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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2022
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Hong Min Oh, Yongin-si, KR;
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A vehicle includes a battery, a converter connected to the battery and configured to provide electrical power of the battery to an external load, a navigation device configured to obtain current location information and charging place information, and a controller connected to the battery and the converter, and configured to control the battery and the converter. The controller is configured to determine a required energy of the vehicle to travel from a current location of the vehicle to a nearest charging place after end of driving and parking of the vehicle, determine a safety state of charge (SOC) value of the battery for ensuring driving of the vehicle to the nearest charging place based on the required energy and a total capacity of the battery, and control the converter to stop supplying power to the external load in response to an SOC of the battery reaches the safety SOC.