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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2015
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Sung Kwan Choo, Gyeonggi-Do, KR;
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A system for connecting an external device to a vehicle includes: an external device connection terminal configured to be connected to an external device; an electronic instrument cluster configured to pop-up a user setting mode and provide a kind of power, a cutting time, or rated capacity using the user setting mode; a controller configured to receive power selected by a user from the electronic instrument cluster and control a switching element to protect the external device, the switching element being configured to adjust whether or not power is applied from a battery of the vehicle based on a type of power in the vehicle; and an intelligent power switch (IPS) element configured to sense a current supplied to the external device connection terminal.