IP Library Granted Patent US 12,194,875
Granted Patent B2
US 12,194,875 · App. 18/168,529 · Granted Jan 14, 2025

Charging module and charging system

Inventors: Yanzhong Zhang (Shanghai, CN); Xiaofeng Yao (Shenzhen, CN); Haibin Hu (Shanghai, CN)
Assignee: Huawei Digital Power Technologies Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 12,194,875
App. No.
18/168,529
Granted
Jan 14, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

This application provides a charging module and a charging system. The charging system includes a charging module. The charging module includes a direct current-to-direct current (DC/DC) charging component, a functional interface, an inverter, and a control and guide component. The functional interface includes a photovoltaic interface. The DC/DC charging component is configured to receive a first power exported by a photovoltaic module to charge an electric vehicle (EV). In this way, after receiving, through the photovoltaic interface, electrical energy converted from solar energy, the charging module does not need to cooperate with an on-board charger (OBC), but uses the DC/DC charging component to charge the EV with a direct current. The charging module provided in this application is not limited by a charging power of the OBC when charging the EV, thereby increasing an actual power for charging the EV and a charging speed.

Claims (23)

1. A charging module, comprising a direct current-to-direct current (DC/DC) charging component, a functional interface comprising a photovoltaic interface, an inverter, and a control and guide component, wherein

the DC/DC charging component is electrically connected to a photovoltaic module through the photovoltaic interface;

a first terminal of the inverter is electrically connected to the photovoltaic module, the DC/DC charging component and an energy storage module, a second terminal of the inverter is electrically connected to a home grid through a home grid interface;

the control and guide component is electrically connected to the DC/DC charging component and configured to determine that the charging module is successfully connected to an electric vehicle (EV);

the DC/DC charging component is configured to receive a first power output by the photovoltaic module to charge the EV,

the inverter, the energy storage module, and the DC/DC charging component communicate with one another through DC power-line communication (DC PLC), RS485 or a controller area network (CAN), and

the inverter is configured to control the inverter, and the energy storage module to output one or more powers to the DC/DC charging component to charge the EV wherein

if the inverter determines that a charging power of the DC/DC charging component that receives the first power does not reach a target power, the inverter is configured to control the energy storage module to output a second power to the DC/DC charging component, and the DC/DC charging component is configured to charge the EV using the first power from the photovoltaic module and the second power from the energy storage module and

if the inverter determines that a charging power of the DC/DC charging component that receives the first power and the second power does not reach the target power, the inverter is configured to control the inverter to output a third power to the DC/DC charging component, and the DC/DC charging component is configured to charge the EV using the first power, the second power and the third power, the third power is from the home grid.

2. A charging system, comprising a photovoltaic module and a charging module and an energy storage module, wherein the photovoltaic module comprises a photovoltaic component and a direct current-to-direct current (DC/DC) boost component, and the charging module comprises a DC/DC charging component, an inverter, and a control and guide component;

a first terminal of the DC/DC boost component is electrically connected to the photovoltaic module, and a second terminal of the DC/DC boost component is electrically connected to the DC/DC charging component and a first terminal of the inverter;

the first terminal of the inverter is electrically connected to the DC/DC charging component, the energy storage module, and the second terminal of the DC/DC boost component, and a second terminal of the inverter is electrically connected to a home grid;

the control and guide component is electrically connected to the DC/DC charging component and configured to determine that the charging module is successfully connected to an electric vehicle (EV);

the DC/DC charging component is configured to receive a first power output by the DC/DC boost component to charge the EV;

the inverter, the energy storage module, and the DC/DC charging component communicate with one another through DC power-line communication (DC PLC), RS485 or a controller area network (CAN), and

the inverter is configured to control the inverter, and the energy storage module to output one or more powers to the DC/DC charging component to charge the EV; wherein

if the inverter determines that a charging power of the DC/DC charging component that receives the first power does not reach a target power, the inverter is configured to control the energy storage module to output a second power to the DC/DC charging component, and the DC/DC charging component is configured to charge the EV using the first power from the photovoltaic module and the second power from the energy storage; and

if the inverter determines that a charging power of the DC/DC charging component that receives the first power and the second power does not reach the target power, the inverter is configured to control the inverter to output a third power to the DC/DC charging component, and the DC/DC charging component is configured to charge the EV using the first power, the second power and the third power, the third power is from the home grid.

3. The charging system according to claim 2 , wherein the photovoltaic module further comprises an optimizer; and

a first terminal of the optimizer is electrically connected to the photovoltaic component, and a second terminal of the optimizer is electrically connected to the first terminal of the DC/DC boost component.

4. The charging system according to claim 2 , wherein the charging module further comprises an electricity meter; and

a first terminal of the electricity meter is electrically connected to the second terminal of the inverter, and a second terminal of the electricity meter is electrically connected to the home grid.

5. The charging system according to claim 2 , wherein the DC/DC boost component has one input or a plurality of inputs.

Assignments (4)
EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT AND COMMISSIONED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT Recorded Sep 14, 2024
From: YAO, XIAOFENG
To: HUAWEI DIGITAL POWER TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 068950/0465 →
EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT AND COMMISSIONED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT Recorded Sep 14, 2024
From: YAO, XIAOFENG
To: HUAWEI DIGITAL POWER TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 068950/0498 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 14, 2024
From: ZHANG, YANZHONG; HU, HAIBIN
To: HUAWEI DIGITAL POWER TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 068950/0514 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 14, 2024
From: ZHANG, YANZHONG; HU, HAIBIN
To: HUAWEI DIGITAL POWER TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 068950/0523 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2020119596 · Sep 30, 2020
Related Publication 20230391218A1 · Dec 7, 2023
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