Hyundai Motor Company

Kia Corporation

Kia Motors Corporation

Seung Hyeon Bin

Seong Min Kim

Ho Rim Choi

Tae Il Yoo

Ho Sun Jang

Han Hee Park

Seon Mi Lee

Sang Kyu Lee

Kil Young Youn

Sang Woo Park

Jae Hwa Jeon

Byung Oh Tak

Jae Hee Jeon

Gu Bae Kang

Sang Jin Heo

Tae Ii Yoo

Jin Wook Kang

A multi-input charging system and method using a motor driving device: the system includes a first inverter including a plurality of first switching elements, a second inverter including a plurality of second switching elements, a battery connected to a charging power input terminal or one end of the second inverter through a charging switch, and a controller configured to directly charge the battery through the charging power input terminal by selectively connecting the charging switch when a battery charging mode is started, and when connection of the charging switch is impossible, control the first switching elements and the second switching elements such that the charging power input terminal and the battery are connected through the first inverter, a motor, and the second inverter in a bypass manner.

Multi-input charging system and method using motor driving device

A charging system for an electrified vehicle includes: a first switch unit selectively connected at one end thereof to first ends or to second ends of a plurality of coils included in a motor; a plurality of switches each connected at one end thereof to another end of the first switch unit while other ends of the plurality of switches are inter-shorted to form a neutral point of the motor; and a controller configured to control a switching state of the first switch unit.

Charging system for an electrified vehicle

A motor driving apparatus includes a motor having a plurality of windings, a first inverter which is connected to a first end of each of the plurality of windings and drives the motor, a second inverter which is connected to a second end of each of the plurality of windings and selectively drives the motor according to a motor drive mode, and a controller which generates a current command for the motor according to a torque command and a voltage utilization rate control value, determines whether to perform linearization control for the current command based on a present counter magnetic flux of the motor and a switching reference counter magnetic flux for the motor drive mode, and adjusts the voltage utilization rate control value such that a value of the current command is linearized in a section in which the linearization control is performed.

Motor driving apparatus and control method thereof

An electrified vehicle includes a motor including a plurality of windings, a first inverter connected to a first end of each of the plurality of windings and configured to drive the motor, a second inverter connected to a second end of each of the plurality of windings and configured to drive the motor in a second driving mode of a first driving mode and the second driving mode, a first controller configured to determine one of first and second output limit lines as an output limit line of the first driving mode, depending on whether a preset condition is satisfied, and a second controller configured to bidirectionally switch the first driving mode and the second driving mode within an operating point range according to the output limit line of the first driving mode in accordance with a value of a torque command for the motor and counter magnetic flux of the motor.

Electrified vehicle and method of controlling same

A motor driving system and a method of controlling same can protect a user by converting a driving mode into a dual inverter driving mode so that a vehicle can keep being driven when a transfer switching unit breaks down while the motor is operated in a Y-connection single inverter driving mode.

Motor driving system and method of controlling same

A multi-input charging system and method use a motor driving device. The system includes: a motor having a plurality of windings; a first inverter including first switching elements and having one end connected to a power input terminal and an opposite end connected to a first terminal of each of the plurality of windings; a second inverter including second switching elements and having one end connected to a battery and an opposite end connected to a second terminal of each of the plurality of windings, the battery connected to the power input terminal or the one end of the second inverter; and a controller configured to charge the battery directly via the power input terminal or with a voltage of the charging power that is stepped down.

Multi-input charging system and method using a motor driving device

The present disclosure relates to a system for controlling a motor of a vehicle for increasing control accuracy of the motor for driving the vehicle, and an object of the present disclosure is to provide a system for controlling a motor of a vehicle, which may accurately perform a motor control even when a battery voltage (i.e., motor voltage) applied to the motor upon the driving control of the motor is changed.

System for controlling motor of vehicle

A charging control method for an electric vehicle is configured to boost a charging voltage by using a motor and an inverter, and includes steps of determining whether a current imbalance control is normally operated based on currents input from the motor to three-phase inputs of the inverter during charging, determining whether a current sensor is deteriorated based on a result of an internal temperature sensing of the inverter when the current imbalance control is in a normal operation, and adjusting a scale of the current sensor to maintain the charging, when a deterioration of the current sensor is detected, as a result of the determination.

Method and apparatus for controlling charging of electric vehicle

An apparatus for controlling charging of an electric vehicle is configured to calculate a rotor torque expected to occur during charging based on an angle of a rotor provided in a driving motor before charging is performed by multiple input voltages, and allow charging to be performed after inducing the rotor torque to be less than a reference torque by moving the electric vehicle a specified distance to correct the rotor angle when the calculated rotor torque is greater than the reference torque so as to avoid deterioration or damage to a parking sprag. As a result, it is possible to prevent the parking sprag from being damaged by the rotor torque generated during charging so as to avoid the occurrence of an accident.

Apparatus and method for controlling charging of electric vehicle

A motor driving device for driving a motor having multiple windings corresponding to multiple phases, respectively, may include: a first inverter including multiple first switching elements and connected to a first end of each of the multiple windings; a second inverter including multiple second switching elements and connected a second end of each of the multiple windings; a third switching element configured to connect/disconnect points, at which the number of turns of each of the multiple windings is partitioned based on a predetermined ratio, to/from each other; and a controller configured to control, based on the required output of the motor, an on/off state of the first switching elements to the third switching element.

Motor driving device and method for controlling same

An automotive motor driving apparatus includes: a first motor including a plurality of wires; and a second motor including a plurality of wires including first ends connected to each other. The motor driving apparatus includes: a first inverter connected to first ends of the wires of the motor and including a plurality of first switching devices; a second inverter connected to second ends of the wires of the first motor and including a plurality of second switching devices; a third inverter connected to second ends of the wires of the second motor; and a controller configured to drive the second motor by performing pulse width control on the third switching devices when a problem occurs in the second inverter while driving the first motor in an open end winding mode in which pulse width modulation control is performed on both of the first switching devices and the second switching devices.

Motor driving apparatus and method of controlling same

An iron loss reduction control apparatus for motor permanent magnet overtemperature protection is provided. The apparatus includes: a permanent magnet temperature prediction unit configured to predict a temperature of a permanent magnet in a motor based on a driving state of the motor; a first iron loss reduction unit configured to adjust a switching frequency of a switching element in an inverter providing a driving power to the motor based on the temperature of the permanent magnet; and a second iron loss reduction unit configured to adjust a current command of the motor based on the temperature of the permanent magnet.

Iron loss reduction control apparatus and method for motor permanent magnet overtemperature protection

A motor driving apparatus may include a first inverter circuit including a plurality of first switching devices and connected to a first end portion of each of a plurality of windings in a motor corresponding to a plurality of phases of the motor, respectively, a second inverter circuit including a plurality of second switching devices and connected to a second end portion of each of the plurality of windings, and a plurality of selection switching devices having first end portions connected to a node to which the plurality of windings and the plurality of second switching devices are connected and second end portions connected to each other.

Motor driving apparatus and method

A supplementary charging system for an auxiliary battery of an eco-friendly vehicle includes: a main battery; an auxiliary battery having a voltage lower than a voltage of the main battery; a low voltage DC-DC converter (LDC) stepping down the voltage of the main battery and providing the stepped-down voltage to the auxiliary battery; and a controller configured to select, when a periodic charge time of the auxiliary battery arrives, either a constant voltage charging method or a constant current charging method as a charging method based on an aging state of the auxiliary battery, and control the LDC to charge the auxiliary battery with a constant voltage or a constant current based on the selected charging method for a predetermined reference time. The controller terminates the charging when a cumulative charge current amount is greater than or equal to a predetermined reference cumulative charge current amount.

Supplementary charging system and method for auxiliary battery of eco-friendly vehicle

A cooling control system and method for an on-board charger of a plug-in vehicle drive an electric water pump using a cooling control map when the temperature of the on-board charger equipped in a plug-in vehicle is equal to or above an overheat prevention temperature. The cooling control system and the method determine an entry of an optimal cooling control mode to cool the on-board charger to a temperature at which charging operational efficiency is maximized when the temperature of the on-board charger is below the overheat prevention temperature. Thereby, the on-board charger is cooled and the standard charging efficiency and the charge depletion fuel economy of the plug-in vehicle is maximized.

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Busan, South Korea

Seung Hyeon Bin