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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2019
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Motors Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Tae-Hyuck Kim, Seoul, KR;
Hae-Yoon Jung, Yongin-si, KR;
Hyun-Soo Park, Seoul, KR;
Jun-Yeon Park, Incheon, KR;
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Seoul, KR;
KIA MOTORS CORPORATION, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
One form of a charging control method using energy generated from a solar roof embedded with a solar cell according to the disclosure includes: transmitting an amount of energy generated from the solar roof by respective control units of a system for charging control; calculating an electrical load; determining whether the amount of energy generated from the solar roof is larger than the electrical load; instructing an output of a high-voltage converter when the amount of energy generated from the solar roof is larger than the electrical load; determining whether a high-voltage battery is in a charging state; and performing a variable voltage control when a high voltage is outputted in accordance with the instruction to perform the output of the high-voltage converter; and performing a charging control on the high-voltage battery in consideration of the amount of energy generated from the solar roof when it is determined that the high-voltage battery is in the charging state. It is possible to improve fuel economy and marketability of a vehicle by optimally controlling charging of a high-voltage battery and a low-voltage battery by using energy supplied from the solar roof while the vehicle travels.