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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2017
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Motors Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Jung Moon Chang, Suwon-si, KR;
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Seoul, KR;
KIA Motors Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
An apparatus for controlling charging of an electric vehicle includes a switch unit including a first relay and second relays, wherein the first relay is arranged on an electric line through which a first battery is connected in series to a second battery. The first and second batteries supply driving power of the electric vehicle. The plurality of second relays is arranged on charging lines through which charging power is supplied to the first battery and the second battery, respectively. Further, a control unit configured to control the first relay and the plurality of second relays such that the first relay is turned off and the plurality of second relays is turned on to supply the charging power of a charger connected to a charging terminal to the first battery and the second battery, respectively, when the first battery and the second battery are charged.