Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Charging system
- Patent Title (中): 充电系统
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Application No.: US13379202Application Date: 2009-12-21
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Publication No.: US08350527B2Publication Date: 2013-01-08
- Inventor: Shinji Ichikawa
- Applicant: Shinji Ichikawa
- Applicant Address: JP Toyota
- Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee Address: JP Toyota
- Agency: Oliff & Berridge, PLC
- International Application: PCT/JP2009/071215 WO 20091221
- International Announcement: WO2011/077505 WO 20110630
- Main IPC: H02J7/00
- IPC: H02J7/00 ; H01R11/00

Abstract:
A vehicle includes a charging port, a charger, a motive power output device, a PLC processing unit, and a charging ECU. The charging port is configured so that a charging cable can be connected to the charging port. The PLC processing unit uses the charging port and the charging cable as a communication path for performing PLC-based communication with a PLC processing unit of a house. In the case where PLC-based communication has come to an end when external charging comes to an end, the charging ECU controls a relay of a CCID so that it is in OFF state and, in the case where PLC-based communication is continuing when external charging comes to an end, it maintains the relay of the CCID in ON state.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120098488A1 CHARGING SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2012-04-26
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