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Granted Patent B2
US 11,296,533 · App. 16/537,473 · Granted Apr 5, 2022

Vehicle power supply device

Inventor: Akinori Maruyama (Shizuoka, JP)
Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
H02J7/022B60L53/24B60R16/033H02J7/0063H02J7/0068H02J7/342H02M3/00H02M7/217B60L2210/10B60L2210/30H02J2207/10
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Patent No.
US 11,296,533
App. No.
16/537,473
Granted
Apr 5, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A bidirectional two-phase chopper circuit boosts a voltage of direct-current power converted by an AC/DC converter to output it to a high-voltage battery and steps down a voltage of direct-current power being supplied to a low-voltage load unit from the high-voltage battery. A connector is connected to a quick charger supplying direct-current power. A connector is connected to a superquick charger supplying direct-current power having a higher voltage than that of the quick charger.

Claims (21)

1. A vehicle power supply device comprising:

a battery that supplies direct-current power to a high-voltage load unit and a low-voltage load unit having a lower voltage than a voltage of the high-voltage load unit;

an alternating-current power supply connector that is configured to be connected to an alternating-current power supply unit supplying alternating-current power to the battery;

an AC/DC converter that converts, into direct-current power, the alternating-current power being supplied to the battery from the alternating-current power supply unit;

a bidirectional DC/DC converter that boosts a voltage of the direct-current power converted by the AC/DC converter to output the direct-current power to the battery and steps down a voltage of the direct-current power being supplied to the low-voltage load unit from the battery;

a first direct-current power supply connector that is configured to be connected to a first direct-current power supply unit supplying a first direct-current power;

a second direct-current power supply connector that is configured to be connected to a second direct-current power supply unit supplying a second direct-current power having a higher voltage than a voltage of the first direct-current power supply unit;

a first electrical path that connects the first direct-current power supply connector to the low-voltage load unit and the bidirectional DC/DC converter in parallel; and

a controller that controls the AC/DC converter and the bidirectional DC/DC converter, wherein

when the alternating-current power is supplied from the alternating-current power supply unit, the controller charges the battery with direct-current power converted by the AC/DC converter and boosted by the bidirectional DC/DC converter and supplies, to the low-voltage load unit, the direct-current power converted by the AC/DC converter,

when the first direct-current power is supplied from the first direct-current power supply unit to the first electrical path, the controller charges the battery with direct-current power boosted by the bidirectional DC/DC converter and supplies, to the low-voltage load unit, the first direct-current power from the first direct-current power supply unit without passing through the bidirectional DC/DC converter,

when the second direct-current power is supplied from the second direct-current power supply unit, the controller charges the battery with the second direct-current power from the second direct-current power supply unit without passing through the bidirectional DC/DC converter and supplies, to the low-voltage load unit, direct-current power of the battery that has been stepped down by the bidirectional DC/DC converter, and

when no electric power is supplied from the alternating-current power supply unit, the first direct-current power supply unit, and the second direct-current power supply unit, the controller is capable of supplying direct-current power to the high-voltage load unit from the battery without passing through the bidirectional DC/DC converter and supplies, to the low-voltage load unit, the direct-current power of the battery that has been stepped down by the bidirectional DC/DC converter.

2. The vehicle power supply device according to claim 1 , wherein

the AC/DC converter includes a rectifying circuit rectifying the alternating-current power supplied from the alternating-current power supply unit into direct-current power and an insulating-type DC/DC converter boosting a voltage of the direct-current power rectified by the rectifying circuit.

3. The vehicle power supply device according to claim 1 , wherein

the bidirectional DC/DC converter includes a chopper circuit having a switching element allowing conduction of a current or blocking the current and a coil outputting an induction current in accordance with an operation of the switching element.

4. The vehicle power supply device according to claim 2 , wherein

the bidirectional DC/DC converter includes a chopper circuit having a switching element allowing conduction of a current or blocking the current and a coil outputting an induction current in accordance with an operation of the switching element.

5. The vehicle power supply device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a second electrical path that electrically connects the second direct-current power supply connector to the battery and the bidirectional DC/DC converter in parallel, and connects the bidirectional DC/DC converter and the high-voltage load unit in series.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Jun 5, 2023
From: YAZAKI CORPORATION
To: YAZAKI CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 063845/0802 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 9, 2019
From: MARUYAMA, AKINORI
To: YAZAKI CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 050018/0859 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2018-171465 · Sep 13, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
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