Patents by Inventor Seong Hun Lee
Seong Hun Lee 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).
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Patent number: 12537390Abstract: Discussed is a wireless charging device which can change the direction of a magnetic field, generated in a transmission coil, through a vertically and horizontally rotatable repeater, and can hold a user terminal in parallel with the repeater, thereby transmitting wireless power in various directions and at various angles. The wireless charging device includes a case, a flat plate core disposed in the case, multiple transmission coils arranged parallel to each other on the flat plate core, a terminal holder including a repeater therein and disposed on the top surface of the case while sloping with respect to the top surface of the case, and a moving member for moving the terminal holder in the direction in which the plurality of transmission coils are arranged.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2019Date of Patent: January 27, 2026Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Kyunghwan Kim, Seong Hun Lee, Gyunghwan Yook, Hyoung Seok Kim, Hwanyong Kim
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Publication number: 20250373141Abstract: A power converting apparatus includes a photovoltaic inverter configured to convert direct current power from a photovoltaic module into alternating current power, and a controller configured to control the photovoltaic inverter, wherein the photovoltaic inverter includes a first switcher configured to perform switching on the direct current power, a transformer having an input side connected to an output end of the first switcher, and a second switcher connected to an output side of the transformer, and the controller is configured to control at least one of a voltage and current of the first switcher and a voltage and current of the second switcher.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2025Publication date: December 4, 2025Applicant: HANWHA SOLUTIONS CORPORATIONInventors: Il Kyu PARK, Seong Hun LEE, Seong Hun HA, Ju Hwan YUN
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Publication number: 20250337284Abstract: Provided is a method for power loss accounting. The method includes the steps of: acquiring information on at least one of the distance between a wireless power transmitter and a wireless power receiver and a rectified voltage of the wireless power receiver; and estimating power loss due to friendly metal with reference to the acquired information.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2025Publication date: October 30, 2025Applicant: BH EVS Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kyung Hwan KIM, Hyeong Geol KWAK, Yong Cheol PARK, Seong Hun LEE
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Patent number: 12444975Abstract: Discussed is a wireless charging device that changes a direction of a magnetic field generated by a transmission coil, through a repeater capable of rotating in a plane, and supports a user terminal in parallel with the repeater, to wirelessly transmit power in various directions and at various angles. The wireless charging device includes a power transmitting module including a plurality of transmission coils arranged side by side, therein, a terminal supporting module including a repeater therein and disposed at a slant with respect to an upper surface of the power transmitting module on the upper surface of the power transmitting module, a moving module to move the terminal supporting module along a direction in which the transmission coils are arranged, and a controller to supply a voltage to any one of the plurality of transmission coils depending on a position of the moving module.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2019Date of Patent: October 14, 2025Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Kyunghwan Kim, Seong Hun Lee, Gyunghwan Yook, Hyoung Seok Kim, Hwanyong Kim
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Patent number: 11924949Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an induction heating device comprising: a heating coil provided in a main body; a knob switch, detachable from and attachable to a knob area formed on one surface of the main body, for adjusting a heating power of the heating coil by rotation when attached to the knob area; a resonance detecting unit for outputting a frequency pulse corresponding to an impedance inflection point that varies according to a degree of rotation of the knob switch; and a controller for controlling the heating power of the heating coil according to the frequency pulse.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2019Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Byungsang Jung, Gyunghwan Yuk, Seong Hun Lee
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Publication number: 20230044514Abstract: Discussed is a wireless charging device that changes a direction of a magnetic field generated by a transmission coil, through a repeater capable of rotating in a plane, and supports a user terminal in parallel with the repeater, to wirelessly transmit power in various directions and at various angles. The wireless charging device includes a power transmitting module including a plurality of transmission coils arranged side by side, therein, a terminal supporting module including a repeater therein and disposed at a slant with respect to an upper surface of the power transmitting module on the upper surface of the power transmitting module, a moving module to move the terminal supporting module along a direction in which the transmission coils are arranged, and a controller to supply a voltage to any one of the plurality of transmission coils depending on a position of the moving module.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2019Publication date: February 9, 2023Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Kyunghwan KIM, Seong Hun LEE, Gyunghwan YOOK, Hyoung Seok KIM, Hwanyong KIM
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Publication number: 20230032749Abstract: Discussed is a wireless charging device which can change the direction of a magnetic field, generated in a transmission coil, through a vertically and horizontally rotatable repeater, and can hold a user terminal in parallel with the repeater, thereby transmitting wireless power in various directions and at various angles. The wireless charging device includes a case, a flat plate core disposed in the case, multiple transmission coils arranged parallel to each other on the flat plate core, a terminal holder including a repeater therein and disposed on the top surface of the case while sloping with respect to the top surface of the case, and a moving member for moving the terminal holder in the direction in which the plurality of transmission coils are arranged.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2019Publication date: February 2, 2023Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Kyunghwan KIM, Seong Hun LEE, Gyunghwan YOOK, Hyoung Seok KIM, Hwanyong KIM
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Patent number: 11469621Abstract: Provided are a wireless charging apparatus in which multiple coils overlaps with one another on separated cores, and a wireless charging system including such wireless charging apparatus. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the wireless charging apparatus includes a plurality of plate coils spaced apart from one another, a first coil disposed on the plurality plate coils, and a second coil disposed on the first coil to partially overlap with the first coil.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2019Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Eunsoo Lee, Jaesoon Kwon, Hwanyong Kim, Sooyong Park, Beom Seok Chae, Hyengcheul Choi, Seong Hun Lee
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Patent number: 11437860Abstract: The present disclosure provides a wireless charging device in which multiple coils are overlapped with one another on separated cores. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the wireless charging device includes two flat cores spaced apart from each other, and a first layer coil to a fourth layer coil disposed above the two plate cores and disposed on different layers from one another and overlapped with one another, so that the multiple cores are overlapped with one another on the separated cores.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2019Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Jaesoon Kwon, Hwanyong Kim, Beom Seok Chae, Sooyong Park, Seong Hun Lee, Eunsoo Lee, Hyengcheul Choi
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Patent number: 11411425Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a wireless charging device capable of efficiently charging one or more user terminals by performing a tilt function with respect to a portion where the user terminal is held. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the wireless charging device include a first body, a depression defined in the first body, a terminal holder that is coupled to an inner surface at both sides of the depression using a hinge and rotates with respect to the first body, a wireless charger disposed in the terminal holder, a second body connected to the first body and inclined with respect to the first body, and a display provided in the second body.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2019Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Hwanyong Kim, Kyunghwan Kim, Hyoung Seok Kim, Gyunghwan Yuk, Seong Hun Lee
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Patent number: 11381117Abstract: Disclosed herein is a wireless charging apparatus for preventing cancelation of magnetic fields generated between a plurality of adjacent transmission coils by placing a repeater on the plurality of transmission coils, the wireless charging apparatus including a plurality of transmission coils spaced the same distance apart from a reference point, and a repeater placed on the plurality of transmission coils to be overlapped with each of the plurality of transmission coils with respect to the reference point that is a center, wherein a coupling coefficient between each of the plurality of transmission coils and the repeater is higher than a coupling coefficient between the plurality of transmission coils.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2020Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Hyengcheul Choi, Seong Hun Lee, Bongsik Kwak, Hyung Geol Kwak
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Patent number: 11283307Abstract: Disclosed herein is a wireless power transmitting device that includes a charging module which is configured to transmit a foreign object sensing signal for sensing at least one of a wireless power receiving device and a foreign object on a charging pad, and which is configured to transmit a wireless power signal for charging the wireless power receiving device, and a control module which is configured to control the charging module such that the wireless power signal and the foreign object sensing signal are transmitted, and which is configured to sense at least one of the foreign object and the wireless power receiving device, based on an output voltage sensed by the charging module, after the foreign object sensing signal is transmitted.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2019Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Hyengcheul Choi, Eunsoo Lee, Jaesoon Kwon, Hwanyong Kim, Sooyong Park, Seong Hun Lee, Beom Seok Chae
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Patent number: 11218028Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a wireless power receiving apparatus capable of receiving multi-level power transmitted by a wireless power transmitting apparatus. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the wireless power receiving apparatus includes a first receiving coil in which induced current is generated by electromagnetic induction, a second receiving coil connected in series with the first receiving coil by a switch, and a processor that is driven based on the induced current generated by the first receiving coil and controls the switch based on power information included in the induction current to selectively connect the first receiving coil and the second receiving coil.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2020Date of Patent: January 4, 2022Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Hyengcheul Choi, Bongsik Kwak, Seong Hun Lee
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Publication number: 20210235552Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an induction heating device comprising: a heating coil provided in a main body; a knob switch, detachable from and attachable to a knob area formed on one surface of the main body, for adjusting a heating power of the heating coil by rotation when attached to the knob area; a resonance detecting unit for outputting a frequency pulse corresponding to an impedance inflection point that varies according to a degree of rotation of the knob switch; and a controller for controlling the heating power of the heating coil according to the frequency pulse.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2019Publication date: July 29, 2021Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Byungsang JUNG, Gyunghwan YUK, Seong Hun LEE
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Patent number: 11056926Abstract: An apparatus is provided in which electromagnetic field components generated by a transmitting coil is induced to other transmitting coils based on plurality of transmitting coils being driven for multiple wireless charging, for example, wirelessly charging two or more receivers to prevent degradation in performance of detecting a receiving coil and a foreign object during multiple wireless charging. According to the present disclosure, the receiving coil and foreign object detecting apparatus in multiple charging conditions using the plurality of transmitting coils includes an induced signal processor. The induced signal processor can control an amount of voltage and an operation frequency corresponding to the wireless charging coil and can detect a peak and can include a filter to thereby prevent interference of a signal induced from other neighboring transmitting coils.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2020Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Hyengcheul Choi, Seong Hun Lee, Beom Seok Chae, Sooyong Park, Hwanyong Kim
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Publication number: 20210075270Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a wireless power receiving apparatus capable of receiving multi-level power transmitted by a wireless power transmitting apparatus. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the wireless power receiving apparatus includes a first receiving coil in which induced current is generated by electromagnetic induction, a second receiving coil connected in series with the first receiving coil by a switch, and a processor that is driven based on the induced current generated by the first receiving coil and controls the switch based on power information included in the induction current to selectively connect the first receiving coil and the second receiving coil.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2020Publication date: March 11, 2021Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Hyengcheul CHOI, Bongsik KWAK, Seong Hun LEE
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Publication number: 20210066970Abstract: Disclosed herein is a wireless charging apparatus for preventing cancelation of magnetic fields generated between a plurality of adjacent transmission coils by placing a repeater on the plurality of transmission coils, the wireless charging apparatus including a plurality of transmission coils spaced the same distance apart from a reference point, and a repeater placed on the plurality of transmission coils to be overlapped with each of the plurality of transmission coils with respect to the reference point that is a center, wherein a coupling coefficient between each of the plurality of transmission coils and the repeater is higher than a coupling coefficient between the plurality of transmission coils.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2020Publication date: March 4, 2021Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Hyengcheul CHOI, Seong Hun LEE, Bongsik KWAK, Hyung Geol KWAK
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Publication number: 20210013732Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a wireless charging device capable of efficiently charging one or more user terminals by performing a tilt function with respect to a portion where the user terminal is held. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the wireless charging device include a first body, a depression defined in the first body, a terminal holder that is coupled to an inner surface at both sides of the depression using a hinge and rotates with respect to the first body, a wireless charger disposed in the terminal holder, a second body connected to the first body and inclined with respect to the first body, and a display provided in the second body.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2019Publication date: January 14, 2021Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Hwanyong KIM, Kyunghwan KIM, Hyoung Seok KIM, Gyunghwan YUK, Seong Hun LEE
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Publication number: 20200266671Abstract: An apparatus is provided in which electromagnetic field components generated by a transmitting coil is induced to other transmitting coils based on plurality of transmitting coils being driven for multiple wireless charging, for example, wirelessly charging two or more receivers to prevent degradation in performance of detecting a receiving coil and a foreign object during multiple wireless charging. According to the present disclosure, the receiving coil and foreign object detecting apparatus in multiple charging conditions using the plurality of transmitting coils includes an induced signal processor. The induced signal processor can control an amount of voltage and an operation frequency corresponding to the wireless charging coil and can detect a peak and can include a filter to thereby prevent interference of a signal induced from other neighboring transmitting coils.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2020Publication date: August 20, 2020Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Hyengcheul CHOI, Seong Hun LEE, Beom Seok CHAE, Sooyong PARK, Hwanyong KIM
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Patent number: D1070333Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2022Date of Patent: April 15, 2025Inventor: Seong Hun Lee