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Granted Patent B2
US 10,486,627 · App. 15/488,796 · Granted Nov 26, 2019

Vehicle, control method thereof, and power control apparatus for vehicle

Inventors: SangJae Han (Whasung-Si, KR); Jin Kim (Whasung-Si, KR); HyoGeun Kwak (Whasung-Si, KR); Young Su Kim (Whasung-Si, KR); ChulMin Kim (Whasung-Si, KR)
Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
B60R16/033B60R16/0231G01R31/371G01R31/387G01C21/3676
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Patent No.
US 10,486,627
App. No.
15/488,796
Granted
Nov 26, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vehicle may include a battery configured to store electric energy, a plurality of electronic components configured to consume the electric energy, and a power control apparatus configured to block sequentially power supplied from the battery to the plurality of electronic components, during a vehicle is parked, wherein the power control apparatus may adjust a plurality of power off times configured to block the power supplied to the plurality of electronic components, based on state information of the battery.

Claims (43)

1. A vehicle comprising:

a battery configured to store electric energy;

a plurality of electronic components configured to consume the electric energy; and

a power control apparatus configured to block sequentially power supplied from the battery to the plurality of electronic components, during the vehicle is parked,

wherein the power control apparatus controls a plurality of power off times configured to block the power supplied to the plurality of electronic components, based on state information of the battery, and the power control apparatus acquires a size of a dark current output from the battery while sequentially blocking the power supplied to the plurality of electronic components.

2. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein

the battery includes a battery state detector configured to detect a rated capacity and a state of charge of the battery and to transmit the state information of the battery including the rated capacity and the state of charge of the battery, to the power control apparatus.

3. The vehicle of claim 2 , wherein

the power control apparatus is configured to determine an amount of charge of the battery based on the rated capacity and the state of charge of the battery, and controls the plurality of power off times based on the amount of charge of the battery.

4. The vehicle of claim 3 , wherein

the power control apparatus is configured to determine a maximum ignition duration based on the amount of charge of the battery, the size of the dark current and the plurality of power off times, and controls the plurality of power off times based on a result of a comparison between a maximum ignition duration and a predetermined target ignition duration.

5. The vehicle of claim 4 , wherein

the power control apparatus reduces the plurality of power off times when the maximum ignition duration is less than the predetermined target ignition duration.

6. The vehicle of claim 4 , wherein

the power control apparatus increases the plurality of power off times when the maximum ignition duration is larger than the predetermined target ignition duration.

7. A vehicle comprising:

a battery configured to store electric energy;

a plurality of electronic components configured to consume the electric energy;

a power control apparatus configured to block sequentially power supplied from the battery to the plurality of electronic components during a vehicle is parked,

wherein the power control apparatus adjust a plurality of power off times configured to block the power supplied to the plurality of electronic components, based on state information of the battery,

wherein the battery includes a battery state detector configured to detect a state of charge of the battery and to transmit the state information of the battery including the state of charge of the battery, to the power control apparatus, and

wherein the power control apparatus determines a rate of change of the state of charge of the battery while sequentially blocking the power supplied to the plurality of electronic components and the power control apparatus determines a maximum ignition duration based on the state of charge of the battery, the rate of change of the state of charge of the battery and the plurality of power off times, and adjusts the plurality of power off times based on a result of a comparison between the maximum ignition duration and a predetermined target ignition duration.

8. A control method of vehicle comprising:

detecting a rated capacity and a state of charge of a battery for the vehicle when the vehicle is parked;

determining an amount of charge of the battery base on the rated capacity and the state of charge of the battery;

regulating a plurality of power off times configured to block a power supplied to a plurality of electronic components included in the vehicle, based on an amount of charge of the battery; and

acquiring the size of the dark current output from the battery while sequentially blocking the power supplied to the plurality of electronic components.

9. The control method of claim 8 , wherein

the regulation of the plurality of power off times comprises determining a maximum ignition duration based on an amount of the charge of the battery, a size of the dark current and the plurality of power off times, and regulating the plurality of power off times based on a result of a comparison between a maximum ignition duration and a predetermined target ignition duration.

10. The control method of claim 9 , wherein

the regulation of the plurality of power off times based on the result of the comparison between the maximum ignition duration and the predetermined target ignition duration comprises reducing the plurality of power off times when the maximum ignition duration is less than the predetermined target ignition duration.

11. The control method of claim 9 , wherein

the regulation of the plurality of power off times based on the result of the comparison between the maximum ignition duration and the predetermined target ignition duration comprises increasing the plurality of power off times when the maximum ignition duration is larger than the predetermined target ignition duration.

12. A power control apparatus comprising:

a plurality of switches configured to control power supplied from a battery to a plurality of electronic components; and

a controller configured to control the plurality of switches wherein the plurality of switches sequentially blocks the power supplied to the plurality of electronic components, during a vehicle is parked,

wherein the controller controls a plurality of power off times configured to block the power supplied to the plurality of electronic components, based on a rated capacity and a state of charge of the battery and the controller determines an amount of charge of the battery based on the rated capacity and the state of charge of the battery, and acquires the size of the dark current output from the battery while sequentially blocking the power supplied to the plurality of electronic components.

13. The power control apparatus of claim 12 , wherein

the controller is configured to determine a maximum ignition duration based on the amount of the charge of the battery, the size of the dark current and the plurality of power off times, and controls the plurality of power off times based on a result of a comparison between the maximum ignition duration and a predetermined target ignition duration.

14. The power control apparatus of claim 13 , wherein

the controller reduces the plurality of power off times when the maximum ignition duration is less than the predetermined target ignition duration.

15. The power control apparatus of claim 13 , wherein

the controller increases the plurality of power off times when the maximum ignition duration is larger than the predetermined target ignition duration.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 17, 2017
From: HAN, SANGJAE; KIM, JIN; KWAK, HYOGEUN; KIM, YOUNG SU; KIM, CHULMIN
To: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
Reel/Frame 042027/0891 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2016-0091254 · Jul 19, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180022299A1 · Jan 25, 2018
Cited By (1)
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