Patents by Inventor Young-jun KO
Young-jun KO 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: 20240145682Abstract: Disclosed herein relates to a positive electrode for a lithium secondary battery, wherein the positive electrode not only has an excellent energy density by containing a ternary compound containing nickel (Ni), cobalt (Co), manganese (Mn), etc. as a positive electrode active material, but also has an advantage of improving safety due to internal short circuit of a secondary battery by including an iron phosphate compound in the outermost part with respect to a positive electrode current collector.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2023Publication date: May 2, 2024Inventors: Young Jun KO, Joo Hwan SUNG
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Publication number: 20240123827Abstract: A high-voltage battery control apparatus includes a plurality of high-voltage battery controllers configured to respectively monitor states of a plurality of high-voltage batteries included in one high-voltage battery pack depending on a predetermined period for monitoring the high-voltage battery pack, wherein the high-voltage battery controllers are configured to transition state of the plurality of high-voltage battery controllers together to an end state when a high-voltage battery controller among the high-voltage battery controllers, which has completed a monitoring operation, first waits until all monitoring operations of the high-voltage battery controllers that have not yet completed monitoring operations are completed and then all the monitoring operations of the high-voltage battery controllers are completed.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2023Publication date: April 18, 2024Inventors: Geon Woo Park, Young Tae Ko, Hyeon Jun Kim, Byung Mo Kang, Jong Seo Yoon
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Patent number: 11915859Abstract: Disclosed is a core for a current transformer, which forms an upper core in a round shape, and is disposed at a position lower than the center of a power line having both ends of the upper core received, thereby minimizing the stress of a magnetic path, and increases the permeability, thereby enhancing the magnetic induction efficiency. The disclosed core for the current transformer includes an upper core curved in a semi-circular shape to have a receiving groove formed therein, and having both ends extended downwards to be disposed to be spaced apart from each other and a lower core disposed on the lower portion of the upper core, and having both ends extended upwards to be disposed to face both ends of the upper core.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2017Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: AMOSENSE CO., LTDInventors: Cheol-Seung Han, Won-San Na, Jin-Pyo Park, Young-Joon Kim, Jae-Jun Ko
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Patent number: 11870292Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus and method for controlling power of a parallel multi pack system. The power control apparatus includes first to nth sensor units measuring operation characteristic values of first to nth battery packs connected in parallel; a power management unit controlling a power consumed in a load or a power provided by a charging device; and a multi pack management unit that: determines a pack resistance of each of the battery packs based on the operation characteristic value of each battery pack received from the sensor units, determines a minimum available power among available powers respectively corresponding to the pack resistances of the battery packs, determines a total power of the parallel multi pack system so the pack power of a battery pack having a lowest pack resistance becomes identical to the minimum available power, and transmit the determined total power to the power management unit.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2020Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventors: Young-Jun Ko, Cheol-Taek Kim, Sang-Jin Lee
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Patent number: 11841813Abstract: A system and method for efficient communication bus arbitration in a communication protocol are provided. The system and method for efficient communication bus arbitration are a system and method for slave communication bus arbitration in multi-drop communication, and provide efficient and fast communication speed by improving the packet structure in a manner in which a slave controller sequentially responds to a query of a master controller.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2022Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: ROBOTIS CO., LTD.Inventors: Young Jun Ko, Soo Kyung Son, Dae Sung Choi, Hee Il Kim, Byoung Soo Kim, In Yong Ha
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Publication number: 20230264596Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus and method for controlling power of a parallel multi pack module. The apparatus determines a minimum available power of first to nth battery packs based on operation characteristic values of the first to nth battery packs, determines a total power of the parallel multi pack module from the minimum available power and a ratio of a summed current value to a maximum current value among the measured current values of the first to nth battery packs, and transmits the determined total power of the parallel multi pack module to the power management unit, and the power management unit controls the power consumed in a load or the power provided to the parallel multi pack module by a charging device so as not to exceed the total power of the parallel multi pack module.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2021Publication date: August 24, 2023Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventor: Young-Jun KO
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Publication number: 20230261340Abstract: A battery includes an electrode assembly. The electrode assembly includes a first electrode including a first portion and a first tab extending from the first portion, a separator stacked on the first electrode, and a second electrode comprising a second portion and a second tab extending from the second portion stacked on the separator. The battery further includes a current collector assembly including a plate, a first current collector coupled to a proximal end of the plate including a first part and a second part opposite the first part, and a second current collector coupled to a distal end of the plate including a third part and a fourth part opposite the third part. The battery may further include a housing coupled to the plate. The first part and the second part of the first current collector may be configured to move in opposite directions.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2023Publication date: August 17, 2023Inventors: Young Jun KO, Joo Hwan Sung, Kyung Hwan Jung
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Publication number: 20230253689Abstract: A secondary battery including a positive electrode terminal and a negative electrode terminal disposed apart from each other on an upper surface of a battery case, and a terminal structure including a terminal body part and a terminal extension part, where the terminal body part surrounds the positive electrode terminal or the negative electrode terminal such that the positive electrode terminal or the negative electrode terminal is not exposed and is coupled to the upper surface of the battery case and one or more surfaces connected to the upper surface, and the terminal extension part is electrically connected to the positive electrode terminal or the negative electrode terminal and is exposed at any one surface of the terminal body excluding an upper surface thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2023Publication date: August 10, 2023Inventors: Young Jun Ko, Joo Hwan Sung, Kyung Hwan Jung
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Publication number: 20220261368Abstract: A system and method for efficient communication bus arbitration in a communication protocol are provided. The system and method for efficient communication bus arbitration are a system and method for slave communication bus arbitration in multi-drop communication, and provide efficient and fast communication speed by improving the packet structure in a manner in which a slave controller sequentially responds to a query of a master controller.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2022Publication date: August 18, 2022Applicant: ROBOTIS CO., LTD.Inventors: Young Jun KO, Soo Kyung SON, Dae Sung CHOI, Hee Il KIM, Byoung Soo KIM, In Yong HA
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Publication number: 20220224138Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus and method for controlling power of a parallel multi pack system. The power control apparatus includes first to nth sensor units measuring operation characteristic values of first to nth battery packs connected in parallel; a power management unit controlling a power consumed in a load or a power provided by a charging device; and a multi pack management unit that: determines a pack resistance of each of the battery packs based on the operation characteristic value of each battery pack received from the sensor units, determines a minimum available power among available powers respectively corresponding to the pack resistances of the battery packs, determines a total power of the parallel multi pack system so the pack power of a battery pack having a lowest pack resistance becomes identical to the minimum available power, and transmit the determined total power to the power management unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2020Publication date: July 14, 2022Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTDInventors: Young-Jun KO, Cheol-Taek KIM, Sang-Jin LEE
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Publication number: 20190165226Abstract: An embodiment provides a semiconductor element package which comprises: a semiconductor element comprising a first electrode pad and a second electrode pad, arranged on one surface thereof; a reflective member disposed on a side surface of the semiconductor element and having a sloping surface; a light-transmitting layer disposed on the sloping surface of the reflective member; and a wavelength conversion member disposed on the semiconductor element and the light-transmitting layer, wherein the sloping surface of the reflective member slopes such that the distance from the side surface of the semiconductor element increases along first direction, the first direction is a direction from one surface of the semiconductor element toward the other surface thereof, and, as the distance from the side surface of the semiconductor element increases, the thickness of the light-transmitting layer decreases and the thickness of the reflective member increases.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2017Publication date: May 30, 2019Inventors: Kyoung Un KIM, Young Jun KO, In Hyun CHO
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Patent number: 9911958Abstract: Disclosed is a separator containing a porous polymer substrate and an inorganic particle layer formed on at least one surface of the porous polymer substrate, and the separator has increased insolubility for an electrolyte and enhanced dimensional stability at high temperatures, therefore, short circuit between a cathode and an anode may be suppressed even when an electrochemical device is overheated, and high temperature cycle characteristics of the electrochemical device are enhanced. In addition, discharge characteristics are improved due to an ion conductance enhancement, since the impregnation of the separator for the electrolyte increases.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2013Date of Patent: March 6, 2018Assignee: Research & Business Foundation Sungkyunkwan UniversityInventors: Jin Hwan Kim, Young Jun Ko, Hyuk Yoo
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Patent number: 9726620Abstract: Disclosed is a computed tomography (CT) system which includes a rotatable collimator. The CT system includes a gantry. The gantry includes an X-ray source that generates X-rays, a collimator that is provided inside the X-ray source to be rotatable and that limits an irradiation area of the X-rays generated by the X-ray source, and an X-ray detector that is provided at a side portion of the X-ray source.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2014Date of Patent: August 8, 2017Assignees: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION, YONSEI UNIVERSITYInventors: Jong-duk Baek, Chang-woo Lee, Jae-sung Lee, Young-jun Ko
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Publication number: 20150037652Abstract: Disclosed is a separator containing a porous polymer substrate and an inorganic particle layer formed on at least one surface of the porous polymer substrate, and the separator has increased insolubility for an electrolyte and enhanced dimensional stability at high temperatures, therefore, short circuit between a cathode and an anode may be suppressed even when an electrochemical device is overheated, and high temperature cycle characteristics of the electrochemical device are enhanced. In addition, discharge characteristics are improved due to an ion conductance enhancement, since the impregnation of the separator for the electrolyte increases.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2013Publication date: February 5, 2015Applicant: RESEARCH & BUSINESS FOUNDATION SUNGKYUNKWAN UNIVERSITYInventors: Jin Hwan Kim, Young Jun Ko, Hyuk Yoo
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Publication number: 20150016587Abstract: Disclosed is a computed tomography (CT) system which includes a rotatable collimator. The CT system includes a gantry. The gantry includes an X-ray source that generates X-rays, a collimator that is provided inside the X-ray source to be rotatable and that limits an irradiation area of the X-rays generated by the X-ray source, and an X-ray detector that is provided at a side portion of the X-ray source.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2014Publication date: January 15, 2015Applicants: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION, YONSEI UNIVERSITYInventors: Jong-duk BAEK, Chang-woo LEE, Jae-sung LEE, Young-jun KO