公开(公告)号：US20110199047A1

公开(公告)日：2011-08-18

申请号：US12973920

申请日：2010-12-21

Applicant: Ryo FUJII

Inventor： Ryo FUJII

IPC: H02J7/00

CPC classification number: B60L1/04 ,  B60L11/1818 ,  Y02T10/7005 ,  Y02T10/7072 ,  Y02T90/14

Abstract: A charger includes a charging cable and a charging connector. A heater is configured to heat the charging connector using electric power supplied through the charging cable. A state determining device is configured to detect a charge state of a vehicle-mounted battery and to determine whether a heating condition to heat the charging connector is met. A heating controller is configured to control heating performed by the heater based on a determination made by the state determining device. The heater is able to be switched into a post-charge heating state in which the heater heats the charging connector after completion of charging of the vehicle-mounted battery. The heating controller switches the heater into the post-charge heating state and controls heating performed by the heater when the state determining device detects that charging of the vehicle-mounted battery is completed and determines that a heating condition is met.

Abstract translation: 充电器包括充电电缆和充电连接器。 加热器被配置为使用通过充电电缆提供的电力来加热充电连接器。 状态确定装置被配置为检测车载电池的充电状态并且确定是否满足加热充电连接器的加热条件。 加热控制器被配置为基于由状态确定装置进行的确定来控制由加热器执行的加热。 加热器能够切换到后充电加热状态，其中加热器在车载电池的充电完成之后加热充电连接器。 当状态确定装置检测到车载电池的充电完成并且确定满足加热条件时，加热控制器将加热器切换到后充电加热状态并控制加热器执行的加热。