Diagnostic system for a vehicle electrical system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10796505-B2
Application number	US-201816014422-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 21, 2018
Priority date	Jul 31, 2017
Publication date	Oct 6, 2020
Grant date	Oct 6, 2020

Abstract

A diagnostic system includes a microcontroller having a first A/D converter, first and second applications, and a first analog multiplexer electrically between a first voltage regulator and the first A/D converter. The first application sets a first overvoltage diagnostic flag to a first fault value if a first voltage of the first voltage regulator that is measured by the first A/D converter is greater than a first voltage, and in response further transitions a contactor to an open operational state. The second application sets a second overvoltage diagnostic flag to a second fault value if a second voltage of the first voltage regulator that is measured by the first A/D converter is greater than a second voltage, and in response further transitions the contactor to the open operational state.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A diagnostic system for a vehicle electrical system, comprising:
a microcontroller having a first A/D converter and first and second applications;
a first analog multiplexer having an input port electrically coupled to a first voltage regulator, and an output port electrically coupled to the first A/D converter;
wherein the first application is configured to set a first overvoltage diagnostic flag equal to a first fault value if a first voltage of the first voltage regulator that is measured by the first A/D converter is greater than a first maximum voltage;
the first application is configured to transition a contactor to an open operational state if the first overvoltage diagnostic flag is equal to the first fault value;
the second application is configured to set a second overvoltage diagnostic flag to a second fault value if a second voltage of the first voltage regulator that is measured by the first A/D converter is greater than a second maximum voltage; the second maximum voltage being greater than the first maximum voltage, the second fault value being different than the first fault value;
the second application is configured to transition the contactor to the open operational state if the second overvoltage diagnostic flag is equal to the second fault value;
the microcontroller further includes a second A/D converter and third and fourth applications;
a second analog multiplexer having an input port electrically coupled to a second voltage regulator, and an output port electrically coupled the second A/D converter;
the third application is configured to set a third overvoltage diagnostic flag to a third fault value if a third voltage of the second voltage regulator that is measured by the second A/D converter is greater than a third maximum voltage;
the third application is configured to transition the contactor to the open operational state if the third overvoltage diagnostic flag is equal to the third fault value;
the fourth application is configured to set a fourth overvoltage diagnostic flag to a fourth fault value if a fourth voltage of the second voltage regulator that is measured by the second A/D converter is greater than a fourth maximum voltage; the fourth maximum voltage being greater than the third maximum voltage, the fourth fault value being different than the third fault value;
the fourth application is configured to transition the contactor to the open operational state if the fourth overvoltage diagnostic flag is equal to the fourth fault value;
the third and fourth fault values have a Hamming distance of at least four from one another;
the microcontroller further includes fifth and sixth applications;
the fifth application is configured to set a first undervoltage diagnostic flag equal to a fifth fault value if a fifth voltage of the first voltage regulator that is measured by the first A/D converter is less than a first minimum voltage;
the fifth application is configured to transition the contactor to the open operational state if the first undervoltage diagnostic flag is equal to the fifth fault value;
the sixth application is configured to set a second undervoltage diagnostic flag to a sixth fault value if a sixth voltage of the first voltage regulator that is measured by the first A/D converter is less than a second minimum voltage; the second minimum voltage being less than the first minimum voltage, the sixth fault value being different than the fifth fault value; and
the sixth application is configured to transition the contactor to the open operational state if the second undervoltage diagnostic flag is equal to the sixth fault value.

2. The diagnostic system of claim 1 , wherein the first and second fault values have a Hamming distance of at least four from one another.

3. The diagnostic system of claim 1 , wherein the fifth and sixth fault values have a Hamming distance of at least four from one another.

4. The diagnostic system of claim 1 , wherein the microcontroller further includes seventh and eighth applications;
wherein the seventh application is configured to set a third undervoltage diagnostic flag equal to a seventh fault value if a seventh voltage of the second voltage regulator that is measured by the second A/D converter is less than a third minimum voltage;
the seventh application is configured to transition the contactor to the open operational state if the third undervoltage diagnostic flag is equal to the seventh fault value;
the eighth application is configured to set a fourth undervoltage diagnostic flag to an eighth fault value if an eighth voltage of the second voltage regulator that is measured by the second A/D converter is less than a fourth minimum voltage; the fourth minimum voltage being less than the third minimum voltage, the eighth fault value being different than the seventh fault value; and
the eighth application is configured to transition the contactor to the open operational state if the fourth undervoltage diagnostic flag is equal to the eighth fault value.

5. The diagnostic system of claim 4 , wherein the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth fault values have a Hamming distance of at least four from one another.

Assignees

• Lg Chemical Ltd

Inventors

• Katrak Kerfegar K

Classifications

• G01R31/40

  Testing power supplies (testing photovoltaic devices H02S50/10) · CPC title

• G01R31/007 Primary

  using microprocessors or computers · CPC title

• G01R19/16576

  comparing DC or AC voltage with one threshold (G01R19/16514, G01R19/16519, G01R19/16528, G01R19/16533 and G01R19/1659 take precedence) · CPC title

• G01R19/16528 Primary

  using digital techniques or performing arithmetic operations (using digital techniques to measure a voltage or a current, see G01R19/25) · CPC title

• B60R16/0232

  for measuring vehicle parameters and indicating critical, abnormal or dangerous conditions · CPC title