Granted Patent B2

US 12,489,372 · App. 17/975,423 · Granted Dec 2, 2025

Inventor: Mario Wildgruber (Rohrbach, DE)

Assignee: Audi AG

H02M3/33573B60L50/60B60R16/03H02M3/01

Abstract

Claims (28)

1 . A system for electrical power supply of an electric vehicle that includes at least one first onboard network and at least one second onboard network, wherein a voltage of the at least one first onboard network is greater than a voltage of the at least one second onboard network, and a battery connected to the at least one first onboard network, wherein the battery includes a first sub-branch and a second sub-branch that are switched in series, the system comprising:

a first direct current/direct current (DC/DC) converter that includes a first transformer,

wherein an input of the first DC/DC converter is connected to the first sub-branch, and

wherein an output of the first DC/DC converter is connected to the at least one second onboard network; and

a second DC/DC converter that includes a second transformer,

wherein an input of the second DC/DC converter is connected to the second sub-branch,

wherein the output of the second DC/DC converter is connected to the at least one second onboard network,

wherein the first DC/DC converter and the second DC/DC converter have a redundant design,

wherein a first power pathway between the first sub-branch and the at least one second onboard network is independent of a second power pathway between the second sub-branch and the at least one second onboard network,

wherein the first power pathway and the second power pathway are electrically in parallel such that a fault in one of the first sub-branch or the second sub-branch does not result in a fault in electrical power supply to the at least one second onboard network,

wherein the first DC/DC converter includes a first active full bridge on a secondary side of the first transformer,

wherein a center tap of the secondary side of the first transformer is used on the secondary side of the first transformer,

wherein the second DC/DC converter includes a second active full bridge on a secondary side of the second transformer, and

wherein a center tap of the secondary side of the second transformer is used on the secondary side of the second transformer.

2 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein the first DC/DC converter includes a first full bridge on a primary side of the first transformer, and wherein the second DC/DC converter includes a second full bridge on a primary side of the second transformer.

3 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein the first DC/DC converter uses a first central tap of the first transformer on a secondary side of the first transformer, and wherein the second DC/DC converter uses a second central tap of the second transformer on a secondary side of the second transformer.

4 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein the first DC/DC converter, in operation, provides a first voltage level at an output of the first DC/DC converter, and wherein the second DC/DC converter, in operation, provides a second voltage level at an output of the second DC/DC converter.

5 . A method for electrical power supply of an electric vehicle that includes at least one first onboard network and at least one second onboard network, and a battery that includes a first sub-branch and a second sub-branch that are switched in series, a first power pathway between the first sub-branch and the at least one second onboard network being independent of a second power pathway between the second sub-branch and the at least one second onboard network, and the first power pathway and the second power pathway being electrically in parallel such that a fault in one of the first sub-branch or the second sub-branch does not result in a fault in electrical power supply to the at least one second onboard network, the method comprising:

connecting the at least one first onboard network to the battery;

connecting the at least one second onboard network to an output of a first direct current/direct current (DC/DC) converter;

connecting an input of the first DC/DC converter to the first sub-branch;

connecting the at least one second onboard network to an input of a second DC/DC converter; and

connecting an input of the second DC/DC converter to the second sub-branch,

wherein the first DC/DC converter and the second DC/DC converter have a redundant design,

wherein the first DC/DC converter includes a first active full bridge on a secondary side of a first transformer,

wherein a center tap of the secondary side of the first transformer is used on the secondary side of the first transformer,

wherein the second DC/DC converter includes a second active full bridge on a secondary side of a second transformer, and

wherein a center tap of the secondary side of the second transformer is used on the secondary side of the second transformer.

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