System and method for connecting external device with vehicle
AssigneeHyundai Motor Company
InventorSung Kwan Choo
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Abstract
A system for connecting an external device to a vehicle includes: an external device connection terminal configured to be connected to an external device; a cluster configured to pop-up a user setting mode and provide a kind of power, a cutting time, or rated capacity using the user setting mode; a controller configured to receive power selected by a user from the cluster and control a switching element to protect the external device, the switching element being configured to adjust whether or not power is applied from a battery of the vehicle based on a type of power in the vehicle; and an intelligent power switch (IPS) element configured to sense a current supplied to the external device connection terminal.
Claims8
A system for connecting an external device to a vehicle, the system comprising:
- an external device connection terminal configured to be connected to an external device;
- a cluster configured to pop-up a user setting mode and provide the user setting mode;
- a controller configured to receive power selected by a user from the cluster and control a switching element to protect the external device, the switching element being configured to adjust whether or not power is applied from a battery of the vehicle based on a type of power in the vehicle;
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- an intelligent power switch (IPS) element configured to sense a current supplied to the external device connection terminal and provide the sensed current to the controller.
A method for connecting an external device to a vehicle, the method comprising:
- receiving a selection from a user via an external device connection menu of a user setting mode of a cluster indicating a type of power;
- providing, by the cluster, the selected type of power to a controller;
- controlling, by the controller, a switching element according to the selected type of power;
- providing battery power to an external device connection terminal through an intelligent power switch (IPS) element when the switching element is turned on;
- measuring, by the IPS element, a current provided to the external device connection terminal;
- providing, by the IPS element, the measured current to the controller;
- determining, by the controller, whether or not the measured current is an overcurrent;
- cutting, by the controller, a current supply to the external device connection terminal when the measured current is the overcurrent;
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- maintaining, by the controller, the current supply to the external device connection terminal when the measured current is not the overcurrent.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.