Communication system and communication device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9577709-B2
Application number	US-201214232202-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 13, 2012
Priority date	Jul 13, 2011
Publication date	Feb 21, 2017
Grant date	Feb 21, 2017

Abstract

An output circuit sends out, to an input circuit, a control pilot signal generated by a voltage source. A voltage transformer is provided to a control pilot line on the output side of the output circuit, and a communication unit transmits and receives communication signals via the voltage transformer. A voltage transformer is provided to the control pilot line on the input side of the input circuit, and a communication unit transmits and receives the communication signals via the voltage transformer. A low-pass filter is provided to the control pilot line between the input circuit and the voltage transformer.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A communication system including an output circuit provided in a power feeding device for feeding power to a vehicle and outputting a rectangular wave signal of a predetermined frequency, and an input circuit provided in the vehicle and connected with the output circuit through a plurality of signal lines, the rectangular wave signal output by the output circuit being input to the input circuit through the plurality of signal lines, the communication system performing communication between the vehicle and the power feeding device by transmitting both a communication signal and the rectangular wave signal on the signal lines, the communication system comprising:
a first communication unit provided in the vehicle and performing transmission and reception of a communication signal, different from the rectangular wave signal, through a first voltage transformer interposed in a midway of the signal line;
a second communication unit provided in the power feeding device and performing transmission and reception of a communication signal, different from the rectangular wave signal, through a second voltage transformer interposed in a midway of the signal line; and
a first low pass filter interposed between the input circuit and the first voltage transformer to allow the rectangular wave signal to pass through as a rectangular wave signal and not to allow the communication signal to pass through.

2. The communication system according to claim 1 , further comprising a second low pass filter interposed between the output circuit and the second voltage transformer to allow the rectangular wave signal to pass through as a rectangular wave signal and not to allow the communication signal to pass through.

3. The communication system according to claim 1 , wherein
the first low pass filter includes:
a first inductor connected in series with the signal line; and
a capacitor connected between signal lines between the first inductor and the first voltage transformer.

4. The communication system according to claim 2 , wherein
the second low pass filter includes:
a second inductor connected in series with the signal line; and
a capacitor connected between signal lines between the second inductor and the second voltage transformer.

5. The communication system according to claim 3 , wherein
the first low pass filter includes a resistance connected in parallel with the first inductor.

6. The communication system according to claim 4 , wherein
the second low pass filter includes a resistance connected in parallel with the second inductor.

7. The communication system according to claim 3 , wherein
the first low pass filter includes a resistance connected in series with the first inductor.

8. The communication system according to claim 4 , wherein
the second low pass filter includes a resistance connected in series with the second inductor.

9. The communication system according to claim 3 , wherein
the first low pass filter includes a resistance connected in series with a capacitor.

10. The communication system according to claim 4 , wherein
the second low pass filter includes a resistance connected in series with a capacitor.

11. A communication device including an output circuit outputting a rectangular wave signal of a predetermined frequency through a plurality of signal lines, comprising:
a communication unit performing transmission and reception of a communication signal, different from the rectangular wave signal, by transmitting both the communication signal and the rectangular wave signal on the signal lines through a voltage transformer interposed in a midway of the signal line; and
a low pass filter interposed between the output circuit and the voltage transformer to allow the rectangular wave signal to pass through as a rectangular wave signal and not to allow the communication signal to pass through.

12. The communication device according to claim 11 , further comprising:
a generation unit generating the rectangular wave signal;
a voltage detection unit detecting an output voltage of the output circuit; and
an adjustment unit adjusting a rectangular wave signal generated by the generation unit in accordance with the voltage detected by the voltage detection unit.

13. A communication device, including an input circuit to which a rectangular wave signal of a predetermined frequency is input through a plurality of signal lines, comprising:
a communication unit performing transmission and reception of a communication signal, different from the rectangular wave signal, by transmitting both the communication signal and the rectangular wave signal on the signal lines through a voltage transformer interposed in a midway of the signal line; and
a low pass filter interposed between the input circuit and the voltage transformer to allow the rectangular wave signal to pass through as a rectangular wave signal and not to allow the communication signal to pass through.

14. The communication device according to claim 13 , further comprising:
a resistance unit having a plurality of resistances and capable of adjusting a resistance value; and
an adjustment unit adjusting a resistance value of the resistance unit so as to change a voltage of the resistance unit.

Assignees

• Okada Ryou
• Hagihara Takeshi
• Komatsu Yutaka
• Izumi Tatsuya
• Nii Kazuhiko
• Takata Yousuke
• Andoh Hiroya
• Ochiai Yuta
• Kamaga Ryuichi
• Iwai Atsushi
• Miyashita Yukihiro
• Nakagawa Nobuyuki
• Sumitomo Electric Industries
• Sumitomo Wiring Systems
• Autonetworks Technologies Ltd
• Toyota Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Okada Ryou
• Hagihara Takeshi
• Komatsu Yutaka
• Izumi Tatsuya
• Nii Kazuhiko
• Takata Yousuke
• Andoh Hiroya
• Ochiai Yuta
• Kamaga Ryuichi
• Iwai Atsushi
• Miyashita Yukihiro
• Nakagawa Nobuyuki

Classifications

• H02J7/44

  between battery management systems and power sources · CPC title

• Y02T90/14

  Plug-in electric vehicles · CPC title

• B60L2270/147

  electro magnetic [EMI] · CPC title

• H04B2203/547

  via DC power distribution · CPC title

• H04B3/548

  the power on the line being DC (arrangements for feeding power H04L12/10; extracting feeding power from signals H04L25/02) · CPC title