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US 10,160,326 B2Granted
Apparatus for preventing overcharge of battery in eco-vehicle
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
InventorsTae Hwan Chung, Jong Hu Yoon, Beom Gyu Kim, Mi Ok Kim
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Abstract
An apparatus for preventing overcharge of a battery in an eco-vehicle includes: a detector detecting the overcharge of the battery; and a signal processor controlling a high voltage relay according to an output signal output from the detector to block a charge of the battery.
Claims12
An apparatus for preventing an overcharge of a battery in an eco-vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
- a detector detecting the overcharge of the battery;
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- a signal processor controlling a high voltage relay according to an output signal output from the detector to block a charge of the battery,
- wherein the signal processor includes a sub signal processor outputting an output signal according to an overcharge detection signal from the detector, a plurality of logical elements, and a controller operating an overcharge protection function of the battery when the vehicle starts, and
- wherein the plurality of logical elements performs a logic operation using output signals output from the sub signal processor and the controller, and the signal processor controls the high voltage relay according to a result of the logic operation.
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