Patents by Inventor Tae Hyuck Kim

Tae Hyuck 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: 11912120
    Abstract: A battery mounting structure for a vehicle is provided to include a case having a first internal member that is disposed to be spaced parallel to an upper side of a lower panel of the case and a second internal member that is disposed perpendicular to the first internal member, and configured to accommodate a plurality of battery modules therein using the first internal member and the second internal member. An outer side member is provided in a shape protruding toward the outside on an outer side of the case. The battery modules are disposed in a stacking direction of battery cells that is parallel to a longitudinal direction of the first internal member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Yong Hwan Choi, Yu Ri Oh, Tae Hyuck Kim, Gyung Hoon Shin, Hae Kyu Lim, Ji Woong Jung
  • Publication number: 20240030560
    Abstract: A battery pack includes a plurality of battery modules, and each battery module includes: a plurality of battery cells mutually laminated in a first direction and forming a laminated structure; a pair of end plates, each end plate of the pair of end plates being in surface contact with a first and a second ends of the laminated structure, respectively, in the first direction; and a pair of busbar assemblies. In particular, each bus bar assembly of the pair of bus bar assemblies is disposed at the first end and the second end of the laminated structure, respectively, in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yun Ho Kim, In Gook Son, Jong Wook Lee, Yeon Man Jeong, Tae Hyuck Kim
  • Publication number: 20240006698
    Abstract: A battery module includes a plurality of battery cells stacked on one another in a first direction and configured to form a stacked structure. In particular, some battery cells of the plurality of battery cells are coated with hot melt respectively interposed between some battery cells of the plurality of battery cells to fix the battery cells. The battery module further includes a pair of end plates that surface-contact with opposite end battery cells of the stacked structure; and a pair of bus bar assemblies arranged at opposite ends of the stacked structure in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction and configured to connect electrodes of the plurality of battery cells located at opposite ends in the second direction to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: In Gook Son, Yun Ho Kim, Jong Wook Lee, Yeon Man Jeong, Tae Hyuck Kim
  • Patent number: 11850932
    Abstract: A structure for fastening a battery to a vehicle includes: a carrier part including a pair of first members that is disposed at a lower portion of the vehicle in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle and bonded to both sides of a vehicle body, respectively, and a plurality of second members the pair of first members in contact with the pair of first members; and a battery having a case that houses a plurality of battery cells, in which a part of the case is connected to the first member, and the other part of the case is connected to the second member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Gyung Hoon Shin, Yong Hwan Choi, Yu Ri Oh, Tae Hyuck Kim, Hae Kyu Lim, Ji Woong Jung
  • Patent number: 11824217
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes: a mid-plate configured to support a bottom side of a battery module from a bottom side of a vehicle body; a fastening member fastened through a space in which the mid-plate and the battery module are mounted and configured to fix the mid-plate to the vehicle body; a mounting pipe provided at a top side of the mid-plate and configured to support a pressure applied to the vehicle body from a bottom side of the mid-plate, wherein the fastening member passes through the mounting pipe; a mounting support configured to fix the mounting pipe to the mid-plate, wherein the fastening member passes through the mounting support; and a shield plate coupled to the bottom side of the mid-plate and configured to surround a bottom-side coupling portion of the mounting support while allowing the fastening member to pass therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ji Woong Jung, Yong Hwan Choi, Yu Ri Oh, Tae Hyuck Kim, Gyung Hoon Shin, Hae Kyu Lim
  • Patent number: 11817602
    Abstract: A battery module includes: a plurality of battery cells mutually laminated in a first direction and forming a laminated structure; a pair of end plates being in surface contact with a first and a second ends of the laminated structure in the first direction; and a pair of busbar assemblies disposed at the first and the second ends of the laminated assembly in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, each bus bar assembly of the pair of bus bar assemblies including a busbar configured to mutually join electrodes of the plurality of battery cells located at the first and the second ends of the laminated structure in the second direction, a circuit board on which an electrical connection to the busbar is formed, and a connector installed on the circuit board and electrically connected to the busbar assembly through the circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Yun Ho Kim, In Gook Son, Jong Wook Lee, Yeon Man Jeong, Tae Hyuck Kim
  • Publication number: 20230339303
    Abstract: An embodiment high-voltage battery pack for mounting under a vehicle body in a vehicle equipped with a sliding door includes a lower casing in which a battery module is mounted, the lower casing defining a rail mounting space to mount a door rail on a lateral side of the battery module, the rail mounting space extending in a front-rear direction, and a bus bar and a sensing wire both mounted in the rail mounting space to electrically connect the battery module and electric components mounted on the lower casing
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2022
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Inventors: Mee Sun Oh, Jae Hyeon Ju, Chang Mo Sung, Tae Hyuck Kim, Min Seok Seo
  • Patent number: 11799160
    Abstract: A battery module includes a plurality of battery cells stacked on one another in a first direction, hot melt being coated and fixing between at least some battery cells of the plurality of battery cells, and a pair of end plates that surface-contact with opposite end battery cells of a stacked structure in which the plurality of battery cells is stacked and fix a distance therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: In Gook Son, Yun Ho Kim, Jong Wook Lee, Yeon Man Jeong, Tae Hyuck Kim
  • Publication number: 20230280720
    Abstract: A system and a method for conditioning a vehicle battery are proposed. The system for conditioning a vehicle battery may include a temperature controller configured to adjust a temperature of the vehicle battery, and one or more processors configured to obtain determination factor data. The determination factor data may include vehicle condition data and/or driving information data. The one or more processors may be further configured to determine a target temperature of the battery based on the determination factor data, and control the temperature controller to adjust the vehicle battery to the target temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2022
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Tae Hyuck Kim, Hyun Soo Park
  • Patent number: 11735793
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for manufacturing a battery pack which has an upper plate configured to have a seating surface, on which battery modules are seated, and a plurality of members configured to separate the seating surface of the upper plate into a plurality of regions. The method includes calculating height tolerances of the seating surface in the respective regions, determining application amounts of the gap filler in the respective regions based on the calculated height tolerances in the respective regions, and applying the determined application amounts of the gap filler in the respective regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hae Kyu Lim, Jeong Hun Seo, Yun Ho Kim, Ji Woong Jung, Tae Hyuck Kim, Gyung Hoon Shin, Jong Wook Lee, In Gook Son, Wu Hyun Kim, Jae Hyeon Ju, Kang Won Lee, Yong Hwan Choi, Yu Ri Oh, Hwi Moon, Young O Lee, Jae Won Lee, Jae Ho Bae
  • Publication number: 20230253681
    Abstract: A battery system for vehicles has a bus bar or a wire harness, including portions with a high risk of short circuit inside the battery system. The bus bar or the wire harness is covered with an insulator in which a first insulator for the purpose of insulation and a second insulator for the purpose of heat resistance are laminated so that the first insulator is protected by the second insulator to thereby prevent thermal runaway of the battery system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2022
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jae Hyeon Ju, Tae Hyuck Kim, Chang Mo Sung, Mee Sun Oh, Min Seok Seo
  • Publication number: 20230216110
    Abstract: A safety structure for a vehicle battery pack includes: a battery module each including a plurality of battery cells stacked between opposite endplates; a lower casing which covers a lower side of the battery modules that are two-dimensionally arrayed; an upper cover coupled to an upper side of the lower casing and covering an upper side of the battery modules; and first cut-off pads, each of which is made of a heat-resistant and insulating material, disposed in a portion where a gap between the endplate of the battery module and the lower casing becomes locally narrow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2022
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Tae Hyuck KIM, Jae Hyeon JU, Chang Mo SUNG, Mee Sun OH, Min Seok SEO
  • Publication number: 20230198084
    Abstract: A battery pack for a vehicle is proposed. The battery pack for a vehicle includes a plurality of battery modules arranged on a flat surface in a battery casing, a plurality of longitudinal members and a plurality of transversal members arranged between the plurality of battery modules, and a venting valve provided at an upper portion of the battery casing and communicating with installation spaces of the plurality of longitudinal members or the plurality of transversal members, and securing a discharge space for gas at an outside space of the battery casing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tae Hyuck Kim, Jae Hyeon Ju, Chang Mo Sung, Mee Sun Oh, Min Seok Seo
  • Publication number: 20230150384
    Abstract: A battery conditioning system and method configured to shorten charging time and block energy consumption due to unnecessary conditioning by performing battery pre-conditioning in a timely manner through collecting customer charging tendency data, etc., using big data and generating a charging scenario by combining charge-inducing factors to perform pre-conditioning.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2022
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Hyun Soo Park, Tae Hyuck Kim
  • Patent number: 11652249
    Abstract: A battery module for a vehicle includes a cell module in which battery cells are overlapped with each other while having a predetermined directivity, and a cooling channel module directly bonded to at least one surface parallel to an overlap direction of the battery cells of the cell module, the cooling channel module having a refrigerant circulated therein, where a cell bonding surface of the cooling channel module has a wave-shaped cross section curved along a curvature formed by end portions of the overlapped battery cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Yong Jin Lee, Jae Hoon Choi, Tae Hyuck Kim, Yong Hwan Choi, Yong Jae Kim, Hae Kyu Lim
  • Publication number: 20230146293
    Abstract: A battery pack case for a vehicle includes: a lower panel having a battery pack seated to support a lower surface of the battery pack; a recessed part formed on an upper surface of the lower panel and having a groove shape indented downward to extend; and an insulating sheet extending along the recessed part and attached to the recessed part to insulate between the lower panel and the battery pack at a point where the recessed part is formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2022
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tae Hyuck Kim, Jae Hyeon Ju, Chang Mo Sung, Mee Sun Oh, Min Seok Seo
  • Publication number: 20230048488
    Abstract: A system for conditioning a vehicle battery interworking with remote air conditioning includes: a receiving unit that receives remote air conditioning execution setting and in-vehicle battery conditioning execution setting after a vehicle is parked; and a control unit that is configured to determine whether the remote air conditioning execution setting and the in-vehicle battery conditioning execution setting are received, and control to turn on or off vehicle indoor air conditioning and executes battery conditioning based on a determination result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Jin Gyu Lim, Hyun Soo Park, Dea Ki Cheong, Tae Hyuck Kim, Tae Geun Jeong, Dae Kyung Kim, Dae Gun Jin, Joong Woo Lee, In Seok Park, Seung Myun Chung, Ki Seung Baek
  • Publication number: 20230048344
    Abstract: In one aspect, a system and method for battery conditioning of a vehicle are disclosed. The system comprises receivers configured to collect driving route information of the vehicle, battery state information of the vehicle and battery conditioning mode setup state information, and a controller configured to determine whether or not the vehicle enters battery conditioning control based on the driving route information of the vehicle, the battery state information of the vehicle and the battery conditioning mode setup state information received from the receivers and to control a battery temperature adjuster so as to adjust a temperature of the battery in advance before charging the battery during the battery conditioning control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Joong Woo Lee, Hyun Soo Park, Dea Ki Cheong, Tae Hyuck Kim, Tae Geun Jeong, Dae Kyung Kim, Dae Gun Jin, In Seok Park, Jin Gyu Lim, Seung Myun Chung, Ki Seung Baek
  • Publication number: 20230046814
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for conditioning a vehicle battery interworking with scheduled air conditioning, including the steps of determining, using a controller, whether a scheduled departure time and scheduled air conditioning execution are set after parking a vehicle; determining, using the controller, whether battery conditioning execution of the vehicle is set when it is determined that the scheduled departure time and the scheduled air conditioning are set; and executing, using the controller, air conditioning and battery conditioning of the vehicle before a preset reference time of the scheduled departure time when the battery conditioning execution is set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Jin Gyu Lim, Hyun Soo Park, Dea Ki Cheong, Tae Hyuck Kim, Tae Geun Jeong, Dae Kyung Kim, Dae Gun Jin, Joong Woo Lee, In Seok Park, Seung Myun Chung, Ki Seung Baek
  • Publication number: 20230043819
    Abstract: A battery module and a battery pack including the same are provided. Battery cells are manufactured in the form of a module, and thus, even when the specifications of the battery pack are changed depending on a vehicle kind, the standardized battery cells are applicable to battery packs having various specifications and a separate design process for disposing the battery cells in the battery pack may be omitted, thereby reducing the development period and costs of a new battery pack. Further, plural temperature sensors configured to measure the temperatures of the battery cells are provided so as to provide the optimum environment to the battery cells, and the respective temperature sensors may not be located inside the battery module so as to be easily managed. Moreover, surface pressure performance due to end plates may be secured even when the temperature sensors are located outside the battery module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Yu Ri OH, Woo Young CHOI, Ji Woong JUNG, Gyung Hoon SHIN, Ju Hyeok PARK, Woo Chan LEE, Hae Kyu LIM, Tae Hyuck KIM