Electric vehicle and discharging apparatus thereof
A discharging apparatus for an electric vehicle and an electric vehicle are provided. The discharging apparatus comprises: an AC charging interface; a charging connection device, configured to transmit an AC output from the AC charging interface to another electric vehicle; an instrument, configured to send a discharging preparation instruction; a controller, configured to detect whether the charging connection device is connected with the AC charging interface, and if yes, to emit a PWM wave and to switch to an external discharging mode; a battery manager, configured to control an external discharging circuit in a high-voltage distribution box of the electric vehicle to be connected after the controller switches to the external discharging mode; a power battery, configured to provide a DC via the external discharging circuit.
1. A discharging apparatus for an electric vehicle, comprising:
an AC charging interface;
a charging connection device, having a first terminal connected with the AC charging interface of the electric vehicle and a second terminal connected with another electric vehicle, and configured to transmit an AC output from the AC charging interface to the another electric vehicle;
an instrument, configured to send a discharging preparation instruction after receiving a trigger signal;
a controller, configured to communicate with the instrument and to detect whether the charging connection device is connected with the AC charging interface after receiving the discharging preparation instruction, and if yes, to emit a PWM wave and to switch to an external discharging mode;
a battery manager, configured to communicate with the controller and to control an external discharging circuit in a high-voltage distribution box of the electric vehicle after the controller switches to the external discharging mode;
a power battery, connected with the high-voltage distribution box and configured to provide a DC via the external discharging circuit in the high-voltage distribution box,
wherein the controller is configured to detect whether the other electric vehicle is fully charged, and if no, the controller converts the DC provided by the external discharging circuit into the AC and to output the AC to the AC charging interface so as to discharge to the other electric vehicle;
the controller is further configured to detect whether the electric vehicle is currently in a P gear after it is determined that the charging connection device is connected with the AC charging interface, and if yes, the controller switches to the external discharging mode; and
the instrument is further configured to, when the electric vehicle is in the P gear, activate a discharging setting interface through a panel of the instrument, and to send the discharging preparation instruction to the controller after power consumption equipment of the external discharging mode is set to an electric vehicle, among a plurality of external discharging equipment types, via the discharging setting interface.
2. The discharging apparatus for an electric vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the instrument and the controller communicate via a CAN bus of a local area network of the controller, and the controller and the battery manager communicate via the CAN bus.
3. The discharging apparatus for an electric vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the charging connection device comprises:
a first charging gun, located at the first terminal of the charging connection device and connected with the AC charging interface of the electric vehicle;
a second charging gun, located at the second terminal of the charging connection device and connected with an AC charging interface of the other electric vehicle.
4. The discharging apparatus for an electric vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein after it is determined that the charging connection device is connected with the AC charging interface, the controller emits the PWM wave via a CP pin.
5. The discharging apparatus for an electric vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to determine whether an electric vehicle is fully charged by detecting a voltage of a CP pin, and if the voltage of the CP pin reaches a predetermined voltage, it is determined that the other electric vehicle has been fully charged.
6. The discharging apparatus for an electric vehicle according to claim 5 , wherein the predetermined voltage is 6V.
7. The discharging apparatus for an electric vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to detect in real-time whether an internal circuit of the controller has a fault and to detect in real-time whether the other electric vehicle has a fault during discharging.
8. The discharging apparatus for an electric vehicle according to claim 7 , wherein the controller is further configured to stop outputting the AC if it is determined that the internal circuit has a fault and/or the other electric vehicle has a fault.
9. The discharging apparatus for an electric vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the battery manager is further configured to detect in real-time a current electric quantity of the power battery and to detect in real-time whether the power battery has a fault, if it is determined the power battery has a fault, the battery manager sends a battery fault instruction to the controller, and the controller stops outputting the AC after receiving the battery fault instruction.
10. The discharging apparatus for an electric vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to stop outputting the AC after receiving a discharging finish instruction from the instrument.
11. The discharging apparatus for an electric vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to detect a current discharging current in real-time.
12. The discharging apparatus for an electric vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to stop outputting the AC, if it is determined that the charging connection device is disconnected with the AC charging interface or when the other electric vehicle is fully charged.
13. The discharging apparatus for an electric vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to detect whether an electric quantity of the electric vehicle is greater than a predetermined value, and if yes, it is determined to allow the electric vehicle to externally discharge.
14. An electric vehicle, comprising a discharging apparatus for an electric vehicle, the discharging apparatus for an electric vehicle comprising:
an AC charging interface;
a charging connection device, having a first terminal connected with the AC charging interface of the electric vehicle and a second terminal connected with another electric vehicle, and configured to transmit an AC output from the AC charging interface to the other electric vehicle;
an instrument, configured to send a discharging preparation instruction after receiving a trigger signal;
a controller, configured to communicate with the instrument and to detect whether the charging connection device is connected with the AC charging interface after receiving the discharging preparation instruction, and if yes, to emit a PWM wave and to switch to an external discharging mode;
a battery manager, configured to communicate with the controller and to control an external discharging circuit in a high-voltage distribution box of the electric vehicle to be connected after the controller switches to the external discharging mode;
a power battery, connected with the high-voltage distribution box and configured to provide a DC via the external discharging circuit in the high-voltage distribution box,
wherein the controller is configured to detect whether the other electric vehicle is fully charged, and if no, the controller converts the DC provided by the external discharging circuit into the AC and to output the AC to the AC charging interface so as to discharge to the other electric vehicle;
the controller is further configured to detect whether the electric vehicle is currently in a P gear after it is determined that the charging connection device is connected with the AC charging interface, and if yes, the controller switches to the external discharging mode; and
the instrument is further configured to, when the electric vehicle is in the P gear, activate a discharging setting interface through a panel of the instrument, and to send the discharging preparation instruction to the controller after power consumption equipment of the external discharging mode is set to an electric vehicle, among a plurality of external discharging equipment types, via the discharging setting interface.
15. The electric vehicle according to claim 14 , wherein after it is determined that the charging connection device is connected with the AC charging interface, the controller emits the PWM wave via a CP pin.
16. The electric vehicle according to claim 14 , wherein the controller is configured to determine whether the other electric vehicle is fully charged by detecting a voltage of a CP pin, and if the voltage of the CP pin reaches a predetermined voltage, it is determined that the other electric vehicle has been fully charged.
17. The electric vehicle according to claim 14 , wherein the controller is further configured to detect in real-time whether an internal circuit of the controller has a fault and to detect in real-time whether the other electric vehicle has a fault during discharging.
18. The electric vehicle according to claim 17 , wherein the controller is further configured to stop outputting the AC if it is determined that the internal circuit has a fault and/or the other electric vehicle has a fault.
19. The discharging apparatus for an electric vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the instrument is further configured to display a prompt for connecting to the discharging equipment of the other electric vehicle.
20. The discharging apparatus for an electric vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the instrument is further configured to display discharging information including a current time, a current date, a connecting state, a current electric quality, a discharging current, and the power consumption equipment.