Method and apparatus for protecting parts in case of overvoltage and undervoltage
An embodiment circuit includes a load circuit including a first insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT), a second IGBT, and a component, a first end of the component being connected to the first IGBT and a second end of the component being connected to the second IGBT, a first circuit including a first capacitor and a relay switch which are connected in series, and a second circuit including a second capacitor and a third capacitor, wherein the second capacitor and the third capacitor are connected in series, wherein the load circuit, the first circuit, and the second circuit are connected in parallel, and wherein the relay switch is open or closed based on a magnitude of an output voltage of the component.
1 . A circuit comprising:
a load circuit comprising a first insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT), a second IGBT, and a component, a first end of the component being connected to the first IGBT and a second end of the component being connected to the second IGBT;
a first circuit comprising a first capacitor and a relay switch which are connected in series; and
a second circuit comprising a second capacitor and a third capacitor,
wherein the second capacitor and the third capacitor are connected in series,
wherein the load circuit, the first circuit, and the second circuit are connected in parallel, and
wherein the relay switch is open or closed based on a magnitude of an output voltage of the component.
2 . The circuit of claim 1 , wherein in a case in which the output voltage of the component is greater than a first target voltage and is in an overvoltage peak section, the relay switch is opened.
3 . The circuit of claim 2 , wherein in a case in which the output voltage of the component is less than a value obtained by subtracting a hysteresis voltage from the first target voltage, the output voltage of the component is not in the overvoltage peak section.
4 . The circuit of claim 2 , wherein the first target voltage is a preset value greater than a rated voltage.
5 . The circuit of claim 1 , wherein in a state in which the output voltage of the component is less than a second target voltage and is in an undervoltage peak section, the relay switch is closed.
6 . The circuit of claim 5 , wherein in a state in which the output voltage of the component is greater than a value obtained by adding a hysteresis voltage to the second target voltage, the output voltage of the component is not in the undervoltage peak section.
7 . The circuit of claim 5 , wherein the second target voltage is a preset value less than a rated voltage.
8 . The circuit of claim 1 , wherein the relay switch is open or closed based on an area in consideration of a time and the magnitude of the output voltage of the component.
9 . The circuit of claim 1 , wherein the component comprises a high voltage component.
10 . A method performed by a vehicle controller, the method comprising:
monitoring a plurality of devices in a vehicle; and
controlling a relay switch based on a magnitude of an output voltage of a component in the vehicle and the plurality of devices,
wherein the relay switch is opened or closed based on the magnitude of the output voltage of the component,
wherein the component and the relay switch are connected in parallel, and
wherein controlling the relay switch comprises closing the relay switch in response to a determination that the output voltage of the component is less than a second target voltage and is in an undervoltage peak section.
11 . The method of claim 10 , wherein controlling the relay switch comprises opening the relay switch in response to a determination that the output voltage of the component is greater than a first target voltage and is in an overvoltage peak section.
12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein in a case in which the output voltage of the component is less than a value obtained by subtracting a hysteresis voltage from the first target voltage, the output voltage of the component is not in the overvoltage peak section.
13 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the first target voltage is a preset value greater than a rated voltage.
14 . The method of claim 10 , wherein, in a case in which the output voltage of the component is greater than a value obtained by adding a hysteresis voltage to the second target voltage, the output voltage of the component is not in the undervoltage peak section.
15 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the second target voltage is a preset value less than a rated voltage.
16 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the relay switch is open or closed based on an area in consideration of a time and the magnitude of the output voltage of the component.
17 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the component comprises a high voltage component.
18 . The method of claim 10 ,
wherein the vehicle controller comprises a trained learning model, and
wherein the method further comprises transmitting, by the trained learning model of the vehicle controller, a relay control signal that is configured to control the relay switch via a load controller.
19 . A method performed by a vehicle controller, the method comprising:
monitoring a plurality of devices in a vehicle, wherein the plurality of devices comprises a pedal and a battery management system (BMS);
predicting a change in an output voltage of a component in the vehicle based on a change in a depth of the pedal; and
controlling a relay switch based on the predicted change in the output voltage of the component and the plurality of devices,
wherein the relay switch is opened or closed based on a magnitude of the output voltage of the component,
wherein the component and the relay switch are connected in parallel,
wherein controlling the relay switch comprises closing the relay switch in response to a determination that the output voltage of the component is less than a second target voltage and is in an undervoltage peak section, and
wherein controlling the relay switch comprises opening the relay switch in response to a determination that the output voltage of the component is greater than a first target voltage and is in an overvoltage peak section.
20 . The method of claim 19 , wherein predicting the change in the output voltage of the component comprises determining that the output voltage of the component will enter the undervoltage peak section based on a delay time between the change in the depth of the pedal and a corresponding change in a speed of the vehicle.