System and method for controlling charging power of eco-friendly vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11186193-B2
Application number	US-201916655273-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 17, 2019
Priority date	Apr 22, 2019
Publication date	Nov 30, 2021
Grant date	Nov 30, 2021

Abstract

A system for controlling charging power of an eco-friendly vehicle is provided. The system includes a battery, a power supply unit supplying AC power, and an inverter having a plurality of legs including a plurality of power conversion devices. Legs of the plurality of legs are supplied with power by being connected with the power supply unit and both ends of each leg of the legs being connected with the battery. One or more switches are disposed between one or more legs of the plurality of legs and the power supply unit. A controller changes a power transmission path from the power supply unit by determining a phase of a power that is supplied from the power supply unit and by operating each switch of the one or more switches based on the phase of the supplied power.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system for controlling charging power of an eco-friendly vehicle, the system comprising:
a battery;
an inverter having a plurality of legs including a plurality o power conversion devices, the plurality of legs being supplied with power by being connected with a power supply unit and both ends of each leg of the plurality of legs being connected with the battery;
one or more switches disposed between one or more legs of the plurality of legs and the power supply unit; and
a controller configured to change a power transmission path from the power supply unit by determining a phase of a power that is supplied from the power supply unit and by operating each switch of the one or more switches based on the phase of the supplied power,
wherein the inverter includes:
a first leg, a second leg, a third leg, and a fourth leg,
the first leg includes a first power conversion device and a second power conversion device,
the second leg includes a third power conversion device and a fourth power conversion device,
the third leg includes a fifth power conversion device and a sixth power conversion device; and
the fourth leg includes a seventh power conversion device and an eighth power conversion device, and

wherein rated capacitites of the third power conversion device, the fourth power conversion device, the fifth power conversion device, and the sixth power conversion device are smaller than rated capacities of the first power conversion device, the second power conversion device, the seventh power conversion device, and the eighth power conversion device.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more switches include a first switch disposed between the power supply unit and the second leg and a second switch disposed between the power supply unit and the third leg.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the first switch and the second switch are 3-way relay switches.

4. The system of claim 2 , wherein when a phase that is supplied from the power supply unit is 1-phase, the controller connects a first end of the first switch to the first leg and a second end of the first switch to the second leg, and connects a first end of the second switch to the fourth leg and a second end of the second switch to the third leg.

5. The system of claim 2 , wherein when a phase that is supplied from the power supply unit is 3-phase, the controller connects a first end of the first switch to the power supply unit and a second end of the first switch to the second leg, and connects a first end of the second switch to the power supply unit and a second end of the second switch to the third leg.

6. The system of claim 2 , wherein when a connection with the power supply unit has not been made, the controller connects a first end of the first switch to the power supply unit and a second end of the first switch to the second leg, and connects a first end of the second switch to the power supply unit and a second end of the second switch to the third leg.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the controller includes:
a power connection determiner configured to determine a connection with the power supply unit;
a phase determiner configured to determine the phase of power that is supplied from the power supply unit;
a power conversion device controller configured to execute switching of the plurality of power conversion devices;
a switch controller configured to operate each switch of the one or more switches; and
a voltage sensor configured to sense a voltage that is supplied from the power supply unit.

8. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:
an electromagnetic interference (EMI) filter disposed between the power supply unit and the inverter;
a direct current-direct current (DC-DC) converter configured to convert output voltage of the inverter between the inverter and the battery; and
a capacitor disposed between the inverter and the DC-DC converter.

9. A method of controlling charging power of an eco-friendly vehicle using the system of claim 1 , the method comprising:
determining, by the controller, a connection with a power supply unit;
determining, by the controller, a phase of a power that is supplied from the power supply unit; and
changing, by the controller, a power transmission path from the power supply unit based on the connection with the power supply unit and the phase of the power that is supplied from the power supply unit.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the inverter includes:
the first leg, the second leg, the third leg, and the fourth leg,
the first leg includes the first power conversion device and the second power conversion device,
the second leg includes the third power conversion device and the fourth power conversion device,
the third leg includes the fifth power conversion device and the sixth power conversion device; and
the fourth leg includes the seventh power conversion device and the eighth power conversion device,
wherein the one or more switches include a first switch disposed between the power supply unit and the second leg and a second switch disposed between the power supply unit and the third leg.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein, in the changing of a power transmission path from the power supply unit, when the phase of the power that is supplied from the power supply unit is 1-phase, a first end of the first switch is connected to the first leg, a second end of the first switch is connected to the second leg, a first end of a second switch is connected to a fourth leg, and a second end of the second switch is connected to the third leg.

12. The method of claim 10 , wherein in the changing of a power transmission path from the power supply unit, when no connection is detected with the power supply unit, a first end of a first switch is connected to the power supply unit, a second end of the first switch is connected to a second leg, a first end of a second switch is connected to the power supply unit, and a second end of the second switch is connected to a third leg.

13. The method of claim 10 , wherein in the changing of a power transmission path from the power supply unit, in response to detecting the connection with the power supply unit and when the phase of the power that is supplied from the power supply unit is 3-phase, a first end of a first switch is connected to the power supply unit, a second end of the first switch is connected to a second leg, a first end of a second switch is connected to the power supply unit, and a second end of the second switch is connected to a third leg.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Kia Motors Corp

Inventors

• Jang Hui Sung
• Woo Dong Gyun
• Seong Hyun Wook

Classifications

• B60L53/62 Primary

  in response to charging parameters, e.g. current, voltage or electrical charge · CPC title

• H02M3/00

  Conversion of DC power input into DC power output · CPC title

• H02M1/10 Primary

  Arrangements incorporating converting means for enabling loads to be operated at will from different kinds of power supplies, e.g. from AC or DC · CPC title

• B60L53/20 Primary

  characterised by converters located in the vehicle · CPC title

• B60L53/22

  Constructional details or arrangements of charging converters specially adapted for charging electric vehicles · CPC title