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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2015
Applicants:
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Motors Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Inventors:
Assignees:
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Motors Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 11/18 (2006.01); B60L 3/00 (2006.01); B60L 3/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 11/1868 (2013.01); B60L 3/0046 (2013.01); B60L 3/12 (2013.01); B60L 11/1805 (2013.01); B60L 11/1862 (2013.01); B60L 2200/18 (2013.01); B60L 2200/32 (2013.01); B60L 2200/36 (2013.01); B60L 2210/10 (2013.01); B60L 2240/12 (2013.01); B60L 2240/547 (2013.01); B60L 2240/80 (2013.01); B60L 2250/12 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7005 (2013.01);
Abstract
A charge control method for a vehicle is provided which includes charging a first battery when the vehicle is in an IG ON operational state, maintaining the IG ON operational state and monitoring a second battery voltage. The charge control method further includes charging a second battery, calculating a vehicle speed when the vehicle is in an EV READY state and adjusting the EV READY state of the vehicle to the IG ON operational state when the calculated vehicle speed is less than a predetermined speed.