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Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2026

Filed:

Oct. 18, 2024
Applicants:

Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;

Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;

Inventors:

Won Jae Lee, Hwaseong-si, KR;

Min Su Kang, Hwaseong-si, KR;

Gi Young Kwon, Hwaseong-si, KR;

Dae Won Yang, Hwaseong-si, KR;

Assignees:

HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Seoul, KR;

KIA CORPORATION, Seoul, KR;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 50/60 (2019.01); B60L 58/12 (2019.01); B60L 58/16 (2019.01); B60L 58/18 (2019.01); H01M 10/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 58/18 (2019.02); B60L 50/60 (2019.02); B60L 58/12 (2019.02); B60L 58/16 (2019.02); H01M 10/425 (2013.01); B60L 2210/10 (2013.01); B60L 2240/545 (2013.01); H01M 2010/4271 (2013.01); H01M 2220/20 (2013.01);
Abstract

A mobility apparatus may include a plurality of first wheels, at least one first driving motor configured to provide a driving force to the plurality of first wheels, a first battery configured to supply power to the at least one first driving motor, and a first controller configured to control the at least one first driving motor and the first battery. When a second battery is removably and electrically connected to the first battery through a DC/DC converter, the first controller may perform the SOC control for minimizing natural discharge and/or degradation during long-term parking for the first battery and the second battery according to the driving control mode in which the mobility apparatus is being driven.


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