Patents by Inventor Seung-gon Kim

Seung-gon 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: 11211617
    Abstract: Disclosed is a fuel cell filter including a body including therein an internal space in which a fluid flows, an inlet port provided in the body and configured to receive a fluid discharged from a fuel cell stack, a gas-water separating membrane disposed in the internal space and configured to block a liquid fluid included in a fluid absorbed in the inlet port from flowing upwards, a discharge port provided in the body and configured to externally discharge the liquid fluid blocked in the gas-water separating membrane, a water absorbent disposed in the internal space and configured to absorb water included in a gaseous fluid passing through the gas-water separating membrane, and a gas outlet port provided in the body and configured to externally discharge gas separated in the gas-water separating membrane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF ENERGY RESEARCH
    Inventors: Young-jun Sohn, Hwan Yeong Oh, Dong Won Shin, Seung-gon Kim, Byungchan Bae, Min-jin Kim, Sung-dae Yim, Tae-hyun Yang, Gu-gon Park, Won-yong Lee, Chang-soo Kim, Seok-hee Park
  • Publication number: 20210170488
    Abstract: The present disclosure is related to a method to control sizes of core-shell nanoparticles comprising the steps of: manufacturing slurry by irradiating ultrasonic waves to a dispersion solution containing a reducing solvent, a carbon support, a transition metal precursor and a precious metal precursor; manufacturing a solid by filtering the manufactured slurry, followed by washing and drying; and manufacturing a nanoparticle of a transition metal core and a platinum shell by heat-treating the dried solid at a temperature of 450 to 900° C. and a pressure of 1 to 90 bar for 0.5 to 10 hours under N2 atmosphere.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Applicant: KOREA INSTITUTE OF ENERGY RESEARCH
    Inventors: Gu-gon PARK, Hyun-uk PARK, Won-yong LEE, Sung-dae YIM, Min-jin KIM, Young-jun SOHN, Byungchan BAE, Seung-gon KIM, Dongwon SHIN, Hwanyeong OH, Seung Hee WOO, So Jeong LEE, Hyejin LEE, Yoon Young CHOI, Seok-hee PARK, Tae-hyun YANG
  • Publication number: 20210159529
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a membrane-electrode assembly, a membrane-electrode assembly, and a fuel cell. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a membrane-electrode assembly, a membrane-electrode assembly, and a fuel cell, the method comprising: preparing an electrode layer; preparing a porous support layer; and positioning the electrode layer on each of both surfaces of the porous support layer, and hot pressing the electrode layer positioned on both surfaces of the porous support layer, wherein the preparing of the electrode layer comprises: forming a functional layer including a hydrogen ion conductive binder resin on at least a portion on an electrode catalyst layer; and forming an electrolyte layer on at least a portion on the functional layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Applicant: KOREA INSTITUTE OF ENERGY RESEARCH
    Inventors: Sung Hee SHIN, Byung Chan BAE, Seok Hee PARK, Chang Soo KIM, Won Yong LEE, Gu Gon PARK, Tae Hyun YANG, Sung Dae YIM, Min Jin KIM, Young Jun SOHN, Seung Gon KIM, Dong Won SHIN, Hwan Yeong OH, Hye Jin LEE
  • Publication number: 20210075040
    Abstract: A hierarchical fault classification method for a fuel cell system, a multi-stage fault diagnosis method therefor, and a fault diagnosis device therefor are disclosed. The fuel cell system is divided into a subsystem, a component, and an element step by step. The multi-stage fault diagnosis method includes detecting a subsystem, a fault of which occurs, in the fuel cell system composed of a plurality of subsystems and detecting an upper-level component, which causes the fault, among upper-level components included in the subsystem, the fault of which occurs, using measurement data and a control signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Applicant: KOREA INSTITUTE OF ENERGY RESEARCH
    Inventors: Won Yong LEE, Hwan Yeong OH, Min Jin KIM, Seok Hee PARK, Gu Gon PARK, Tae Hyun YANG, Sung Dae YIM, Young Jun SOHN, Byung Chan BAE, Seung Gon KIM, Dong Won SHIN, Seung Hee WOO, So Jeong LEE, Hye Jin LEE, Yoon Young CHOI
  • Patent number: 10930936
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for manufacturing a continuous reactor type core-shell catalyst electrode, which may manufacture a large amount of continuous reactor type core-shell catalyst electrodes by improving coating efficiency of shell metal by using reaction chambers disposed in a circular shape or in a line are provided. The apparatus for manufacturing a continuous reactor type core-shell catalyst electrode includes: a main body; reaction chambers which are disposed plurally in a circular shape inside the main body, store reaction solution inside thereof, are equipped with a movable member and counter electrodes, and are coupled with a reference electrode to a lateral portion thereof; a palladium sheet which is moved by the movable member and immersed in the reaction solution as the movable member moves downward; a power supply which applies a voltage to the electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF ENERGY RESEARCH
    Inventors: Gu-gon Park, Hyo-june Lee, Chang-soo Kim, Won-yong Lee, Tae-hyun Yang, Sung-dae Yim, Min-jin Kim, Young-jun Sohn, Byung-chan Bae, Seung-gon Kim, Dong-won Shin, Hwan-yeong Oh, Seung-hee Woo, So-jeong Lee, Hye-jin Lee, Yoon-young Choi, Seok-hee Park
  • Patent number: 10892494
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method and an apparatus for manufacturing a core-shell catalyst, and more particularly, to a method and an apparatus for manufacturing a core-shell catalyst, in which a particle in the form of a core-shell in which the metal nanoparticle is coated with platinum is manufactured by substituting copper and platinum through a method of manufacturing a metal nanoparticle by emitting a laser beam to a metal ingot, and providing a particular electric potential value, and as a result, it is possible to continuously produce nanoscale uniform core-shell catalysts in large quantities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: Korea Institute of Energy Research
    Inventors: Gu-Gon Park, Sun-Mi Hwang, Sung-Dae Yim, Chang-Soo Kim, Won-Yong Lee, Tae-Hyun Yang, Seok-Hee Park, Minjin Kim, Young-Jun Sohn, Byungchan Bae, Seung-Gon Kim, Dongwon Shin
  • Publication number: 20200346199
    Abstract: The present disclosure is related to a method for preparing a gaseous- or liquid-nitridation treated core-shell catalyst and, more specifically, to a method for preparing a gaseous- or liquid-nitridation treated core-shell catalyst comprising steps of: nitridation-treating a transition metal precursor core and noble metal precursor shell particles in the presence of a gaseous nitrogen source; or forming a transition metal precursor core and noble metal precursor shell particles, by means of a liquid nitrogen source, and at the same time allowing the nitrogen source to bond with the transition metal precursor and thus allowing nitridation treatment. Therefore, the present disclosure allows a high nitrogen content in the core and thus enables a prepared catalyst to have excellent durability, a small average particle size and high degree of dispersion and uniformity, and thus to be suitable for the fuel cell field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2018
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: GU-gon PARK, Eun-jik LEE, Dong-chul PARK, Sung-dae YIM, Chang-soo KIM, Won-yong LEE, Tae-hyun YANG, Seok-hee PARK, Min-jin KIM, Young-jun SOHN, Byung-chan BAE, Seung-gon KIM, Dong-won SHIN, Hwan-yeong OH
  • Publication number: 20200299475
    Abstract: A block copolymer, an ion-exchange membrane including the block copolymer and a method of preparing the block copolymer are provided. The block copolymer may include a hydrophobic repeating unit and a hydrophilic repeating unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2020
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: Byungchan BAE, Sung-Dae YIM, Chang-Soo KIM, Won-Yong LEE, Gu-Gon PARK, Tae-Hyun YANG, Seok-Hee PARK, Minjin KIM, Young-Jun SOHN, Seung-Gon KIM, Dong Won SHIN, Adam Febriy-Anto NUGRAHA
  • Patent number: 10722859
    Abstract: To provide a reactor to improve evenness in the thickness of shell metals coated on the surface of core particles by increasing area sizes in the reactor chamber to control electric potentials, the present invention is configured to comprise a top surface able to move up and down while serving as a working electrode, a wall serving as a working electrode, a bottom surface, a standard electrode, a power supplying part and a solution injecting part, wherein the top surface can move up and down automatically by an electric motor or manually. Also, the top surface is configured to be suitable for the interior diameter of the reactor chamber, for solutions inside the reactor chamber not to leak from the top surface or from the crevice between the top surface and the wall of the reactor chamber. The bottom surface of the reactor chamber may comprise an impeller or an ultrasonic wave diffuser to bring about even diffusion in the reactor chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: Korea Institute of Energy Research
    Inventors: Gu-Gon Park, Sun-Mi Hwang, Sung-Dae Yim, Chang-Soo Kim, Won-Yong Lee, Tae-Hyun Yang, Seok-Hee Park, Minjin Kim, Young-Jun Sohn, Byungchan Bae, Seung-Gon Kim, Dongwon Shin
  • Patent number: 10717835
    Abstract: A block copolymer, an ion-exchange membrane including the block copolymer and a method of preparing the block copolymer are provided. The block copolymer may include a hydrophobic repeating unit and a hydrophilic repeating unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF ENERGY RESEARCH
    Inventors: Byungchan Bae, Sung-Dae Yim, Chang-Soo Kim, Won-Yong Lee, Gu-Gon Park, Tae-Hyun Yang, Seok-Hee Park, Minjin Kim, Young-Jun Sohn, Seung-Gon Kim, Dong Won Shin, Adam Febriy-Anto Nugraha
  • Publication number: 20200168914
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an apparatus and a method for manufacturing a continuous reactor type core-shell catalyst electrode, which may manufacture a large amount of continuous reactor type core-shell catalyst electrodes by improving coating efficiency of shell metal by using reaction chambers disposed in a circular shape or in a line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2019
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Applicant: KOREA INSTITUTE OF ENERGY RESEARCH
    Inventors: Gu-gon PARK, Hyo-june LEE, Chang-soo KIM, Won-yong LEE, Tae-hyun YANG, Sung-dae YIM, Min-jin KIM, Young-jun SOHN, Byung-chan BAE, Seung-gon KIM, Dong-won SHIN, Hwan-yeong OH, Seung-hee WOO, So-jeong LEE, Hye-jin LEE, Yoon-young CHOI, Seok-hee PARK
  • Publication number: 20200161664
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method and an apparatus for manufacturing a core-shell catalyst, and more particularly, to a method and an apparatus for manufacturing a core-shell catalyst, in which a particle in the form of a core-shell in which the metal nanoparticle is coated with platinum is manufactured by substituting copper and platinum through a method of manufacturing a metal nanoparticle by emitting a laser beam to a metal ingot, and providing a particular electric potential value, and as a result, it is possible to continuously produce nanoscale uniform core-shell catalysts in large quantities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2020
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Applicant: KOREA INSTITUTE OF ENERGY RESEARCH
    Inventors: Gu-Gon Park, Sun-Mi Hwang, Sung-Dae Yim, Chang-Soo Kim, Won-Yong Lee, Tae-Hyun Yang, Seok-Hee Park, Minjin Kim, Young-Jun Sohn, Byungchan Bae, Seung-Gon Kim, Dongwon Shin
  • Publication number: 20200006781
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method and an apparatus for manufacturing a core-shell catalyst, and more particularly, to a method and an apparatus for manufacturing a core-shell catalyst, in which a particle in the form of a core-shell in which the metal nanoparticle is coated with platinum is manufactured by substituting copper and platinum through a method of manufacturing a metal nanoparticle by emitting a laser beam to a metal ingot, and providing a particular electric potential value, and as a result, it is possible to continuously produce nanoscale uniform core-shell catalysts in large quantities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Applicant: Korea Institute of Energy Research
    Inventors: Gu-Gon PARK, Sun-Mi HWANG, Sung-Dae YIM, Chang-Soo KIM, Won-Yong LEE, Tae-Hyun YANG, Seok-Hee PARK, Minjin KIM, Young-Jun SOHN, Byungchan BAE, Seung-Gon KIM, Dongwon SHIN
  • Patent number: 10515556
    Abstract: Provided is a flight path calculating method for high altitude long endurance of an unmanned aerial vehicle based on regenerative fuel cells and solar cells according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may include a modeling step, a simulation step, and an analyzing step, and may be configured in a program form executed by an arithmetic processing means including a computer. a flight path searching method and a flight path searching apparatus for performing continuous flight path re-searching on the basis of information measured in real time during a flight of the unmanned aerial vehicle in the stratosphere to change a flight path so that the unmanned aerial vehicle may permanently perform long endurance in the stratosphere is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: Korea Institute of Energy Research
    Inventors: Minjin Kim, Young-jun Sohn, Seung-gon Kim, Gu-gon Park, Byungchan Bae, Sung-dae Yim, Seok-hee Park, Tae-hyun Yang, Won-yong Lee, Chang-soo Kim, Moon-Yong Cha
  • Patent number: 10465905
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a combustion device 100 for burning refractory hazardous gases and a burning method for the combustion device. More particularly, the combustion device 110 for burning refractory hazardous gases, which is provided in a scrubber system 1 for burning waste gases, the combustion device 110 includes: a first porous body 141; a second porous body 142; and an igniter for forming a flame surface 143 at the interior of the combustion device 110, wherein the flame surface 143 formed by the igniter is located between the first porous body 141 and the second porous body 142, and so as to form the flame surface 143, at least one of the first porous body 141 and the second porous body 142 is moved to conduct excess enthalpy combustion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Korea Institute of Energy Research
    Inventors: Dae Keun Lee, Seung-gon Kim, Dong-soon Noh, Chang-bog Ko, Young-tae Guahk
  • Publication number: 20190252698
    Abstract: Disclosed is a fuel cell filter including a body including therein an internal space in which a fluid flows, an inlet port provided in the body and configured to receive a fluid discharged from a fuel cell stack, a gas-water separating membrane disposed in the internal space and configured to block a liquid fluid included in a fluid absorbed in the inlet port from flowing upwards, a discharge port provided in the body and configured to externally discharge the liquid fluid blocked in the gas-water separating membrane, a water absorbent disposed in the internal space and configured to absorb water included in a gaseous fluid passing through the gas-water separating membrane, and a gas outlet port provided in the body and configured to externally discharge gas separated in the gas-water separating membrane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Young-jun SOHN, Hwan Yeong OH, Dong Won SHIN, Seung-gon KIM, Byungchan BAE, Min-jin KIM, Sung-dae YIM, Tae-hyun YANG, Gu-gon PARK, Won-yong LEE, Chang-soo KIM, Seok-hee PARK
  • Patent number: 10355299
    Abstract: Provided are a reinforced composite membrane and a method of manufacturing the reinforced composite membrane, and more particularly, a reinforced composite membrane including a porous support layer; and an electrolyte membrane layer formed on one surface or each of both surfaces of the porous support layer, at least a portion of the porous support layer being impregnated with an electrolyte, and a method of manufacturing the reinforced composite membrane. The reinforced composite membrane may enhance an interfacial adhesive force between a support and the electrolyte membrane layer, and may be manufactured on a continuous mass production.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF ENERGY RESEARCH
    Inventors: Byungchan Bae, Hyejin Lee, Sung-Dae Yim, Chang-Soo Kim, Won-Yong Lee, Gu-Gon Park, Tae-Hyun Yang, Seok-Hee Park, Minjin Kim, Young-Jun Sohn, Seung-Gon Kim
  • Patent number: 10270116
    Abstract: A high-temperature polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell stack may include a plurality of cell units; a cooling assembly including a plurality of first independent cooling plates disposed on top surfaces of the plurality of cell units, respectively, and a plurality of second independent cooling plates disposed on bottom surfaces of the plurality of cell units, respectively; and a support assembly configured to support the plurality of cell units and the cooling assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: Korea Institute of Energy Research
    Inventors: Young-Jun Sohn, Minjin Kim, Seung-Gon Kim, Gu-Gon Park, Byungchan Bae, Sung-Dae Yim, Seok-Hee Park, Tae-Hyun Yang, Won-Yong Lee, Chang-Soo Kim
  • Patent number: 10209686
    Abstract: Provided are a flight simulation and control method of a unmanned aerial vehicle with regenerative fuel cells and solar cells for high altitude long endurance, and a control apparatus thereof. The high altitude long endurance simulation method for an unmanned aerial vehicle based on regenerative fuel cells and solar cells includes: a variable inputting step of inputting design variables of the unmanned aerial vehicle based on regenerative fuel cells and solar cells; a modeling step of performing modeling of the unmanned aerial vehicle based on regenerative fuel cells and solar cells using the design variables input in the variable inputting step; and an analyzing step of analyzing a modeling result in the modeling step to perform a high altitude long endurance simulation while controlling any one of the design variables input in the variable inputting step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: Korea Institute of Energy Research
    Inventors: Minjin Kim, Young-jun Sohn, Seung-gon Kim, Gu-gon Park, Byungchan Bae, Sung-dae Yim, Seok-hee Park, Tae-hyun Yang, Won-yong Lee, Chang-soo Kim
  • Patent number: 10141579
    Abstract: Provided are a metal oxide-carbon nanomaterial composite, a method of preparing the metal oxide-carbon nanomaterial composite, a catalyst, a method of preparing the catalyst, and a catalyst layer that includes the catalyst and that is used for fuel cell electrodes. The metal oxide-carbon nanomaterial composite includes a metal oxide particle having a specific surface area of 5 square meters per gram (m2/g) or less, and a carbon nanomaterial formed on a surface of the metal oxide particle. The catalyst includes a metal oxide-carbon nanomaterial composite in which a carbon nanomaterial is formed on a metal oxide particle, and an active metal particle formed on a surface of the carbon nanomaterial.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: Korea Institute of Energy Research
    Inventors: Sung Dae Yim, Seong Hun Cho, Kwang Hyun Chang, Eun Ja Lim, Tae Hyun Yang, Young Jun Sohn, Byung Chan Bae, Seok Hee Park, Gu Gon Park, Chang Soo Kim, Seung Gon Kim, Min Jin Kim