IP Library Granted Patent US 12,397,665
Granted Patent B2
US 12,397,665 · App. 18/513,067 · Granted Aug 26, 2025

Charging system for an electrified vehicle

Inventors: Ho Sun Jang (Suwon-si, KR); Jin Wook Kang (Gunpo-si, KR); Seong Min Kim (Yongin-si, KR); Seung Hyeon Bin (Hwaseong-si, KR)
Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY; KIA CORPORATION
B60L53/20B60L50/51H02J7/00309H02J7/04H02P27/06B60L2210/14B60L2210/42H02J2207/20
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Patent No.
US 12,397,665
App. No.
18/513,067
Granted
Aug 26, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A charging system for an electrified vehicle includes: a first switch unit selectively connected at one end thereof to first ends or to second ends of a plurality of coils included in a motor; a plurality of switches each connected at one end thereof to another end of the first switch unit while other ends of the plurality of switches are inter-shorted to form a neutral point of the motor; and a controller configured to control a switching state of the first switch unit.

Claims (27)

1. A charging system for an electrified vehicle, the charging system comprising:

a battery configured to receive or output DC electric power;

a motor having a plurality of coils respectively corresponding to a plurality of phases;

a first inverter having first AC terminals respectively connected to a first end of each of the plurality of coils and having first DC terminals connected to the battery;

a second inverter having second AC terminals respectively connected to a second end of each of the plurality of coils and having second DC terminals connected to the battery;

a first switch unit having one end selectively connected to the first ends or the second ends of the plurality of coils;

a plurality of switches each having one end connected to another end of the first switch unit and each having another end that is inter-shorted to form a neutral point of the motor; and

a controller configured to control a switching state of the first switch unit.

2. The charging system according to claim 1 , wherein the controller controls the switching state of the first switch unit based on a state of the first inverter when the battery is recharged with external electric power input through the neutral point.

3. The charging system according to claim 2 , wherein, when the first inverter is in a normal state, the controller controls the switching state of the first switch unit such that the one end of the first switch unit is connected to the second ends of the plurality of coils.

4. The charging system according to claim 2 , wherein, when the first inverter is in a failed state, the controller controls the switching state of the first switch unit such that the one end of the first switch unit is connected to the first ends of the plurality of coils.

5. The charging system according to claim 4 , wherein the failed state of the first inverter comprises at least one of an abnormality of a current sensing value of the first inverter or an excessive temperature of the first inverter.

6. The charging system according to claim 5 , wherein the abnormality of the current sensing value of the first inverter is determined based on a current of each of the first AC terminals and a battery input current.

7. The charging system according to claim 4 , wherein, when the first inverter is in a failed state, the controller controls the switching state of the first switch unit after stopping driving of the first inverter.

8. The charging system according to claim 4 , wherein, when the first inverter is in a failed state, the controller controls the switching state of the first switch unit after starting driving of the second inverter.

9. The charging system according to claim 4 , wherein the controller controls recharging of the battery based on a state of the second inverter under a condition that the one end of the first switch unit is connected to the first ends of the plurality of coils.

10. The charging system according to claim 9 , wherein, when the second inverter is in a failed state, the controller ends recharging of the battery.

11. The charging system according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a second switch unit having one end connected to an input terminal for external electric power for recharging of the battery and having another end selectively connected to the battery or the other ends of the plurality of switches.

12. The charging system according to claim 11 , wherein, when the other end of the second switch unit is connected to the other ends of the plurality of switches, the controller controls the switching state of the first switch unit based on a state of the first inverter.

13. The charging system according to claim 11 , wherein the controller controls a switching state of the second switch unit based on a voltage command for the external electric power.

14. The charging system according to claim 13 , wherein the controller controls the switching state of the second switch unit based on whether or not a voltage value according to the voltage command exceeds a predetermined voltage value that is set based on a voltage specification of the battery.

15. The charging system according to claim 14 , wherein, when the voltage value according to the voltage command exceeds the predetermined voltage value, the controller controls the switching state of the second switch unit such that the other end of the second switch unit is connected to the other ends of the plurality of switches.

16. The charging system according to claim 14 , wherein, when the voltage value according to the voltage command does not exceed the predetermined voltage value, the controller controls the switching state of the second switch unit such that the other end of the second switch unit is connected to the battery.

17. The charging system according to claim 1 , wherein the controller outputs information corresponding to a state of at least one of the first inverter or the second inverter.

18. The charging system according to claim 17 , further comprising:

a display unit configured to represent the output information in at least one of a visual manner or an audible manner.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 17, 2023
From: JANG, HO SUN; KANG, JIN WOOK; KIM, SEONG MIN; BIN, SEUNG HYEON
To: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY; KIA CORPORATION
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2023-0096296 · Jul 24, 2023 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20250033498A1 · Jan 30, 2025
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