IP Library Granted Patent US 11,407,321
Granted Patent B2
US 11,407,321 · App. 17/115,480 · Granted Aug 9, 2022

Battery system for vehicle and method of operating same

Inventors: Dong Hwi Lim (Yongin-si, KR); Rae Ho Kwak (Seoul, KR); In Jung Won (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: HYUNDAI AUTOEVER CORP.
B60L53/14B60L53/22B60L58/10H02M1/4208H02M3/33561B60L2210/14B60L2210/30B60L2210/40
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Patent No.
US 11,407,321
App. No.
17/115,480
Granted
Aug 9, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A battery system for a vehicle may include: a charging apparatus configured to receive an alternating current power from the outside thereof in a wired/wireless manner; an on-board charger (OBC) configured to convert the alternating current power of the charging apparatus into a direct current power; a micro-control unit (MCU) configured to boost an output voltage of the OBC by use of a boost converter configured by a motor and an inverter; and a battery connected to the MCU and configured to be charged with the boosted output voltage.

Claims (37)

1. A battery system for a vehicle, the battery system comprising:

a charging apparatus configured to receive an alternating current power from the outside thereof wiredly or wirelessly;

an on-board charger (OBC) configured to convert the alternating current power of the charging apparatus into a direct current power;

a micro-control unit (MCU) configured to boost an output voltage of the OBC by use of a boost converter configured by a motor and an inverter; and

a battery connected to the MCU and configured to be charged with the boosted output voltage,

wherein the boost converter is configured by adding at least one switch to the motor and the inverter, and

wherein the at least one switch includes a second switch configured to be switched to connect an inductor-inductor-capacitor (LLC) and a negative voltage terminal of the battery.

2. The battery system of claim 1 , wherein the charging apparatus is a charging stand.

3. The battery system of claim 1 , wherein the OBC includes:

a power factor correction (PFC) converter configured to change a power factor of the received alternating current power and to output a direct current voltage;

a DC-DC converter configured to convert a voltage level of an output voltage of the PFC converter; and

an OBC controller configured to control the PFC converter and the DC-DC converter.

4. The battery system of claim 1 , wherein a neutral line of the motor is extracted.

5. The battery system of claim 1 , wherein the MCU is configured to apply a 3 -phase interleaved control to control the motor and the inverter to configure the boost converter.

6. The battery system of claim 1 , wherein the boost converter is further configured by adding at least one inductor to the motor and the inverter.

7. The battery system of claim 6 , wherein the at least one switch is turned off in a driving mode, and the motor is operated by a switching operation of the inverter connected to the battery.

8. The battery system of claim 7 , wherein the at least one switch further includes:

a first switch configured to be switched to connect a neutral line of the motor.

9. The battery system of claim 8 , wherein the first switch is configured to be switched to connect the inductor-inductor-capacitor (LLC) and the neutral line of the motor.

10. A method of operating a battery system for a vehicle, the method comprising:

charging a battery, in a battery charging mode, by performing a boost converter function by use of a motor and an inverter connected to the motor and the battery in a state in which a relay connected to the motor and a power system is turned on, wherein the battery system includes the battery, a boost converter configured by the motor and the inverter, and the power system; and

operating the motor, in a motor driving mode, by receiving a DC voltage from the battery and outputting a 3 -phase AC voltage through the inverter in a state in which the relay is turned off,

wherein the boost converter is configured by adding at least one switch to the motor and the inverter, and

wherein the at least one switch includes a second switch configured to be switched to connect an inductor-inductor-capacitor (LLC) and a negative voltage terminal of the battery.

11. The method of claim 10 ,

wherein the power system is a charging stand, and

wherein the charging of the battery includes:

receiving the DC voltage from the charging stand connected to the relay in the battery charging mode; and

boosting the received DC voltage by use of the boost converter.

12. The method of claim 10 ,

wherein the inverter is a 3-phase inverter, and

wherein the operating of the motor includes converting the DC voltage of the battery into an AC voltage in the motor driving mode according to an operation of the 3-phase inverter.

13. The method of claim 10 ,

wherein a controller is configured to control the relay, the motor and the inverter, and

wherein the controller includes:

a processor; and

a non-transitory storage medium on which a program for performing the method of claim 10 is recorded and executed by the processor.

Assignments (2)
MERGER Recorded Oct 18, 2021
From: HYUNDAI AUTRON CO., LTD.
To: HYUNDAI AUTOEVER CORP.
Reel/Frame 057842/0221 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 8, 2020
From: LIM, DONG HWI; WON, IN JUNG
To: HYUNDAI AUTRON CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 054582/0136 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2019-0176514 · Dec 27, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20210197680A1 · Jul 1, 2021