ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,600,238, issued on April 14, was assigned to Hyundai Motor Co. (Seoul, South Korea) and Kia Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).
"Vehicle and control method thereof" was invented by Kyung Hyun Lim (Hanam-Si, South Korea) and Sang Jin Lee (Hwaseong-Si, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle may include: an auxiliary battery configured to supply power to the vehicle; a low-voltage output unit configured to supply power to the auxiliary battery to charge the auxiliary battery; a battery sensor configured to measure a current of the auxiliary battery by charging or discharging the auxiliary battery; and a controller configured to contr...