CONTROL PILOT DETECTION CIRCUIT

• US 20130119931A1
• Filed: 11/10/2011
• Published: 05/16/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 11/10/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lear Corporation
• Original Assignee: Lear Corporation
• Inventors: Klesyk, Krzysztof
• Granted Patent: US 8,749,198 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 320/109
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 1/00 Supplying electric power to auxiliary equipment of vehicles circuit arrangements for charging batteries H02J7/00
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/14 Conductive energy transfer
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/66 Data transfer between charging stations and vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/263 Arrangements for using multiple switchable power supplies, e.g. battery and AC G06F1/30 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H03K 5/04 by increasing duration; by decreasing duration
• CPC Class Codes: H03K 5/19 Monitoring patterns of pulse trains indicating amplitude G01R19/00; indicating frequency G01R23/00; measuring characteristics of individual pulses G01R29/02
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/70 Energy storage systems for electromobility, e.g. batteries
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/7072 Electromobility specific charging systems or methods for batteries, ultracapacitors, supercapacitors or double-layer capacitors
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/12 Electric charging stations
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/14 Plug-in electric vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/16 Information or communication technologies improving the operation of electric vehicles

Abstract

A control pilot detection circuit operable with a control pilot signal provided from an electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) system to facilitate output of a control pilot wake-up signal. The control pilot wake-up signal may be operable with a controller to facilitate controlling operations of a vehicle charging system, such as to facilitate charging a high voltage battery included within a vehicle.

Claims

1. A control pilot detection circuit for use in providing a control pilot wake-up signal to a controller of a vehicle charging system, the controller relying on the control pilot wake-up signal to facilitate charging a high voltage battery of a vehicle, the control pilot detection circuit comprising:

a wake-up circuit configured to receive a control pilot signal, the control pilot signal having a frequency for a period of time, the wake-up circuit processing the control pilot signal to output the control pilot wake-up signal to the controller, the control pilot wake-up signal being output as a pulse that begins after a beginning of the period of time and completes prior to an ending of the period of time.

2. The control pilot detection circuit of claim 1 wherein the wake-up circuit includes a first AC coupled portion and a second AC coupled portion cooperatively configured to define the duration of the pulse.

3. The control pilot detection circuit of claim 2 wherein the first AC coupled portion sets a start of the pulse and the second AC coupled portion sets a termination of the pulse, the duration of the pulse lasting from the start to the termination.

4. The control pilot detection circuit of claim 2 wherein the first AC coupled portion mirrors the second AC coupled portion in that each of the first and second AC coupled portions include identical component configurations.

5. The control pilot detection circuit of claim 2 wherein input of each of the first and second AC coupled portions are commonly connected to a node at which the control pilot signal is received.

6. The control pilot detection circuit of claim 5 wherein an output of the second AC coupled portion outputs to a switch configured to short an output of the first AC coupled portion configured to output of the control pilot signal.

7. The control pilot detection circuit of claim 1 further comprising a latching circuit configured to receive the control pilot signal output from the wake-up circuit, the latching circuit elongating the duration of the pulse prior to providing the control pilot signal to the controller.

8. A vehicle charging system comprising:

an on-board charger operable charging a high voltage battery of a vehicle with AC energy provided through an electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) system, a controller of the on-board charger requiring receipt of a control pilot wake-up signal in order to facilitate charging the high-voltage battery; and

a wake-up circuit configured to receive a control pilot signal provided through the EVSE system, the wake-up circuit processing the control pilot signal to output the control pilot wake-up signal to the controller, the control pilot wake-up signal being output as a pulse that begins after receipt of the control pilot signal and completes prior to terminating receipt of the control pilot signal.

9. The vehicle charging system of claim 8 wherein the control pilot signal has a frequency for a period of time and wherein the pulse of the control pilot wake-up signal has a duration defined from a start to an end, wherein the start of the pulse occurs after a beginning of the period of time and the end of the pulse occurs prior to a conclusion of the period of time.

10. The vehicle charging system of claim 8 wherein the wake-up circuit includes a first capacitive coupled portion and a second capacitive coupled portion cooperatively configured to define the duration of the pulse.

11. The vehicle charging system of claim 10 wherein the second capacitive coupled portion is delayed relative to the first capacitive coupled portion such that the first capacitive coupled portion sets the start of the pulse and the second capacitive coupled portion sets the end of the pulse.

12. The vehicle charging system of claim 11 wherein an input of each of the first and second capacitive coupled portions are commonly connected to a node at which the control pilot signal is received.

13. The vehicle charging system of claim 12 wherein an output of the second capacitive coupled portion outputs to a switch configured to short an output of the first capacitive coupled portion configured to output of the control pilot signal.

14. The vehicle charging system of claim 8 further comprising a latching circuit configured to receive the control pilot signal output from the wake-up circuit, the latching circuit elongating the duration of the pulse prior to providing the control pilot signal to the controller.

15. The vehicle charging system of claim 14 further comprising a proximity detection circuit configured to process a proximity signal received through the EVSE system separately from the control pilot signal, the proximity detection circuit processing the proximity signal output to output a proximity wake-up signal to the controller, the controller of the on-board charger requiring receipt of the proximity wake-up signal in order to facilitate charging the high-voltage battery.

16. A control pilot detection circuit for use in providing a control pilot wake-up signal to a controller of a vehicle charging system, comprising:

a wake-up circuit configured to output the control pilot wake-up signal based on a time-varying control pilot signal, the control pilot wake-up signal being output as a single-pulsed signal characterized by a pulse of a fixed duration, the circuit consuming less than 50 uA while receiving the control pilot signal after output of the pulse.

17. The control pilot detection circuit of claim 16 wherein the control pilot signal has a frequency over a period of time and wherein the pulse of the control pilot wake-up signal occurs after a beginning of the period of time and before and ending of the period of time.

18. The control pilot detection circuit of claim 16 wherein the wake-up circuit includes a first capacitive coupled portion and a second capacitive coupled portion cooperatively configured to define the fixed duration of the pulse.

19. The control pilot detection circuit of claim 18 wherein the second capacitive coupled portion is delayed relative to the first capacitive coupled portion such that the first capacitive coupled portion sets the start of the pulse and the second capacitive coupled portion sets the end of the pulse.

20. The control pilot detection circuit of claim 19 wherein an input of each of the first and second capacitive coupled portions are commonly connected to a node at which the control pilot signal is received, and wherein an output of the second capacitive coupled portion outputs to a switch configured to short an output of the first capacitive coupled portion configured to output of the control pilot signal.