RECHARGE SYSTEMS AND METHODS
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Abstract
A charging device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may include: a battery adapted and configured to store a DC voltage, first and second motors adapted and configured to operate as a motor or a generator, first and second inverters adapted and configured to operate the first and second motors, a voltage transformer adapted and configured to boost the DC voltage of the battery to supply it to the first and second inverters and boosts the DC voltage of the inverter to supply it to the battery, and a charging controller adapted and configured to operate the first and second inverters as a booster or operate the voltage transformer as a buck booster according to a voltage that is input through a neutral point of the first and second motors and the voltage of the battery.
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31 Claims
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10. A charging method comprising:
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detecting a connection of a charging plug; detecting a voltage that is input through a neutral point of first and second motors and a voltage of a battery, if the connection of the charging plug is detected; and charging a battery by operating first and second inverters as boosters or operating a voltage transformer as a buck booster depending on a relation between a voltage input through the neutral point of the first and second motors and a battery voltage. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A charging method comprising:
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detecting a connection of a charging plug; detecting a voltage that is input through a neutral point of first and second motors and a voltage of a battery, if the connection of the charging plug is detected; charging a battery by boosting the input voltage through a voltage transformer, if the voltage input through the neutral point of the first and second motors exceeds the battery voltage; and charging a battery by boosting the input voltage through first and second inverters depending on the input voltage, if the voltage input through the neutral point of the first and second motors is less than the battery voltage. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A charging method comprising:
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detecting a connection of a charging plug; detecting a voltage that is input through a neutral point of first and second motors and a voltage of a battery, if the connection of the charging plug is detected; boosting an input voltage by operating a first inverter or a second inverter as a booster depending on a phase of the voltage input through the neutral point of the first and second motors; and charging a battery by operating a voltage transformer as a buck booster or to maintain its switching off condition depending on a relation between the voltage input through the neutral point of the first and second motors and the battery voltage. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A charging method comprising:
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detecting a voltage that is input through a neutral point of first and second motors and a voltage of a battery, if a connection of a charging plug is detected; operating a first inverter as a booster, if a phase of the voltage that is input through the neutral point of the first and second motors is a positive value (Vin>
0), and operating a second inverter as a booster to boost the voltage, if the phase of the voltage is a negative value (Vin<
0);operating the voltage transformer as a buck booster such that the input voltage that is boosted by the first inverter or the second inverter is suppressed to charge the battery, if the voltage input through the neutral point of the first and second motors exceeds the battery voltage; and switching off the voltage transformer such that the voltage boosted by the first inverter or the second inverter charges the battery, if the voltage input through the neutral point of the first and second motors is less than the battery voltage.
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26. A charging device comprising:
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a battery adapted and configured to store DC voltage; first and second motors adapted and configured to operate as a motor or a generator; an inverter adapted and configured to operate a motor and boost a voltage supplied to a plug-in; a rectifier adapted and configured to rectify an AC voltage supplied through the plug-in to supply it to a neutral point of a motor; a voltage transformer adapted and configured to boost the DC voltage of the battery to supply it to the inverter and supply the voltage boosted by the inverter to supply it to the battery as a charging voltage or suppress the voltage to supply it to the battery as a charging voltage; and a charging controller adapted and configured to operate the inverter as a booster or operate the voltage transformer as a buck booster to supply the battery with a charging voltage depending on the voltage input to the neutral point of the motor through the plug-in and the voltage of the battery. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29)
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30. A charging method comprising:
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detecting a battery voltage and an input voltage that is transformed to a DC by a rectifier to be input through a neutral point of a motor when a charging plug is connected; controlling the inverter to be turned off, operating a voltage transformer as a buck booster to suppress the input voltage, and supplying the suppressed voltage to the battery to charge it, if the input voltage exceeds the battery voltage; boosting the input voltage by operating the inverter as a booster and continuously turning on an upper side power switch element of a voltage transformer to supply a battery with the boosted voltage as a charging voltage, if the input voltage is less than the battery voltage; and if charging is completed, prohibiting transmission of a commercial voltage to the neutral point.
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31. A charging method comprising:
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detecting a battery voltage and an input voltage that is transformed to a DC voltage by a rectifier to be input through a neutral point of a motor when a charging plug is connected; boosting the input voltage by operating an inverter as a booster; operating the voltage transformer as a buck booster to suppress the input voltage that is boosted by the inverter and supplying the suppressed voltage to the battery to charge it, if the input voltage exceeds the battery voltage by comparing the input voltage with the battery voltage; turning off the voltage transformer to supply the boosted voltage to the battery as a charging voltage, if the input voltage is less than the battery voltage; and if charging is completed, prohibiting transmission of a commercial voltage to the neutral point.
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Specification