Apparatus and method for controlling vehicle
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
InventorJung Hun Lee
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Abstract
An apparatus of controlling a vehicle includes a memory, a network interface, and a processor, wherein the processor is configured to transfer information related to a state of the vehicle to a battery sensor that measures a state of charge (SOC) value of an auxiliary battery of the vehicle and to control the battery sensor so that the battery sensor determines whether to transfer a request for auxiliary charge of the auxiliary battery, according to the information related to the state of the vehicle.
Claims20
An apparatus for controlling a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
- a memory;
- a network interface;
- and
- a processor,
- wherein the processor is configured to:
- transfer information related to a state of the vehicle to a battery sensor configured to measure a state of charge of an auxiliary battery of the vehicle;
- and
- control the battery sensor so that the battery sensor determines whether to transfer a request for auxiliary charge of the auxiliary battery, according to the information related to the state of the vehicle, and
- wherein the processor is further configured to:
- determine an unnecessary request for auxiliary charge by the battery sensor when the battery sensor requests for the auxiliary charge in a state that the auxiliary charge is not able to be performed and prohibit transmission of a battery charge signal, and
- block wake-up performed by the unnecessary request for the auxiliary charge to reduce power consumption of the auxiliary battery by performing the wake-up,
- wherein the state that the auxiliary charge is not able to be performed includes a state in which a trunk of the vehicle is open, or a state in which a hood of the vehicle is open.
A method for controlling a vehicle, the method comprising:
- transferring, by a processor of a vehicle control apparatus, information related to a state of the vehicle to a battery sensor configured to measure a state of charge of an auxiliary battery of the vehicle;
- controlling, by the processor, the battery sensor to determine whether to transfer a request for auxiliary charge of the auxiliary battery, according to the information related to the state of the vehicle;
- determining, by the processor, an unnecessary request for the auxiliary charge by the battery sensor when the battery sensor requests for the auxiliary charge in a state that the auxiliary charge is not able to be performed;
- and
- blocking, by the processor, wake-up performed by the unnecessary request for the auxiliary charge to reduce power consumption of the auxiliary battery by performing the wake-up and prohibiting transmission of a battery charge signal,
- wherein the state that the auxiliary charge is not able to be performed includes a state in which a trunk of the vehicle is open, or a state in which a hood of the vehicle is open.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.