a drive motor and an output torque value of a ventilation system compressor motor by a controller when a vehicle start and a ventilation system are turned on, determining whether an error is occurred in the drive motor and the compressor motor as an output torque value of the drive motor and an output torque value of the ventilation system compressor motor are respectively compared with a drive motor torque reference value and a compressor motor torque reference value which are predetermined by the controller, and adjusting output torque values of the drive motor or the compressor motor depending on a result of determining whether an error is occurred in the drive motor and the compressor motor by the controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventor: Mun Soon Kwon
  • Patent number: 10322644
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for controlling a cooling fan of a battery of a vehicle are provided. The apparatus includes a motor controller that drives a cooling fan motor of the battery based on information regarding control conditions of the cooling fan motor, and requests a backup process of a control of the cooling fan motor when an error in CAN communication by a CAN communicator or an error of the vehicle occurs. A backup processor then compensates for an output signal of the cooling fan based on at least one of an air conditioner pressure transducer (APT) output value, a vehicle speed, and a cooled water temperature and transmits the compensated output signal of the cooling fan to the motor controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventor: Mun Soon Kwon
  • Patent number: 10189369
    Abstract: A method and a system for controlling motors is provided to have a vehicle travel smoothly in such a manner that, when a state of charge of a battery for supplying electric power stored to a plurality of motors included in the vehicle is low, a consumption of the battery is reduced by decreasing the electric power supplied to each motor of the plurality of motors. The method of controlling motors includes: determining a state of charge of a battery storing electric power supplied to each motor of a plurality of motors; calculating a present current consumption of each motor of the plurality of motors when the state of charge of the battery is equal to or less than a predetermined reference value; and resetting a power supply to each motor of the plurality of motors, based on the present current consumption of each motor of the plurality of motors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Mun Soon Kwon
  • Patent number: 10141618
    Abstract: A system and a method are capable of cooling a high voltage battery capable of maintaining a heat generation level of the high voltage battery in an optimal state by controlling a cooling fan motor on the basis of information on ignition of a vehicle and information on an operation of an air conditioner, when an error is generated in controller area network (CAN) communication with a battery management system (BMS).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventor: Mun Soon Kwon
  • Publication number: 20180147952
    Abstract: A method and a system for controlling motors is provided to have a vehicle travel smoothly in such a manner that, when the state of charge of a battery for supplying electric power stored to a plurality of motors included in the vehicle is low, the consumption of the battery is reduced by decreasing the electric power supplied to each of the motors. The method of controlling motors includes: determining a state of charge of a battery storing electric power supplied to each of a plurality of motors; calculating a present current consumption of each of the motors when the state of charge of the battery is equal to or less than a predetermined reference value; and resetting a power supply to each of the motors, based on the present current consumption of each of the motors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Mun Soon KWON
  • Publication number: 20180111486
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of cooling control for a drive motor of an electric vehicle, the method including: a normal driving step of controlling the output of the cooling apparatus to be in proportion to a driving speed of the electric vehicle; a sensing step of predicting changes in the driving speed of the electric vehicle during the normal driving step; a first supercooling step of cooling residual heat of the drive motor prior to beginning of deceleration by temporarily operating the cooling apparatus at a higher output than the output controlled in the normal driving step, when deceleration is predicted in the sensing step; and a second supercooling step of cooling the drive motor in advance by temporarily operating the cooling apparatus at a higher output than the output controlled in the normal driving step, when acceleration is predicted in the sensing step after performing the first supercooling step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2016
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Inventor: Mun Soon Kwon
  • Publication number: 20180112586
    Abstract: Disclosed is a cooling system of a vehicle. The cooling system includes an integrated controller for controlling a cooling fan and an active air flap, wherein the cooling fan is connected to the integrated controller through a single data line, and the active air flap is connected to the integrated controller through a single data line. The integrated controller is configured to receive signals of temperatures of cooling water and ambient air via controller area network (CAN) communication using two data lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2016
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Mun Soon Kwon, Kwang Ki Kim
  • Publication number: 20180099672
    Abstract: An integrated control method of a motor for a vehicle includes detecting an output torque value of a drive motor and an output torque value of a ventilation system compressor motor by a controller when a vehicle start and a ventilation system are turned on, determining whether an error is occurred in the drive motor and the compressor motor as an output torque value of the drive motor and an output torque value of the ventilation system compressor motor are respectively compared with a drive motor torque reference value and a compressor motor torque reference value which are predetermined by the controller, and adjusting output torque values of the drive motor or the compressor motor depending on a result of determining whether an error is occurred in the drive motor and the compressor motor by the controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Inventor: Mun Soon Kwon
  • Publication number: 20170072814
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for controlling a cooling fan of a battery of a vehicle are provided. The apparatus includes a motor controller that drives a cooling fan motor of the battery based on information regarding control conditions of the cooling fan motor, and requests a backup process of a control of the cooling fan motor when an error in CAN communication by a CAN communicator or an error of the vehicle occurs. A backup processor then compensates for an output signal of the cooling fan based on at least one of an air conditioner pressure transducer (APT) output value, a vehicle speed, and a cooled water temperature and transmits the compensated output signal of the cooling fan to the motor controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2015
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventor: Mun Soon Kwon