Apparatus and method for controlling rapid charging of a vehicle

Abstract

An apparatus for controlling charging of a battery includes a battery unit including a battery, a first relay connected with the battery, and a second relay interposed between the first relay and a rapid charging port to charge the battery with charging power from a rapid charger connected with the rapid charging port, if the first relay and the second relay are controlled to be on. The apparatus includes a charging controller that controls the first relay and the second relay to be on or off and to determine a welding state of the second relay, if the rapid charger is connected with the rapid charging port, to control charging of the battery in a charging sequence corresponding to the welding state of the second relay. A method of controlling charging of a battery includes determining the welding state of the second relay, controlling the first relay to be on or off in a compensation charging sequence, if the second relay is determined to be welded, or controlling the first relay and the second relay to be on or off in a basic charging sequence, if the second relay is not determined to be welded.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.