Abstract: The present disclosure relates to techniques for diagnosing a relay in a vehicle on-board charger (OBC), and an apparatus for diagnosing a relay in a vehicle OBC according to an exemplary embodiment may include first to third voltage sensors configured to measure phase-specific voltages for AC inputs to the relay circuit unit, fourth and fifth voltage sensors configured to measure line voltages for AC outputs from the relay circuit unit, and a diagnosis module configured to diagnose the relay circuit unit, based on the phase-specific voltages measured by the first to third voltage sensors and based on the line voltages measured by the fourth and fifth voltage sensors.

Abstract: In an embodiment, a battery charging apparatus includes a charging and discharging port, a power factor correction circuit having first to third inductors, a first relay, an interleave relay, and a controller configured to control a connected or disconnected state of the first relay, and a connected or disconnected state of the interleave relay, such that the battery charging apparatus is configured to transfer an external electric power to a battery through the charging and discharging port, or to transfer a battery electric power of the battery to an external source through the charging and discharging port.

Abstract: A battery charging device includes: a bidirectional charger having a charge and discharge port and a discharge port and connected to a battery, wherein the bidirectional charger includes a power factor correction circuit having first, second, and third legs; and a controller. The controller is configured to switch the first and third legs so that the bidirectional charger outputs a power of the battery to the charge and discharge port when a first battery discharge mode is performed, and to switch the second and third legs so that the bidirectional charger outputs the power of the battery to the discharge port when a second battery discharge mode is performed.

Abstract: A vehicle battery charging system includes a main battery, an auxiliary battery, an integrated converter that includes a high voltage charging device that supplies power to the main battery and a low voltage charging device that supplies power to the auxiliary battery, a solar cell that converts sunlight into electrical energy, a solar cell converter that converts an output of the solar cell into a voltage corresponding to a voltage of the auxiliary battery and outputs the converted voltage to the auxiliary battery, and a switching device that switches between the integrated converter and external power and the integrated converter and the solar cell, wherein the switching device connects the integrated converter and the solar cell in a solar cell only charging mode in which the auxiliary battery is charged by the solar cell.

Abstract: An embodiment method of controlling a bidirectional charging system includes operating a power supply mode to supply alternating current (AC) power to an external device connected to a vehicle, performing real-time current control to limit output current to a preset first current level or less during the power supply mode, determining that the real-time current control is not possible, in response to determining that the real-time current control is not possible, suspending the power supply mode temporarily, and resuming the power supply mode from a zero-crossing point of the AC power existing within a preset reference time from a time point at which the power supply mode is temporarily suspended.

Abstract: A vehicle charger includes a power factor correction converter configured to correct the power factor of alternating current (AC) power is integrated with an input terminal of a DC-DC converter configured to generate a direct-current (DC) voltage having a magnitude required for an energy storage device in the vehicle, thereby reducing the size of the vehicle charger, reducing the number of required elements, and allowing the vehicle charger to have high efficiency; and a method for controlling the same.

Abstract: A vehicle battery charging system includes a main battery, an auxiliary battery, an integrated converter that includes a high voltage charging device that supplies power to the main battery and a low voltage charging device that supplies power to the auxiliary battery, a solar cell that converts sunlight into electrical energy, a solar cell converter that converts an output of the solar cell into a voltage corresponding to a voltage of the auxiliary battery and outputs the converted voltage to the auxiliary battery, and a switching device that switches between the integrated converter and external power and the integrated converter and the solar cell, wherein the switching device connects the integrated converter and the solar cell in a solar cell only charging mode in which the auxiliary battery is charged by the solar cell.

Abstract: A method for controlling charge or discharge of a battery in a battery system including a DC converter down-converting an input voltage thereof and outputting an output, a battery connected to an output terminal of the DC converter, and an electric load connected to the output terminal of the DC converter and supplied with electric power from at least one of the DC converter and the battery, may include measuring a temperature of the battery, first controlling, by a controller, an output of the DC converter so that a charging current supplied to the battery from the DC converter becomes a preset maximum value, when the temperature of the battery is lower than a first predetermined temperature, and second controlling, by the controller, the output of the DC converter such that a current of the battery is substantially equal to zero, when the temperature of the battery is higher than a second predetermined temperature which is higher than the first predetermined temperature.

Abstract: A method of operating an on-board charger for charging a high voltage battery of an electrically-charged vehicle includes supplying a DC voltage obtained by converting an AC voltage to the high voltage battery to perform a charging operation, measuring an internal voltage of a DC EMI filter for removing noise of the DC voltage, generating a leakage current estimate based on the internal voltage, and controlling the charging operation in accordance with the leakage current estimate.

Abstract: A four wheel drive vehicle includes: main driving wheels and auxiliary driving wheels; a first driving motor that provides power to the main driving wheels; a second driving motor that provides power to the auxiliary driving wheels; a battery that stores electrical energy; an inverter that converts and provides the electrical energy stored in the battery to the first driving motor; and a bidirectional power converter that generates charging electric power for charging the battery by converting power supplied from the outside of the vehicle and converts and provides the electrical energy stored in the battery to the second driving motor.

Abstract: A vehicle charger includes a power factor correction converter configured to correct the power factor of alternating current (AC) power is integrated with an input terminal of a DC-DC converter configured to generate a direct-current (DC) voltage having a magnitude required for an energy storage device in the vehicle, thereby reducing the size of the vehicle charger, reducing the number of required elements, and allowing the vehicle charger to have high efficiency; and a method for controlling the same.

Abstract: A four wheel drive vehicle includes: main driving wheels and auxiliary driving wheels; a first driving motor that provides power to the main driving wheels; a second driving motor that provides power to the auxiliary driving wheels; a battery that stores electrical energy; an inverter that converts and provides the electrical energy stored in the battery to the first driving motor; and a bidirectional power converter that generates charging electric power for charging the battery by converting power supplied from the outside of the vehicle and converts and provides the electrical energy stored in the battery to the second driving motor.

Abstract: A method for controlling charge or discharge of a battery in a battery system including a DC converter down-converting an input voltage thereof and outputting an output, a battery connected to an output terminal of the DC converter, and an electric load connected to the output terminal of the DC converter and supplied with electric power from at least one of the DC converter and the battery, may include measuring a temperature of the battery, first controlling, by a controller, an output of the DC converter so that a charging current supplied to the battery from the DC converter becomes a preset maximum value, when the temperature of the battery is lower than a first predetermined temperature, and second controlling, by the controller, the output of the DC converter such that a current of the battery is substantially equal to zero, when the temperature of the battery is higher than a second predetermined temperature which is higher than the first predetermined temperature.

Abstract: A method of operating an on-board charger for charging a high voltage battery of an electrically-charged vehicle includes supplying a DC voltage obtained by converting an AC voltage to the high voltage battery to perform a charging operation, measuring an internal voltage of a DC EMI filter for removing noise of the DC voltage, generating a leakage current estimate based on the internal voltage, and controlling the charging operation in accordance with the leakage current estimate.

Abstract: Provided is a resonant network for plasma power supply, which is connected between a power supply unit and an output unit. The resonant network includes a resonant inductor connected in series with the power supply unit, a resonant capacitor connected in parallel with the output unit and connected in series with the resonant inductor, and a passive element connected in series with the output unit and the resonant inductor and connected in parallel with the resonant capacitor.

Abstract: Provided is a resonant network for plasma power supply, which is connected between a power supply unit and an output unit. The resonant network includes a resonant inductor connected in series with the power supply unit, a resonant capacitor connected in parallel with the output unit and connected in series with the resonant inductor, and a passive element connected in series with the output unit and the resonant inductor and connected in parallel with the resonant capacitor.

Abstract: A power supply apparatus able to control an output current for maintaining plasma in a plasma generator includes: a switching power supply including a rectifier, an inverter, and a phase shifter; a plasma source connected to the switching power supply and generating the plasma in the plasma generator; a resonance network connected between the switching power supply and the plasma source and including a resonance inductor connected to a primary winding in series and a resonance capacitor connected to the plasma source in parallel and connected to the resonance inductor in series; and a control unit controlling the switching power supply in order to phase-shift a voltage and a current provided to the resonance network.

Abstract: A power supply apparatus able to control an output current for maintaining plasma in a plasma generator includes: a switching power supply including a rectifier, an inverter, and a phase shifter; a plasma source connected to the switching power supply and generating the plasma in the plasma generator; a resonance network connected between the switching power supply and the plasma source and including a resonance inductor connected to a primary winding in series and a resonance capacitor connected to the plasma source in parallel and connected to the resonance inductor in series; and a control unit controlling the switching power supply in order to phase-shift a voltage and a current provided to the resonance network.

Abstract: A power supply apparatus having a passive element for plasma ignition in a plasma generator includes: a switching power supply including a rectifier and an inverter; a transformer including a primary winding and a ferrite core around which the primary winding is wound; and a resonance network connected between the switching power supply and the primary winding and including a resonance inductor connected to the primary winding in series and a resonance capacitor connected to the primary winding in parallel and connected to the resonance inductor in series, wherein the resonance network includes the passive element having one end connected to the resonance capacitor in series and the other end connected to a ground, and magnitudes of a voltage and a current of the inverter are adjusted by the passive element.

Abstract: A Bose-Chaudhuri-Hocquenghem (BCH) error correction circuit and method including storing normal data and first parity data in a memory cell array, the normal data and first parity data forming BCH encoded data; generating second parity data from the stored normal data; comparing the first parity data with the second parity data; and checking for an error in the normal data in response to the comparing.