Patents by Inventor Young-Bo Cho
Young-Bo Cho 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).
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Publication number: 20250042267Abstract: An AC power output device includes a switching component connected to each of a plurality of batteries and configured to turn ON or OFF an electrical connection between a corresponding battery and another battery depending on an operational state, a filter component configured to receive an output voltage from the plurality of batteries, to adjust a polarity of the output voltage from the plurality of batteries according to an operational state, and to output the voltage of the adjusted polarity, and a controller configured to control the operational states of the switching component and the filter component so that the AC power is output from the plurality of batteries.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2024Publication date: February 6, 2025Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventors: Dae-Woo LEE, Young-Bo CHO, Jin-Seok HEO, Kwang-Seob KIM
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Publication number: 20240170821Abstract: A battery pack includes a battery module having at least one battery cell, a pack case configured to accommodate the battery module, and a connection guide unit provided on at least one side of the pack case and configured to be accessible to electrical members of two or more connection types.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2022Publication date: May 23, 2024Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventors: Jong-Chan SHIN, Ki-Youn KIM, JUNG-IL PARK, Young-Bo CHO, Byung-Hyuk CHOI
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Publication number: 20230246293Abstract: An energy storage system includes: a plurality of battery racks including: a plurality of battery modules that are mutually stacked; and a laminar air flow controller provided between the plurality of battery racks or between the plurality of battery modules, and when a thermal runaway situation occurs in at least one battery module among the plurality of battery modules, configured to form a laminar air flow through a predetermined flow between the plurality of battery racks or between the plurality of battery modules.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2021Publication date: August 3, 2023Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventors: Young-Bo CHO, Kwang-Seob KIM
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Patent number: 10593916Abstract: Disclosed is an energy storage system, which includes at least one battery rack including at least one battery pack, a rack housing having an accommodation space for accommodating the at least one battery rack, and a rack door unit mounted to the rack housing to open or close the accommodation space of the rack housing and at least partially made of flexible material.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2017Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.Inventors: Sung-Han Yoon, Tae-Shin Cho, Hyun-Min Lee, Ji-Won Lee, Young-Bo Cho
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Patent number: 10527656Abstract: A battery power table setting method for using battery power efficiently and preventing battery overcharge includes: a first table generation operation for generating a first table by measuring a maximum charging power that prevents an output of a battery from being more than a maximum allowable voltage when the battery having a predetermined SOC value is charged at a predetermined temperature for a predetermined time; a second table generation operation for generating a second table by measuring an SOC value at the time point that the battery reaches the maximum allowable voltage when the battery is charged with a predetermined power value at a predetermined temperature; a third table generation operation for generating a third table by calculating a second maximum charging power according to a predetermined temperature and a predetermined SOC value based on the second table; and a derating table generation operation for generating a derating table.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2017Date of Patent: January 7, 2020Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.Inventors: Hae In Choi, Jung Soo Kang, Young Bo Cho, Gyong Jin Oh, Jong Bum Lee
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Patent number: 10424946Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for efficiently managing a battery system in a situation where a charge or discharge power varies with time. The apparatus for managing a battery system includes a power measuring unit configured to measure the magnitude of a charge power supplied to a battery system or a discharge power output from the battery system, a reference setting unit configured to variably set a power distribution reference according to the measured magnitude of power, and a power distributing unit configured to distribute and supply a charge power to battery units having different outputs and capacities according to the set power distribution reference or allow a discharge power to be distributed and output from battery units having different outputs and capacities according to the set power distribution reference.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2017Date of Patent: September 24, 2019Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.Inventors: Sung-Yul Yoon, Young-Bo Cho
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Patent number: 10018683Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an open circuit voltage estimating apparatus capable of estimating an open circuit voltage even when a battery cell does not have a rest time.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2015Date of Patent: July 10, 2018Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.Inventors: Sung-Yul Yoon, Jeong-Seok Park, Gyong-Jin Oh, Young-Bo Cho
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Publication number: 20180120361Abstract: A battery power table setting method for using battery power efficiently and preventing battery overcharge includes: a first table generation operation for generating a first table by measuring a maximum charging power that prevents an output of a battery from being more than a maximum allowable voltage when the battery having a predetermined SOC value is charged at a predetermined temperature for a predetermined time; a second table generation operation for generating a second table by measuring an SOC value at the time point that the battery reaches the maximum allowable voltage when the battery is charged with a predetermined power value at a predetermined temperature; a third table generation operation for generating a third table by calculating a second maximum charging power according to a predetermined temperature and a predetermined SOC value based on the second table; and a derating table generation operation for generating a derating table.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2017Publication date: May 3, 2018Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.Inventors: Hae In Choi, Jung Soo Kang, Young Bo Cho, Gyong Jin Oh, Jong Bum Lee
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Publication number: 20180123094Abstract: Disclosed is an energy storage system, which includes at least one battery rack including at least one battery pack, a rack housing having an accommodation space for accommodating the at least one battery rack, and a rack door unit mounted to the rack housing to open or close the accommodation space of the rack housing and at least partially made of flexible material.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2017Publication date: May 3, 2018Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.Inventors: Sung-Han Yoon, Tae-Shin Cho, Hyun-Min Lee, Ji-Won Lee, Young-Bo Cho
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Patent number: 9882409Abstract: Provided are system and method for correcting a state-of-charging (SOC) of a battery. The system for correcting the SOC of the battery includes an SOC measuring unit measuring an SOC value of the battery, a storage unit storing preset operation ranges to determine whether charging/discharging of the battery is compensated, a determining unit determining an operation range corresponding to the SOC value of the battery among the preset operation ranges, and an SOC correcting unit adjusting a dead band in charging/discharging directions or charging/discharging power according to the result determined in the determining unit to correct the SOC value of the battery.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2015Date of Patent: January 30, 2018Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.Inventors: Jeong Seok Park, Sung Yul Yoon, Tae Shin Cho, Young Bo Cho
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Publication number: 20170366021Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for efficiently managing a battery system in a situation where a charge or discharge power varies with time. The apparatus for managing a battery system includes a power measuring unit configured to measure the magnitude of a charge power supplied to a battery system or a discharge power output from the battery system, a reference setting unit configured to variably set a power distribution reference according to the measured magnitude of power, and a power distributing unit configured to distribute and supply a charge power to battery units having different outputs and capacities according to the set power distribution reference or allow a discharge power to be distributed and output from battery units having different outputs and capacities according to the set power distribution reference.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2017Publication date: December 21, 2017Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.Inventors: Sung-Yul YOON, Young-Bo CHO
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Patent number: 9774196Abstract: Disclosed are a battery pack protection device and method. The battery pack protection device includes: a sensing unit configured to sense an overcharging state or an overdischarging state of a battery; a plurality of switches installed on a charging path and a discharging path of the battery; a control unit configured to control the plurality of switches so that the battery is both chargeable and dischargeable when the battery is not in the overcharging state or the overdischarging state and control the plurality of switches so that the battery is only dischargeable during overcharging or only chargeable during overdischarging by an output signal of the sensing unit; and a display unit configured to display the charging state or the discharging state of the battery.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2014Date of Patent: September 26, 2017Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.Inventors: Seoung Mun Baek, Young Bo Cho, Gyongjin Oh
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Patent number: 9716397Abstract: The present disclosure discloses an apparatus and method for maintaining a charge amount of a secondary battery. The present disclosure reduces a charge amount or increases a discharge amount when a larger charge amount than a required proper charge amount is charged in the secondary battery. Also, the present disclosure reduces a discharge amount or increases a charge amount when a smaller charge amount than a required proper charge amount is charged in the secondary battery. Through this, a proper charge amount may be maintained.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2014Date of Patent: July 25, 2017Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.Inventors: Young-Bo Cho, Tae-Shin Cho, Seoung-Mun Baek, Dae-Sik Chung
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Publication number: 20170199250Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an open circuit voltage estimating apparatus capable of estimating an open circuit voltage even when a battery cell does not have a rest time.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2015Publication date: July 13, 2017Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.Inventors: Sung-Yul YOON, Jeong-Seok PARK, Gyong-Jin OH, Young-Bo CHO
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Patent number: 9488977Abstract: A power storage system includes n number of slave BMSs for transmitting data associated with an electric characteristic value of battery cells, included in battery modules managed by the slave BMSs, through slave communication networks; m number of master BMSs for primarily processing the data associated with an electric characteristic value of battery cells, transmitted through the slave communication networks, and transmitting the primarily processed data through a master communication network; and a super master BMS for secondarily processing the data transmitted through the master communication network. Since the data transmitted from each slave BMS are processed in a master BMSs, the amount of data loaded on a communication line may decrease. Therefore, even though the capacity of a power storage system increases, rapid data collection and data control may be achieved.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2013Date of Patent: November 8, 2016Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.Inventors: Young-Bo Cho, Jung-Soo Kang, Chan-Min Park, Jong-Min Park
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Publication number: 20160301234Abstract: Provided are system and method for correcting a state-of-charging (SOC) of a battery. The system for correcting the SOC of the battery includes an SOC measuring unit measuring an SOC value of the battery, a storage unit storing preset operation ranges to determine whether charging/discharging of the battery is compensated, a determining unit determining an operation range corresponding to the SOC value of the battery among the preset operation ranges, and an SOC correcting unit adjusting a dead band in charging/discharging directions or charging/discharging power according to the result determined in the determining unit to correct the SOC value of the battery.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2015Publication date: October 13, 2016Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.Inventors: Jeong Seok PARK, Sung Yul YOON, Tae Shin CHO, Young Bo CHO
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Patent number: 9362741Abstract: Disclosed are an apparatus and method for variably controlling the disconnection or connection of switch connections between battery units in a large battery system based on the degree of a sensed dangerous external situation to convert the battery system into a small capacity and low voltage state. The apparatus includes: switches provided to interconnection lines between battery assembly units to electrically connect or disconnect the interconnection lines; a switch control module adapted to apply on/off signals to the switches; and a disconnection control module adapted to control the switch control module based on a sensed dangerous level to vary the position and number of the target switches to be opened or closed and the disconnection intervals. According to the apparatus and method, dangerous external situations of a large battery system can be sensed and the disconnection of physical connections between the battery units can be variably controlled.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2013Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.Inventors: Jung-Soo Kang, Young-Bo Cho
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Patent number: 9350168Abstract: The present disclosure describes a voltage equalization apparatus for equalizing voltages of adjacent power storage unit racks included in a power storage system. The voltage equalization apparatus according to the present disclosure includes a resistor to which a current flowing from a high-voltage unit rack to a low-voltage unit rack is applied; and a circuit breaker for voltage equalization installed on a line through which the current flows.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2013Date of Patent: May 24, 2016Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.Inventors: Young-Bo Cho, Chan-Min Park, Jung-Soo Kang, Jong-Soo Ha
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Publication number: 20160087487Abstract: The present invention relates to a bidirectional power converting apparatus, and more particularly, to a bidirectional power converting apparatus that generates AC power or DC power insulated from each other by physically connecting a plurality of ACDC motor generators to charge a battery.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2014Publication date: March 24, 2016Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.Inventors: Seoung Mun BAEK, Jung Soo KANG, Young Bo CHO
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Patent number: 9246200Abstract: Disclosed is a battery module receiving apparatus of a rectangular parallelepiped shape having an inner space with the open front and rear, in which a plurality of battery cell insertion slots are formed at corresponding locations on the upper plate and the lower plate constituting the inner space to erectly insert a plurality of battery cells, and a plurality of heat transfer plate insertion slots are formed adjacent to a plurality of the battery cell insertion slots to erectly insert a plurality of heat transfer plates. A battery pack and a stack-type power storage system may be implemented by inserting a battery module through the front of the battery module receiving apparatus and a battery module thermostat through the rear of the battery module receiving apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2013Date of Patent: January 26, 2016Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.Inventors: Jung-Soo Kang, Young-Bo Cho