Control system and control method of an in-vehicle solar energy charger
AssigneeBYD Company Limited
InventorsZhenjie WU, Xiaofeng SHEN, Jianhua ZHANG
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Abstract
A control system for an in-vehicle solar energy charger, comprising a solar cell panel, a solar energy charger, a starting battery, a power battery and a controller. The solar energy charger, the starting battery and the power battery are electrically connected to the controller respectively. The controller is configured for performing a maximum photovoltaic power tracking algorithm and controlling an output power of the solar energy charger for charging the power battery or starting battery, according to an input power of the solar energy charger.
Claims20
A control system for an in-vehicle solar energy charger, comprising:
- at least one solar cell panel,
- a solar energy charger having a control system, the control system including a controller,
- a starting battery and
- a power battery;
- wherein:
- the solar cell plane is electrically connected to the solar energy charger;
- the starting battery and the power battery are electrically connected to the solar energy charger respectively,
- the solar energy charger, the starting battery and the power battery are electrically connected to the controller respectively;
- the controller is configured for performing a maximum photovoltaic power tracking algorithm and controlling the output power of the solar energy charger to charge the power battery or starting battery, according to an input power of the solar energy charger.
A control method for operating a control system of an in-vehicle solar energy charger, wherein the control system of the solar energy charger comprises a solar energy charger, a power battery and a starting battery, the control method comprising:
- calculating an input power of the solar energy charger;
- and
- performing a maximum photovoltaic power tracking algorithm and controlling an output power of the solar energy charger to charge the power battery or starting battery, according to the input power of the solar energy charger.
A control system for an in-vehicle solar energy charger, comprising:
- at least one solar cell panel,
- a solar energy charger having a control system, the control system including a controller, and
- a power battery;
- wherein:
- the solar cell panel is electrically connected to the solar energy charger;
- the power battery is electrically connected to the solar energy charger respectively, the solar energy charger and the power battery are electrically connected to the controller respectively;
- the controller is configured to control the output power of the solar energy charger to charge the power battery according to an input power of the solar energy charger.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.