# US 11,909,242 B2 · High-voltage driver switch system and switching method > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,909,242 B2 - Document ID: US11909242B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/121,652 - Filed: 2020-12-14 - Published: 2021-06-17 - Granted: 2024-02-20 - Earliest claimed: 2019-12-13 - Assignees: Globe (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Globe (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd - Inventors: Zefeng Wei; Biao Li - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11909242B2 ## CPC - H02J 7/865: {Battery or charger load switching, e.g. concurrent charging and load supply (H02J7/50 takes precedence)} - H02J 7/345: {using capacitors as storage or buffering devices} - H02H 3/18: responsive to reversal of direct current - H02H 9/001: {limiting speed of change of electric quantities, e.g. soft switching on or off (progressive control of electronic switches for eliminating interferences H03K17/16)} - H02J 2207/50: Charging of capacitors, supercapacitors, ultra-capacitors or double layer capacitors - H02M 1/36: Means for starting or stopping converters - H02M 7/5387: in a bridge configuration - H02P 27/06: using DC to AC converters or inverters (H02P27/05 takes precedence) - H02J: ELECTRIC POWER NETWORKS; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY - H02H: EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS (indicating or signalling undesired working conditions G01R, e.g. G01R31/00, G08B; locating faults along lines G01R31/08; emergency protective devices H01H) - H02M: APPARATUS FOR CONVERSION BETWEEN AC AND AC, BETWEEN AC AND DC, OR BETWEEN DC AND DC, AND FOR USE WITH MAINS OR SIMILAR POWER SUPPLY SYSTEMS; CONVERSION OF DC OR AC INPUT POWER INTO SURGE OUTPUT POWER; CONTROL OR REGULATION THEREOF (transformers H01F; dynamo-electric converters H02K47/00; controlling transformers, reactors or choke coils, control or regulation of electric motors, generators or dynamo-electric converters H02P) - H02P: CONTROL OR REGULATION OF ELECTRIC MOTORS, ELECTRIC GENERATORS OR DYNAMO-ELECTRIC CONVERTERS; CONTROLLING TRANSFORMERS, REACTORS OR CHOKE COILS ## Abstract The invention discloses a high-voltage driver switch system and switching method. The system includes a main control chip module and an energy storage capacitor connected with a battery pack, a drive circuit module, a pre-charge circuit and a charge circuit for charging the energy storage capacitor. The pre-charge circuit is connected with the main control chip module and has a current limit resistor, so as to pre-charge the energy storage capacitor under the control of the main control chip module. The charge circuit is connected with the main control chip module and has an electronic switch module which includes two ends connected respectively with the battery pack and the energy storage capacitor, the battery pack charges the energy storage capacitor when switched-on. The invention reduces the instantaneous start-up current and avoids a high current impact caused by charging the energy storage capacitor by the battery pack directly. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A high-voltage driver switch system, comprising: a main control chip module and an energy storage capacitor both connected with a battery pack, and a drive circuit module respectively connected with the main control chip module and the battery pack, a pre-charge circuit and a charge circuit both for charging the energy storage capacitor, the pre-charge circuit which comprises a current limit resistor connected with the main control chip module to pre-charge the energy storage capacitor under the control of the main control chip module, the charge circuit connected with the main control chip module and having an electronic switch module which comprises two ends connected respectively with the battery pack and the energy storage capacitor, the battery pack being able to charge the energy storage capacitor when the electronic switch module is switched on by the main control chip module, a first sampling circuit being provided between the electronic switch module and the battery pack and a second sampling circuit being provide between the electronic switch module and the drive circuit module, and feedback terminals of the first sampling circuit and the second sampling circuit both connected with the main control chip module; wherein the pre-charge circuit further comprises a first switch tube, a PTC thermistor, a second switch tube, a rectifier tube, and wherein the first switch tube is connected with the main control chip module, the second switch tube is connected with the first switch tube, and wherein the PTC thermistor, the second switch tube, the rectifier tube and the current limit resistor connect in order, and wherein the other end of the PTC thermistor connects with a positive output end of the battery pack, and the other end of the current limit resistor connects with the positive electrode of the energy storage capacitor. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The high-voltage driver switch system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the pre-charge circuit and the energy storage capacitor are connected in series and constitute an integral circuit. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The high-voltage driver switch system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the pre-charge circuit is turned on by a single pulse sent from the main control chip module to charge the energy storage capacitor for the first time; and the main control chip module is not allowed to send the single pulse to the pre-charge circuit again after sending the single pulse. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The high-voltage driver switch system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the charge circuit further comprises a third switch tube connected with the electronic switch module, the third switch tube connected with the main control chip module to receive a control signal sent from the main control chip module so as to switch on or switch off the electronic switch module. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The high-voltage driver switch system as claimed in claim 4, wherein the electronic switch module comprises a control terminal connected to the third switch tube and a switch terminal electrically connected to the control terminal, and wherein when the third switch tube is switched on, the control terminal forms an energized circuit to switch on the switch terminal, so that the battery pack, the switch terminal and the energy storage capacitor are electrically connected and the battery pack starts to charge the energy storage capacitor. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The high-voltage driver switch system as claimed in claim 4, wherein the pre-charge circuit charges the energy storage capacitor for the first time after being turned on by a single pulse sent from the main control chip module, and wherein when the main control chip module determines that voltage sampling values sampled respectively by the second sampling circuit and the first sampling circuit are the same, and a charging voltage of the energy storage capacitor is equal to a voltage of the battery pack, the main control chip module sends a control signal to the third switch tube. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The high-voltage driver switch system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the main control chip module is integrated with pre-programmed power-on sequential logic, power-off sequential logic and drive signal logic. ### Claim 8 A switching method of a high-voltage driver switch system, the high-voltage driver switch system comprising: a main control chip module and an energy storage capacitor both connected with a battery pack, and a drive circuit module respectively connected with the main control chip module and the battery pack, a pre-charge circuit and a charge circuit both for charging the energy storage capacitor, the pre-charge circuit which comprises a current limit resistor connected with the main control chip module to pre-charge the energy storage capacitor under the control of the main control chip module, the charge circuit connected with the main control chip module and having an electronic switch module which comprises two ends connected respectively with the battery pack and the energy storage capacitor, the battery pack being able to charge the energy storage capacitor when the electronic switch module is switched on by the main control chip module, a first sampling circuit being provided between the electronic switch module and the battery pack and a second sampling circuit being provide between the electronic switch module and the drive circuit module, and feedback terminals of the first sampling circuit and the second sampling circuit both connected with the main control chip module; wherein, the switching method comprises a power-on method which mainly comprises: turning on the pre-charge circuit under the control of the main control chip module, charging the energy storage capacitor for the first time through the pre-charge circuit; after the main control chip module determines that voltage sampling values sampled respectively by the second sampling circuit and the first sampling circuit are the same, switching on the electronic switch module under the control of the main control chip module to turn on the charge circuit, charging the energy storage capacitor through the battery pack to enable the energy storage capacitor have enough power provided to the drive circuit module; sending, by the main control chip module, a control command to the drive circuit module to make the drive circuit module work normally; wherein the switching method further comprises a power-off method which mainly comprises: turning off the drive circuit module under the control of the main control chip module; switching off the electronic switch module of the charge circuit under the control of the main control chip module; wherein the pre-charge circuit further comprises a first switch tube, a PTC thermistor, a second switch tube, a rectifier tube, and wherein the first switch tube is connected with the main control chip module, the second switch tube is connected with the first switch tube, and wherein the PTC thermistor, the second switch tube, the rectifier tube and the current limit resistor connect in order, and wherein the other end of the PTC thermistor connects with a positive output end of the battery pack, and the other end of the current limit resistor connects with the positive electrode of the energy storage capacitor. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The switching method as claimed in claim 8, wherein the pre-charge circuit and the energy storage capacitor are connected in series and constitute an integral circuit. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The switching method as claimed in claim 8, wherein the pre-charge circuit is turned on by a single pulse sent from the main control chip module to charge the energy storage capacitor for the first time; and the main control chip module is not allowed to send the single pulse to the pre-charge circuit again after sending the single pulse. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The switching method as claimed in claim 8, wherein the charge circuit further comprises a third switch tube connected with the electronic switch module, the third switch tube connected with the main control chip module to receive a control signal sent from the main control chip module so as to switch on or switch off the electronic switch module. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The switching method as claimed in claim 11, wherein the electronic switch module comprises a control terminal connected to the third switch tube and a switch terminal electrically connected to the control terminal, and wherein when the third switch tube is switched on, the control terminal forms an energized circuit to switch on the switch terminal, so that the battery pack, the switch terminal and the energy storage capacitor are electrically connected and the battery pack starts to charge the energy storage capacitor. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The switching method as claimed in claim 11, wherein the pre-charge circuit charges the energy storage capacitor for the first time after being turned on by a single pulse sent from the main control chip module, and wherein when the main control chip module determines that voltage sampling values sampled respectively by the second sampling circuit and the first sampling circuit are the same, and a charging voltage of the energy storage capacitor is equal to a voltage of the battery pack, the main control chip module sends a control signal to the third switch tube. ### Claim 14 (depends on 8) The switching method as claimed in claim 8, wherein the main control chip module is integrated with pre-programmed power-on sequential logic, power-off sequential logic and drive signal logic.