Patents by Inventor Sung-Do KIM

Sung-Do 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: 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
  • Publication number: 20160251004
    Abstract: A brake apparatus of a vehicle may include a detector configured to detect driving information including an operation status of a brake pedal, a vehicle speed, and a vehicle deceleration, an anti-lock braking system (ABS) configured to control a braking force supplied to wheels of the vehicle by detecting slip generated at the wheels, and a controller configured to determine a braking status of the vehicle from the operation status of the brake pedal detected by the detector, the vehicle speed, and the vehicle deceleration, and configured to selectively perform ABS control or pitch motion control for reducing a pitch motion of the vehicle according to the braking status of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2015
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventor: Sung Do Kim
  • Publication number: 20160159247
    Abstract: A system and method for a cooling water control of a vehicle are provided. The method for a cooling water control of a vehicle includes detecting a flow rate of cooling water and comparing the detected flow rate with a preset normal flow rate value. When the detected flow rate of cooling water is less than the preset normal flow rate value a cooling water pump speed command is increased until a power average value of the cooling water pump reaches a reference power value when the cooling water is normally circulated to increase an RPM of the cooling water pump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2015
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventors: Dong Hun Lee, Kang Sik Jeon, Chang Seok Ryu, Min Su Kang, Nam Woo Lee, Sung Do Kim
  • Publication number: 20160164121
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a fuel cell system. The fuel cell system includes: a turbocharger configured to receive and pressurize air discharged from an outlet of a fuel cell and supply the pressurized air to an inlet of the fuel cell; a plurality of valves configured to be provided at an inlet and an outlet of the turbocharger to control an amount of air supplied to the turbocharger in the air discharged from the outlet of the fuel cell and control a pressure of air supplied from the turbocharger to the inlet of the fuel cell; and a controller configured to calculate an air pressure required for the fuel cell and control an opening of the valves based on the calculated air pressure required for the fuel cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2015
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventors: Min Su Kang, Chang Seok Ryu, Sung Do Kim, Dong Hun Lee
  • Publication number: 20160123340
    Abstract: A method for controlling an air blower of a fuel cell vehicle includes operating the air blower with a low limit revolutions per minute (RPM), which is calculated based on a vehicle hill-climbing gradient during hill-climbing, without regenerative braking. Accordingly, when reacceleration and additional acceleration are required during hill climbing of the fuel cell vehicle, the fuel cell vehicle ensures high responsibility and launching characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2015
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Inventors: Min Su KANG, Sung Do KIM, Dong Hun LEE
  • Publication number: 20160109531
    Abstract: An offset compensation method and system of a hall sensor in a motor are provided. The system and method prevent a detection error regarding the position of the rotor of the motor and more accurately measure the speed and location of a rotor by storing the position of when output values of three hall sensors while slowly rotating the rotor by adding control mode for applying a low speed rotating magnetic field to a controller, extracting and storing offsets between each hall sensor and the U-phase position of a stator winding, and then excluding the influence of the offset of a rotor magnet in normal operation mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2015
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Inventors: Sung Do Kim, Min Su Kang, Dong Hun Lee
  • Publication number: 20160094165
    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: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2014
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: Dong Hun Lee, Min Su Kang, Soon Woo Kwon, Sung Do Kim, Joon Yong Lee, Chang Seok Ryu
  • Publication number: 20150249419
    Abstract: A method and system for controlling an inverter for operating a motor are provided. The method includes reducing a switching frequency of the inverter for applying a load current to the motor when the motor is used for energy consumption. Reduction of the switching frequency of the inverter enhances damage prevention and durability of the inverter. In the method, an operation mode of the inverter for operating the motor is determined based on a command received from an upper-level controller. When the operation mode of the inverter is determined to be an energy consumption mode, a switching frequency of the inverter is decreased relative to the switching frequency in a general operation mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2014
    Publication date: September 3, 2015
    Inventors: Joon Yong Lee, Soon Woo Kwon, Dong Hun Lee, Sung Do Kim
  • Patent number: 8529436
    Abstract: An endoscope, an endoscope system having an endoscope, and an endoscope control method are disclosed. The endoscope includes: a main body and a buoyancy control device. The main body may be configured in the form of a capsule and include an image capturing unit for capturing image information. The buoyancy control device may control buoyancy by changing the volume of the main body. Images of various types of internal organs can be precisely captured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: i3System Corp.
    Inventors: Han Jung, Byung-Hyuk Kim, Yong-Woo Lee, Chul Cha, Sung-Do Kim
  • Publication number: 20100185051
    Abstract: An endoscope, an endoscope system having an endoscope, and an endoscope control method are disclosed. The endoscope includes: a main body and a buoyancy control device. The main body may be configured in the form of a capsule and include an image capturing unit for capturing image information. The buoyancy control device may control buoyancy by changing the volume of the main body. Images of various types of internal organs can be precisely captured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2009
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Inventors: Han JUNG, Byung-Hyuk KIM, Yong-Woo LEE, Chul CHA, Sung-Do KIM