Battery-to-vehicle charging system
US-2020331355-A1 · Oct 22, 2020 · US
Electrically powered vehicle and method for controlling electrically powered vehicle
US11970070B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-11970070-B2 |
| Application number | US-202217873550-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Jul 26, 2022 |
| Priority date | Feb 7, 2020 |
| Publication date | Apr 30, 2024 |
| Grant date | Apr 30, 2024 |
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An ECU performs processing including: a step of obtaining a pilot signal CPLT and a connector connection signal PISW; a step of determining, when a connector is attached, a type of the connector; a step of controlling, when there is a function corresponding to the type of the attached connector, the connector to be set to a lock state; a step of performing control corresponding to the attached connector; and a step of maintaining, when there is no function corresponding to the type of the attached connector, an unlock state of the connector.
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What is claimed is: 1. An electrically powered vehicle comprising: a power storage device; an inlet to which a connector of an external facility external to the vehicle can be attached; a lock mechanism that locks the connector to the inlet; and an electronic control unit configured to control the lock mechanism between a lock state and an unlock state, in the lock state the connector is restricted from being removed from the inlet, and in the unlock state the connector is permitted from being removed from the inlet, wherein the electronic control unit is configured to control the lock mechanism into the lock state to lock the connector to the inlet in response to detecting attachment of the connector to the inlet based on a pilot signal and a connector connection signal, and the electronic control unit is configured to control the lock mechanism into the lock state and maintain the lock mechanism in the lock state to lock the connector to the inlet in response to determining that power can be exchanged between the connector and the power storage device of the electrically powered vehicle. 2. The electrically powered vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the electronic control unit is configured to control the lock mechanism into the unlock state from the lock state in response to: determining that power cannot be exchanged between the connector and the power storage device of the electrically powered vehicle; or being unable to determine that power can be exchanged between the connector and the power storage device of the electrically powered vehicle.
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- B60L53/16Primary
Connectors, e.g. plugs or sockets, specially adapted for charging electric vehicles · CPC title
Preventing theft during charging · CPC title
- B60L58/10Primary
for monitoring or controlling batteries · CPC title
- B60L53/11Primary
DC charging controlled by the charging station, e.g. mode 4 · CPC title
Communication interfaces · CPC title
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- What does patent US11970070B2 cover?
- An ECU performs processing including: a step of obtaining a pilot signal CPLT and a connector connection signal PISW; a step of determining, when a connector is attached, a type of the connector; a step of controlling, when there is a function corresponding to the type of the attached connector, the connector to be set to a lock state; a step of performing control corresponding to the attached …
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Toyota Motor Co Ltd
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B60L53/16. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Apr 30 2024 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 12 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).