Hyundai Motor Company

Kia Motors Corporation

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Kia Corporation

Shin Hye Chun

Hyun Wook Seong

Hui Sung Jang

Mu Shin Kwak

Won Kyoung Choi

Dong Gyun Woo

Ki Jong Lee

Jin Hwan Jung

Hyong Joon Park

Hong Seok Song

Dong Jun Lee

Sung Kyu Kim

Byeong Cheol Song

Bum Sik Kim

Gi Bong Son

Ki Young Jang

Young Kook Lee

Jung Hong Joo

Gyu Tae Choi

Woo Yong Jeon

Joon Hwan Kim

Sang Hyeon Moon

Jong Kyung Lim

A device for controlling a converter has a first output variable and a second output variable adjusted by a duty of a switching element. The device includes a first controller that generates a first duty based on a first error between a predetermined limitation reference value corresponding to a reference value limiting a size of the first output variable and a measurement value of the first output variable measured at a load of a converter. A second controller generates a second duty based on a second error between a predetermined reference value of the second output variable and a measurement value of the second output variable measured at the load of the converter. A duty determination unit derives a final duty of the switching element based on the first duty and the second duty.

Device and method for controlling converter

A charging control method for an electric vehicle is provided. The method uses a vehicle charging device that includes a power factor correction circuit (PFC) and a DC/DC converter. The method includes receiving, by a PFC controller, a control pilot (CP) signal from an external charging device and restricting by the PFC controller an allowable current value derived by analyzing the CP signal to a maximum current value that is to be applied to the PFC. The PFC controller then derives an output current command value of the DC/DC converter by applying an output value of a voltage controller of the PFC to the allowable current value. A DC/DC converter controller then charges a battery using the output current command value of the DC/DC converter.

Charging control method with use of a power factor correction circuit and system for electric vehicle

A circuit has a variable output that changes an output of a fixed input inversion amplification circuit, which includes a first operation amplifier with one input terminal that is applied with a fixed input value. The circuit includes an intermediate inversion amplification circuit having a second operation amplifier with an output terminal that is connected to another input terminal of the operation amplifier included in the fixed input inversion amplification circuit. One input terminal of the second operation amplifier is applied with the same input value as the fixed input value applied to the one input terminal of the first operation amplifier. Another input terminal of the second operation amplifier is applied with a variable input corresponding to an output of the first operation amplifier.

Circuit having a variable output and a converter controller including same

An apparatus for controlling a low voltage direct current (DC)-DC converter (LDC) for an eco-friendly vehicle includes a reference current receiver for receiving a reference current, a ramp signal generator for generating a ramp signal by overlapping an input current of the LDC, and a DC offset and a sawtooth wave for adjusting a gradient of the ramp signal, and a comparator for generating a pulse width modulation (PWM) signal using the reference current received by the reference current receiver and the ramp signal generated by the ramp signal generator.

Apparatus and method for controlling low voltage direct current converter for eco-friendly vehicle

A method of adjusting an output voltage sensing error of a low voltage DC-DC converter to adjust a difference between a value obtained by sensing an output voltage of a low voltage DC-DC converter and a reference value controlling the low voltage DC-DC converter, thereby improving control accuracy is provided. The method of correcting an output voltage sensing error of a low voltage DC-DC converter includes applying a test voltage to an output of the LDC by voltage application equipment, sensing a voltage of the output of the LDC by a voltage sensing circuit and adjusting by a controller a voltage reference map included in an LDC controller that outputs a voltage reference value of the LDC, based on an error between the test voltage and a voltage sensing value sensed by the voltage sensing circuit.

System and method of correcting output voltage sensing error of low voltage DC-DC converter

A system and method for controlling an on-board battery charger of an eco-friendly vehicle are provided. In the method, when instantaneous interruption of electric power occurs in an AC input power source, a DC-DC controller adjusts an output current instruction to be limited to the minimum charging power, and a power factor corrector (PFC) controller outputs a voltage instruction to a first capacitor (DC link capacitor) connected to an output terminal of the PFC controller to be updated to zero (0) or an actual value of the DC link capacitor. When the AC input power source is then restored, the PFC controller outputs the voltage instruction to the first capacitor to be increased to the existing voltage instruction with a predetermined slope, to smoothly perform the charging operation of the on-board battery charger without pause.

Method and system for controlling on-board battery charger of vehicle

A power supply apparatus of an eco-friendly vehicle is provided. The power supply apparatus includes a battery that is configured to supply electric power for driving a vehicle and an inverter that is configured to drive a motor of the vehicle. A power converter is configured to correct a power factor of AC power applied from exterior, or to supply power of the battery to the inverter. A DC converter is configured to convert a power output from the power converter to a charging power for charging the battery. A first relay is configured to turn a power transmission between the battery and the power converter on/off and a second relay is configured to turn the power transmission between the battery and the power converter on/off.

Power supply apparatus for eco-friendly vehicle

A multi-phase interleaved converter includes n sub-circuits of phases, a current controller and a balancing controller. The n sub-circuits of phases have inputs connected in parallel and outputs connected in parallel in order to convert a direct current (DC) or alternating current (AC) input voltage of one level into a DC or AC output voltage of another level. The current controller receives a current control command and a phase current value of a particular sub-circuit of a particular phase among the n sub-circuits of the respective phases to output a control signal for controlling the particular sub-circuit of the particular phase. The balancing controller receives phase current values of the n sub-circuits of the respective phases and receives a control signal output from the current controller to adjust the duty ratios of control signals applied to the other sub-circuits.

Multi-phase interleaved converter and control method thereof

A battery charging system using a charger and a driving control method of the charger thereof are provided which increase a driving time of the charger when an instantaneous power failure of charger input voltage occurs in the battery charging system. Thus, a sufficient time is secured for obtaining and processing more precise information regarding a driving state of the charger and the capacity of a capacitor is decreased compared to the related art.

Battery charging system using charger and driving control method of the charger thereof

A system and method for estimating current in a DC-DC converter are provided that estimate an output current of the DC-DC converter more accurately by correcting an output voltage of a CT sensor at an input terminal as a part of a current map and an efficiency map. The current map and the efficiency map are configured in a 2D form, since the output voltage of the CT sensor varies depending on the PWM duty.

System and method for estimating current in DC-DC converter

A method and apparatus for controlling a current of a multi-phase interleaved converter are provided. The method includes filtering, through a filter, currents flowing into converters of respective phases in a multi-phase interleaved converter having multiple phases, The method further includes receiving values of the filtered currents for respective phases and a duty ratio for any one of the multiple phases generated in response to a current flowing into the phase and adjusting duty ratios for phases other than the phase, based on the received current values for respective phases.

Method and apparatus for controlling current of multi-phase interleaved converter

A two-phase interleaved converter includes two sub-circuits, a voltage controller, a current controller, a balancing controller and a phase shifter. The voltage controller receives the output voltage of the two sub-circuits and outputs a signal in proportion to the level of the output voltage. The current controller receives the output signal of the voltage controller and an inductor current from one of the two sub-circuits and outputs a control signal that controls one of the two sub-circuits which is in charge of one phase. The balancing controller receives values of currents output from the two sub-circuits and calculates a difference between the values of the currents output from the two sub-circuits to control a duty ratio of the control signal applied to one of the two sub-circuits. The phase shifter shifts a phase of the control signal output from the balancing controller.

Two-phase interleaved converter and method of controlling the same

A battery charging system includes a PFC converter which converts an alternating current input voltage which is input from a power supply to a direct current output voltage, a DC-DC converter which changes an output voltage of the PFC converter, a battery which is charged by the DC-DC converter, and a controller which calculates power conversion efficiency based on the input current and the input voltage, a charged voltage of the battery, and a charging current for the battery, and updates the output voltage of the PFC converter according to the power conversion efficiency. A battery charging method includes steps of: calculating power conversion efficiency using the input current and the input voltage from the power supply, and the charging current and the charged voltage of the battery; and updating the output voltage of the PFC converter according to the calculated power conversion efficiency.

Battery charging system and method

An output voltage control method and apparatus are provided. The method includes sensing output voltages of a DC-DC converter and a high-voltage battery and sensing an inductor current flowing through an inductor in a boost circuit at a front end of the DC-DC converter. In addition, the method includes varying a gain of an output voltage controller of the DC-DC converter based on a difference of the sensed inductor current with respect to an inductor current at the center point in a specified region.

Method and apparatus for controlling output voltage of DC-DC converter

A charging control method and system for an environmentally friendly vehicle are provided and promote the enhancement of charging efficiency by improving a power control method of a power factor correction (PFC) converter while a battery is being charged through an on board charger (OBC) in vehicle. The method sensing, by a voltage detector, a battery voltage during charging and calculating, by a controller, a target value to maintain an output voltage of the PFC converter. The target value is calculated from the sensed battery voltage and the maximum available duty value of the DC-DC converter. The output voltage of the PFC converter is maintained, based on the calculated target value.

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Jeollanam-do, South Korea

Shin Hye Chun