On-vehicle equipment control system and vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9731667-B2
Application number	US-201313938596-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 10, 2013
Priority date	May 23, 2007
Publication date	Aug 15, 2017
Grant date	Aug 15, 2017

Abstract

A power supply device for a vehicle that is chargeable from an external power supply provided external to the vehicle, including a main battery and a battery pack that is attachable to and detachable from the vehicle. The battery pack includes a sub battery for driving electric loads common to the main battery and the sub battery, and a connector provided with a first storage unit storing information related to the sub battery. The power supply device for the vehicle further includes a control device performing control related to the main battery, and reading the information from the first storage unit and performing control related to the sub battery.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A vehicle, comprising:
a driving device driving said vehicle using electric power;
a control device controlling said driving device;
a first battery supplying electric power to said driving device; and
a battery pack, said battery pack including,
a second battery used in addition to said first battery for supplying electric power to said driving device,
a communication device performing communication with said control device;
said control device allowing said driving device to drive the vehicle in response to communication to said communication device being successfully established while said battery pack is connected to said vehicle, and prohibiting said driving device from driving the vehicle or restricting power from the second battery in response to communication to said communication device not being established while said battery pack is connected to said vehicle.

2. The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein
the control device makes a determination as to whether or not the battery pack is authorized,
the control device allows said driving device to drive the vehicle in response to the determination indicating the battery pack is authorized, and
the control device prohibits said driving device from driving the vehicle or restricts power from the second battery in response to the determination indicating the battery pack is unauthorized.

Assignees

• Takaoka Toshifumi
• Toyota Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Takaoka Toshifumi

Classifications

• B60L58/14

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• B60L53/665

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• B60L2210/14

  Boost converters · CPC title

• B60L2210/12

  Buck converters · CPC title

• B60L53/22

  Constructional details or arrangements of charging converters specially adapted for charging electric vehicles · CPC title