Patents by Inventor Shin Cho
Shin Cho 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: 20250226461Abstract: A control container configured to be connected to an external electrical system and at least one of power conversion system (PCS) including a DC unit having a DC line and configured to receive DC power from the PCS through the DC line, an AC unit having an AC line and configured to receive AC power from the external electrical system through the AC line, and a main controller connected to the AC unit and configured to receive a power from the external electrical system through the AC line.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2025Publication date: July 10, 2025Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventors: Mun-Seok YANG, Ji-Won LEE, Hyung-Uk LEE, Yo-Hwan KIM, Ji-Hun KIM, Hong-Jae PARK, Sung-Han YOON, Hyun-Min LEE, Seung-Jun LEE, Tae-Shin CHO
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Patent number: 12337201Abstract: An energy storage system according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes a control container having a battery system controller (BSC), a master controller connected to the BSC through a first communication line, and a bank battery management system (BBMS) connected to the BSC through a second communication line; and a battery container including a slave controller connected to the master controller through the first communication line, and a rack battery management system (RBMS) connected to the BBMS through the second communication line and for monitoring a state of a corresponding battery rack.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2024Date of Patent: June 24, 2025Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventors: Mun-Seok Yang, Yo-Hwan Kim, Sung-Han Yoon, Hyun-Min Lee, Ji-Hun Kim, Hong-Jae Park, Ji-Won Lee, Hyung-Uk Lee, Seung-Jun Lee, Tae-Shin Cho
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Publication number: 20250202067Abstract: A battery container including at least one battery rack, a container housing having a top wall, a bottom wall and a first side wall, an inner space formed in the container housing to accommodate the at least one battery rack, a connector accommodation portion formed on the container housing, a first main connector located in the connector accommodation portion of the container housing, the first main connector being configured to be electrically connected to outside of the battery container, a main bus bar connected to the first main connector to transmit power, and a cover connected to the container housing and configured to cover at least a portion of the connector accommodation portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2025Publication date: June 19, 2025Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventors: Mun-Seok YANG, Yo-Hwan KIM, Ji-Hun KIM, Hong-Jae PARK, Seung-Jun LEE, Ji-Won LEE, Hyun-Min LEE, Hyung-Uk LEE, Tae-Shin CHO, Ji-Ho YOO, Sung-Han YOON
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Publication number: 20250192248Abstract: A battery container including at least one module stack, a container housing accommodating the at least one module stack in an internal space, a power line configured to transmit charge power and discharge power, a main pipe configured to supply a fire extinguishing agent to the at least one module stack, and a first connector at a first end of the main pipe, the first connector being located in a first side of the container housing and accessible from an exterior of the container housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2025Publication date: June 12, 2025Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventors: Mun-Seok YANG, Yo-Hwan KIM, Ji-Hun KIM, Hong-Jae PARK, Sung-Han YOON, Ji-Won LEE, Hyun-Min LEE, Hyung-Uk LEE, Seung-Jun LEE, Tae-Shin CHO
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Publication number: 20250187629Abstract: The present embodiments relate to technology for controlling the behavior of a vehicle by producing a vehicle driving path and provide a vehicle control device and method comprising a sensing information receiver receiving sensing information from a sensor configured in a vehicle, a driving path estimator estimating a driving path for each preconfigured driving path estimation algorithm according to each driving path estimation algorithm using the sensing information, a driving path evaluator evaluating a reliability of the driving path for each driving path estimation algorithm, a driving path fuser producing a fused driving path based on the driving path for each driving path estimation algorithm and the reliability information, and a control signal outputter outputting a control signal for controlling a behavior of the vehicle according to the fused driving path.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2024Publication date: June 12, 2025Inventors: Eun San JO, Da-Yeon SEO, Han Shin CHO, Dai Chang RO, Seung Mok SONG, Jun-Hyung CHA
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Patent number: 12318644Abstract: A water injection unit includes an enclosure including, on at least one outer wall, a connection port connectable to a fire-fighting connection hose or a communication cable, a water tank connected to the connection port and located in the enclosure, a gas storage tank connected to the water tank to supply gas into the water tank, and a controller connected to the connection port and the gas storage tank, and configured to detect whether a fire occurs in the battery container, and allow gas in the gas storage tank to be sprayed into the water tank and allow fire extinguishing water in the water tank to be discharged due to gas pressure.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2024Date of Patent: June 3, 2025Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventors: Mun-Seok Yang, Ji-Hun Kim, Hong-Jae Park, Yo-Hwan Kim, Sung-Han Yoon, Ji-Won Lee, Hyun-Min Lee, Hyung-Uk Lee, Seung-Jun Lee, Tae-Shin Cho
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Publication number: 20250115247Abstract: An apparatus and method for determining road environment is provide, and the apparatus for determining road environment according to an embodiment of the present disclosure comprises: a data collector configured to obtain data on road environment information and data on vehicle behavior; a data processor configured to determine reliability of the obtained data; a data determiner configured to determine the road environment based on the reliability; and a vehicle controller configured to control a vehicle based on the determined road environment.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2024Publication date: April 10, 2025Inventor: Han Shin CHO
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Patent number: 12272841Abstract: A battery container has excellent workability, assembly, expandability, and safety. The battery container includes at least one battery rack including a plurality of battery modules; a container housing having an empty space formed therein to accommodate the battery rack; a plurality of main connectors located on at least one side of the container housing and configured to be electrically connected to the outside; and a main bus bar connected between the plurality of main connectors to transmit power.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2024Date of Patent: April 8, 2025Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventors: Mun-Seok Yang, Yo-Hwan Kim, Ji-Hun Kim, Hong-Jae Park, Seung-Jun Lee, Ji-Won Lee, Hyun-Min Lee, Hyung-Uk Lee, Tae-Shin Cho, Ji-Ho Yoo, Sung-Han Yoon
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Patent number: 12266767Abstract: An energy storage system includes a control container configured to be connected to an external power conversion system (PCS) and an external electrical system; and a battery container including at least one battery rack and configured to be connected to the control container.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2024Date of Patent: April 1, 2025Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventors: Mun-Seok Yang, Ji-Won Lee, Hyung-Uk Lee, Yo-Hwan Kim, Ji-Hun Kim, Hong-Jae Park, Sung-Han Yoon, Hyun-Min Lee, Seung-Jun Lee, Tae-Shin Cho
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Patent number: 12261272Abstract: A battery system includes a plurality of battery containers, each including a battery rack, a container housing accommodating the battery rack in an internal space, and a first power line configured to transmit charge power and discharge power, wherein the first power lines of the battery containers are connected to each other, and a control cabinet including a control module configured to control the plurality of battery containers, a cabinet housing accommodating the control module in an internal space, and a second power line configured to be connected to the first power line of one of the plurality of battery containers.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2024Date of Patent: March 25, 2025Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventors: Mun-Seok Yang, Yo-Hwan Kim, Ji-Hun Kim, Hong-Jae Park, Sung-Han Yoon, Ji-Won Lee, Hyun-Min Lee, Hyung-Uk Lee, Seung-Jun Lee, Tae-Shin Cho
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Publication number: 20250062474Abstract: A battery container has improved energy density and can be used in an energy storage system. The battery container includes a container body, a coupling unit configured to couple different container bodies, and a load support unit configured to support a vertical load of the container body.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2024Publication date: February 20, 2025Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventors: Yo-Hwan KIM, Ji-Hun KIM, Hong-Jae PARK, Mun-Seok YANG, Sung-Han YOON, Seung-Jun LEE, Ji-Won LEE, Hyun-Min LEE, Hyung-Uk LEE, Tae-Shin CHO
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Publication number: 20250038339Abstract: A battery container includes a container housing having a plurality of unit housings to form an empty space therein; a plurality of battery modules accommodated in the inner space of the container housing and stacked in an upper and lower direction to form a module stack, so that a plurality of module stacks are arranged in a horizontal direction; and a support member configured to accommodate the plurality of battery modules while supporting at least two unit housings therebetween.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2023Publication date: January 30, 2025Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventors: Byung-Hyuk CHOI, Jung-Beom PARK, Jeong-O MUN, Seung-Jun LEE, Tae-Shin CHO
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Publication number: 20250030141Abstract: An energy storage system according to the present disclosure includes at least one battery rack including a plurality of stacked battery modules; a container accommodating the at least one battery rack, wherein the container includes a bottom plate in which the at least one battery rack is disposed; and a fire fighting water collection chamber disposed lower than the bottom plate and having at least one side in communication with the bottom plate to allow a fire fighting water dropped from the at least one battery rack to enter.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2023Publication date: January 23, 2025Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventors: Ji-Hun KIM, Yo-Hwan KIM, Hong-Jae PARK, Mun-Seok YANG, Sung-Han YOON, Seung-Jun LEE, Ji-Won LEE, Hyun-Min LEE, Hyung-Uk LEE, Tae-Shin CHO
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Publication number: 20250023155Abstract: Disclosed is a battery container, which may effectively prevent the spread of fire. The battery container includes a container housing including an inner space formed therein, a plurality of battery modules configured to be accommodated in the inner space of the container housing and configured to be stacked in a first direction to form a plurality of module stacks arranged in a second direction; and a blocking barrier disposed between at least some adjacent module stacks among the plurality of module stacks and configured to separate the at least some adjacent module stacks.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2023Publication date: January 16, 2025Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventors: Byung-Hyuk CHOI, Jung-Beom PARK, Jeong-O MUN, Seung-Jun LEE, Tae-Shin CHO
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Publication number: 20250023216Abstract: A battery rack according to the present disclosure includes a plurality of battery modules; a rack case having receiving portions, each receiving portion configured to and receive one of the plurality of battery modules at each predetermined height, and each receiving portion having a structure in which upper and lower sides and left and right sides are closed and front and rear sides are open; a fire fighting water supply pipe connected to each of the battery modules disposed in the receiving portions which supplies a fire fighting water when a fire occurs; and a drain guide disposed on an outer surface of the rack case including at least one surface of a front outer surface or a rear outer surface of the rack case, the drain guide being configured to guide drainage of the fire fighting water.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2023Publication date: January 16, 2025Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventors: Ji-Hun KIM, Yo-Hwan KIM, Hong-Jae PARK, Mun-Seok YANG, Sung-Han YOON, Seung-Jun LEE, Ji-Won LEE, Hyun-Min LEE, Hyung-Uk LEE, Tae-Shin CHO
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Publication number: 20240347791Abstract: A battery system includes a plurality of battery containers, each including a battery rack, a container housing accommodating the battery rack in an internal space, and a first power line configured to transmit charge power and discharge power, wherein the first power lines of the battery containers are connected to each other, and a control cabinet including a control module configured to control the plurality of battery containers, a cabinet housing accommodating the control module in an internal space, and a second power line configured to be connected to the first power line of one of the plurality of battery containers.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2024Publication date: October 17, 2024Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventors: Mun-Seok YANG, Yo-Hwan KIM, Ji-Hun KIM, Hong-Jae PARK, Sung-Han YOON, Ji-Won LEE, Hyun-Min LEE, Hyung-Uk LEE, Seung-Jun LEE, Tae-Shin CHO
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Publication number: 20240342526Abstract: A water injection unit includes an enclosure including, on at least one outer wall, a connection port connectable to a fire-fighting connection hose or a communication cable, a water tank connected to the connection port and located in the enclosure, a gas storage tank connected to the water tank to supply gas into the water tank, and a controller connected to the connection port and the gas storage tank, and configured to detect whether a fire occurs in the battery container, and allow gas in the gas storage tank to be sprayed into the water tank and allow fire extinguishing water in the water tank to be discharged due to gas pressure.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2024Publication date: October 17, 2024Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventors: Mun-Seok YANG, Ji-Hun KIM, Hong-Jae PARK, Yo-Hwan KIM, Sung-Han YOON, Ji-Won LEE, Hyun-Min LEE, Hyung-Uk LEE, Seung-Jun LEE, Tae-Shin CHO
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Publication number: 20240332647Abstract: An energy storage system includes a control container configured to be connected to an external power conversion system (PCS) and an external electrical system; and a battery container including at least one battery rack and configured to be connected to the control container.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2024Publication date: October 3, 2024Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventors: Mun-Seok YANG, Ji-Won LEE, Hyung-Uk LEE, Yo-Hwan KIM, Ji-Hun KIM, Hong-Jae PARK, Sung-Han YOON, Hyun-Min LEE, Seung-Jun LEE, Tae-Shin CHO
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Publication number: 20240304876Abstract: An energy storage system according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes a control container having a battery system controller (BSC), a master controller connected to the BSC through a first communication line, and a bank battery management system (BBMS) connected to the BSC through a second communication line; and a battery container including a slave controller connected to the master controller through the first communication line, and a rack battery management system (RBMS) connected to the BBMS through the second communication line and for monitoring a state of a corresponding battery rack.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2024Publication date: September 12, 2024Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventors: Mun-Seok YANG, Yo-Hwan KIM, Sung-Han YOON, Hyun-Min LEE, Ji-Hun KIM, Hong-Jae PARK, Ji-Won LEE, Hyung-Uk LEE, Seung-Jun LEE, Tae-Shin CHO
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Publication number: 20240258655Abstract: A battery container has excellent workability, assembly, expandability, and safety. The battery container includes at least one battery rack including a plurality of battery modules; a container housing having an empty space formed therein to accommodate the battery rack; a plurality of main connectors located on at least one side of the container housing and configured to be electrically connected to the outside; and a main bus bar connected between the plurality of main connectors to transmit power.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2024Publication date: August 1, 2024Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventors: Mun-Seok YANG, Yo-Hwan KIM, Ji-Hun KIM, Hong-Jae PARK, Seung-Jun LEE, Ji-Won LEE, Hyun-Min LEE, Hyung-Uk LEE, Tae-Shin CHO, Ji-Ho YOO, Sung-Han YOON