Patents by Inventor Yoo-Sun Kang

Yoo-Sun Kang 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: 11973189
    Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte for a lithium secondary battery and a lithium secondary battery including the same are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a non-aqueous electrolyte for a lithium secondary battery includes an organic solvent, a lithium salt, and a compound represented by Formula 1. In some embodiments, the compound represented by Formula 1 is present in an amount of 0.5 part by weight to 5 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the non-aqueous electrolyte.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jeong Woo Oh, Chul Haeng Lee, Yoo Sun Kang
  • Patent number: 11955609
    Abstract: A method of activating a secondary battery includes an operation of deriving a reduction reaction voltage according to an electrolyte additive, a pre-charging operation of pre-charging the secondary battery into which an electrolyte containing the electrolyte additive is injected, and a pre-aging operation of wetting an electrode assembly accommodated in the secondary battery with the injected electrolyte and aging the electrode assembly. A charging termination voltage in the pre-charging operation is less than the reduction reaction voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Jung Hoon Lee, Chul Haeng Lee, Yoo Sun Kang, Sol Ji Park, Jae Won Lee
  • Publication number: 20240047748
    Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte solution for a lithium secondary battery includes a compound represented by Formula 1 as follows, a lithium salt, and an organic solvent; and a lithium secondary battery including the same: wherein R1 to R3, L1 and A? are described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2022
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Sol Ji Park, Jung Hoon Lee, Chul Haeng Lee, Yoo Sun Kang, Jae Won Lee
  • Publication number: 20230395882
    Abstract: A method of activating a secondary battery includes an operation of deriving a reduction reaction voltage according to an electrolyte additive, a pre-charging operation of pre-charging the secondary battery into which an electrolyte containing the electrolyte additive is injected, and a pre-aging operation of wetting an electrode assembly accommodated in the secondary battery with the injected electrolyte and aging the electrode assembly. A charging termination voltage in the pre-charging operation is less than the reduction reaction voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2022
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Jung Hoon LEE, Chul Haeng LEE, Yoo Sun KANG, Sol Ji PARK, Jae Won LEE
  • Publication number: 20230352735
    Abstract: The present disclosure related to a non-aqueous electrolyte solution for a lithium secondary battery, the non-aqueous electrolyte solution comprising: a lithium salt; an organic solvent; and a first additive, wherein the first additive is one or two of compounds represented by following chemical formula 1a and chemical formula 1b:
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2021
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoo Sun Kang, Jeong Woo Oh, Chul Haeng Lee
  • Patent number: 11799132
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a non-aqueous electrolyte solution for a lithium secondary battery and a lithium secondary battery including the same, and particularly, to a non-aqueous electrolyte solution for a lithium secondary battery which includes a fluorine-containing compound capable of forming a stable film on the surface of an electrode as an additive, and a lithium secondary battery including the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Inventors: Sung Hoon Yu, Yoo Sun Kang
  • Patent number: 11682794
    Abstract: An additive, a non-aqueous electrolyte for a lithium secondary battery including the same, and a lithium secondary battery including the same are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, an additive includes at least one compound selected from the group consisting of the compounds represented by Formula 1 and Formula 2. In some embodiments, a non-aqueous electrolyte includes a lithium salt, an organic solvent, and an additive including at least one compound selected from the group consisting of the compounds represented by Formula 1 and Formula 2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Inventors: Sung Hoon Yu, Chul Haeng Lee, Yoo Sun Kang
  • Publication number: 20230121761
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a lithium secondary battery including: a non-aqueous electrolyte including a lithium salt, an organic solvent, a first additive represented by Chemical Formula 1 and a second additive represented by Chemical Formula 2; a positive electrode including a positive electrode active material including a lithium composite transition metal oxide having a nickel content of 70 mol % or more among a total transition metal content; a negative electrode including an negative electrode active material; and a separator interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae Won Lee, Jung Hoon Lee, Chul Haeng Lee, Yoo Sun Kang, Sol Ji Park
  • Publication number: 20230006251
    Abstract: An electrolyte solution additive, an electrolyte solution including the same, and a lithium secondary battery including the same are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, an electrolyte solution additive includes a compound represented by Formula 1: Wherein X is oxygen (O) or sulfur (S), and R is a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms or N(R1)2, wherein R1 is hydrogen or a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms. The additive has an excellent effect of scavenging a decomposition product generated from a lithium salt and simultaneously forming a robust film on a surface of a positive electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2021
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jeong Woo Oh, Yoo Sun Kang, Chul Haeng Lee
  • Publication number: 20220021029
    Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte for a lithium secondary battery and a lithium secondary battery including the same are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a non-aqueous electrolyte for a lithium secondary battery includes an organic solvent, a lithium salt, and a compound represented by Formula 1. In some embodiments, the compound represented by Formula 1 is present in an amount of 0.5 part by weight to 5 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the non-aqueous electrolyte.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jeong Woo Oh, Chul Haeng Lee, Yoo Sun Kang
  • Publication number: 20210399345
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a non-aqueous electrolyte solution for a lithium secondary battery and a lithium secondary battery including the same, and particularly, to a non-aqueous electrolyte solution for a lithium secondary battery which includes a fluorine-containing compound capable of forming a stable film on the surface of an electrode as an additive, and a lithium secondary battery including the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2021
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung Hoon Yu, Yoo Sun Kang
  • Patent number: 11139506
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a non-aqueous electrolyte solution for a lithium secondary battery and a lithium secondary battery including the same, and particularly, to a non-aqueous electrolyte solution for a lithium secondary battery which includes a fluorine-containing compound capable of forming a stable film on the surface of an electrode as an additive, and a lithium secondary battery including the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Inventors: Sung Hoon Yu, Yoo Sun Kang
  • Patent number: 11121404
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a gel polymer electrolyte including an imide salt, and a lithium secondary battery including the same and having a protective film formed on a cathode tab. Disclosed are a gel polymer electrolyte that allows the production of a secondary battery having excellent quality with no corrosion of a cathode, while using, as an electrolyte, an imide-based salt effective for improvement of output quality and high-temperature storability, as well as a secondary battery including the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Inventors: Sung Hoon Yu, Kyung Mi Lee, Yoo Sun Kang, Jung Hoon Lee, Doo Kyung Yang
  • Patent number: 10923768
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an additive for a non-aqueous electrolyte solution, which may suppress the generation of metallic foreign matter causing a side effect in a battery while forming a stable film on the surface of an electrode, a non-aqueous electrolyte solution for a lithium secondary battery which includes the additive, and a lithium secondary battery including the non-aqueous electrolyte solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Inventors: Sung Hoon Yu, Kyung Mi Lee, Shul Kee Kim, Hyun Yeong Lee, Yoo Sun Kang
  • Patent number: 10862166
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a non-aqueous electrolyte solution for a lithium secondary battery, which includes a compound capable of suppressing an electrolyte solution side reaction in a high-temperature and high-voltage environment, and a lithium secondary battery in which cycle characteristics and stability are improved even during high-temperature and high-voltage charging by including the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Inventors: Sung Hoon Yu, Kyung Mi Lee, Shul Kee Kim, Hyun Yeong Lee, Yoo Sun Kang
  • Patent number: 10826063
    Abstract: The present invention may improve the lifetime characteristics of a lithium secondary battery, and particularly, may provide a non-aqueous electrolyte solution or cathode including a phosphate-based compound which may exhibit stable and excellent lifetime characteristics at high temperature and high voltage regardless of the moisture content or the presence of a pressing process of the electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung Hoon Yu, Kyung Mi Lee, Doo Kyung Yang, Yoo Sun Kang, Jung Hoon Lee
  • Patent number: 10673045
    Abstract: The present disclosure refers to a secondary battery which comprises a high-voltage cathode active material and a separator whose pores are not obstructed even though being used together with the high-voltage cathode active material, thereby preventing the obstruction of pores in the separator and the formation of a dendrite in the anode and eventually providing good battery life performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignees: LG Chem, Ltd., TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Sung-Hoon Yu, Jung-Don Suk, Seok-Koo Kim, Doo-Kyung Yang, Yoo-Sun Kang, Kyung-Mi Lee, Jin-Hyun Park
  • Publication number: 20200058960
    Abstract: An additive, a non-aqueous electrolyte for a lithium secondary battery including the same, and a lithium secondary battery including the same are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, an additive includes at least one compound selected from the group consisting of the compounds represented by Formula 1 and Formula 2. In some embodiments, a non-aqueous electrolyte includes a lithium salt, an organic solvent, and an additive including at least one compound selected from the group consisting of the compounds represented by Formula 1 and Formula 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung Hoon Yu, Chul Haeng Lee, Yoo Sun Kang
  • Patent number: 10541445
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an additive for a non-aqueous electrolyte solution including a compound represented by Formula 1 below, a non-aqueous electrolyte solution for a lithium secondary battery including the same, and a lithium secondary battery including the non-aqueous electrolyte solution. NC—(R)n—CN??[Formula 1] (in Formula 1, R is a cycloalkylene group having 3 to 6 carbon atoms in which at least one cyano group (—CN) is substituted or unsubstituted, a haloalkylene group having 2 to 5 carbon atoms in which at least one cyano group (—CN) is substituted or unsubstituted, or an alkylene group having 2 to 5 carbon atoms in which at least one cyano group (—CN) is substituted, and n is an integer of 1 to 5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung Hoon Yu, Yoo Sun Kang, Kyung Mi Lee
  • Publication number: 20190348713
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a non-aqueous electrolyte solution for a lithium secondary battery, which includes a compound capable of suppressing an electrolyte solution side reaction in a high-temperature and high-voltage environment, and a lithium secondary battery in which cycle characteristics and stability are improved even during high-temperature and high-voltage charging by including the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung Hoon Yu, Kyung Mi Lee, Shul Kee Kim, Hyun Yeong Lee, Yoo Sun Kang