MULTI-FUNCTIONAL ON-VEHICLE POWER CONVERTER AND ELECTRIC VEHICLE COMPRISING THE SAME

• US 20180170193A1
• Filed: 12/21/2017
• Published: 06/21/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 12/21/2016
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nio Nextev Limited (NIO, Inc. (China))
• Original Assignee: Nio Nextev Limited (NIO, Inc. (China))
• Inventors: HE, Liang, DENG, Xiaojia, FANG, Jie, GONG, Xiao, YUAN, Shengjie, FAN, Jun, QIAN, Wei
• Application Number:
  US15/850,725
• Publication Number:
  US 20180170193A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2210/10 DC to DC converters
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/122 Circuits or methods for driving the primary coil, e.g. supplying electric power to the coil
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/22 Constructional details or arrangements of charging converters specially adapted for charging electric vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/60 Monitoring or controlling charging stations
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2207/40 adapted for charging from various sources, e.g. AC, DC or multivoltage
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2310/48 for electric vehicles [EV] or hybrid vehicles [HEV]
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/10 using inductive coupling
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/342 The other DC source being a battery actively interacting with the first one, i.e. battery to battery charging with circuits for polarity protection H02J7/0034
• 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 10/72 Electric energy management in electromobility
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/92 Energy efficient charging or discharging systems for batteries, ultracapacitors, supercapacitors or double-layer capacitors specially adapted for vehicles
• 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

The invention relates to automotive electronic and electrical technology, and in particular, to a multi-functional on-vehicle power converter for electric vehicle as well as an electric vehicle comprising the multi-functional on-vehicle power converter. In the invention, by introducing two independent switches, a rectifying circuit, a filtering circuit, an output EMC circuit and a corresponding control unit (e.g., a CAN communication circuit and a signal collecting circuit, etc.) can be shared among a conductive charging converter, an on-vehicle part of a wireless charging converter and a DC-DC converter, and a convenient and swift switch can be realized among the three operational modes. In addition, since the circuit units are shared, the number of cooling circuits is also reduced, and the occupied space and weight of the on-vehicle power converter are decreased.

Claims

1. An on-vehicle power converter for electric vehicle, at least comprising a DC-DC converter, and an on-vehicle unit of a wireless charging converter, characterized in that a primary side of the DC-DC converter and a secondary side of the wireless charging converter share a rectifying circuit, a filtering circuit and an electromagnetic compatible circuit.

2. The on-vehicle power converter for electric vehicle according to claim 1, further comprising an on-vehicle charging converter, and the filtering circuit and the electromagnetic compatible circuit are also shared by a secondary side of the on-vehicle charging converter.

3. The on-vehicle power converter for electric vehicle according to claim 2, comprising a first switch, a second switch, a first isolation transformer, a second isolation transformer, a first electromagnetic compatible circuit, a DC-DC converter secondary side unit connected with a secondary side of the first isolation transformer, an on-vehicle charging converter primary side unit connected with a primary side of the second isolation transformer, a first rectifying circuit and a second rectifying circuit,

wherein an input side of the first rectifying circuit is connected with a primary side of the first isolation transformer via the firs switch, and is connected with a ground unit of the wireless charging converter via the second switch, an input side of the second rectifying circuit is connected with a secondary side of the second isolation transformer, and the output sides of the first rectifying circuit and the second rectifying circuit are connected with the first electromagnetic compatible circuit in parallel;

and

wherein when the first switch is closed and the second switch is opened, a high voltage direct current output from a high voltage power battery is converted into a low voltage direct current via the first rectifying circuit and the DC-DC converter secondary side unit;

when the first switch is opened and the second switch is closed, a direct current from the ground unit of the wireless charging converter is converted, via the first rectifying circuit, into a high voltage direct current to be output to the high voltage power battery; and

when both the first switch and the second switch are opened, a direct current output from the on-vehicle charging converter primary side unit is converted, via the second rectifying circuit, into a high voltage direct current to be output to the high voltage power battery.

4. The on-vehicle power converter for electric vehicle according to claim 2, comprising a first switch, a second switch, an isolation transformer, a DC-DC converter secondary side unit, a first electromagnetic compatible circuit and a first rectifying circuit,

wherein an input side of the first rectifying circuit is connected with a primary side of the isolation transformer via the first switch, and is connected with a ground unit of the wireless charging converter via the second switch, an output side of the first rectifying circuit is connected with the first electromagnetic compatible circuit, and the DC-DC converter secondary side unit is connected with a secondary side of the isolation transformer;

and

wherein when the first switch is closed and the second switch is opened, a high voltage direct current output from a high voltage power battery is converted into a low voltage direct current by the first rectifying circuit and the DC-DC converter secondary side unit; and

when the first switch is opened and the second switch is closed, a direct current output from the ground unit of the wireless charging converter is converted, via the first rectifying circuit, into a high voltage direct current to be output to the high voltage power battery.

5. The on-vehicle power converter for electric vehicle according to claim 3, wherein the first rectifying circuit and the second rectifying circuit are bridge rectifying circuits.

6. The on-vehicle power converter for electric vehicle according to claim 5, further comprising a filtering capacitor connected at the output sides of the first rectifying circuit and the second rectifying circuit.

7. The on-vehicle power converter for electric vehicle according to claim 3, wherein the DC-DC converter secondary side unit comprises a DC-DC secondary side rectifying circuit connected with a secondary side of the first isolation transformer, and a second electromagnetic compatible circuit connected with the DC-DC secondary side rectifying unit.

8. The on-vehicle power converter for electric vehicle according to claim 3, wherein the on-vehicle charging converter primary side unit comprises a third electromagnetic compatible circuit, a DC-DC primary side rectifying circuit connected with a primary side of the second isolation transformer, and a power factor correction circuit connected between the third electromagnetic compatible circuit and the DC-DC primary side rectifying circuit.

11. An electric vehicle, characterized by comprising the on-vehicle power converter according to claim 1.

12. An electric vehicle, characterized by comprising the on-vehicle power converter according to claim 2.

13. An electric vehicle, characterized by comprising the on-vehicle power converter according to claim 3.

14. An electric vehicle, characterized by comprising the on-vehicle power converter according to claim 4.

15. An electric vehicle, characterized by comprising the on-vehicle power converter according to claim 5.

16. An electric vehicle, characterized by comprising the on-vehicle power converter according to claim 6.

17. An electric vehicle, characterized by comprising the on-vehicle power converter according to claim 7.

18. An electric vehicle, characterized by comprising the on-vehicle power converter according to claim 8.

9. An on-vehicle power converter for electric vehicle, at least comprising an on-vehicle charging converter and an on-vehicle unit of a wireless charging converter, characterized in that a secondary side of the on-vehicle charging converter and a secondary side of the wireless charging converter share a rectifying circuit, a filtering circuit and an electromagnetic compatible circuit.

19. An electric vehicle, characterized by comprising the on-vehicle power converter according to claim 9.

10. An on-vehicle power converter for electric vehicle, characterized by comprising:

a first switch;

a second switch;

an isolation transformer;

an on-vehicle charging converter primary side unit connected with a primary side of the isolation transformer;

a secondary side rectifying circuit; and

an output electromagnetic compatible circuit connected with the secondary side rectifying circuit,

wherein an input side of the secondary side rectifying circuit is connected with a ground unit of a wireless charging converter and a secondary side of the isolation transformer of the on-vehicle charging converter via the first switch and the second switch, respectively; and

wherein when the first switch is closed and the second switch is opened, a direct current output from the ground unit of the wireless charging converter is converted into a high voltage direct current by the rectifying circuit, and when the first switch is opened and the second switch is closed, a direct current output from the on-vehicle charging converter primary side unit is converted into a high voltage direct current by the rectifying circuit.

20. An electric vehicle, characterized by comprising the on-vehicle power converter according to claim 10.