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US 10,471,844 B2Granted
Electric vehicle and battery charging method of the same
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
InventorKi Chang Lee
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Abstract
A method of charging the battery of the vehicle includes starting charging of the battery; starting operation of an air conditioner using power supplied from the battery; and reducing an operation amount of the air conditioner while charging the battery and operating the air conditioner, thereby shortening the time required for charging the battery.
Claims17
A method of charging a battery of a vehicle, comprising:
- starting charging of the battery;
- starting operation of an air conditioner using power supplied from the battery;
- and
- reducing an operation amount of the air conditioner while charging the battery and operating the air conditioner, thereby shortening the time required for charging the battery,
- wherein the battery is charged up to a target charge amount required for the vehicle to travel to a destination.
2 more elements
A method of charging a battery of a vehicle, comprising:
- starting charging of the battery;
- starting operation of an air conditioner using power supplied from the battery;
- and
- reducing an operation amount of the air conditioner while charging the battery and operating the air conditioner, thereby shortening the time required for charging the battery,
- wherein the operation amount of the air conditioner is reduced by adjustment of a set temperature of the air conditioner.
2 more elements
A vehicle, comprising:
- a battery;
- an air conditioner operated by power supplied from the battery;
- and
- a controller reducing an operation amount of the air conditioner while charging the battery and operating the air conditioner, thereby shortening the time required for charging the battery,
- wherein the battery is charged up to a target charge amount required for the vehicle to travel to a destination.
2 more elements
A vehicle, comprising:
- a battery;
- an air conditioner operated by power supplied from the battery;
- and
- a controller reducing an operation amount of the air conditioner while charging the battery and operating the air conditioner, thereby shortening the time required for charging the battery,
- wherein the operation amount of the air conditioner is reduced by adjustment of a set temperature of the air conditioner.
2 more elements
A method of charging a battery of a vehicle, comprising:
- receiving a scheduled driving time and a destination of the vehicle, and a set temperature of the air conditioner;
- displaying a present charge amount of the battery and the set temperature of the air conditioner on a display;
- displaying a new set temperature of the air conditioner on the display, wherein the new set temperature of the air conditioner is for charging the battery up to a target amount of charge required for the vehicle to travel to the destination before the scheduled driving time of the vehicle during charging of the battery and operation of the air conditioner, thereby shortening the time required for charging the battery, and
- controlling the charging of the battery so that the battery is charged to the target charging amount before the scheduled driving time of the vehicle while operating the air conditioner to follow the new set temperature of the air conditioner displayed on the display.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.