Vehicle-mounted controller

US9108522B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9108522-B2
Application numberUS-201314018845-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateSep 5, 2013
Priority dateSep 12, 2012
Publication dateAug 18, 2015
Grant dateAug 18, 2015

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Abstract

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A vehicle-mounted controller mounted on a vehicle includes communication state determination unit and a battery charging control unit. The communication state determination unit is configured to determine whether or not vehicle-mounted information equipment performs communication with external charging equipment or an external information device via a charging cable. The battery charging control unit is configured to control, in a case where the communication state determination unit determines that the vehicle-mounted information equipment performs the communication with the external charging equipment or the external information device via the charging cable, a voltage converter so as to charge a low-voltage battery by supplying electric power from a high-voltage battery to the low-voltage battery when a first specific time has elapsed since start of the communication. The high-voltage battery, the vehicle-mounted information equipment, the low-voltage battery, and the voltage converter are provided with the vehicle.

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What is claimed is: 1. A vehicle-mounted controller mounted on a vehicle, wherein the vehicle includes a high-voltage battery, vehicle-mounted information equipment, a low-voltage battery, and a voltage converter, the high-voltage battery is configured to be charged by electric power supply from external charging equipment via a charging cable and is configured to supply operation power to a motor configured to generate drive power, the vehicle-mounted information equipment is…

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What does patent US9108522B2 cover?
A vehicle-mounted controller mounted on a vehicle includes communication state determination unit and a battery charging control unit. The communication state determination unit is configured to determine whether or not vehicle-mounted information equipment performs communication with external charging equipment or an external information device via a charging cable. The battery charging contro…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Iwai Atsushi, Toyota Motor Co Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B60L11/1811. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Aug 18 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).