IP Library Patent Application 17611003
Patent Application
App. No. 17/611,003

On-Board Charger and Method for Charging a High-Voltage Battery of a High-Voltage On-Board Electrical System or a Low-Voltage Battery of a Low-Voltage On-Board Electrical System

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17/611,003
Abstract

An on-board charger for charging a high-voltage battery of a high-voltage on-board electrical system or a low-voltage battery of a low-voltage on-board electrical system includes a first DC converter which has a transformer having a primary side and a secondary side where the high-voltage battery can be supplied with a first DC voltage via a first circuit of the secondary side of the first DC converter. The low-voltage battery can be supplied with a second DC voltage via a second circuit of the secondary side. A control unit activates either the first circuit or the second circuit of the secondary side of the first DC converter. For operating the low-voltage on-board electrical system by the high-voltage battery, the first DC converter is configured such that the first DC converter converts a battery voltage of the high-voltage battery into the second DC voltage in the second circuit of the secondary side.

Claims (15)

1 .- 6 . (canceled)

7 . An on-board charger ( 1 ) for charging a high-voltage battery ( 2 ) of a high-voltage on-board electrical system or a low-voltage battery ( 3 ) of a low-voltage on-board electrical system, comprising:

a line filter ( 4 ) for filtering an AC voltage (U AC );

a power factor correction filter ( 5 ) for adjusting an input current;

a first DC converter ( 6 ) which has a transformer ( 8 ) having a primary side ( 9 ) and a secondary side ( 10 ), wherein the high-voltage battery ( 2 ) can be supplied with a first DC voltage (U 1 ) using the first DC converter ( 6 ) via a first circuit of the secondary side ( 10 ) of the first DC converter ( 6 ),

a DC voltage filter ( 14 );

a second circuit of the secondary side ( 10 ) of the first DC converter ( 6 ), wherein the low-voltage battery ( 3 ) can be supplied with a second DC voltage (U 2 ) via the second circuit of the secondary side ( 10 ) of the first DC converter ( 6 ); and

a control unit ( 16 ) for activating either the first circuit or the second circuit of the secondary side ( 10 ) of the first DC converter ( 6 );

wherein, for operating the low-voltage on-board electrical system by the high-voltage battery ( 2 ), the first DC converter ( 6 ) is configured such that the first DC converter ( 6 ) converts a battery voltage (U Bat ) of the high-voltage battery ( 2 ) into the second DC voltage (U 2 ) in the second circuit of the secondary side ( 10 ).

8 . The on-board charger according to claim 7 , further comprising a second DC converter ( 17 ) wherein the low-voltage on-board electrical system can be supplied with a third DC voltage (U 3 ) using the second DC converter ( 17 ).

9 . The on-board charger ( 1 ) according to claim 8 , wherein the second DC converter ( 17 ) is integrated in the high-voltage battery ( 2 ).

10 . The on-board charger ( 1 ) according to claim 7 , further comprising a pre-charging circuit ( 15 ) connected upstream of the high-voltage battery ( 2 ), wherein via the pre-charging circuit ( 15 ) the high-voltage battery ( 2 ) can be charged from the first DC voltage (U 1 ).

11 . A method for charging a high-voltage battery ( 2 ) of a high-voltage on-board electrical system or a low-voltage battery ( 3 ) of a low-voltage on-board electrical system, wherein the high-voltage battery ( 2 ) is charged with a first DC voltage (U 1 ) which is generated with a first circuit of a secondary side ( 10 ) of a transformer ( 8 ) of a first DC converter ( 6 ) and wherein the low-voltage battery ( 3 ) is charged with a second DC voltage (U 2 ) which is generated with a second circuit of the secondary side ( 10 ) of the first DC converter ( 6 ), comprising the steps of:

monitoring such that only the low-voltage battery ( 3 ) or only the high-voltage battery ( 2 ) is charged; and

when operating the low-voltage on-board electrical system by the high-voltage battery ( 2 ), the first DC converter ( 6 ) converts a battery voltage (U Bat ) of the high-voltage battery ( 2 ) into the second DC voltage (U 2 ) in the second circuit of the secondary side ( 10 ).

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 29, 2025
From: DAIMLER AG
To: MERCEDES BENZ GROUP AG
Reel/Frame 072886/0467 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 16, 2021
From: BOEHME, URS; CANDIR, AKIN; HASPEL, ANDRÉ
To: DAIMLER AG
Reel/Frame 058128/0437 →