Granted Patent B2

US 12,734,914 · App. 18/121,943 · Granted Sep 15, 2026

Inventors: Weidong Liu (Shenzhen, CN); Chao Wang (Shenzhen, CN); Xinghui Wang (Shenzhen, CN)

Assignee: BYD Company Limited

B60L53/18B60L58/18B60L2210/10B60L2240/547B60L2240/549

Abstract

Claims (81)

1 . A method for charging control of a hybrid electric vehicle, wherein

the hybrid electric vehicle comprises a precharge circuit, a charging port, an On Board Charger (OBC), a power battery, a DC-DC converter (DC), and a storage battery; a first end of the OBC is connected with the charging port; a second end of the OBC is connected with a first end of the power battery and a first end of the DC; and a second end of the DC is connected with the storage battery, wherein the OBC comprises a Power Factor Correction (PFC) circuit, a first capacitor, an inductances-capacitor resonant converter (LLC), and a second capacitor connected in sequence; the PFC circuit is connected with the charging port; and the second capacitor is connected with the precharge circuit and the DC; and

the method comprises:

receiving a charging instruction;

acquiring a first voltage of the power battery and a second voltage of the storage battery in response to receiving the charging instruction;

determining whether the first voltage is less than a first voltage threshold and the second voltage is less than a second voltage threshold;

in response to determining that the first voltage is less than the first voltage threshold and the second voltage is less than the second voltage threshold, disconnecting the OBC from the power battery, and charging the storage battery through the OBC and the DC for a charging duration by:

starting the PFC circuit to charge the first capacitor;

in response to that a voltage of the first capacitor reaches a third voltage threshold, starting the LLC to charge the second capacitor; and

in response to that a voltage of the second capacitor reaches a fourth voltage threshold, determining that the OBC enters a constant voltage mode and starting the DC to charge the storage battery; and

in response to that the charging duration of the storage battery reaches a duration threshold, connecting the OBC to the power battery and charging the power battery through the OBC.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein

a first end of the precharge circuit is connected with the OBC and the DC; and a second end of the precharge circuit is connected with the power battery;

the disconnecting the OBC from the power battery comprises: disconnecting the OBC from the power battery through the precharge circuit; and

the connecting the OBC to the power battery comprises: connecting the OBC to the power battery through the precharge circuit, and precharging the power battery through the OBC and the precharge circuit.

3 . The method according to claim 2 , wherein

the precharge circuit comprises a first switch, a second switch, and a precharge resistor; the second switch and the precharge resistor are connected in series; and the second switch and the precharge resistor connected in series are connected in parallel with the first switch;

the disconnecting the OBC from the power battery through the precharge circuit comprises: disconnecting the OBC from the power battery by opening the first switch and the second switch; and

the connecting the OBC to the power battery through the precharge circuit, and precharging the power battery through the OBC and the precharge circuit comprises: connecting the OBC to the power battery and precharging the power battery through the OBC and the precharge resistor by closing the second switch and keeping the first switch open.

4 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the starting the LLC to charge the second capacitor comprises:

charging the second capacitor by the LLC until the voltage of the second capacitor reaches a preset voltage; and

in response to that the voltage of the second capacitor reaches the preset voltage, increasing, by the LLC, the voltage of the second capacitor from the preset voltage to the fourth voltage threshold according to a preset slope.

5 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the charging the power battery through the OBC comprises:

controlling the OBC to enter a constant current mode and charging the power battery in the constant current mode.

6 . The method according to claim 5 , wherein

the controlling the OBC to enter the constant current mode and charging the power battery in the constant current mode comprises:

acquiring an allowable charging power;

determining a value of a target current according to the allowable charging power;

increasing, by the OBC, a value of a charging current flowing to the power battery; and

in response to that the value of the charging current flowing to the power battery reaches the value of the target current, determining that the OBC enters the constant current mode and charging the power battery with the target current.

7 . The method according to claim 6 , wherein the acquiring the allowable charging power comprises:

acquiring an allowable charging power of a cable, an allowable charging power of a charging device, an allowable power of a charging station, and an allowable charging power of a battery; and

determining a smallest one of the allowable charging power of the cable, the allowable charging power of the charging device, the allowable power of the charging station, and the allowable charging power of the battery as the allowable charging power.

8 . The method according to claim 6 , wherein the increasing, by the OBC, the value of the charging current flowing to the power battery comprises:

increasing, by the OBC, the value of the charging current flowing to the power battery to reach a preset current value; and

in response to that the value of the charging current reaches the preset current value, increasing, by the OBC, the value of the charging current from the preset current value to the value of the target current according to a preset slope.

9 . A device for charging control of a hybrid electric vehicle, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory, wherein the memory is configured to store a computer program, and the computer program is executable by the processor to perform operations comprising:

receiving a charging instruction;

acquiring a first voltage of a power battery and a second voltage of a storage battery in response to receiving the charging instruction;

determining whether the first voltage is less than a first voltage threshold and the second voltage is less than a second voltage threshold;

in response to determining that the first voltage is less than the first voltage threshold and the second voltage is less than the second voltage threshold, disconnecting an On Board Charger (OBC) from the power battery and charging the storage battery through the OBC and a DC-DC converter (DC) for a charging duration, wherein: the OBC comprises a Power Factor Correction (PFC) circuit, a first capacitor, an inductances-capacitor resonant converter (LLC), and a second capacitor connected in sequence; the PFC circuit is connected with a charging port of the hybrid electric vehicle, and the second capacitor is connected with a precharge circuit of the hybrid electric vehicle and the DC; and the charging the storage battery through the OBC and the DC for the charging duration comprises:

starting the PFC circuit to charge the first capacitor;

in response to that a voltage of the first capacitor reaches a third voltage threshold, starting the LLC to charge the second capacitor; and

in response to that a voltage of the second capacitor reaches a fourth voltage threshold, determining that the OBC enters a constant voltage mode and starting the DC to charge the storage battery; and

in response to that the charging duration of the storage battery reaches a duration threshold, connecting the OBC to the power battery and charging the power battery through the OBC.

10 . The device according to claim 9 , wherein

a first end of the precharge circuit is connected with the OBC and the DC; and a second end of the precharge circuit is connected with the power battery; and

the operations further comprise:

disconnecting the OBC from the power battery through the precharge circuit; and

connecting the OBC to the power battery through the precharge circuit, and precharging the power battery through the OBC and the precharge circuit.

11 . The device according to claim 10 , wherein

the precharge circuit comprises a first switch, a second switch, and a precharge resistor; the second switch and the precharge resistor are connected in series; and the second switch and the precharge resistor connected in series are connected in parallel with the first switch; and

the operations further comprise:

disconnecting the OBC from the power battery by opening the first switch and the second switch; and

connecting the OBC to the power battery and precharging the power battery through the OBC and the precharging resistor by closing the second switch and keeping the first switch open.

12 . The device according to claim 10 , wherein the operations further comprise:

controlling the OBC to enter the constant voltage mode, and charging the storage battery by the DC in the constant voltage mode.

13 . The device according to claim 9 , wherein the operations further comprise:

charging the second capacitor by the LLC until the voltage of the second capacitor reaches a preset voltage; and

in response to that the voltage of the second capacitor reaches the preset voltage, increasing, by the LLC, the voltage of the second capacitor from the preset voltage to the fourth voltage threshold according to a preset slope.

14 . The device according to claim 9 , wherein the operations further comprise:

controlling the OBC to enter a constant current mode and charging the power battery in the constant current mode.

15 . The device according to claim 14 , wherein the operations further comprise:

acquiring an allowable charging power;

determining a value of a target current according to the allowable charging power;

increasing, by the OBC, a value of a charging current flowing to the power battery; and

in response to that the value of the charging current flowing to the power battery reaches the value of the target current, determining that the OBC enters the constant current mode and charging the power battery with the target current.

16 . The device according to claim 15 , wherein the operations further comprise:

acquiring an allowable charging power of a cable, an allowable charging power of a charging device, an allowable power of a charging station, and an allowable charging power of a battery; and

determining a smallest one of the allowable charging power of the cable, the allowable charging power of the charging device, the allowable power of the charging station, and the allowable charging power of the battery as the allowable charging power.

17 . A vehicle, comprising a device for charging control of the vehicle, the device comprising a processor and a memory, wherein the memory is configured to store a computer program, and the processor is configured to execute the computer program to perform operations comprising:

receiving a charging instruction;

acquiring a first voltage of a power battery and a second voltage of a storage battery in response to receiving the charging instruction;

determining whether the first voltage is less than a first voltage threshold and the second voltage is less than a second voltage threshold;

in response to determining that the first voltage is less than the first voltage threshold and the second voltage is less than the second voltage threshold, disconnecting an On Board Charger (OBC) from the power battery and charging the storage battery through the OBC and a DC-DC converter (DC) for a charging duration, wherein: the OBC comprises a Power Factor Correction (PFC) circuit, a first capacitor, an inductances-capacitor resonant converter (LLC), and a second capacitor connected in sequence; the PFC circuit is connected with a charging port of the vehicle, and the second capacitor is connected with a precharge circuit of the vehicle and the DC; and the charging the storage battery through the OBC and the DC for the charging duration comprises:

starting the PFC circuit to charge the first capacitor;

in response to that a voltage of the first capacitor reaches a third voltage threshold, starting the LLC to charge the second capacitor; and

in response to that a voltage of the second capacitor reaches a fourth voltage threshold, determining that the OBC enters a constant voltage mode and starting the DC to charge the storage battery; and

in response to that the charging duration of the storage battery reaches a duration threshold, connecting the OBC to the power battery and charging the power battery through the OBC.

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