Patents by Inventor Yeong-Chun Kim

Yeong-Chun 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: 11761834
    Abstract: Proposed is a dynamometer for measuring load of a rotary shaft to be tested, the dynamometer comprising: a dynamometer shaft connected to the rotary shaft to be tested; a casing part having a through hole through which the dynamometer shaft passes, and a water supply chamber and a drain chamber therein; a stator part including a first stator and a second stator to be spaced apart from each other; a toroidal chamber partitioning part partitioning a toroidal chamber into a first toroidal chamber and a second toroidal chamber, wherein the toroidal chamber partitioning part comprises a runner and a guide ring, forming a drain slot through which the fluid is discharged from the first toroidal chamber and the second toroidal chamber to the drain chamber; and a flow adjusting part adjusting flow rate of the fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: DOOSAN ENERBILITY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yeong Chun Kim, Jin Uk Kim, Dong Hwa Jung, Gi Won Hong, Chang Goo Kim, Young Ho Lee
  • Patent number: 11747219
    Abstract: A hydrodynamic-type hydraulic dynamometer is provided. The hydrodynamic-type hydraulic dynamometer includes a shaft rotatably mounted by a plurality of bearings, a stator fixed around the shaft and having a toroidal chamber therein, a runner rotatably coupled to the shaft and causing a fluid introduced into the toroidal chamber to flow therethrough, an inner ring mounted to extend inwardly from a radially outer side of the toroidal chamber and having a control slit formed therethrough, and a shutter configured to adjust an opening degree of the control slit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: DOOSAN ENERBILITY CO., LTD
    Inventors: Yeong Chun Kim, Jin Uk Kim, Dong Hwa Jung, Gi Won Hong, Kwang Yol Lee
  • Patent number: 11661975
    Abstract: A power transmission apparatus for transmitting power generated by a power generation apparatus to a generator and a power generation system including the same are provided. The power transmission apparatus for transmitting power generated by the power generation apparatus to the generator may include a first disk part connected to one of the power generation apparatus and the generator, a second disk part connected to the other one of the power generation apparatus and the generator and disposed on a rear side of the first disk part, and a connection part configured to connect the first disk part and the second disk part and include a portion that decreases and then increases in diameter along a longitudinal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: DOOSAN ENERBNLITY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yeong Chun Kim, Sang Sup Han
  • Publication number: 20220404221
    Abstract: Proposed is a dynamometer for measuring load of a rotary shaft to be tested, the dynamometer comprising: a dynamometer shaft connected to the rotary shaft to be tested; a casing part having a through hole through which the dynamometer shaft passes, and a water supply chamber and a drain chamber therein; a stator part including a first stator and a second stator to be spaced apart from each other; a toroidal chamber partitioning part partitioning a toroidal chamber into a first toroidal chamber and a second toroidal chamber, wherein the toroidal chamber partitioning part comprises a runner and a guide ring, forming a drain slot through which the fluid is discharged from the first toroidal chamber and the second toroidal chamber to the drain chamber; and a flow adjusting part adjusting flow rate of the fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Inventors: Yeong Chun KIM, Jin Uk KIM, Dong Hwa JUNG, Gi Won HONG, Chang Goo KIM, Young Ho LEE
  • Publication number: 20220381629
    Abstract: A hydrodynamic-type hydraulic dynamometer is provided. The hydrodynamic-type hydraulic dynamometer includes a shaft rotatably mounted by a plurality of bearings, a stator fixed around the shaft and having a toroidal chamber therein, a runner rotatably coupled to the shaft and causing a fluid introduced into the toroidal chamber to flow therethrough, an inner ring mounted to extend inwardly from a radially outer side of the toroidal chamber and having a control slit formed therethrough, and a shutter configured to adjust an opening degree of the control slit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Yeong Chun KIM, Jin Uk KIM, Dong Hwa JUNG, Gi Won HONG, Kwang Yol LEE
  • Patent number: 11359667
    Abstract: Provided are a bearing and a power generation system including the same. The bearing supporting a shaft system of a power generation system in a radial direction includes a pad disposed on an outer side of the shaft system with respect to the radial direction and including a cooling path through which oil flows. In the bearing and the power generation system including the same, the cooling flow path is formed through the pad so that the oil existing between the pad and the shaft system flows into the cooling flow path to cool the pad. Accordingly, the pad is continuously cooled during the operation of the power generation system, and the temperature of the pad is prevented from rising above the threshold value even if friction occurs between the shaft system and the pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Inventor: Yeong Chun Kim
  • Patent number: 11299999
    Abstract: A clearance adjusting apparatus to move a thrust bearing of a gas turbine back and forth to adjust a tip clearance of a turbine is provided. The clearance adjusting apparatus includes an adjusting plate disposed to move forward from or rearward to a reference surface, a biasing cylinder disposed to selectively move the adjusting plate back and forth, a stopper disposed to be moved toward the adjusting plate after being moved forward to prevent a rearward movement of the adjusting plate, a position sensor disposed to measure a distance from the reference surface to the adjusting plate, and a controller configured to receive information about measurements from the position sensor and control an operation of the stopper and the biasing cylinder based on the received information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Inventor: Yeong Chun Kim
  • Patent number: 11242765
    Abstract: A clearance adjusting apparatus disposed in front of a compressor of a gas turbine to axially move a compressor disk back and forth to adjust a tip clearance formed between a compressor blade and a compressor casing is provided. The clearance adjusting apparatus includes a hollow fastening part disposed in front of the compressor casing, a shaft disposed in the fastening part and coupled to a front side of the compressor disk, an adjusting part disposed between the fastening part and the shaft to axially move the shaft back and forth to adjust the tip clearance, and a biasing part disposed on the fastening part to bias the adjusting part back and forth to adjust a position of the adjusting part and the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Inventor: Yeong Chun Kim
  • Publication number: 20210254509
    Abstract: A power transmission apparatus for transmitting power generated by a power generation apparatus to a generator and a power generation system including the same are provided. The power transmission apparatus for transmitting power generated by the power generation apparatus to the generator may include a first disk part connected to one of the power generation apparatus and the generator, a second disk part connected to the other one of the power generation apparatus and the generator and disposed on a rear side of the first disk part, and a connection part configured to connect the first disk part and the second disk part and include a portion that decreases and then increases in diameter along a longitudinal direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Yeong Chun Kim, Sang Sup Han
  • Publication number: 20210246938
    Abstract: Provided are a bearing and a power generation system including the same. The bearing supporting a shaft system of a power generation system in a radial direction includes a pad disposed on an outer side of the shaft system with respect to the radial direction and including a cooling path through which oil flows. In the bearing and the power generation system including the same, the cooling flow path is formed through the pad so that the oil existing between the pad and the shaft system flows into the cooling flow path to cool the pad. Accordingly, the pad is continuously cooled during the operation of the power generation system, and the temperature of the pad is prevented from rising above the threshold value even if friction occurs between the shaft system and the pad.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2020
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventor: Yeong Chun KIM
  • Publication number: 20210040862
    Abstract: A clearance adjusting apparatus to move a thrust bearing of a gas turbine back and forth to adjust a tip clearance of a turbine is provided. The clearance adjusting apparatus includes an adjusting plate disposed to move forward from or rearward to a reference surface, a biasing cylinder disposed to selectively move the adjusting plate back and forth, a stopper disposed to be moved toward the adjusting plate after being moved forward to prevent a rearward movement of the adjusting plate, a position sensor disposed to measure a distance from the reference surface to the adjusting plate, and a controller configured to receive information about measurements from the position sensor and control an operation of the stopper and the biasing cylinder based on the received information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventor: Yeong Chun KIM
  • Publication number: 20210040863
    Abstract: A clearance adjusting apparatus disposed in front of a compressor of a gas turbine to axially move a compressor disk back and forth to adjust a tip clearance formed between a compressor blade and a compressor casing is provided. The clearance adjusting apparatus includes a hollow fastening part disposed in front of the compressor casing, a shaft disposed in the fastening part and coupled to a front side of the compressor disk, an adjusting part disposed between the fastening part and the shaft to axially move the shaft back and forth to adjust the tip clearance, and a biasing part disposed on the fastening part to bias the adjusting part back and forth to adjust a position of the adjusting part and the shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventor: Yeong Chun KIM
  • Patent number: 10718227
    Abstract: A blade tip clearance control apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus includes a rotor, a hydraulic clearance control device, and a cylinder locking device. The rotor includes a thrust collar, a pair of thrust bearings axially supporting the thrust collar, and a plurality of radially extending blades. The hydraulic clearance control device includes a first hydraulic cylinder moving any one of the pair of thrust bearings in a forward axial direction and a second hydraulic cylinder moving the other thrust bearing in the reverse axial direction. The cylinder locking device includes a first locking device restricting a forward moving distance of the first hydraulic cylinder and a second locking device restricting a reverse moving distance of the second hydraulic cylinder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: Doosan Heavy Industries Construction Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Yeong Chun Kim
  • Patent number: 10352192
    Abstract: A gas turbine comprises a strut assembly including an inner ring; an inclined member including a first end connected to the inner ring, a second end positioned opposite the first end, and a flange extending radially inward from the second end; an oil sump mounted to the second end or the flange; a thrust bearing fixed to the oil sump; and a thrust collar extending radially from a rotor, wherein the inclined member has an aperture portion formed therein, the aperture portion is positioned in an upper portion of a region between the thrust bearing and a journal bearing, and the aperture portion has a width and a circumferential length greater than at least the journal bearing. The gas turbine has the feature that the journal bearing is easily withdrawn and the total weight of the gas turbine is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: Doosan Heavy Industries Contruction Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Yeong Chun Kim, Jeong Min Kim
  • Publication number: 20190195081
    Abstract: A blade tip clearance control apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus includes a rotor, a hydraulic clearance control device, and a cylinder locking device. The rotor includes a thrust collar, a pair of thrust bearings axially supporting the thrust collar, and a plurality of radially extending blades. The hydraulic clearance control device includes a first hydraulic cylinder moving any one of the pair of thrust bearings in a forward axial direction and a second hydraulic cylinder moving the other thrust bearing in the reverse axial direction. The cylinder locking device includes a first locking device restricting a forward moving distance of the first hydraulic cylinder and a second locking device restricting a reverse moving distance of the second hydraulic cylinder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2018
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventor: Yeong Chun KIM
  • Publication number: 20180106164
    Abstract: A gas turbine comprises a strut assembly including an inner ring; an inclined member including a first end connected to the inner ring, a second end positioned opposite the first end, and a flange extending radially inward from the second end; an oil sump mounted to the second end or the flange; a thrust bearing fixed to the oil sump; and a thrust collar extending radially from a rotor, wherein the inclined member has an aperture portion formed therein, the aperture portion is positioned in an upper portion of a region between the thrust bearing and a journal bearing, and the aperture portion has a width and a circumferential length greater than at least the journal bearing. The gas turbine has the feature that the journal bearing is easily withdrawn and the total weight of the gas turbine is reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2017
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Inventors: Yeong Chun Kim, Jeong Min Kim
  • Patent number: 9435323
    Abstract: A pump for supplying a cryogenic liquid coolant in accordance with the present invention includes: a housing having an inlet port for introducing a cryogenic liquid coolant, an outlet port for discharging the cryogenic liquid coolant introduced through the inlet port, and a chamber for connecting the inlet port and the outlet port; an impeller rotatably retained in the housing for introducing the cryogenic liquid coolant through the inlet port and discharging the same through the outlet port; and a vapor exhausting part provided in the housing for exhausting vapor generated from the cryogenic liquid coolant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: DOOSAN HEAVY INDUSTRIES & CONSTRUCTION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Je Heon Jung, Jung Hyun Lee, Woon Sik Kwon, Heui Joo Park, Chi Hwan Lee, Yeong Chun Kim
  • Patent number: 8965467
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a superconducting rotating electrical machine and a manufacturing method for a high temperature superconducting film thereof. The superconducting rotating electrical machine includes a stator, and a rotor rotatable with respect to the stator, the rotor having a rotary shaft and a rotor winding. Here, the rotor winding includes tubes disposed on a circumference of the rotary shaft and each forming a passage for a cooling fluid therein, superconducting wires accommodated within the tubes, and a cooling fluid flowing through the inside of the tubes. This configuration may allow for direct heat exchange between the superconducting wires and a refrigerant, resulting in improvement of heat exchange efficiencies of the superconducting wires.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yeong Chun Kim, Jin Hong Joo, Tae Sun Moon, Heui Joo Park, Woon Sik Kwon, Jung Hyun Lee, Hyo Jung Kim, Jae Deuk Lee, Sung Hwan Lim
  • Patent number: 8841803
    Abstract: A superconducting rotating machine having a cooler for a rotator is provided. The superconducting rotating machine includes a rotator wound with a superconducting coil, a stator enclosing the rotator and separated therefrom by a predetermined gap, the cooler having a cold head directly attached to the rotator and at least one compressor connected with the cold head, and a flexible coupling disposed between the cold head and the compressor and enabling a cryogenic refrigerant to flow therein. The cold head is directly connected to the rotator, and the cold head and the compressor are driven using the flexible coupling, so that it is possible to prevent vibration of the compressor and enhance cooling efficiency by thermally separating the cryogenic cold head from the compressor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jung Hyun Lee, Je Heon Jung, Woon Sik Kwon, Heui Joo Park, Chi Hwan Lee, Yeong Chun Kim
  • Patent number: 8739555
    Abstract: The rotary type ultralow temperature refrigerant supply apparatus includes a refrigerant introduction pipe coupled to the super conductive rotor for supplying a liquid-phase ultralow temperature refrigerant cooled by the refrigeration system to the evaporator, a refrigerant withdrawal pipe disposed spaced apart from the refrigerant introduction pipe for withdrawing a gas-phase ultralow temperature refrigerant obtained through the evaporation of the liquid-phase refrigerant by the evaporator and guiding the withdrawn gas-phase ultralow temperature refrigerant to the refrigeration system, and a vacuum housing fixedly disposed outside the refrigerant introduction pipe and the refrigerant withdrawal pipe, the vacuum housing having a vacuum heat insulation space defined inside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Je heon Jung, Jung hyun Lee, Woon sik Kwon, Heui joo Park, Chi whan Lee, Yeong chun Kim