Current sensor compensation

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12323040-B2
Application number	US-202218067757-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 19, 2022
Priority date	Dec 19, 2022
Publication date	Jun 3, 2025
Grant date	Jun 3, 2025

Abstract

Current sensor compensation is provided. A system can include a charger for an electric vehicle having one or more controllers. A controller can amplify an input signal at a selected frequency to generate a first signal. A controller can amplify a direct current component of the input signal to generate a second signal. A component of the charger can generate a reference signal for input into a current sensor of the charger. The reference signal can be based on a combination of the first signal and the second signal.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system to convert alternating current (AC) power to direct current (DC) power to charge an electric vehicle, comprising:
one or more voltage controllers of a charger, the one or more voltage controllers configured to amplify an input signal at a first selected frequency to generate a first signal, and to amplify a direct current component of the input signal to generate a second signal; and
a first component of the charger configured to generate, based at least in part on a combination of the first signal and the second signal, a first reference signal for input into one or more current controllers of the charger; and
one or more current sensors to generate a second reference signal for input into the one or more current controllers based on a value of current of an AC input current into the charger; and wherein
the input signal comprises a voltage of a DC link of the charger.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more current sensors include at least three current sensors, each of the at least three current sensors corresponding to a phase of the AC input current into the charger.

3. The system of claim 1 , comprising:
the one or more voltage controllers to amplify the input signal at the first selected frequency with a gain greater than 10, wherein the first selected frequency is greater than zero;
the one or more voltage controllers to amplify the input signal at a second selected frequency to generate a third signal, wherein the second selected frequency is twice the first selected frequency; and
the first component to generate the first reference signal based at least in part on the first signal, the second signal, and the third signal.

4. The system of claim 1 , comprising:
the one or more voltage controllers to amplify the input signal at a second selected frequency to generate a third signal; and
the first component to generate the first reference signal based at least in part on the first signal, the second signal, and the third signal.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein a first voltage controller of the one or more voltage controllers is configured to amplify the input signal at a first frequency to generate the first signal, one or more of the current sensors is configured to detect the direct current component of the input signal, and a second voltage controller of the one or more voltage controllers is configured to amplify the direct current component of the input signal to generate the second signal.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more voltage controllers comprise:
a proportional resonance controller configured to amplify the input signal to generate the first signal; and
a proportional integral controller configured to amplify the input signal to generate the second signal.

7. The system of claim 1 , comprising:
a combiner component configured to combine the first signal and the second signal to generate a third signal to provide to the first component to generate the first reference signal.

8. The system of claim 1 , comprising the charger to:
detect a fundamental frequency and phase angle of the input signal; and
select the first selected frequency based at least in part on the fundamental frequency.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first reference signal causes a current limit to be applied to a signal of the DC link.

10. The system of claim 1 , comprising the charger to:
receive the input signal from a power grid; and
provide, based at least in part on the first reference signal, an output signal to charge the electric vehicle.

11. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more current sensors comprise:
a current sensor that detects only an AC component to detect an amplitude or a phase angle of the AC input current into the charger.

12. A method, comprising:
amplifying, by one or more voltage controllers of a charger for an electric vehicle, an input signal at a first selected frequency to generate a first signal;
amplifying, by the one or more voltage controllers, a direct current component of the input signal to generate a second signal;
generating, by a first component of the charger, based at least in part on a combination of the first signal and the second signal, a first reference signal for input into one or more current controllers of the charger; and
generating, by one or more current sensors, a second reference signal for input into the one or more current controllers; and wherein
the input signal is a voltage of a DC link of the charger.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the one or more current sensors include at least three current sensors, each of the at least three current sensors corresponding to a respective phase of an AC input current into the charger, and wherein each of the current sensors detects an alternating current component and does not detect a direct current component.

14. The method of claim 12 , comprising:
amplifying, by the one or more voltage controllers, the input signal at a second selected frequency to generate a third signal, wherein:
a gain of the amplification of the first signal is greater than 10;
the first selected frequency is greater than zero;
the second selected frequency is twice the first selected frequency; and
the first reference signal is based at least in part on the first signal, the second signal, and the third signal.

15. The method of claim 12 , comprising:
amplifying, by the one or more voltage controllers, the input signal at a second selected frequency to generate a third signal, wherein the second selected frequency is twice the first selected frequency; and
generating, by the first component, the first reference signal based at least in part on the first signal, the second signal, and the third signal.

16. The method of claim 12 , wherein the one or more voltage controllers comprise a first voltage controller and a second voltage controller that is different from the first voltage controller, the method comprising:
amplifying, by the first voltage controller of the one or more voltage controllers, the input signal to generate the first signal; and
amplifying, by the second voltage controller of the one or more voltage controllers, the direct current component of the input signal to generate the second signal.

17. The method of claim 12 , wherein the one or more voltage controllers comprise a proportional resonance controller and a proportional integral controller, the method comprising:
amplifying, by the proportional resonance controller of the one or more voltage controllers, the input signal to generate the first signal; and
amplifying, by the proportional integral controller of the one or more voltage controllers, the input signal to generate the second signal.

18. A system, comprising:
a charger for an electric vehicle, the charger comprising:
a first voltage controller to convert an input power signal to a first output power signal with a gain greater than 1 at a first selected frequency;
a second voltage controller to convert a direct current component of the input power signal to a second output power signal with a gain greater than 1;
a combiner to combine the first output power signal with the second output power signal to generate a third output power signal to provide a first reference signal for input into one or more current controllers of the charger; and
a current transformer to generate a second reference signal for input into the one or more current controllers.

19. The system of claim 18 , comprising:
the first voltage c

Assignees

• Rivian Ip Holdings Llc

Inventors

• Marwali Mohammad Nanda Rahmana
• Shi Yanjun
• Mohajerani Zahra
• Mohan Vishnu

Classifications

• B60L53/22 Primary

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

• H02M1/0025

  Arrangements for modifying reference values, feedback values or error values in the control loop of a converter · CPC title

• H02M1/0009 Primary

  Devices or circuits for detecting current in a converter · CPC title

• Y02T10/70

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

• Y02T10/7072

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