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Granted Patent B2
US 12,570,171 · App. 18/389,289 · Granted Mar 10, 2026

Electrified vehicle and method of controlling same

Inventors: Yong Jae Lee (Yongin-si, KR); Young Kwan Ko (Seoul, KR); Byung Kwan Son (Hwaseong-si, KR); Jang Yoon Jeong (Hwaseong-si, KR); Ho Tae Chun (Seoul, KR); Yoo Jong Lee (Osan-si, KR)
Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company; Kia Corporation
B60L53/24B60L15/22B60L2210/40B60L2260/26
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Patent No.
US 12,570,171
App. No.
18/389,289
Granted
Mar 10, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electrified vehicle may include: a main battery and an auxiliary battery; a motor system including a dual inverter connected to the main battery and driving a motor depending on a motor driving mode, and a transfer switch for switching between first and second driving modes included in the motor driving mode; and a charging switch connected between the motor system and the auxiliary battery, and configured to form a boost charging path connected from the auxiliary battery to the main battery through the motor system when the first driving mode switches to a charging mode while driving.

Claims (43)

1 . An electrified vehicle comprising:

a main battery and an auxiliary battery;

a motor system comprising a dual inverter connected to the main battery and driving a motor depending on a motor driving mode, and a transfer switch for switching between first and second driving modes included in the motor driving mode; and

a charging switch connected between the motor system and the auxiliary battery, and configured to form a boost charging path connected from the auxiliary battery to the main battery through the motor system in a charging mode while driving,

wherein in the charging mode while driving, the boost charging path from the auxiliary battery to the main battery is formed through a neutral point of the motor formed in the first driving mode.

2 . The electrified vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the dual inverter comprises:

a first inverter connected to the main battery and connected to one ends of a plurality of coils included in the motor; and

a second inverter connected to the main battery and connected to the opposite ends of the plurality of coils,

wherein the transfer switch has one end connected to any one of the opposite ends of the plurality of coils and another end connected to an internal node, and

wherein the charging switch is connected between the internal node and one pole of the auxiliary battery.

3 . The electrified vehicle of claim 2 , wherein, in the first driving mode, the transfer switch is turned on, the charging switch is turned off such that the boost charging path is cut off, and the motor is driven through the first inverter among the first and second inverters, and

wherein, in the second driving mode, the transfer switch is turned off, the charging switch is turned off such that the boost charging path is cut off, and the motor is driven through the first and second inverters.

4 . The electrified vehicle of claim 2 , wherein, in the charging mode while driving, the transfer switch is turned on, the charging switch is turned on such that the boost charging path is formed, and the motor is driven through the first inverter among the first and second inverters.

5 . The electrified vehicle of claim 4 , further comprising a controller configured to perform preconfigured pulse width modulation control for the first inverter when the charging mode while driving is performed,

wherein the preconfigured pulse width modulation control is configured as any one of space vector pulse width modulation control and remote state pulse width modulation control.

6 . The electrified vehicle of claim 1 , wherein when the charging mode while driving is performed, a DC offset is applied to a phase current of the motor.

7 . The electrified vehicle of claim 1 , further comprising a controller configured to pre-charge a DC capacitor connected between one pole and the other pole of the auxiliary battery through a pre-charging circuit connected to the auxiliary battery when the first driving mode switches to the charging mode while driving.

8 . The electrified vehicle of claim 7 , wherein the controller is configured to configure a neutral point voltage of the motor as the voltage of the auxiliary battery after pre-charging the DC capacitor and turn on the charging switch in a turn-off state when the first driving mode switches to the charging mode while driving.

9 . The electrified vehicle of claim 1 , further comprising a controller configured to maintain a neutral point voltage of the motor and turn off the charging switch in a turn-on state when the charging mode while driving switches to the first driving mode.

10 . An electrified vehicle comprising:

a main battery and an auxiliary battery;

a motor system configured to drive a motor through an inverter connected to the main battery; and

a controller configured to perform, when a charging mode while driving is performed, a preconfigured pulse width modulation control on the inverter to control a DC offset for a phase current of the motor such that the motor system boosts the voltage of the auxiliary battery to charge the main battery,

wherein in the charging mode while driving, a boost charging path from the auxiliary battery to the main battery is formed through a neutral point of the motor.

11 . The electrified vehicle of claim 10 , wherein the preconfigured pulse width modulation control is configured as any one of space vector pulse width modulation control and remote state pulse width modulation control.

12 . The electrified vehicle of claim 10 , wherein the inverter comprises:

a first inverter connected to the main battery and connected to one ends of a plurality of coils included in the motor; and

a second inverter connected to the main battery and connected to the opposite ends of the plurality of coils,

wherein the motor system further comprises a plurality of transfer switches having one ends connected to the different opposite ends of the plurality of coils and the other ends connected to each other at an internal node.

13 . The electrified vehicle of claim 12 , further comprising a charging switch connected between the internal node and one pole of the auxiliary battery, and configured to form a boost charging path connected from the auxiliary battery to the main battery through the motor system when the charging mode while driving is performed.

14 . The electrified vehicle of claim 13 , wherein the controller is configured to control turn-on states of the plurality of transfer switches depending on a motor driving mode, and

wherein the motor driving mode comprises:

a first driving mode in which the plurality of transfer switches is turned on, the charging switch is turned off such that the boost charging path is cut off, and the motor is driven through the first inverter among the first and second inverters; and

a second driving mode in which the plurality of transfer switch is turned off, the charging switch is turned off such that the boost charging path is cut off, and the motor is driven through the first and second inverters.

15 . The electrified vehicle of claim 14 , wherein the controller is configured to pre-charge a DC capacitor connected between one pole and the other pole of the auxiliary battery through a pre-charging circuit connected to the auxiliary battery when the first driving mode switches to the charging mode while driving.

16 . The electrified vehicle of claim 15 , wherein the controller is configured to configure a neutral point voltage of the motor as the voltage of the auxiliary battery after pre-charging the DC capacitor and turn on the charging switch in a turn-off state when the first driving mode switches to the charging mode while driving.

17 . The electrified vehicle of claim 14 , wherein the controller is configured to maintain a neutral point voltage of the motor and turn off the charging switch in a turn-on state when the charging mode while driving switches to the first driving mode.

18 . The electrified vehicle of claim 13 , wherein, in the charging mode while driving, the plurality of transfer switches is turned on, the charging switch is turned on such that the boost charging path is formed, and the motor is driven through the first inverter among the first and second inverters.

19 . A method of controlling an electrified vehicle, the method comprising:

driving a motor through an inverter based on a voltage of a main battery in a motor system; and

forming a boost charging path connected from an auxiliary battery to the main battery through the motor system when a charging mode while driving is performed in a state in which the motor is driven,

wherein in the charging mode while driving, the boost charging path from the auxiliary battery to the main battery is formed through a neutral point of the motor.

20 . The method of claim 19 , further comprising performing a preconfigured pulse width modulation control on the inverter when the charging mode while driving is performed to control a DC offset for a phase current of the motor.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 14, 2023
From: LEE, YONG JAE; KO, YOUNG KWAN; SON, BYUNG KWAN; JEONG, JANG YOON; CHUN, HO TAE; LEE, YOO JONG
To: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY; KIA CORPORATION
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2023-0079108 · Jun 20, 2023 · national
Continuity (1)
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