IP Library Granted Patent US 11,279,248
Granted Patent B2
US 11,279,248 · App. 16/496,848 · Granted Mar 22, 2022

Power supply device

Inventor: Yang Hyun Kim (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
B60L53/22B60L50/00B60L50/40B60L50/50B60L50/64B60L53/16B60L53/55B60L53/62H02J7/00H03H7/0115H03H7/06B60L2200/00B60L2270/147
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Patent No.
US 11,279,248
App. No.
16/496,848
Granted
Mar 22, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to a power supply device for supplying power, from a battery provided at an electric vehicle, to various types of components, the power supply device enabling current sensing to be performed so as to confirm that an electric vehicle charging facility and an electric vehicle are connected to each other through a connector, and reducing electro-magnetic interference (EMI) noise. The objective of the power supply device of the present invention is to: provide a stable voltage to electric vehicle application components; and reduce the EMI noise according to battery charging, self-switching of the power supply device and the like.

Claims (47)

1. A power supply device comprising:

a common mode (CM) filter unit having a first capacitor of which one end is connected to a positive (+) terminal of a battery and the other end is connected with a potential earth (PE) ground of an electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) of an electric vehicle; and

a differential mode (DM) filter unit having an inductor and a third capacitor, wherein an end of the third capacitor is connected with the PE ground.

2. The power supply device according to claim 1 , wherein the first capacitor includes a first X capacitor and a second X capacitor, and

wherein the CM filter unit includes a CM core located between the first X capacitor and the second X capacitor.

3. The power supply device according to claim 2 , wherein the common mode filter unit further includes a DC block capacitor of which one end is connected to the positive (+) terminal of the battery and the other end is connected with the PE ground.

4. The power supply device according to claim 2 , wherein the second X capacitor is spaced apart from the converter at an interval of 1 mm to 5 mm.

5. The power supply device according to claim 1 , wherein the common mode filter unit further includes:

a second capacitor of which one end is connected to the other end of the first capacitor and the other end is connected with a chassis ground grounded to a chassis of the electric vehicle.

6. The power supply device according to claim 5 , wherein the first capacitor includes a first X capacitor and a second X capacitor,

wherein the second capacitor includes a first Y capacitor of which one end is connected to one end of the first X capacitor and the other end is connected with the chassis ground and a second Y capacitor of which one end is connected to the other end of the second X capacitor and the other end is connected with the chassis ground, and

wherein the CM filter unit includes: a CM core located between the first X capacitor and the second X capacitor; and an RC filter of which one end is connected to the other end of the first Y capacitor and the other end is connected with the chassis ground.

7. The power supply device according to claim 6 , further comprising:

an RC filter having a resistance and a capacitor to emit noise to the ground.

8. The power supply device according to claim 5 , further comprising:

a second layer having a power line;

a ground layer having a PE ground and a chassis ground;

a first penetration electrode for connecting the PE ground and the second layer with each other;

a second penetration electrode for connecting the chassis ground and the second layer with each other; and

a circuit board having a chassis electrode for connecting the chassis ground and a chassis case with each other, wherein one area of the second layer connected with the PE ground through the first penetration electrode and another area of the second layer connected with the chassis ground are insulated electrically,

wherein the common mode filter unit and the differential mode filter unit are arranged on the second layer.

9. The power supply device according to claim 8 , wherein the ground layer is one layer.

10. The power supply device according to claim 8 , wherein the ground layer includes a third layer having the PE ground and a fourth layer having the chassis ground.

11. The power supply device according to claim 1 , wherein the common mode filter unit goes by the way of a converter and is connected with the DM filter.

12. The power supply device according to claim 11 , wherein the inductor of the differential mode (DM) filter unit is connected to an output terminal of the converter, and the other end of the third capacitor is connected to the inductor.

13. The power supply device according to claim 11 , further comprising:

a second converter connected with the DM filter,

wherein a positive (+) line of an output terminal of the second converter is spaced apart from the chassis ground and/or the PE ground more than 0.3 mm.

14. An electric vehicle communication controller (EVCC) for charging a battery of an electric vehicle comprising:

a connector connected with a charging station of the electric vehicle; and

a power supply circuit for supplying actuating power to the EVCC,

wherein the connector includes:

a power input port;

a control pilot (CP) port for receiving a control pilot signal; and

a potential earth (PE) port connected with a potential earth (PE) ground of the charging station of the electric vehicle,

wherein the power supply circuit includes:

a power input terminal to which an electric signal is applied;

a first filter for removing common mode noise of the electric signal; and

a second filter for removing differential mode noise of the electric signal, and

wherein the first filter is connected with the chassis ground of the electric vehicle, and the second filter is connected with the potential earth (PE) ground.

15. The electric vehicle communication controller (EVCC) according to claim 14 , further comprising:

a converter for converting voltage of an electric signal outputted from the first filter, wherein the electric signal is inputted to the second filter.

16. The electric vehicle communication controller (EVCC) according to claim 15 , wherein the converter includes an input terminal connected with the first filter and an output terminal connected with the second filter,

wherein at least one choke inductor is connected to the output terminal, and

wherein the choke inductor is spaced apart from the PE ground and/or the chassis ground more than 0.3 mm.

17. The electric vehicle communication controller (EVCC) according to claim 16 , wherein the first filter includes a second capacitor of which one end is connected with the PE ground and the other end is connected with the chassis ground.

18. The electric vehicle communication controller (EVCC) according to claim 16 , wherein the first filter further includes an RC filter of which one end is connected with the second capacitor and the other end is connected with the chassis ground.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 24, 2019
From: KIM, YANG HYUN
To: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 050476/0473 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2017-0043031 · Apr 3, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
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