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US 11,870,357 · App. 17/050,166 · Granted Jan 9, 2024

Dc-dc converter, on-board charger, and electric vehicle

Inventor: Xiaobin Zhang (Shenzhen, CN)
Assignee: BYD COMPANY LIMITED
H02M3/33584G01R15/18G01R19/25H02J7/007H02M1/42H02M3/33592H02J2207/20H02M1/0009
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Patent No.
US 11,870,357
App. No.
17/050,166
Granted
Jan 9, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A DC-DC converter, an on-board charger, and an electric vehicle are disclosed. The DC-DC converter includes: a first adjustment module, a resonance module, a second adjustment module, a current detection module, and a controller. The current detection module is configured to detect a current signal of the resonance module; and the controller is configured to control the first adjustment module and the second adjustment module to reduce an output power when the current signal is greater than a current threshold. By directly detecting the current signal of the resonance module, a high precision and a faster response are achieved.

Claims (22)

1. A DC-DC converter, comprising:

a first adjustment module, a resonance module, a second adjustment module, a current detection module and a controller, wherein:

the first adjustment module is configured to: adjust frequency of an input signal of the DC-DC converter when a battery module of a vehicle is charged by an external power supply, and rectify an output signal of the resonance module when the battery module is discharged by the external power supply;

the resonance module is configured to: resonate an output signal of the first adjustment module when the battery module of the vehicle is charged by the external power supply, and resonate an output signal of the second adjustment module when the battery module is discharged by the external power supply;

the second adjustment module is configured to: adjust frequency of an output signal of the battery module when the battery module of the vehicle is discharged by the external power supply, and rectify the output signal of the resonance module when the battery module is charged by the external power supply;

the current detection module is configured to detect a current signal of the resonance module; and

the controller, separately connected to a control end of the first adjustment module and a control end of the second adjustment module, is configured to control the first adjustment module and the second adjustment module when the current signal is greater than a current threshold, to reduce an output power.

2. The DC-DC converter according to claim 1 , wherein the resonance module comprises N primary LC circuits, an N-phase voltage transformation unit, and N secondary LC circuits, and N is a positive integer greater than 1.

3. The DC-DC converter according to claim 1 , wherein:

the resonance module comprises three primary LC circuits, a three-phase voltage transformation unit, and three secondary LC circuits;

when the DC-DC converter charges the battery module, the three primary LC circuits and the three-phase voltage transformation unit are configured to resonate the output signal of the first adjustment module to generate a high-frequency current; and

when the DC-DC converter discharges the battery module, the three secondary LC circuits and the three-phase voltage transformation unit are configured to resonate the output signal of the second adjustment module to generate a high-frequency current.

4. The DC-DC converter according to claim 3 , wherein:

the first adjustment module comprises a first three-phase bridge circuit;

the second adjustment module comprises a second three-phase bridge circuit;

one end of each primary LC circuit is connected to a phase line connection point of a corresponding phase bridge arm in the first three-phase bridge circuit;

dotted terminals of primary coils of the three-phase voltage transformation unit are separately connected to the other ends of the corresponding primary LC circuits;

undotted terminals of the primary coils of the three-phase voltage transformation unit are connected together;

dotted terminals of secondary coils of the three-phase voltage transformation unit are separately connected to one ends of the corresponding secondary LC circuits;

undotted terminals of the secondary coils of the three-phase voltage transformation unit are connected together;

a phase line connection point of each phase bridge arm of the second three-phase bridge circuit is connected to the other end of a corresponding secondary LC circuit; and

the controller is separately connected to a control end of a switch tube of the first three-phase bridge circuit and a control end of a switch tube of the second three-phase bridge circuit.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 23, 2020
From: ZHANG, XIAOBIN
To: BYD COMPANY LIMITED
Reel/Frame 054151/0412 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201810385200.1 · Apr 26, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20210099097A1 · Apr 1, 2021
Cited By (1)
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