US 12,258,046 B2
Vehicle and control method thereof
Sehoon Park, Yongin-si (KR); In Sic Kim, Incheon (KR); and Dong-Hyun Park, Incheon (KR)
Assigned to Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul (KR); Kia Corporation, Seoul (KR); and Kyungshin Corp., Incheon (KR)
Filed by Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul (KR); Kia Corporation, Seoul (KR); and Kyungshin Corp., Incheon (KR)
Filed on Aug. 29, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/897,627.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2021-0124760 (KR), filed on Sep. 17, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0086986 A1, Mar. 23, 2023
Int. Cl. B60W 60/00 (2020.01); B60R 16/023 (2006.01); B60W 50/14 (2020.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01); H02J 9/06 (2006.01)
CPC B60W 60/00186 (2020.02) [B60R 16/0238 (2013.01); B60W 50/14 (2013.01); H02J 7/0047 (2013.01); H02J 9/06 (2013.01); B60W 2510/242 (2013.01); H02J 7/0013 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle comprising:
a power supplier;
a junction block configured to supply power from the power supplier;
an integrated central control unit configured to receive the power from the junction block;
a controller configured to receive the power through the integrated central control unit and to control at least one load unit of the vehicle; and
a control unit configured to identify a power failure location of the vehicle and to determine a power supply method of the junction block during an autonomous driving of the vehicle, based on power monitoring information of each of the integrated central control unit, the junction block, and the controller and predetermined condition information, the predetermined condition information comprising power supply state information and power supply method information of each load unit corresponding to each of a plurality of pieces of power failure location information;
wherein the power supplier includes a main power supplier and an auxiliary power supplier;
wherein the junction block comprises a switch configured to electrically connect or disconnect the main power supplier and the auxiliary power supplier; and
wherein the control unit is further configured to control the switch to electrically disconnect the main power supplier and the auxiliary power supplier from each other based on the power failure location;
wherein control so that the power is supplied through one of the main power supplier and the auxiliary power supplier, based on the control of the switch to electrically disconnect the main power supplier and the auxiliary power supplier from each other;
wherein the junction block further comprises a first junction block configured to supply the power to the integrated central control unit and a second junction block and a third junction block configured to receive the power from the integrated central control unit;
wherein the first junction block is provided between the main power supplier and the second junction block;
wherein the third junction block comprises the switch; and
wherein the switch is provided between the auxiliary power supplier and the second junction block.