A method includes receiving an indication of a charging current received at an on-board charging circuit of a vehicle from a source having a charging voltage. The on-board charging circuit includes a multi-phase traction motor, an inverter electrically coupled to the multi-phase traction motor and including an upper set of switching elements and a lower set of switching elements, and an energy storage device (ESD) electrically coupled to the inverter and having a storage voltage. The method includes determining whether the charging voltage is greater than or equal to the storage voltage. When the charging voltage is greater than or equal to the storage voltage, the method includes instructing at least one switching element in the upper set to operate in an on state and all of the switching elements in the lower set in an off state to cause fast charging of the ESD using the charging current.


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    Title :

    Integrated Bidirectional Charger and Inverter for Electric Vehicles


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    Publication date :

    2024-05-09


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B60L PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES , Antrieb von elektrisch angetriebenen Fahrzeugen / H02J CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER , Schaltungsanordnungen oder Systeme für die Abgabe oder Verteilung elektrischer Leistung / 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 / H02P CONTROL OR REGULATION OF ELECTRIC MOTORS, ELECTRIC GENERATORS OR DYNAMO-ELECTRIC CONVERTERS , Steuern oder Regeln von elektrischen Motoren, elektrischen Generatoren, dynamoelektrischen Umformern



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