IP Library Granted Patent US 12,508,933
Granted Patent B2
US 12,508,933 · App. 17/714,056 · Granted Dec 30, 2025

System for respond to a demand response, control circuit for electric vehicles to respond to a demand response and method for driving the same

Inventor: Joonyoung Jeon (Gyeonggi-do, KR)
Assignee: HL KLEMOVE CORP.
B60L53/64B60L53/18B60L53/62B60L53/63B60L53/305
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Patent No.
US 12,508,933
App. No.
17/714,056
Granted
Dec 30, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a system for respond to a demand response, a control circuit for electric vehicles, and a method for driving the same capable of efficiently responding to a demand response. The system includes an on board diagnostic configured to receive a demand response signal directly from a distributed energy resource management system and output a command signal according to the demand response signal from the distributed energy resource management system, a charging device configured to charge a battery of an electric vehicle, and a charge reference change circuit configured to modulate a pilot signal supplied from a charging equipment to the charging device according to a command signal from the on board diagnostic.

Claims (49)

1 . A control circuit for electric vehicles to respond to a demand response, comprising:

an on board diagnostic configured to receive a demand response signal directly from a distributed energy resource management system and output a command signal according to the demand response signal from the distributed energy resource management system;

a charging device configured to charge a battery of an electric vehicle; and

a charge reference change circuit configured to modulate a pilot signal supplied from a charging equipment to the charging device according to a command signal from the on board diagnostic;

wherein the charge reference change circuit includes:

an impedance matching unit and a duty ratio modulation unit,

wherein the impedance matching unit includes:

a first switching element configured to be controlled according to a command signal from the on board diagnostic and connected between a first node and a second node; and

a first resistor and a second resistor configured to be connected in parallel between the second node and a third node,

wherein the duty ratio modulation unit includes:

a third resistor;

a second switching element configured to be controlled according to a command signal from the on board diagnostic and connected between the first node and one terminal of the third resistor; and

a pulse generator configured to be connected between the other terminal of the third resistor and the third node.

2 . The control circuit of claim 1 , wherein the charge reference change circuit modulates a pilot signal supplied from the charging equipment to the charging device by modulating a duty ratio of the pilot signal.

3 . The control circuit of claim 2 , wherein the charge reference change circuit includes:

the impedance matching unit configured to match impedances between the charging equipment and the charge reference change circuit according to the command signal from the on board diagnostic; and

the duty ratio modulation unit configured to transmit the pilot signal of a modulated duty ratio to the charging device according to a command signal from the on board diagnostic.

4 . The control circuit of claim 1 , wherein the charge reference change circuit is disposed in either an electric vehicle or a charging cable connecting the electric vehicle and the charging equipment.

5 . A system for responding to a demand response, comprising:

a distributed energy resource management system;

an electric vehicle configured to directly receive a demand response signal from the distributed energy resource management system; and

a charging equipment,

wherein a control circuit of the electric vehicle includes:

an on board diagnostic configured to receive the demand response signal directly from the distributed energy resource management system and output a command signal according to the demand response signal;

a charging device configured to charge a battery of the electric vehicle; and

a charge reference change circuit configured to modulate a pilot signal supplied from a charging equipment to the charging device according to a command signal from the on board diagnostic;

wherein the charge reference change circuit includes:

an impedance matching unit and a duty ratio modulation unit,

wherein the impedance matching unit includes:

a first switching element configured to be controlled according to a command signal from the on board diagnostic and connected between a first node and a second node; and

a first resistor and a second resistor configured to be connected in parallel between the second node and a third node,

wherein the duty ratio modulation unit includes:

a third resistor;

a second switching element configured to be controlled according to a command signal from the on board diagnostic and connected between the first node and one terminal of the third resistor; and

a pulse generator configured to be connected between the other terminal of the third resistor and the third node.

6 . The system of claim 5 , wherein the charge reference change circuit modulates a pilot signal supplied from the charging equipment to the charging device by modulating a duty ratio of the pilot signal.

7 . The system of claim 6 , wherein the charge reference change circuit includes:

the impedance matching unit configured to match impedances between the charging equipment and the charge reference change circuit according to the command signal from the on board diagnostic; and

the duty ratio modulation unit configured to transmit the pilot signal of a modulated duty ratio to the charging device according to a command signal from the on board diagnostic.

8 . The system of claim 5 , wherein the charge reference change circuit is disposed in either an electric vehicle or a charging cable connecting the electric vehicle and the charging equipment.

9 . A method for driving a control circuit for electric vehicles to respond to a demand response, comprising:

receiving a demand response signal directly from a distributed energy resource management system, and outputting a command signal according to the demand response signal; and

modulating a pilot signal supplied from a charging equipment to a charging device for automatically charging a battery according to the command signal;

wherein the modulating of the pilot signal turns on a switching element according to the command signal of an on-board diagnostic device and modulates a duty ratio of the pilot signal from a pulse generator, and

wherein the modulating of the pilot signal includes:

controlling a first switching element connected between a first node and a second node according to the command signal;

controlling an impedance matching unit that includes a first resistor and a second resistor connected in parallel between the second node and a third node;

controlling a second switching element connected between the first node and one terminal of a third resistor according to the command signal; and

modulating the duty ratio of the pilot signal using the pulse generator, the pulse generator being connected between the other terminal of the third resistor and the third node.

Assignments (1)
MERGER Recorded Sep 2, 2022
From: MANDO MOBILITY SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
To: HL KLEMOVE CORP.
Reel/Frame 061375/0732 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2021-0048838 · Apr 14, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
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