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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2017
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Motors Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Chun Hyuk Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Dong Jin Sohn, Pyeongtaek-si, KR;
Yong Hoon Lee, Incheon, KR;
Dong Jun Shin, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Jee Wook Huh, Gwangmyeong-si, KR;
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
KIA Motors Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to an apparatus for controlling charging of an environment-friendly vehicle. The apparatus includes a high-voltage battery SOC determining unit configured to determine a state of charge (SOC) of a high-voltage battery that is a main power source, an auxiliary battery SOC determining unit configured to determine an SOC of an auxiliary battery that assists power of the high-voltage battery, and an auxiliary battery charging control unit configured to, when receiving a request for an operation of an engine for controlling heating, perform a control such that the auxiliary battery is charged by using the high-voltage battery.