Patents by Inventor Sung-kyung Choi

Sung-kyung Choi 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: 20220376277
    Abstract: A temperature control apparatus and method for fuel cell system, where the apparatus includes a fuel cell stack, a first pump disposed on a first cooling line, a first radiator disposed on the first cooling line, power electronic parts, a second pump disposed on a second cooling line, a second radiator disposed on the second cooling line, a cooling fan configured to blow exterior air to any one of the first radiator and the second radiator, and a controller configured to determine an RPM of the cooling fan based on a coolant temperature at an inlet of the fuel cell stack and a first exterior air temperature, to determine a target cooling performance of the plurality of power electronic parts based on power consumptions of the plurality of power electronic parts, and to determine an RPM of the second pump based on the target cooling performance of the plurality of power electronic parts, the RPM of the cooling fan, and a second exterior air temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2021
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jong Bo WON, Sung Kyung CHOI
  • Publication number: 20220376276
    Abstract: A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell stack, a first cooling line configured to circulate a first coolant that passes via the fuel cell stack, a first radiator disposed on the first cooling line, a valve configured to switch a flow path of the first coolant to the fuel cell stack or the first radiator, and a controller connected to the valve and configured to set a target temperature at an inlet of the fuel cell stack and a correction coefficient for controlling an opening degree of the valve, measure a first coolant temperature at an outlet of the fuel cell stack and a second coolant temperature at an outlet of the first radiator, calculate the opening degree of the valve based on the first coolant temperature, the second coolant temperature, the target temperature, and the correction coefficient, and correct the correction coefficient based on comparison of a third coolant temperature at the inlet of the fuel cell stack and the target temperature, in response to the opening degree being within a first ran
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2021
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung Kyung CHOI, Jong Bo WON
  • Patent number: 11508973
    Abstract: A fuel cell system for a vehicle includes: a first cooling line to pass through a fuel cell stack in the vehicle and to circulate a first coolant therethrough; a second cooling line to pass through a power electronic part in the vehicle and to circulate a second coolant therethrough; and a heat exchanger to allow the first coolant and the second coolant to exchange heat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jong Bo Won, Sung Kyung Choi
  • Patent number: 11450872
    Abstract: A fuel cell system for a vehicle includes a first cooling line configured to pass through a fuel cell stack in a vehicle and configured to circulate a first coolant therein, a first cooler provided in the first cooling line and configured to cool the first coolant, and a second cooler provided in the first cooling line and configured to cool the first coolant independently from the first cooler, thereby obtaining an advantageous effect of ensuring a high output from the fuel cell stack and improving safety and reliability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong Bo Won, Sung Kyung Choi
  • Patent number: 11450873
    Abstract: A fuel cell system includes a sensor device that measures a coolant temperature at an inlet of a fuel cell and an outside-air temperature, a cooling fan that cools a coolant, and a cooling fan controller connected with the sensor device and the cooling fan. The cooling fan controller determines an RPM of the cooling fan, based on the outside-air temperature and an output value of the fuel cell and corrects the RPM of the cooling fan, based on the coolant temperature at the inlet of the fuel cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jong Bo Won, Sung Kyung Choi
  • Publication number: 20220231314
    Abstract: A fuel cell system includes a cooling fan that cools a coolant, a pump that pumps the coolant, and a controller communicatively connected with the cooling fan and the pump. The controller retrieves a preset cooling-fan RPM and a preset pump RPM, optimizes the cooling-fan RPM and the pump RPM through a decrease of the cooling-fan RPM and an increase of the pump RPM such that a coolant temperature at an inlet of a fuel cell stack satisfies a specified temperature condition and a total power consumption is minimized, the total power consumption being a sum of a power consumption corresponding to the cooling-fan RPM and a power consumption corresponding to the pump RPM, and stores the optimized cooling-fan RPM and the optimized pump RPM. Besides, it may be permissible to prepare various other embodiments speculated through the specification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventors: Sung Kyung CHOI, Jong Bo WON
  • Publication number: 20220209265
    Abstract: A fuel cell system includes a sensor device that measures a coolant temperature at an inlet of a fuel cell and an outside-air temperature, a cooling fan that cools a coolant, and a cooling fan controller connected with the sensor device and the cooling fan. The cooling fan controller determines an RPM of the cooling fan, based on the outside-air temperature and an output value of the fuel cell and corrects the RPM of the cooling fan, based on the coolant temperature at the inlet of the fuel cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2021
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jong Bo WON, Sung Kyung CHOI
  • Publication number: 20220161686
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a thermal management system for a fuel cell vehicle, the thermal management system including a cooling line configured to pass through power electronic parts of a vehicle and allow a coolant to circulate therethrough, a cooling unit provided in the cooling line and configured to cool the coolant, driving components provided in the cooling line and configured to drive the vehicle, and a bypass line having a first end connected to the cooling line at a first point positioned between the driving components and an outlet of the cooling unit, and a second end connected to the cooling line at a second point positioned between the driving components and an inlet of the cooling unit, such that it is possible to obtain an advantageous effect of improving cooling efficiency and cooling performance and improving safety and reliability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: Sung Kyung CHOI, Jong Bo WON
  • Publication number: 20210399317
    Abstract: A fuel cell system for a vehicle includes: a first cooling line to pass through a fuel cell stack in the vehicle and to circulate a first coolant therethrough; a second cooling line to pass through a power electronic part in the vehicle and to circulate a second coolant therethrough; and a heat exchanger to allow the first coolant and the second coolant to exchange heat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2021
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Applicant: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jong Bo WON, Sung Kyung CHOI
  • Publication number: 20210391588
    Abstract: A fuel cell system for a vehicle includes a first cooling line configured to pass through a fuel cell stack in a vehicle and configured to circulate a first coolant therein, a first cooler provided in the first cooling line and configured to cool the first coolant, and a second cooler provided in the first cooling line and configured to cool the first coolant independently from the first cooler, thereby obtaining an advantageous effect of ensuring a high output from the fuel cell stack and improving safety and reliability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventors: Jong Bo WON, Sung Kyung CHOI
  • Patent number: 6730886
    Abstract: A power control method and an apparatus for an instant heating roller (IHR) include the following steps and functions: (a) determining whether an external source voltage has a first level or a higher second level; (b) when the source voltage has the first level, supplying the source voltage to the heating resistor at intervals of a predetermined time period until the temperature of the heating resistor reaches a target fusing temperature; and (c) when it is determined that the source voltage has the second level, supplying the source voltage to the heating resistor for every half period of the source voltage until the temperature of the heating resistor reaches the target fusing temperature. As the temperature of the heating resistor approaches the target fusing temperature, the predetermined time period is increased in step (b) and the time period of step (c) is decreased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2004
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Durk-hyun Cho, Joong-gi Kwon, Sung-kyung Choi
  • Publication number: 20020102109
    Abstract: A power control method and an apparatus for an instant heating roller (IHR) include the following steps and functions: (a) determining whether an external source voltage has a first predetermined level or a second predetermined level greater than the first predetermined level; (b) when it is determined that the source voltage has the first predetermined level, supplying the source voltage as the roller voltage to the heating resistor at intervals of a second predetermined time period until the temperature of the heating resistor, measured at intervals of a first predetermined time period, reaches a predetermined target fusing temperature; and (c) when it is determined that the source voltage has the second predetermined level, supplying the source voltage as the roller voltage to the heating resistor during a third predetermined time period for every half period of the source voltage until the temperature of the heating resistor measured at intervals of the first predetermined time period reaches the predeter
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2001
    Publication date: August 1, 2002
    Inventors: Durk-Hyun Cho, Joong-Gi Kwon, Sung-Kyung Choi