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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2023
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Ho Joong Lee, Anyang-si, KR;
Hyundai Motor Company, South, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
An embodiment hybrid electric vehicle includes a battery, a bidirectional power conversion device connected to the battery, a battery control unit configured to output a charge power instruction when a state of charge (SOC) of the battery is a first reference value or less by determining the SOC of the battery in a battery power output mode in which power of the battery is output to the outside through the bidirectional power conversion device, an engine control unit configured to drive an engine when the SOC of the battery is the first reference value or less, and a motor control unit configured to, when the charge power instruction is received, drive a motor such that the motor generates electricity using power from the engine and the battery is charged based on the received charge power instruction.