Movable power generating system and method for vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11260770-B2
Application number	US-201916269896-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 7, 2019
Priority date	Feb 8, 2018
Publication date	Mar 1, 2022
Grant date	Mar 1, 2022

Abstract

A movable power generating system for a vehicle may include an inverter for receiving power from a battery in a vehicle to generate AC power, a motor for receiving the AC power from the inverter, a switch block connected to the output terminal of the inverter and for branching the AC power, and an external power supply unit connected to the switch block and for outputting the AC power.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A movable power generating system for a vehicle, comprising:
an inverter for receiving power from a battery in a vehicle to generate a plurality alternating current (AC) powers;
a motor for receiving a first AC power of the plurality of AC powers from the inverter;
a switch block connected to the output terminal of the inverter and for switching a second AC power of the plurality of AC powers or the first AC power; and
an external power supply unit connected to the switch block and for outputting the second AC power;
wherein the first AC power and the second AC power are different powers, and the inverter supplies the different powers to the motor and to the external power supply unit, which supplies high capacity power to an outside device without adding a separate power electronic part.

2. The movable power generating system for the vehicle of claim 1 , further comprising a vehicle controller for determining selectively an operation of the vehicle as a traveling mode for switching the switch block to the motor side or an external power supply mode for switching the switch block to the external power supply unit side.

3. The movable power generating system for the vehicle of claim 2 , wherein the inverter is controlled by a constant voltage output according to an input required output voltage value in the external power supply mode.

4. The movable power generating system for the vehicle of claim 3 , wherein the input required output voltage value is a predetermined basic voltage which may be determined by country or technical standard.

5. The movable power generating system for the vehicle of claim 3 , wherein the input required output voltage value is a predetermined value stored in a memory within the vehicle or is input through an Audio Visual Navigation (AVN) or a communication terminal connected to the vehicle.

6. The movable power generating system for the vehicle of claim 1 , wherein a plurality of the inverters, a plurality of the switch blocks, and a plurality of the motors may be configured, and the movable power generating system comprises a vehicle controller for determining selectively an operation of the vehicle as an entire traveling mode for switching the switch blocks to the motors side, traveling and external power supply modes for switching some of the switch blocks to some side of the motors and the remainder of the switch blocks to the external power supply unit side, or an external power supply mode for switching all the switch blocks to the external power supply unit side.

7. The movable power generating system for the vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the external power supply unit is an external connecting cable for connecting to an outlet or an external grid.

8. A movable power generating system for the vehicle, comprising:
a motor for generating a first AC power according to the driving of an engine in a vehicle and supplying the first AC power to an inverter;
a switch block connected to the output terminal of the inverter and for switching a second AC power generated from the inverter or the first AC power; and
an external power supply unit connected to the switch block and for outputting the AC power;
wherein the first AC power and the second AC power are different powers, and the inverter supplies the different powers to the motor and to the external supply unit, which supplies high capacity power to an outside device without adding a separate power electronic part.

9. The movable power generating system for the vehicle of claim 8 , further comprising a vehicle controller for determining selectively an operation of the vehicle as a traveling mode for switching the switch block to the motor side or an external power supply mode for switching the switch block to the external power supply unit side, and the external power supply mode is composed of a battery discharge mode for switching the switch block to the external power supply unit side according to the charged state of a battery and a battery charge hold mode for connecting the switch block to the motor and the external power supply unit side.

10. The movable power generating system for the vehicle of claim 9 , wherein the battery charge hold mode drives an engine with an engine torque and an engine revolution per minute (RPM) that are pre-calculated to satisfy the output of the external power supply unit and the required charge amount of the battery, and controls the inverter through the motor regenerative torque calculated according to the driving of the engine.

11. The movable power generating system for the vehicle of claim 10 , wherein the charge required power of the battery in the battery charge hold mode is zero.

12. The movable power generating system for the vehicle of claim 10 , wherein the motor regenerative torque is calculated by using the product of a motor inverter regenerative efficiency and a motor RPM and the sum of an external power supply load and a battery charge required power.

13. The movable power generating system for the vehicle of claim 12 , wherein the engine torque is a value obtained by dividing the motor regenerative torque by motor engine shift efficiency, and the engine RPM is a value obtained by dividing the motor RPM by an engine motor shift ratio.

14. A movable power generating system for a vehicle, comprising:
an inverter for receiving power of a fuel cell in a vehicle to generate a plurality of AC powers;
a motor for receiving a first AC power of the plurality of AC powers from the inverter;
a switch block connected to the output terminal of the inverter and for switching a second AC power of the plurality of AC powers or the first AC power; and
an external power supply unit connected to the switch block and for outputting the second AC power;
wherein the first AC power and the second AC power are different powers, and the inverter supplies the different powers to the motor and the external power supply unit, which supplies high capacity power to an outside device without adding a separate power electronic part.

15. The movable power generating system for the vehicle of claim 14 , further comprising a vehicle controller for determining selectively an operation of the vehicle as a traveling mode for switching the switch block to the motor side or an external power supply mode for switching the switch block to the external power supply unit side, and the external power supply mode is composed of a battery discharge mode for switching the switch block to supply power of a battery to the external power supply unit side without driving the fuel cell and a battery charge hold mode for simultaneously charging the battery and providing the second AC power generated by the inverter to the external power supply unit side with driving the fuel cell.

16. The movable power generating system for the vehicle of claim 15 , wherein in the battery discharge mode, the battery alone supplies power to the inverter according to an input required output voltage value.

17. The movable power generating system for the vehicle of claim 15 , wherein the battery charge hold mode drives the fuel cell in order to satisfy the output of the external power supply unit and the required charge amount of the battery.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Kia Motors Corp

Inventors

• Lee Jin-Hyung
• Seo Deok-Hwan
• Jun Jong-Chan
• Choi Kwon-Hyoung

Classifications

• B60L50/53 Primary

  in combination with an external power supply, e.g. from overhead contact lines · CPC title

• B60L50/51

  characterised by AC-motors · CPC title

• Y02T10/70

  Energy storage systems for electromobility, e.g. batteries · CPC title

• B60L53/14

  Conductive energy transfer · CPC title

• Y02T10/7072

  Electromobility specific charging systems or methods for batteries, ultracapacitors, supercapacitors or double-layer capacitors · CPC title