US 11,938,837 B2
Vehicle and method of controlling the same
Jin Kim, Suwon-si (KR); and HanYoung Park, Anyang-si (KR)
Assigned to HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Seoul (KR); and KIA MOTORS CORPORATION, Seoul (KR)
Filed by HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Seoul (KR); and KIA MOTORS CORPORATION, Seoul (KR)
Filed on Aug. 12, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/991,819.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2019-0167565 (KR), filed on Dec. 16, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2021/0178926 A1, Jun. 17, 2021
Int. Cl. B60L 58/12 (2019.01); B60L 8/00 (2006.01); B60L 53/22 (2019.01); B60L 58/18 (2019.01)
CPC B60L 58/12 (2019.02) [B60L 8/003 (2013.01); B60L 53/22 (2019.02); B60L 58/18 (2019.02); B60L 2240/665 (2013.01); B60L 2260/22 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle comprising:
a first battery;
a second battery;
a solar cell;
a power divider configured to transfer power produced by the solar cell to the first battery or transfer power produced by the solar cell to the second battery;
a power converter configured to convert a voltage of the power produced by the solar cell;
a power supply configured to supply or cut off power from the first battery or the second battery to the power converter; and
a controller configured to control the power divider to transfer the power produced by the solar cell to at least one of the first battery and the second battery based on a state of charge (SoC) of the first battery and a SoC of the second battery,
wherein the controller is further configured to stop the power supply from supplying the power to the power converter when a time for which the power is supplied to the power converter is longer than or equal to a predetermined reference time.