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US 10,773,605 · App. 16/169,814 · Granted Sep 15, 2020

Method and recharging system for automatically selecting recharging mode

Inventors: So Jin Lee (Gyeonggi-Do, KR); Ji Hwon Kim (Gyeonggi-Do, KR); Chang Min Yang (Gyeonggi-Do, KR)
Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company; Kia Motors Corporation
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Patent No.
US 10,773,605
App. No.
16/169,814
Granted
Sep 15, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for automatically selecting a recharging mode of an electric vehicle includes: identifying a first recharging mode corresponding to a duty cycle of a received pulse width modulation signal, performing a first recharge process corresponding to the identified first recharging mode, identifying a second recharging mode according to the duty cycle of the received pulse width modulation signal when the first recharge process fails; and performing a second recharge process corresponding to the second recharging mode when the second recharging mode is identified.

Claims (12)

1. A method for automatically selecting a recharging mode of a charger, the method comprising:

displaying, by a display unit, a predetermined recharging mode selection image for receiving a selection of a recharging mode;

displaying, by the display unit, a predetermined automatic recharging conversion mode selection image for checking whether a current mode is automatically converted into a second recharging mode when the recharging mode selected via the recharging mode selection image is a first recharging mode;

generating and transmitting, by a communication unit, a first pulse width modulation signal having a duty cycle corresponding to the first recharging mode according to a first control signal of a controller when an automatic recharging conversion is activated via the automatic recharging conversion mode selection image;

generating and transmitting, by the communication unit, a second pulse width modulation signal having a duty cycle corresponding to the second recharging mode according to a second control signal of the controller when a first recharge process corresponding to the first recharging mode fails; and

performing a power line communication with an electric vehicle, wherein an onboard charger of the electric vehicle automatically selects a second recharge process corresponding to the second recharging mode when the first recharge process fails.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first and second pulse width modulation signal are transmitted to the electric vehicle through a control pilot port included in a connector of the charger.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first recharging mode is a quick recharging mode, and the second recharging mode is a slow recharging mode.

4. The method according to claim 3 , wherein the duty cycle corresponding to the first recharging mode is less than the duty cycle corresponding to the second recharging mode.

5. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising generating and transmitting, by the communication unit, a third pulse width modulation signal with a duty cycle of 100% according to a third control signal of the controller upon completing recharging in the first recharging mode or the second recharging mode.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first recharging mode is a slow recharging mode, and the second recharging mode is a quick recharging mode.

7. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the duty cycle corresponding to the first recharging mode is greater than the duty cycle corresponding to the second recharging mode.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 28, 2018
From: LEE, SO JIN; KIM, JI HWON; YANG, CHANG MIN
To: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY; KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 047611/0065 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2015-0148899 · Oct 26, 2015 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 15000823 · Jan 19, 2016
Related Publication 20190061548A1 · Feb 28, 2019
Cited By (2)
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