IP Library Granted Patent US 12,732,011
Granted Patent B2
US 12,732,011 · App. 18/295,610 · Granted Sep 8, 2026

Charging device, method for controlling charging of charging device, and vehicle

Inventors: Weidong Liu (Shenzhen, CN); Chao Wang (Shenzhen, CN); Xinghui Wang (Shenzhen, CN)
Assignee: BYD COMPANY LIMITED
H02J7/90B60L53/22H02M1/126H02M1/42H02M3/33584B60L2210/10H02J2207/20
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Patent No.
US 12,732,011
App. No.
18/295,610
Granted
Sep 8, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A charging device includes a first DC convertor and controller. The first DC convertor is configured to convert a DC signal outputted by a power battery to a DC signal required for a storage battery. The first DC convertor includes a first half-bridge logical link control (LLC) circuit and a second half-bridge LLC circuit arranged in parallel. The controller is connected with the first half-bridge LLC circuit and the second half-bridge LLC circuit and configured to acquire a total output current of the first DC convertor, and control the first half-bridge LLC circuit and the second half-bridge LLC circuit to operate alternately when the total output current is less than a current threshold.

Claims (39)

1 . A charging device, comprising:

a first DC convertor, configured to convert a DC signal outputted by a power battery to a DC signal required for a storage battery, wherein the first DC convertor comprises a first half-bridge logical link control (LLC) circuit and a second half-bridge LLC circuit arranged in parallel;

a controller, connected with the first half-bridge LLC circuit and the second half-bridge LLC circuit and configured to acquire a total output current of the first DC convertor, and control the first half-bridge LLC circuit and the second half-bridge LLC circuit to operate alternately when the total output current is less than a current threshold;

a second filter, wherein a first terminal of the second filter is connected with an AC power supply;

a power factor correction (PFC) circuit, configured to perform a PFC on an input AC and output a DC signal after the PFC, wherein the PFC circuit comprises at least three-phase bridge arms; and each phase bridge arm is connected with a second terminal of the second filter through a power inductor; and

a second DC convertor, wherein an input terminal of the second DC convertor is connected with an output terminal of the PFC circuit; and an output terminal of the second DC convertor is connected with the power battery.

2 . The charging device according to claim 1 , wherein

the controller is configured to cyclically perform the following process when the first half-bridge LLC circuit and the second half-bridge LLC circuit operate alternately: controlling the first half-bridge LLC circuit to operate, recording a first operating time of the first half-bridge LLC circuit, switching the second half-bridge LLC circuit to operate when the first operating time reaches a time threshold, recording a second operating time of the second half-bridge LLC circuit, and switching the first half-bridge LLC circuit to operate when the second operating time reaches the time threshold.

3 . The charging device according to claim 1 , wherein

the controller is further configured to control the first half-bridge LLC circuit and the second half-bridge LLC circuit to operate simultaneously when the total output current is greater than or equal to the current threshold.

4 . The charging device according to claim 1 , wherein

the controller is configured to control a switching transistor of the first half-bridge LLC circuit and a switching transistor of the second half-bridge LLC circuit alternatively at a preset phase angle difference during control of the first half-bridge LLC circuit and the second half-bridge LLC circuit to operate simultaneously.

5 . A charging device, comprising:

a first DC convertor, configured to convert a DC signal outputted by a power battery to a DC signal required for a storage battery, wherein the first DC convertor comprises a first half-bridge logical link control (LLC) circuit and a second half-bridge LLC circuit arranged in parallel; and

a controller, connected with the first half-bridge LLC circuit and the second half-bridge LLC circuit and configured to acquire a total output current of the first DC convertor, and control the first half-bridge LLC circuit and the second half-bridge LLC circuit to operate alternately when the total output current is less than a current threshold,

wherein the first half-bridge LLC circuit comprises:

a first switching transistor and a second switching transistor, wherein a first terminal of the first switching transistor is connected with a first terminal of the power battery; a second terminal of the first switching transistor is connected with a first terminal of the second switching transistor; a control terminal of the first switching transistor is connected with the controller; a second terminal of the second switching transistor is connected with a second terminal of the power battery; a control terminal of the second switching transistor is connected with the controller; and a first node is arranged between the second terminal of the first switching transistor and the first terminal of the second switching transistor;

a first capacitor and a first inductor, wherein a first terminal of the first capacitor is connected with the first node; and a second terminal of the first capacitor is connected with a first terminal of the first inductor;

a first transformer, wherein the first transformer comprises a first primary coil, a first secondary coil, and a second secondary coil; a first terminal of the first primary coil is connected with a second terminal of the first inductor; a second terminal of the first primary coil is connected with a second terminal of the second switching transistor; a second terminal of the first secondary coil and a first terminal of the second secondary coil are connected as a first common terminal; and the first common terminal is connected with a second terminal of the storage battery; and

a third switching transistor and a fourth switching transistor, wherein a first terminal of the third switching transistor is connected with a first terminal of the first secondary coil; a second terminal of the third switching transistor is connected with a first terminal of the storage battery; a control terminal of the third switching transistor is connected with the controller; a first terminal of the fourth switching transistor is connected with a second terminal of the second secondary coil; a second terminal of the fourth switching transistor is connected with the second terminal of the third switching transistor and the first terminal of the storage battery; and a control terminal of the fourth switching transistor is connected with the controller.

6 . The charging device according to claim 5 , wherein the second half-bridge LLC circuit comprises:

a fifth switching transistor and a sixth switching transistor, wherein a first terminal of the fifth switching transistor is connected with the first terminal of the power battery; a second terminal of the fifth switching transistor is connected with a first terminal of the sixth switching transistor; a control terminal of the fifth switching transistor is connected with the controller; a second terminal of the sixth switching transistor is connected with the second terminal of the power battery; a control terminal of the sixth switching transistor is connected with the controller; and a second node is arranged between the second terminal of the fifth switching transistor and the first terminal of the sixth switching transistor;

a second capacitor and a second inductor, wherein a first terminal of the second capacitor is connected with the second node; and a second terminal of the second capacitor is connected with a first terminal of the second inductor;

a second transformer, wherein the second transformer comprises a second primary coil, a third secondary coil, and a fourth secondary coil; a first terminal of the second primary coil is connected with a second terminal of the second inductor; a second terminal of the second primary coil is connected with a second terminal of the first transformer, the second terminal of the second switching transistor, and the second terminal of the sixth switching transistor; a second terminal of the third secondary coil and a first terminal of the fourth secondary coil are connected as a second common terminal; and the second common terminal is connected with the second terminal of the storage battery; and

a seventh switching transistor and an eighth switching transistor, wherein a first terminal of the seventh switching transistor is connected with a first terminal of the third secondary coil; a second terminal of the seventh switching transistor is connected with the first terminal of the storage battery; a control terminal of the seventh switching transistor is connected with the controller; a first terminal of the eighth switching transistor is connected with a second terminal of the fourth secondary coil; a second terminal of the eighth switching transistor is connected with a second terminal of the seventh switching transistor and the first terminal of the storage battery; and a control terminal of the eighth switching transistor is connected with the controller.

7 . The charging device according to claim 1 , wherein the first DC convertor further comprises a first filter; a first terminal of the first filter is connected with a first terminal of the storage battery; and a second terminal of the first filter is connected with a second terminal of the storage battery.

8 . A vehicle having the charging device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

the storage battery and the power battery,

wherein the charging device is connected with the storage battery and the power battery.

9 . A method for controlling charging of a charging device, the charging device having a first DC convertor comprising a first half-bridge LLC circuit and a second half-bridge LLC circuit arranged in parallel, and configured to convert a DC signal outputted by a power battery to a DC signal required for a storage battery, a second filter, wherein a first terminal of the second filter is connected with an AC power supply, a power factor correction (PFC) circuit, configured to perform a PFC on an input AC and output a DC signal after the PFC, wherein the PFC circuit comprises at least three-phase bridge arms; and each phase bridge arm is connected with a second terminal of the second filter through a power inductor; and a second DC convertor, wherein an input terminal of the second DC convertor is connected with an output terminal of the PFC circuit; and an output terminal of the second DC convertor is connected with the power battery, the method comprising:

acquiring a total output current of the first DC convertor;

determining whether the total output current is less than a current threshold; and

controlling the first half-bridge LLC circuit and the second half-bridge LLC circuit to operate alternately when the total output current is less than the current threshold.

10 . The method according to claim 9 , wherein the controlling the first half-bridge LLC circuit and the second half-bridge LLC circuit to operate alternately includes:

cyclically performing: controlling the first half-bridge LLC circuit to operate, recording a first operating time of the first half-bridge LLC circuit, switching the second half-bridge LLC circuit to operate when the first operating time reaches a time threshold, recording a second operating time of the second half-bridge LLC circuit, and switching the first half-bridge LLC circuit to operate when the second operating time reaches the time threshold.

11 . The method according to claim 9 , further comprising:

controlling the first half-bridge LLC circuit and the second half-bridge LLC circuit to operate simultaneously when the total output current is greater than or equal to the current threshold.

12 . The method according to claim 11 , wherein the controlling the first half-bridge LLC circuit and the second half-bridge LLC circuit to operate simultaneously includes:

alternatively controlling a switching transistor of the first half-bridge LLC circuit and a switching transistor of the second half-bridge LLC circuit at a preset phase angle difference.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 4, 2023
From: LIU, WEIDONG; WANG, CHAO; WANG, XINGHUI
To: BYD COMPANY LIMITED
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Priority Claims (1)
CN 202011091549.8 · Oct 13, 2020 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2021117465 · Sep 9, 2021
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