Patents by Inventor Myung Seop Lim

Myung Seop Lim 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: 20250096660
    Abstract: A rotor for an induction motor is provide. The rotor includes a core built with stacks of a plurality of steel sheets and includes a plurality of rotor slots that are radially arranged. The rotor further includes a plurality of conductor bars contained in the plurality of rotor slots, respectively, and end-rings attached to both longitudinal ends of each of the plurality of conductor bars. The rotor further includes at least one slit formed inward from an outer periphery of the rotor along a perimeter of the rotor, wherein the slit has a depth deep enough to form a groove portion in at least some region of each of the plurality of conductor bars.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2024
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, IUCF-HYU (Industry-University Cooperation Foundation Hanyang University)
    Inventors: Jin Ho Choi, Jong Seok Lee, Sung Woo Hwang, Myung Seop Lim, Jae Hyun Kim
  • Patent number: 12206301
    Abstract: A hybrid motor includes a rotor, a radial stator facing the circumference of the rotor, and first and second axial stators facing both sides of the rotor. The rotor includes conduction bars arranged in radial and axial directions, corresponding to the radial stator and the axial stators, and end-rings electrically connecting the conduction bars.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, INDUSTRY-UNIVERSITY COOPERATION FOUNDATION HANYANG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Jin Ho Choi, Sung Woo Hwang, Myung Seop Lim, Jae Hyun Kim
  • Patent number: 12206286
    Abstract: A rotor for an induction motor includes a rotor core having a hollow portion on a central portion wherein a shaft is coupled to the rotor core by being inserted through the hollow portion, a plurality of slots radially formed in the rotor core around a central axis of the shaft, a plurality of conductor bars coupled to the plurality of slots, and an end ring electrically connecting the plurality of conductor bars to each other, wherein the rotor core is thermally treated above Curie temperature to form a predetermined pattern on an outer circumference of the rotor core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, IUCF-HYU (INDUSTRY-UNIVERSITY COOPERATION FOUNDATION HANYANG UNIVERSITY)
    Inventors: Jin Ho Choi, Sang Jin Park, Jong Seok Lee, Ki O Kim, Sung Woo Hwang, Myung Seop Lim, Jae Hyun Kim
  • Publication number: 20250015694
    Abstract: A hybrid motor includes an induction motor and a synchronous motor combined. The hybrid motor includes a hollow rotor that includes conductor bars configured to form an annular shape at a position spaced apart from a rotation axis by a predetermined first distance and a synchronous motor equivalent that is disposed in an annular shape at a position spaced apart from the rotation axis by a predetermined second distance, an induction stator that includes induction stator windings positioned on a first radial side of the hollow rotor, and a synchronous stator that includes synchronous stator windings positioned on a second radial side of the hollow rotor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2024
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, IUCF-HYU (INDUSTRY-UNIVERSITY COOPERATION FOUNDATION HANYANG UNIVERSITY)
    Inventors: Jin Ho Choi, Jong Seok Lee, Jin Cheol Park, Sung Woo Hwang, Myung Seop Lim, Jae Hyun Kim
  • Patent number: 12184156
    Abstract: A rotor cooling structure includes a turbine blower structure provided on first and second sides of a rotor for an induction motor; a refrigerant passage including a plurality of refrigerant passage inlet openings provided on a bottom surface of the turbine blower structure and a plurality of refrigerant passage outlet openings provided at an axial center of the rotor, which fluidically communicates with the refrigerant passage inlet openings and the refrigerant passage outlet openings and is provided along conductor bars of the rotor; and a plurality of micro groove patterns that hold the refrigerant passage outlet openings and are provided on both axial sides of the rotor on an external periphery of the rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, IUCF-HYU (Industry-University Cooperation Foundation Hanyang University)
    Inventors: Jin Ho Choi, Jong Seok Lee, Sang Jin Park, Sung Woo Hwang, Jae Hyun Kim, Myung Seop Lim
  • Patent number: 11876413
    Abstract: The present disclosure in some embodiment provides a hybrid induction motor including dual stators. According to at least one embodiment, the present disclosure provides a hybrid induction motor including a hollow rotor including a single conductor bar which is annularly disposed and spaced apart from a rotation axis by a predetermined distance, an outer stator having an outer stator winding disposed in parallel with an outer circumferential surface of the hollow rotor, and an inner stator having an inner stator winding disposed in parallel with an inner circumferential surface of the hollow rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, IUCF-HYU (INDUSTRY-UNIVERSITY COOPERATION FOUNDATION HANYANG UNIVERSITY)
    Inventors: Myung Seop Lim, Jae Hyun Kim, Sung Woo Hwang, Jin Cheol Park, Jin Ho Choi
  • Patent number: 11848598
    Abstract: An end coil cooling structure includes: a shielding member which is disposed within a motor housing, surrounds an area where an end coil is disposed, and forms an enclosed space; and a plurality of heat conducting particles disposed to fill the enclosed space and to come into contact with the end coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, IUCF-HYU (Industry-University Cooperation Foundation Hanyang University)
    Inventors: Jin Ho Choi, Sang Jin Park, Soo Hwan Park, Kyoung Soo Cha, Jae Hyun Kim, Myung Seop Lim, Sung Woo Hwang
  • Patent number: 11757383
    Abstract: An apparatus for controlling a variable magnetic flux motor, wherein the variable magnetic flux motor includes a rotor in which a permanent magnet and a conductor bar are arranged, includes an inverter configured to apply a stator current to a stator coil of the motor, and a control unit configured to control a torque of the conductor bar and magnetize or demagnetize the permanent magnet by controlling the stator current through the inverter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, IUCF-HYU (Industry-University Cooperation Foundation Hanyang University)
    Inventors: Myung Seop Lim, Jae Hyun Kim, Sung Woo Hwang, Soo Hwan Park, Dong Min Kim, Sang Jin Park, Jong Seok Lee, Jin Ho Choi
  • Publication number: 20230179034
    Abstract: A stator winding structure includes a stator core formed from a stack of a plurality of steel sheets, the stator core comprising a plurality of slots that are circularly arranged in multiple rows around an axis of rotation; a plurality of conductor bars positioned in the plurality of slots; a plurality of first barrier ribs electrically shielding between the plurality of conductor bars contiguous to each other in a radial direction; and a plurality of second barrier ribs electrically shielding between the plurality of conductor bars contiguous to each other in a circumferential direction; and a pair of end-turn members disposed at axial ends of the stator core and coupled to the conductor bars; wherein the plurality of conductor bars are arranged within the stator core by a casting process including die casting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2022
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Jin Ho Choi, Jae Hyun Kim, Soo Hwan Park, Myung Seop Lim, Sung Woo Hwang
  • Publication number: 20230170764
    Abstract: An end coil cooling structure includes: a shielding member which is disposed within a motor housing, surrounds an area where an end coil is disposed, and forms an enclosed space; and a plurality of heat conducting particles disposed to fill the enclosed space and to come into contact with the end coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2022
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, IUCF-HYU (Industry-University Cooperation Foundation Hanyang University)
    Inventors: Jin Ho Choi, Sang Jin Park, Soo Hwan Park, Kyoung Soo Cha, Jae Hyun Kim, Myung Seop Lim, Sung Woo Hwang
  • Publication number: 20230170777
    Abstract: A rotor for an induction motor is provide. The rotor includes a core built with stacks of a plurality of steel sheets and includes a plurality of rotor slots that are radially arranged. The rotor further includes a plurality of conductor bars contained in the plurality of rotor slots, respectively, and end-rings attached to both longitudinal ends of each of the plurality of conductor bars. The rotor further includes at least one slit formed inward from an outer periphery of the rotor along a perimeter of the rotor, wherein the slit has a depth deep enough to form a groove portion in at least some region of each of the plurality of conductor bars.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2022
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, IUCF-HYU (Industry-University Cooperation Foundation Hanyang University)
    Inventors: Jin Ho Choi, Jong Seok Lee, Sung Woo Hwang, Myung Seop Lim, Jae Hyun Kim
  • Publication number: 20230170762
    Abstract: A rotor cooling structure includes a turbine blower structure provided on first and second sides of a rotor for an induction motor; a refrigerant passage including a plurality of refrigerant passage inlet openings provided on a bottom surface of the turbine blower structure and a plurality of refrigerant passage outlet openings provided at an axial center of the rotor, which fluidically communicates with the refrigerant passage inlet openings and the refrigerant passage outlet openings and is provided along conductor bars of the rotor; and a plurality of micro groove patterns that hold the refrigerant passage outlet openings and are provided on both axial sides of the rotor on an external periphery of the rotor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2022
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, IUCF-HYU (Industry-University Cooperation Foundation Hanyang University)
    Inventors: Jin Ho CHOI, Jong Seok LEE, Sang Jin PARK, Sung Woo HWANG, Jae Hyun KIM, Myung Seop LIM
  • Publication number: 20230132331
    Abstract: A rotor for an induction motor includes a rotor core having a hollow portion on a central portion wherein a shaft is coupled to the rotor core by being inserted through the hollow portion, a plurality of slots radially formed in the rotor core around a central axis of the shaft, a plurality of conductor bars coupled to the plurality of slots, and an end ring electrically connecting the plurality of conductor bars to each other, wherein the rotor core is thermally treated above Curie temperature to form a predetermined pattern on an outer circumference of the rotor core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Inventors: Jin Ho Choi, Sang Jin Park, Jong Seok Lee, Ki O Kim, Sung Woo Hwang, Myung Seop Lim, Jae Hyun Kim
  • Publication number: 20230083131
    Abstract: A hybrid motor includes an induction motor and a synchronous motor combined. The hybrid motor includes a hollow rotor that includes conductor bars configured to form an annular shape at a position spaced apart from a rotation axis by a predetermined first distance and a synchronous motor equivalent that is disposed in an annular shape at a position spaced apart from the rotation axis by a predetermined second distance, an induction stator that includes induction stator windings positioned on a first radial side of the hollow rotor, and a synchronous stator that includes synchronous stator windings positioned on a second radial side of the hollow rotor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Jin Ho Choi, Jong Seok Lee, Jin Cheol Park, Sung Woo Hwang, Myung Seop Lim, Jae Hyun Kim
  • Publication number: 20230024385
    Abstract: The present disclosure in some embodiment provides a hybrid induction motor including dual stators. According to at least one embodiment, the present disclosure provides a hybrid induction motor including a hollow rotor including a single conductor bar which is annularly disposed and spaced apart from a rotation axis by a predetermined distance, an outer stator having an outer stator winding disposed in parallel with an outer circumferential surface of the hollow rotor, and an inner stator having an inner stator winding disposed in parallel with an inner circumferential surface of the hollow rotor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Kia Corporation, IUCF-HYU (Industry-University Cooperation Foundation Hanyang University)
    Inventors: Myung Seop LIM, Jae Hyun KIM, Sung Woo HWANG, Jin Cheol Park, Jin Ho Choi
  • Publication number: 20220329178
    Abstract: An apparatus for controlling a variable magnetic flux motor, wherein the variable magnetic flux motor includes a rotor in which a permanent magnet and a conductor bar are arranged, includes an inverter configured to apply a stator current to a stator coil of the motor, and a control unit configured to control a torque of the conductor bar and magnetize or demagnetize the permanent magnet by controlling the stator current through the inverter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2021
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: Myung Seop Lim, Jae Hyun Kim, Sung Woo Hwang, Soo Hwan Park, Dong Min Kim, Sang Jin Park, Jong Seok Lee, Jin Ho Choi