Patents by Inventor Soon Woo Kwon

Soon Woo Kwon 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: 20190288310
    Abstract: A method for estimating a hydrogen concentration of a fuel cell includes estimating an initial amount of gas included at an anode side of a fuel cell, calculating a crossed over amount of gas between the anode side and a cathode side of the fuel cell and an amount of gas purged from the anode side to the outside from time when an initial amount of gas is predicted to a present time, and estimating a current hydrogen concentration at the anode side based on the predicted initial amount of gas, the calculated amount of crossed over gas, and the amount of purged gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2018
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventors: Soon Woo Kwon, In Woo Jang, Joon Yong Lee
  • Publication number: 20190288314
    Abstract: A method of controlling hydrogen concentration of a fuel cell includes calculating hydrogen or nitrogen concentration of gas stored in a fuel tank; estimating hydrogen or nitrogen concentration at an anode of the fuel cell based on the calculated hydrogen or nitrogen concentration of the gas; and controlling a hydrogen supply unit based on the estimated hydrogen or nitrogen concentration at the anode such that the hydrogen or nitrogen concentration at the anode follows desired hydrogen concentration or desired nitrogen concentration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2018
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventors: Soon Woo Kwon, Hyeon Seok Ban, Joon Yong Lee
  • Patent number: 10329650
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a high manganese steel including: 0.5 to 1.2 wt % of carbon (C), 0.1 to 2.3 wt % of silicon (Si), 15 to 30 wt % of manganese (Mn), 7.0 to 13.0 wt % of aluminum (Al), 0.01 to 3.0 wt % of nickel (Ni), 0.01 to 0.5 wt % of chromium (Cr), 0.01 to 0.4 wt % of molybdenum (Mo), 0.01 to 0.5 wt % of vanadium (V), 0.005 to 0.3 wt % of niobium (Nb), 0.005 to 0.3 wt % of titanium (Ti), and remainder iron (Fe) and other inevitable impurities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Sung Chul Cha, Seong Guk Son, Seung Hyun Hong, Soon Woo Kwon
  • Publication number: 20190181465
    Abstract: A fuel cell control method and are provided. The method includes collecting state data of a fuel cell stack and then estimating an effective catalytic amount of the fuel cell stack based on the collected state data. A fuel cell system is operated based on the estimated effective catalytic amount to thus optimize the efficiency of the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2018
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventors: Joon Yong Lee, Soon Woo Kwon
  • Publication number: 20190181473
    Abstract: A hydrogen concentration estimating method for a fuel cell includes: measuring a flow rate of air supplied to a fuel cell stack, and comparing the measured flow rate of the air with a predetermined flow rate; determining a model of an air processing system according to a comparison result; and estimating hydrogen concentration of a fuel processing system based on the determined model of the air processing system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2018
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventors: Joon Yong Lee, Soon Woo Kwon
  • Publication number: 20190115606
    Abstract: A pinhole determination method for a fuel cell includes steps of: blocking air supply to a fuel cell stack by a controller; measuring a cell voltage value of each of unit fuel cells of the fuel cell stack; and determining whether or not a pinhole is present by comparing the cell voltage value with an average cell voltage value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2018
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Inventors: Jung Hwan Ryu, Soon Woo Kwon
  • Patent number: 10249896
    Abstract: A method for controlling a fuel cell vehicle includes acquiring a state data, deriving a mathematical voltage model by substituting the acquired state data into a voltage calculation formula, measuring a voltage of a fuel cell, approximating a mathematical voltage model to a measurement voltage and deriving the reaction area data when the mathematical voltage model approximates the measurement voltage, and controlling the system of the fuel cell vehicle based on the derived reaction area data to eliminate or prevent an over-humidification situation of the fuel cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Soon Woo Kwon, Joon Yong Lee
  • Publication number: 20190067715
    Abstract: A system and method for controlling hydrogen purging of a fuel cell are provided. The method includes calculating a hydrogen supply amount and estimating a hydrogen consumption amount. An estimated hydrogen concentration is then corrected when a difference between the calculated hydrogen supply amount and the estimated hydrogen use amount is greater than a predetermined threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Soon Woo Kwon, Joon Yong Lee
  • Publication number: 20190032168
    Abstract: A continuous annealing apparatus includes: a pre-treatment device to prepare a strip unwound from a coil; a heating device to heat the strip prepared by the pre-treatment device; a heat holding device to isothermally maintain the strip heated by the heating device; a first cooling device to cool the strip heat-maintained by the heat holding device; an annealing device including a first annealing device for annealing the strip, which, is cooled by the first cooling device, for a first time, and a second annealing device for winding the strip, which is cooled by the first cooling device, into a coil and then unwinding the coil into the strip again after annealing for a second time; a second cooling device to cool the strip annealed by the first annealing device or the second annealing device; and a post-treatment device to wind the strip cooled by the second cooling device into the coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2017
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventors: Soon Woo Kwon, Min Woo Kang, Moon Ki Bae, Seung Hyun Hong
  • Patent number: 10164272
    Abstract: A pinhole determination method for a fuel cell includes steps of blocking air supply to a fuel cell stack by a controller; measuring a cell voltage value of each of unit fuel cells of the fuel cell stack; and determining whether or not a pinhole is present by comparing the cell voltage value with an average cell voltage value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Jung Hwan Ryu, Soon Woo Kwon
  • Patent number: 10052968
    Abstract: A system and method for diagnosing a fuel cell stack are provided. The method includes determining, by a controller, a time at which diagnosing the fuel cell stack is required based on a plurality of factors and driving a motor adjusted to a first efficiency value for a predetermined first reference time period based on the diagnosis determination. In addition, the controller is configured to drive the motor adjusted to a second efficiency value when the first reference time period has elapsed. A state of the fuel cell stack is then diagnosed based on a voltage variance of the fuel cell stack between driving the motor adjusted to the first efficiency value and second efficiency value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Sung Jin Chung, Ja Hoo Koo, Joon Yong Lee, Soon Woo Kwon
  • Publication number: 20180166719
    Abstract: A method for controlling a fuel cell vehicle includes acquiring a state data, deriving a mathematical voltage model by substituting the acquired state data into a voltage calculation formula, measuring a voltage of a fuel cell, approximating a mathematical voltage model to a measurement voltage and deriving the reaction area data when the mathematical voltage model approximates the measurement voltage, and controlling the system of the fuel cell vehicle based on the derived reaction area data to eliminate or prevent an over-humidification situation of the fuel cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2017
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: Soon Woo Kwon, Joon Yong Lee
  • Publication number: 20180166717
    Abstract: A method of estimating hydrogen crossover loss of a fuel cell system including a stack for producing power through a reaction of hydrogen serving as fuel and air serving as an oxidizer includes driving the fuel cell system; estimating a hydrogen crossover rate right after a channel of an anode is purged; determining whether a cell voltage of a fuel cell is normal; and comparing the estimated hydrogen crossover rate with a predetermined reference value based on a result of the determining of whether the cell voltage of the fuel cell is normal to determine whether a pinhole or leakage occurs. Accordingly, whether a pinhole or leakage occurs in the fuel cell system may be more effectively sensed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2017
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: Jung Hwan RYU, Soon Woo KWON
  • Publication number: 20180100220
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a high manganese steel including: 0.5 to 1.2 wt % of carbon (C), 0.1 to 2.3 wt % of silicon (Si), 15 to 30 wt % of manganese (Mn), 7.0 to 13.0 wt % of aluminum (Al), 0.01 to 3.0 wt % of nickel (Ni), 0.01 to 0.5 wt % of chromium (Cr), 0.01 to 0.4 wt % of molybdenum (Mo), 0.01 to 0.5 wt % of vanadium (V), 0.005 to 0.3 wt % of niobium (Nb), 0.005 to 0.3 wt % of titanium (Ti), and remainder iron (Fe) and other inevitable impurities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Inventors: Sung Chul Cha, Seong Guk Son, Seung Hyun Hong, Soon Woo Kwon
  • Publication number: 20170317366
    Abstract: A pinhole determination method for a fuel cell includes steps of: blocking air supply to a fuel cell stack by a controller; measuring a cell voltage value of each of unit fuel cells of the fuel cell stack; and determining whether or not a pinhole is present by comparing the cell voltage value with an average cell voltage value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2016
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: Jung Hwan Ryu, Soon Woo Kwon
  • Publication number: 20170298486
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a steel composition with improvement in tensile strength and fatigue life, which can be used for a vehicle part such as a vehicle suspension system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2016
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventors: Sung Chul Cha, Soon Woo Kwon, Hyuk Kim
  • Patent number: 9786930
    Abstract: A fuel cell system and a method for controlling the same are provided. The method includes rapidly increasing an angular speed of a rotating magnetic field of an induction motor to maximize iron loss of the induction motor, thereby resulting in an increase in the temperature of a rise cell stack. The method further includes eliminating torque of a driving motor generated by an increase in the angular speed of the rotating magnetic field, using a torque eliminator. The torque eliminator includes a P-stage reducer or a hydraulic break.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Soon Woo Kwon, Joon Yong Lee
  • Patent number: 9669603
    Abstract: A film for a display window using a roll to roll method and a method of manufacturing the same includes forming a bonding layer or a release layer on a fabric film using a roll to roll method, and forming a decorative layer having a pattern or a color on the bonding layer or the release layer using the roll to roll method. When the film is manufactured by the roll to roll process, it is possible to improve productivity and reduce a unit price.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung Woon Yoon, Soon Woo Kwon, Jae-Sik Kim, Il Yong Seong, Kyo Ree Lee, Mi Ran Jeong, Ah Hyun Bae
  • Patent number: 9537162
    Abstract: A device and a method for controlling a cold start of a fuel cell system are provided and are capable of increasing a fuel cell load to reduce a cold start time using a kinetic energy storage method for a rotor of a motor for driving a fuel cell system. The method improves cold start performance by performing self-heating of a fuel cell stack based on an increase in an output current amount of a fuel cell and by restricting a motor torque simultaneously with generating the motor torque while applying a current to a motor when a vehicle stops to consume an output current of the fuel cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventors: Soon Woo Kwon, Joon Yong Lee
  • Patent number: 9531310
    Abstract: A method and system for computing a motor speed and a rotor position using a hall sensor are provided. The method improves precision for computing the speed of the motor rotating at a high speed and the rotor position using the hall sensor based on configurations, such as the hall sensor mounted in the motor as a position sensor, a motor controller configured to receive a signal of the hall sensor to operate the motor, and a microcomputer configured to store a time when the motor controller senses the timing of a change in the signal of the hall sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Dong Hun Lee, Min Su Kang, Soon Woo Kwon, Sung Do Kim, Joon Yong Lee, Chang Seok Ryu