The present disclosure relates to an undervoltage protection circuit for a DC/DC converter of an electrified vehicle. The DC/DC converter generally operates in a first precharge stage, a second precharge stage and a buck mode. The undervoltage protection circuit comprises a threshold value switching unit which is connected with a controller and configured for receiving a control signal from the controller and switching among at least two predetermined undervoltage protection threshold values based on the control signal as received. The undervoltage protection circuit also comprises an undervoltage protection unit configured for outputting a signal indicating whether to activate an undervoltage protection based on a comparison between the switched undervoltage protection threshold value and a sampled voltage value from a high voltage side of the DC/DC converter. In the circumstance that the DC/DC converter operates in the buck mode, the undervoltage protection unit will activate the undervoltage protection such as to prevent a large current flowing from a low side voltage side to the high voltage side if the sampled voltage value is less than or equal to the switched undervoltage protection threshold value, and the DC/DC converter will continuously operate in the buck mode if the sampled voltage value is greater than the switched undervoltage protection threshold value. The present disclosure also relates to a method of undervoltage protection for a DC/DC converter of an electrified vehicle.
AN UNDERVOLTAGE PROTECTION CIRCUIT FOR A DC/DC CONVERTER AND METHOD THEREOF
2023-05-04
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | 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 , Anlagen zur Umformung von Wechselstrom in Wechselstrom, von Wechselstrom in Gleichstrom oder umgekehrt, oder von Gleichstrom in Gleichstrom und zur Verwendung in Netzen oder ähnlichen Stromversorgungssystemen / B60L PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES , Antrieb von elektrisch angetriebenen Fahrzeugen / H02H EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS , Schutzschaltungsanordnungen |
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