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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2024
Applicants:
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Inventor:
Se Hoon Park, Yongin-si, KR;
Assignees:
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 11/02 (2006.01); B60R 16/03 (2006.01); G01M 3/02 (2006.01); G07C 5/08 (2006.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 16/03 (2013.01); G01M 3/02 (2013.01); G07C 5/0808 (2013.01); H02J 7/0032 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device for controlling a vehicle includes a sensor that obtains state information of the vehicle, and a power controller which is configured to determine whether an activation condition of a dark current blocking control function is satisfied based on the state information of the vehicle, determines whether a power control mode is selected when the activation condition of the dark current blocking control function is not satisfied, and controls to cut off power supply to a dark current load based on the selected power control mode.