Granted Patent B2

US 12,202,368 · App. 17/924,162 · Granted Jan 21, 2025

Inventors: Mingwang Zhou (Baoding, CN); Shujiang Chen (Baoding, CN); Xuejing Yang (Hebei, CN)

Assignee: GREAT WALL MOTOR COMPANY LIMITED

B60L53/62H02J7/00714

Abstract

Claims (44)

1. A charging control method applied to an on-board charger of a vehicle, wherein the vehicle further comprises a battery pack, and the method comprises:

by one or more processors, when it is detected that a charging device is connected, determining a type of the charging device, a first charging current upper limit value of the charging device, a second charging current upper limit value of the battery pack and a preset charging current value;

by one or more processors, when the charging device comprises a charging gun of a charging pile, charging the battery pack according to a smaller value between the first charging current upper limit value and the second charging current upper limit value; and

by one or more processors, when the charging device comprises an on-board charging gun, charging the battery pack according to a smallest value among the first charging current upper limit value, the second charging current upper limit value and the preset charging current value.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein when the charging device comprises the charging gun of the charging pile, charging the battery pack according to the smaller value between the first charging current upper limit value and the second charging current upper limit value comprises:

when the charging device comprises the charging gun of the charging pile, setting the preset charging current value as a third charging current upper limit value, and charging the battery pack according to the smaller value between the first charging current upper limit value and the second charging current upper limit value, wherein the third charging current upper limit value is a charging current upper limit value of the on-board charger.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein when the charging device comprises the on-board charging gun, charging the battery pack according to the smallest value among the first charging current upper limit value, the second charging current upper limit value and the preset charging current value comprises:

when the charging device comprises a 10 A on-board charging gun, charging the battery pack according to the smallest value between the first charging current upper limit value, the preset charging current value and the second charging current upper limit value;

when the charging device comprises a 16 A on-board charging gun, and when the preset charging current value is greater than a fourth charging current upper limit value, charging the battery pack according to a smallest value among the first charging current upper limit value, the second charging current upper limit value and the fourth charging current upper limit value; wherein, the fourth charging current upper limit value is an operating current upper limit value of a household socket; and

when the charging device comprises the 16 A on-board charging gun, and when the preset charging current value is less than or equal to the fourth charging current upper limit value, charging the battery pack according to the smallest value among the first charging current upper limit value, the second charging current upper limit value and the preset charging current value.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the vehicle further comprises a vehicle controller, the vehicle controller is electrically connected to the on-board charger, and before when it is detected that the charging device is connected, determining the type of the charging device, the first charging current upper limit value of the charging device, the second charging current upper limit value of the battery pack and the preset charging current value, the method further comprises:

when it is detected that the charging device is plugged in the on-board charger, and when a charging connection confirm signal and a control confirm signal are received within a preset time, sending a charging signal to the vehicle controller, so that the vehicle controller executes a charging power-on process and determines that the charging device is connected; and

when it is detected that the charging device is plugged in the on-board charger, and when the charging connection confirm signal or the control confirm signal is not received within the preset time, sending a power-off signal to the vehicle controller, so that the vehicle controller executes a charging power-off process.

5. The method according to claim 4 , wherein different types of charging devices are configured with resistor modules of different resistance values, and the charging connection confirm signal comprises the resistance value of the resistor module; and determining the type of the charging device comprises:

determining a resistance value of the charging device according to the charging connection confirm signal; and

determining the type of the charging device according to the resistance value.

6. A non-transitory computer-readable medium, wherein the non-transitory computer-readable medium stores a computer readable code, and when the computer readable code is executed, the charging control method according to claim 1 is performed.

7. A charging control system applied to an on-board charger of a vehicle, wherein the vehicle further comprises a battery pack, and the system comprises:

one or more processors and a storage apparatus; and

the storage apparatus stores a computer program which, when executed by the processor, perform the operations comprising:

when it is detected that a charging device is connected, determining a type of the charging device, a first charging current upper limit value of the charging device, a second charging current upper limit value of the battery pack and a preset charging current value;

when the charging device comprises a charging gun of a charging pile, charging the battery pack according to a smaller value between the first charging current upper limit value and the second charging current upper limit value; and

when the charging device comprises an on-board charging gun, charging the battery pack according to a smallest value among the first charging current upper limit value, the second charging current upper limit value and the preset charging current value.

8. The charging control system according to claim 7 , wherein the operation of when the charging device comprises an on-board charging gun, charging the battery pack according to the smallest value among the first charging current upper limit value, the second charging current upper limit value and the preset charging current value comprises:

when the charging device comprises a 10 A on-board charging gun, charging the battery pack according to the smallest value among the first charging current upper limit value, the preset charging current value and the second charging current upper limit value;

when the charging device comprises a 16 A on-board charging gun, and when the preset charging current value is greater than a fourth charging current upper limit value, charging the battery pack according to a smallest value among the first charging current upper limit value, the second charging current upper limit value and the fourth charging current upper limit value; wherein, the fourth charging current upper limit value is an operating current upper limit value of a household socket; and

when the charging device comprises the 16 A on-board charging gun, and when the preset charging current value is less than or equal to the fourth charging current upper limit value, charging the battery pack according to the smallest value among the first charging current upper limit value, the second charging current upper limit value and the preset charging current value.

9. The charging control system according to claim 7 , wherein the vehicle further comprises a vehicle controller, the vehicle controller is electrically connected to the on-board charger, and the system further comprises:

before when it is detected that the charging device is connected, determining the type of the charging device, the first charging current upper limit value of the charging device, the second charging current upper limit value of the battery pack and the preset charging current value, when it is detected that the charging device is plugged in the on-board charger, and when a charging connection confirm signal and a control confirm signal are received within a preset time, sending a charging signal to the vehicle controller, so that the vehicle controller executes a charging power-on process and determines that the charging device is connected; and

when it is detected that the charging device is plugged in the on-board charger, and when the charging connection confirm signal or the control confirm signal is not received within the preset time, sending a power-off signal to the vehicle controller, so that the vehicle controller executes a charging power-off process.

10. The charging control system according to claim 9 , wherein different types of charging devices are configured with resistor modules of different resistance values, and the charging connection confirm signal comprises the resistance value of the resistor module; and the determining module comprises:

determining a resistance value of the charging device according to the charging connection confirm signal; and

determining the type of the charging device according to the resistance value.

11. A vehicle, wherein the vehicle comprises an on-board charger, the vehicle further comprises a battery pack, and the vehicle further comprises the charging control system according to claim 7 .

12. The vehicle according to claim 11 , wherein the operation of when the charging device comprises an on-board charging gun, charging the battery pack according to the smallest value among the first charging current upper limit value, the second charging current upper limit value and the preset charging current value comprises:

when the charging device comprises a 10 A on-board charging gun, charging the battery pack according to the smallest value among the first charging current upper limit value, the preset charging current value and the second charging current upper limit value;

when the charging device comprises a 16 A on-board charging gun, and when the preset charging current value is greater than a fourth charging current upper limit value, charging the battery pack according to a smallest value among the first charging current upper limit value, the second charging current upper limit value and the fourth charging current upper limit value; wherein, the fourth charging current upper limit value is an operating current upper limit value of a household socket; and

when the charging device comprises the 16 A on-board charging gun, and when the preset charging current value is less than or equal to the fourth charging current upper limit value, charging the battery pack according to the smallest value among the first charging current upper limit value, the second charging current upper limit value and the preset charging current value.

13. The vehicle according to claim 11 , wherein the vehicle further comprises a vehicle controller, the vehicle controller is electrically connected to the on-board charger, and the system further comprises:

before when it is detected that the charging device is connected, determining the type of the charging device, the first charging current upper limit value of the charging device, the second charging current upper limit value of the battery pack and the preset charging current value, when it is detected that the charging device is plugged in the on-board charger, and when a charging connection confirm signal and a control confirm signal are received within a preset time, sending a charging signal to the vehicle controller, so that the vehicle controller executes a charging power-on process and determines that the charging device is connected; and

when it is detected that the charging device is plugged in the on-board charger, and when the charging connection confirm signal or the control confirm signal is not received within the preset time, sending a power-off signal to the vehicle controller, so that the vehicle controller executes a charging power-off process.

14. The vehicle according to claim 13 , wherein different types of charging devices are configured with resistor modules of different resistance values, and the charging connection confirm signal comprises the resistance value of the resistor module; and the determining module comprises:

determining a resistance value of the charging device according to the charging connection confirm signal; and

determining the type of the charging device according to the resistance value.

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