Patents by Inventor Seung Hyeon Bin
Seung Hyeon Bin 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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Publication number: 20240116366Abstract: In a control method of a motor drive system, when a first motor corresponding to a first drive wheel is being driven in a second drive mode among a first drive mode in which the first motor is driven by a first inverter of the motor drive system and connected to a first end of each of coils of the first motor and the second drive mode in which the first motor is driven by the first inverter and a second inverter connected to a second end of each of the coils and configured to selectively operate, whether or not the second inverter malfunctions is determined. When the second inverter malfunctions, a drive mode is changed so that the first motor is driven in the first drive mode. An output limit of the first motor in the first drive mode is relaxed.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia CorporationInventors: Seung Hyeon BIN, Byung Oh Tak, Seong Min Kim, Ho Rim Choi
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Publication number: 20240116372Abstract: An electrified vehicle includes a motor including a plurality of windings, a first inverter connected to a first end of each of the plurality of windings and configured to drive the motor, a second inverter connected to a second end of each of the plurality of windings and configured to drive the motor in a second driving mode of a first driving mode and the second driving mode, a first controller configured to determine one of first and second output limit lines as an output limit line of the first driving mode, depending on whether a preset condition is satisfied, and a second controller configured to bidirectionally switch the first driving mode and the second driving mode within an operating point range according to the output limit line of the first driving mode in accordance with a value of a torque command for the motor and counter magnetic flux of the motor.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia CorporationInventors: Seung Hyeon BIN, Byung Oh TAK, Seong Min KIM, Ho Rim CHOI
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Publication number: 20240106362Abstract: A motor driving apparatus includes a motor having a plurality of windings, a first inverter which is connected to a first end of each of the plurality of windings and drives the motor, a second inverter which is connected to a second end of each of the plurality of windings and selectively drives the motor according to a motor drive mode, and a controller which generates a current command for the motor according to a torque command and a voltage utilization rate control value, determines whether to perform linearization control for the current command based on a present counter magnetic flux of the motor and a switching reference counter magnetic flux for the motor drive mode, and adjusts the voltage utilization rate control value such that a value of the current command is linearized in a section in which the linearization control is performed.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2023Publication date: March 28, 2024Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia CorporationInventors: Ho Rim CHOI, Seong Min KIM, Seon Mi LEE, Tae Il YOO, Seung Hyeon BIN
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Patent number: 11938827Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system for controlling a motor of a vehicle for increasing control accuracy of the motor for driving the vehicle, and an object of the present disclosure is to provide a system for controlling a motor of a vehicle, which may accurately perform a motor control even when a battery voltage (i.e., motor voltage) applied to the motor upon the driving control of the motor is changed.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2022Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia CorporationInventors: Ho Sun Jang, Han Hee Park, Seong Min Kim, Ho Rim Choi, Seon Mi Lee, Tae Il Yoo, Seung Hyeon Bin
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Patent number: 11890955Abstract: A charging control method for an electric vehicle is configured to boost a charging voltage by using a motor and an inverter, and includes steps of determining whether a current imbalance control is normally operated based on currents input from the motor to three-phase inputs of the inverter during charging, determining whether a current sensor is deteriorated based on a result of an internal temperature sensing of the inverter when the current imbalance control is in a normal operation, and adjusting a scale of the current sensor to maintain the charging, when a deterioration of the current sensor is detected, as a result of the determination.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2021Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia CorporationInventors: Seung Hyeon Bin, Han Hee Park, Ho Sun Jang, Ho Rim Choi, Tae Il Yoo, Seong Min Kim
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Patent number: 11865929Abstract: An apparatus for controlling charging of an electric vehicle is configured to calculate a rotor torque expected to occur during charging based on an angle of a rotor provided in a driving motor before charging is performed by multiple input voltages, and allow charging to be performed after inducing the rotor torque to be less than a reference torque by moving the electric vehicle a specified distance to correct the rotor angle when the calculated rotor torque is greater than the reference torque so as to avoid deterioration or damage to a parking sprag. As a result, it is possible to prevent the parking sprag from being damaged by the rotor torque generated during charging so as to avoid the occurrence of an accident.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2021Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia CorporationInventors: Seung Hyeon Bin, Han Hee Park, Ho Sun Jang, Ho Rim Choi, Tae II Yoo, Seong Min Kim
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Patent number: 11855568Abstract: A motor driving device for driving a motor having multiple windings corresponding to multiple phases, respectively, may include: a first inverter including multiple first switching elements and connected to a first end of each of the multiple windings; a second inverter including multiple second switching elements and connected a second end of each of the multiple windings; a third switching element configured to connect/disconnect points, at which the number of turns of each of the multiple windings is partitioned based on a predetermined ratio, to/from each other; and a controller configured to control, based on the required output of the motor, an on/off state of the first switching elements to the third switching element.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2022Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATIONInventors: Seung Hyeon Bin, Han Hee Park, Seong Min Kim, Ho Rim Choi, Seon Mi Lee, Sang Woo Park, Tae Il Yoo, Ho Sun Jang
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Patent number: 11784590Abstract: An automotive motor driving apparatus includes: a first motor including a plurality of wires; and a second motor including a plurality of wires including first ends connected to each other. The motor driving apparatus includes: a first inverter connected to first ends of the wires of the motor and including a plurality of first switching devices; a second inverter connected to second ends of the wires of the first motor and including a plurality of second switching devices; a third inverter connected to second ends of the wires of the second motor; and a controller configured to drive the second motor by performing pulse width control on the third switching devices when a problem occurs in the second inverter while driving the first motor in an open end winding mode in which pulse width modulation control is performed on both of the first switching devices and the second switching devices.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2022Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia CorporationInventors: Seung Hyeon Bin, Han Hee Park, Seong Min Kim, Ho Rim Choi, Seon Mi Lee, Sang Woo Park, Tae Il Yoo, Ho Sun Jang
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Publication number: 20230253818Abstract: A multi-input charging system and method using a motor driving device: the system includes a first inverter including a plurality of first switching elements, a second inverter including a plurality of second switching elements, a battery connected to a charging power input terminal or one end of the second inverter through a charging switch, and a controller configured to directly charge the battery through the charging power input terminal by selectively connecting the charging switch when a battery charging mode is started, and when connection of the charging switch is impossible, control the first switching elements and the second switching elements such that the charging power input terminal and the battery are connected through the first inverter, a motor, and the second inverter in a bypass manner.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2022Publication date: August 10, 2023Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia CorporationInventors: Seung Hyeon BIN, Seong Min KIM, Sang Jin HEO, Tae Il YOO
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Publication number: 20230223888Abstract: A motor driving device for driving a motor having multiple windings corresponding to multiple phases, respectively, may include: a first inverter including multiple first switching elements and connected to a first end of each of the multiple windings; a second inverter including multiple second switching elements and connected a second end of each of the multiple windings; a third switching element configured to connect/disconnect points, at which the number of turns of each of the multiple windings is partitioned based on a predetermined ratio, to/from each other; and a controller configured to control, based on the required output of the motor, an on/off state of the first switching elements to the third switching element.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2022Publication date: July 13, 2023Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia CorporationInventors: Seung Hyeon BIN, Han Hee PARK, Seong Min KIM, Ho Rim CHOI, Seon Mi LEE, Sang Woo PARK, Tae Il YOO, Ho Sun JANG
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Publication number: 20230150373Abstract: A motor driving system and a method of controlling same can protect a user by converting a driving mode into a dual inverter driving mode so that a vehicle can keep being driven when a transfer switching unit breaks down while the motor is operated in a Y-connection single inverter driving mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2022Publication date: May 18, 2023Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia CorporationInventors: Seung Hyeon BIN, Byung Oh TAK, Seon Mi LEE, Sang Woo Park
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Patent number: 11563400Abstract: An iron loss reduction control apparatus for motor permanent magnet overtemperature protection is provided. The apparatus includes: a permanent magnet temperature prediction unit configured to predict a temperature of a permanent magnet in a motor based on a driving state of the motor; a first iron loss reduction unit configured to adjust a switching frequency of a switching element in an inverter providing a driving power to the motor based on the temperature of the permanent magnet; and a second iron loss reduction unit configured to adjust a current command of the motor based on the temperature of the permanent magnet.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2021Date of Patent: January 24, 2023Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia CorporationInventors: Tae Il Yoo, Seong Min Kim, Seon Mi Lee, Ho Sun Jang, Ho Rim Choi, Han Hee Park, Seung Hyeon Bin
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Publication number: 20230017062Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system for controlling a motor of a vehicle for increasing control accuracy of the motor for driving the vehicle, and an object of the present disclosure is to provide a system for controlling a motor of a vehicle, which may accurately perform a motor control even when a battery voltage (i.e., motor voltage) applied to the motor upon the driving control of the motor is changed.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2022Publication date: January 19, 2023Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia CorporationInventors: Ho Sun Jang, Han Hee Park, Seong Min Kim, Ho Rim Choi, Seon Mi Lee, Tae Il Yoo, Seung Hyeon Bin
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Patent number: 11545923Abstract: A motor driving apparatus may include a first inverter circuit including a plurality of first switching devices and connected to a first end portion of each of a plurality of windings in a motor corresponding to a plurality of phases of the motor, respectively, a second inverter circuit including a plurality of second switching devices and connected to a second end portion of each of the plurality of windings, and a plurality of selection switching devices having first end portions connected to a node to which the plurality of windings and the plurality of second switching devices are connected and second end portions connected to each other.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2021Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATIONInventors: Ho Rim Choi, Han Hee Park, Seong Min Kim, Seon Mi Lee, Ho Sun Jang, Tae Il Yoo, Seung Hyeon Bin
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Publication number: 20220393622Abstract: An automotive motor driving apparatus includes: a first motor including a plurality of wires; and a second motor including a plurality of wires including first ends connected to each other. The motor driving apparatus includes: a first inverter connected to first ends of the wires of the motor and including a plurality of first switching devices; a second inverter connected to second ends of the wires of the first motor and including a plurality of second switching devices; a third inverter connected to second ends of the wires of the second motor; and a controller configured to drive the second motor by performing pulse width control on the third switching devices when a problem occurs in the second inverter while driving the first motor in an open end winding mode in which pulse width modulation control is performed on both of the first switching devices and the second switching devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2022Publication date: December 8, 2022Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia CorporationInventors: Seung Hyeon BIN, Han Hee PARK, Seong Min KIM, Ho Rim CHOI, Seon Mi LEE, Sang Woo PARK, Tae Il YOO, Ho Sun JANG
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Publication number: 20220203847Abstract: An apparatus for controlling charging of an electric vehicle is configured to calculate a rotor torque expected to occur during charging based on an angle of a rotor provided in a driving motor before charging is performed by multiple input voltages, and allow charging to be performed after inducing the rotor torque to be less than a reference torque by moving the electric vehicle a specified distance to correct the rotor angle when the calculated rotor torque is greater than the reference torque so as to avoid deterioration or damage to a parking sprag.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2021Publication date: June 30, 2022Inventors: Seung Hyeon Bin, Han Hee Park, Ho Sun Jang, Ho Rim Choi, Tae II Yoo, Seong Min Kim
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Publication number: 20220185131Abstract: A charging control method for an electric vehicle is configured to boost a charging voltage by using a motor and an inverter, and includes steps of determining whether a current imbalance control is normally operated based on currents input from the motor to three-phase inputs of the inverter during charging, determining whether a current sensor is deteriorated based on a result of an internal temperature sensing of the inverter when the current imbalance control is in a normal operation, and adjusting a scale of the current sensor to maintain the charging, when a deterioration of the current sensor is detected, as a result of the determination.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2021Publication date: June 16, 2022Inventors: Seung Hyeon Bin, Han Hee Park, Ho Sun Jang, Ho Rim Choi, Tae Il Yoo, Seong Min Kim
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Publication number: 20220173687Abstract: A motor driving apparatus may include a first inverter circuit including a plurality of first switching devices and connected to a first end portion of each of a plurality of windings in a motor corresponding to a plurality of phases of the motor, respectively, a second inverter circuit including a plurality of second switching devices and connected to a second end portion of each of the plurality of windings, and a plurality of selection switching devices having first end portions connected to a node to which the plurality of windings and the plurality of second switching devices are connected and second end portions connected to each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2021Publication date: June 2, 2022Inventors: Ho Rim CHOI, Han Hee PARK, Seong Min KIM, Seon Mi LEE, Ho Sun JANG, Tae Il YOO, Seung Hyeon BIN
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Publication number: 20220144114Abstract: A multi-input charging system and method use a motor driving device. The system includes: a motor having a plurality of windings; a first inverter including first switching elements and having one end connected to a power input terminal and an opposite end connected to a first terminal of each of the plurality of windings; a second inverter including second switching elements and having one end connected to a battery and an opposite end connected to a second terminal of each of the plurality of windings, the battery connected to the power input terminal or the one end of the second inverter; and a controller configured to charge the battery directly via the power input terminal or with a voltage of the charging power that is stepped down.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2021Publication date: May 12, 2022Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATIONInventors: Seung Hyeon Bin, Ho Rim Choi, Tae Il Yoo
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Publication number: 20220123687Abstract: An iron loss reduction control apparatus for motor permanent magnet overtemperature protection is provided. The apparatus includes: a permanent magnet temperature prediction unit configured to predict a temperature of a permanent magnet in a motor based on a driving state of the motor; a first iron loss reduction unit configured to adjust a switching frequency of a switching element in an inverter providing a driving power to the motor based on the temperature of the permanent magnet; and a second iron loss reduction unit configured to adjust a current command of the motor based on the temperature of the permanent magnet.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2021Publication date: April 21, 2022Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATIONInventors: Tae Il YOO, Seong Min KIM, Seon Mi LEE, Ho Sun JANG, Ho Rim CHOI, Han Hee PARK, Seung Hyeon BIN