Abstract: A system for inspecting wireless charging of an electric vehicle includes: a wireless charger configured to transmit electric power through a transmission pad disposed on an inspection reference line of a rail; a centering unit configured to align a position of a reception pad on a vertical position of the transmission pad through a driving roller on which the electric vehicle is positioned; and an inspector configured to connect a wireless diagnosing communication, wirelessly charge a high voltage battery, and integrally inspect operation status of at least one of a battery management system (BMS), a battery cooling system, a battery charging system, or a high voltage distribution system during the wireless charging of the high voltage battery by receiving a test information from an electric power control unit (EPCU) of the electric vehicle connected through the wireless diagnosing communication.

Abstract: A method for controlling heating of a hybrid vehicle is provided. The vehicle includes a duct flowing air into the indoor of the hybrid vehicle from the outside, a heater core for circulating the coolant heated from an engine inside the duct, a PTC heater heated by the power supplied from a high-voltage battery of the hybrid vehicle inside the duct, and a controller. The controller operates the engine and the PTC heater and heats the air flowing into the indoor of the hybrid vehicle through the duct. The voltage supplied to the PTC heater from a low voltage DC-DC converter (LDC) is changed based on the state of the engine and an auxiliary battery for supplying power to an electric component of the vehicle to apply power to the PTC heater.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for controlling an LDC of a hybrid vehicle are provided. The apparatus includes a determining controller that receives state information of an auxiliary battery, while the LDC is being operated in a first mode based on a detected voltage, and that determines whether an entry condition for a second mode based on a current is satisfied. An arithmetic controller calculates a charging current compensation value of the auxiliary battery when the entry condition for the second mode is satisfied and a mode controller enters the second mode and that controls the LDC based on the charging current compensation value of the auxiliary battery when the entry condition for the second mode is satisfied.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for charging an auxiliary battery of a vehicle including a driving motor. According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus for charging an auxiliary battery of a vehicle including a driving motor, includes: a driving distance detector detecting a driving distance of the vehicle; a timer detecting time lapsing from a specific time; a main battery SOC detector detecting a state of charge (SOC) of a main battery; an auxiliary battery SOC detector detecting an SOC of the auxiliary battery; and a controller operated by a program set to control an operation of a DC converter based on signals of the driving distance detector, the timer, the main battery SOC detector, and the auxiliary battery SOC detector.

Abstract: A method and system for controlling a vehicular direct current converter are provided. In particular, zero-current control is performed during control for maintaining an SOC of an auxiliary battery. Accordingly, energy loss due to charging and discharging of the auxiliary battery is minimized and the fuel efficiency of a vehicle is improved.

Abstract: A security inspection system verifying a security system of electronic equipment may include an inspector having: a communicator connecting wireless diagnostic communication with the electronic equipment entering a process line; a KMS inspection portion inspecting a management state of generation and destruction of encryption key of a key management system device included in the electronic equipment; an application firewall inspection portion inspecting security policy of an application firewall disposed in a gateway of the electronic equipment; a version inspection portion updating at least one of a patch program and a firmware of the security system included in the electronic equipment; a database storing a program and data for a security inspection of the electronic equipment; and a controller performing diagnostic test of a firewall installation state, an encryption key management state, a transmission/reception state of an encrypted message, or blocking of abnormal data of the security system.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method are provided for controlling a low DC-DC converter (LDC) in an electric vehicle by prioritizing respective controllers, connecting the controllers in series in ascending order according to priority, and determining a command voltage of the LDC on the basis of output voltages of the respective controllers. Accordingly, even when a controller with a highest priority is operating, controllers of lower priority continue operating. Thus, electrical load performance degradation caused by instantaneous overcurrent generated in state transitions is prevented.

Abstract: A method of efficiently recharging a supplementary battery of a vehicle can recharge the supplementary battery with power from a main battery. A method of controlling a supplementary battery recharging system includes: acquiring charged current of a supplementary battery; starting a timer when the charged current exceeds a limit range; updating a current limit on the basis of a timer value and temperature information of the supplementary battery; and controlling a target voltage using the updated current limit.

Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus and method for estimating a radius of curvature of a vehicle. An apparatus for estimating a radius of curvature of a vehicle includes a processor, a memory for storing a program to be executed in the processor. The program includes instructions for estimating a first radius of curvature of the vehicle based on a yaw rate of the vehicle, estimating a second radius of curvature of the vehicle based on a lateral acceleration of the vehicle, and determining a final radius of curvature of the vehicle by combining the first radius of curvature and the second radius of curvature.

Abstract: A battery charging control method includes receiving a destination input to a navigation device. When a vehicle starts, a switch is turned on to charge a battery. When a State Of Charge (SOC) of the battery becomes larger than a preconfigured value, the switch is turned off for a first time interval derived on the basis of an estimated destination arrival time derived from the navigation device. The switch is turned on again at a time point at which the first time interval has passed. The switch i turned on again to charge the battery for a second time interval.

Abstract: A vehicle inspection system installed in an inspection line of a vehicle factory includes a barcode reader configured to recognize a vehicle which enters the inspection line; an antenna configured to connect a wireless on-board diagnostics (OBD) installed in the vehicle and wireless communication; an in-vehicle eCall system (IVS) installed in the vehicle and configured to provide an emergency road call service; and an inspector configured to determine whether the IVS operates normally through a simulation test of transmitting virtual accident event information to the vehicle connected to the wireless communication.

Abstract: In a power control system for a green vehicle, whether a congested zone is present ahead is recognized using traffic information. When the congested zone is present, a remaining capacity of a main battery is recognized, and a required power amount required for passing through the congested zone is calculated. When the green vehicle reaches a power control point for the required power amount, charging of an auxiliary battery is stopped from the power control point to a start point of the congested zone, and the main battery is charged in a concentrated manner. When the green vehicle reaches the start point of the congested zone, the green vehicle is driven with power of the main battery. When the green vehicle reaches an end point of the congested zone, the auxiliary battery is charged.

Abstract: A system for inspection of watertightness of a vehicle is disclosed. The system includes: a moving unit to move the vehicle to a workspace; a detection unit to detect the vehicle entering the workspace; a plurality of jet nozzles to jet water toward the vehicle; a valve unit to control water supplied to the plurality of jet nozzles; and a controller to control water jetted toward the vehicle by the plurality of jet nozzles, by controlling the valve unit based on a detection signal from the detection unit. In particular, while the vehicle is moved to the workspace for inspection of watertightness, water is injected toward the vehicle when the vehicle is detected to enter the workspace, and the water injection is stopped when the vehicle is not further detected in the workspace.

Abstract: A method and system for controlling a vehicular direct current converter are provided. In particular, zero-current control is performed during control for maintaining an SOC of an auxiliary battery. Accordingly, energy loss due to charging and discharging of the auxiliary battery is minimized and the fuel efficiency of a vehicle is improved.

Abstract: A method for controlling an output of an LDC in an environmentally friendly vehicle is provided. The method includes determining whether the vehicle travels in the regenerative braking mode and when the vehicle does, transmitting a first slope signal to the LDC to increase an output voltage of the LDC that charges or discharges an auxiliary battery supplying power to an electric load using a high voltage battery. The first slope signal determines an upward slope of the output voltage of the LDC according to time as a first slope. When the vehicle does not travel in the regenerative braking mode and uses a high power electric load a second slope signal is transmitted to the LDC to increase the output voltage of the LDC. The second slope signal determines the upward slope as the second slope having a slope less than the first slope.

Abstract: a control method for charging a high voltage battery of a vehicle includes charging, by a vehicle controller, the high voltage battery using a low voltage DC-DC converter The state information. of the low voltage DC-DC converter, which includes the current and the temperature of the low voltage DC-DC converter, is sensed by the vehicle controller while charging the high voltage battery. The charging current of the high voltage battery is derated by the vehicle controller when the sensed state information of the low voltage DC-DC converter satisfies a converter derating condition.

Abstract: A low power DC-DC converter (LDC) control circuit is provided and includes a detector, a storage, and an LDC. The detector detects an output voltage of the LDC and characteristic factors in a vehicle. The storage receives the characteristic factors and cumulatively stores the characteristic factors. The LDC controller initializes the characteristic factors cumulatively stored in the storage when a state of charge (SOC) of a battery of the vehicle is maintained to a preset value for a preset time while the LDC output voltage is maintained to be the same as in a refresh operation.

Abstract: A method and system of controlling a converter is provided. The method includes sensing, by a controller, an on and off state of a secondary side switch of the converter and deriving, by the controller, a current command of the converter. The current command is then compared with preset current reference values each provided based on the on and off state of the secondary side switch. As the result of the comparison of the current command with the current reference value, the on and off state of the secondary side switch is either changed or maintained.

Abstract: A vehicle capable of more efficiently performing reserved charging and a charging control method thereof are disclosed. A charging control method of a vehicle including an electric motor and a battery for driving the electric motor includes setting reserved charging, setting a first charging start time on the assumption that an input voltage of an external charger is a first voltage, and starting charging of the battery when the first charging start time is reached. Upon determination that a second voltage which is an actual input voltage of the external charger is different from the first voltage, a second charging start time is set in consideration of the second voltage and estimated input current. Upon determination that the second charging start time is set, the battery is normally charged when the second charging start time is reached.

Abstract: A vehicle power supply system is provided. The system includes a main battery and an OBC having first and second input/output terminals, in which AC power input to the first input/output terminal is converted into DC power to be output to the second input/output terminal, and a magnitude of the DC power input to the second input/output terminal is converted and output to the first input/output terminal. Additionally, the system includes an LDC in which a DC voltage input from the main battery is converted into a low voltage to be supplied to an auxiliary battery or an electronic load and a switching unit is connected between the first input/output terminal and the LDC. A controller is then configured to adjust a powering direction of the OBC and an on/off state of the switching unit, based on whether the main battery is charged and whether the LDC fails.