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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2022
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Kang Ho Jeong, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Jong Kyong Lim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Suk Hyun Lim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Ji Woong Jang, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Beom Sik Kim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Sang Cheol Shin, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A motor-driving apparatus for driving a motor having a plurality of windings respectively corresponding to a plurality of phases is provided. The motor-driving apparatus includes a first inverter having a plurality of first switching devices and connected to first ends of the plurality of windings and a second inverter having a plurality of second switching devices and connected to second ends of the plurality of windings. A third switching device is configured to selectively connect and disconnect points at which a number of turns of each of the windings is divided in a preset ratio. A controller is configured to adjust an on/off state of the first to third switching devices based on required output of the motor.