Theft prevention system of electric bicycle and control method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12459589-B2
Application number	US-202318099928-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 21, 2023
Priority date	Jan 26, 2022
Publication date	Nov 4, 2025
Grant date	Nov 4, 2025

Abstract

An electric bicycle theft prevention system for preventing theft of an electric bicycle according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a motor unit, a sensor unit, a controller, and an alarm unit. The motor unit is a permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM), and is configured to rotate wheels of the electric bicycle by receiving power from an electric storage unit. The sensor unit is configured to detect a position of a rotation shaft or a rotor of the motor unit. The controller is configured to control the motor unit and the sensor unit. The alarm unit is configured to generate an alarm by an electrical signal of the control unit. In addition, when a theft prevention function is activated in an unused state of the electric bicycle, the controller monitors a sensor value of the sensor unit to detect a movement of the electric bicycle.An electric bicycle theft prevention control method of an electric bicycle theft prevention system for preventing theft of an electric bicycle according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a theft prevention function activating operation, an electric bicycle movement detecting operation, an alarm operating and wheel locking operation, an alarm operation and wheel lock cancelling operation. In the theft prevention function activating operation, a theft prevention function of the electric bicycle is activated by a user in an unused state of the electric bicycle. In the electric bicycle movement detecting operation, a controller monitors a sensor value of a sensor unit to detect a movement of the electric bicycle after the theft prevention function is activated. In the alarm operating and wheel locking operation, when the controller determines that the electric bicycle is moving in the electric bicycle movement detecting operation, an alarm is operated and wheels of the electric bicycle are locked. In the alarm operation and wheel lock cancelling operation, the controller detects whether the sensor value of the sensor unit is greater than a predetermined set value in the alarm operating and wheel locking operation, and when it is detected that the sensor value of the sensor unit is smaller than the predetermined set value, the alarm operation and wheel lock are cancelled.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An electric bicycle theft prevention system for preventing theft of an electric bicycle, comprising:
a motor unit which is a permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM) and configured to rotate wheels of the electric bicycle by receiving power from an electric storage unit; a sensor unit mounted in the motor unit and configured to detect a rotation angle of a rotation shaft or a rotor of the motor unit; and a controller configured to control the motor unit and the sensor unit, wherein the controller is configured to: when a theft prevention function is activated in an unused state of the electric bicycle, monitor a sensor value of the sensor unit to detect a movement of the electric bicycle, when the electric bicycle is moving in a state that the theft prevention function is activated, control a magnitude of a d-axis current of the motor unit for controlling a magnetic flux of the motor unit to be a first set value and a magnitude of a q-axis current of the motor unit for controlling torque of the motor unit to be a second set value, when the controller detects that the sensor value of the sensor unit is less than a third set value, determine that the electric bicycle is not moving and continue to monitor the sensor value of the sensor unit, and when the controller detects that the sensor value of the sensor unit is equal to or greater than the third set value, determine that the electric bicycle is moving and set 0 as the second set value, wherein the third set value is adjustable by a user of the electric bicycle.

2 . The electric bicycle theft prevention system of claim 1 , further comprising an alarm unit configured to generate an alarm by an electrical signal of the controller,
wherein, when the controller detects that the sensor value of the sensor unit is equal to or greater than the third set value, the controller makes the alarm unit generate the alarm.

3 . The electric bicycle theft prevention system of claim 2 , wherein the controller detects whether the sensor value of the sensor unit is greater than a the third set value, and when it is detected that the sensor value of the sensor unit is equal to the third set value or greater than the third set value, the controller determines that an external force is continuously applied to the electric bicycle and makes the alarm unit continuously generate the alarm.

4 . The electric bicycle theft prevention system of claim 3 , wherein, when the alarm is continuously generated, the controller controls so that the magnitude of the d-axis current of the motor unit is continuously maintained at the first set value, and controls so that the magnitude of the q-axis current of the motor unit is continuously maintained at the second set value.

5 . The electric bicycle theft prevention system of claim 2 , wherein the controller detects whether the sensor value of the sensor unit is greater than the third set value, and when it is detected that the sensor value of the sensor unit is smaller than the third set value, the controller determines that no external force is applied to the electric bicycle and cancels an alarm operation and wheel lock.

6 . The electric bicycle theft prevention system of claim 1 , wherein a d-axis of the d-axis current is orthogonal to a q-axis of the q-axis current.

7 . An electric bicycle theft prevention control method of an electric bicycle theft prevention system for preventing theft of an electric bicycle, comprising:
a theft prevention function activating operation, in which a theft prevention function of the electric bicycle is activated by a user in an unused state of the electric bicycle; an electric bicycle movement detecting operation, in which a controller monitors a sensor value of a sensor unit to detect a movement of the electric bicycle after the theft prevention function is activated; an alarm operating and wheel locking operation, wherein, when the controller determines that the electric bicycle is moving in the electric bicycle movement detecting operation, an alarm is operated and wheels of the electric bicycle are locked; and an alarm operation and wheel lock cancelling operation, wherein the controller detects whether the sensor value of the sensor unit is greater than a predetermined set value in the alarm operating and wheel locking operation, and when it is detected that the sensor value of the sensor unit is smaller than the predetermined set value, the alarm operation and wheel lock are cancelled, wherein the controller is configured to: when the electric bicycle is moving in a state that the theft prevention function is activated, control a magnitude of a d-axis current of a motor unit for controlling a magnetic flux of the motor unit to be a first set value and a magnitude of a q-axis current of the motor unit for controlling torque of the motor unit to be a second set value, when the controller detects that the sensor value of the sensor unit is less than a third set value, determine that the electric bicycle is not moving and continue to monitor the sensor value of the sensor unit, and when the controller detects that the sensor value of the sensor unit is equal to or greater than the third set value, determine that the electric bicycle is moving and set 0 as the second set value, wherein the third set value is adjustable by a user of the electric bicycle.

8 . The electric bicycle theft prevention control method of claim 7 , wherein in the alarm operating and wheel locking operation,
when the alarm is operated, the controller controls the magnitudes of the d-axis current and the q-axis current of the motor unit to be predetermined values.

9 . The electric bicycle theft prevention control method of claim 8 , wherein the controller detects whether the sensor value of the sensor unit is greater than the third set value, and when it is detected that the sensor value of the sensor unit is equal to the third set value or greater than the third set value, the controller determines that an external force is continuously applied to the electric bicycle and continuously generates the alarm.

10 . The electric bicycle theft prevention control method of claim 7 , wherein in the alarm operation and wheel lock cancelling operation,
the controller detects whether the sensor value of the sensor unit is greater than the third set value, and when it is detected that the sensor value of the sensor unit is smaller than the third set value, the controller determines that no external force is applied to the electric bicycle, and cancels the alarm operation and wheel lock.

11 . The electric bicycle theft prevention control method of claim 7 , wherein a d-axis of the d-axis current is orthogonal to a q-axis of the q-axis current.

Assignees

• Hl Mando Corp

Inventors

• No Eun Jung
• Cho Bumrae
• Moon Seongjoo

Classifications

• B62M6/50

  characterised by detectors or sensors, or arrangement thereof · CPC title

• B62J3/10

  Electrical devices · CPC title

• G08B21/24

  Reminder alarms, e.g. anti-loss alarms · CPC title

• B60R25/10

  actuating a signalling device · CPC title

• B62H5/14 Primary

  preventing wheel rotation {(B62H5/003 takes precedence)} · CPC title