System and method for measuring insulation resistance of fuel cell vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10247768-B2
Application number	US-201615255318-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 2, 2016
Priority date	Jun 13, 2016
Publication date	Apr 2, 2019
Grant date	Apr 2, 2019

Abstract

A system for measuring the insulation resistance of a fuel cell vehicle is provided. The system includes a fuel cell that supplies power, a rechargeable high-voltage battery, and a bidirectional converter, disposed between an output terminal of the fuel cell and the high-voltage battery, to adjust a voltage at the output terminal of the fuel cell. A fast measurement unit measures the insulation resistance of the fuel cell vehicle by being connected to the output terminal of the fuel cell and a second measurement unit measures the insulation resistance of the fuel cell vehicle by being connected to the output terminal of the high-voltage battery. A controller operates the bidirectional converter based on the state of the fuel cell vehicle and measure the insulation resistance of the fuel cell vehicle using the first measurement unit or the second measurement unit.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system for measuring an insulation resistance of a fuel cell vehicle, comprising:
a fuel cell configured to supply power;
a rechargeable high-voltage battery;
a bidirectional converter disposed between an output terminal of the fuel cell and the high-voltage battery and configured to adjust an output voltage at the output terminal of the fuel cell;
a first measurement unit configured to measure the insulation resistance of the fuel cell vehicle by being connected to the output terminal of the fuel cell, wherein the first measurement unit is a fuel cell stack voltage monitor (SVM) that is configured to monitor the output voltage of the fuel cell;
a second measurement unit configured to measure the insulation resistance of the fuel cell vehicle by being connected to an output terminal of the high-voltage battery, wherein the second measurement unit is a battery management system (BMS) that is configured to monitor an output voltage of the high-voltage battery; and
a controller configured to operate the bidirectional converter based on a state of the fuel cell vehicle and measure the insulation resistance of the fuel cell vehicle using the first measurement unit or the second measurement unit,
wherein when the state of the fuel cell vehicle is an idle stop mode and when the voltage at the output terminal of the fuel cell is less than a preset threshold voltage, the controller is configured to maintain a voltage of the bidirectional converter at a preset reference voltage and measure the insulation resistance of the fuel cell vehicle using the second measurement unit, and
wherein the threshold voltage is set using a minimum voltage measurable by the first measurement unit and a minimum voltage for operating an electronic unit connected to the output terminal of the fuel cell.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein when the state of the fuel cell vehicle is an emergency driving mode, the controller is configured to maintain a voltage of the bidirectional converter at a preset reference voltage and measure the insulation resistance of the fuel cell vehicle using the second measurement unit.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the preset reference voltage is greater than a minimum voltage for operating an electronic unit connected to the output terminal of the fuel cell and is closest to a preset reference voltage for the high-voltage battery.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein when the state of the fuel cell vehicle is a normal mode, the controller is configured to variably adjust a voltage of the bidirectional converter based on the state of the fuel cell vehicle and measure the insulation resistance of the fuel cell vehicle using the first measurement unit.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein when the state of the fuel cell vehicle is an idle stop mode and when the voltage at the output terminal of the fuel cell is equal to or greater than a preset threshold voltage, the controller is configured to variably adjust a voltage of the bidirectional converter based on the state of the fuel cell vehicle and measure the insulation resistance of the fuel cell vehicle using the first measurement unit.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein when the insulation resistance measured using the first measurement unit or the second measurement unit is less than a preset reference resistance, the controller is configured to transmit an alarm signal to an instrument cluster of the fuel cell vehicle.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to measure the insulation resistance using one measurement unit selected from among the first measurement unit and the second measurement unit.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Kia Motors Corp

Inventors

• Lee Kyu Il
• Ok Sung Suk
• Kim Seon Hak

Classifications

• B60L58/40

  for controlling a combination of batteries and fuel cells · CPC title

• G01R27/025

  Measuring very high resistances, e.g. isolation resistances, i.e. megohm-meters · CPC title

• B60L3/0069

  relating to the isolation, e.g. ground fault or leak current · CPC title

• H01M8/04649

  of fuel cell stacks · CPC title

• B60L58/30

  for monitoring or controlling fuel cells · CPC title