Charging apparatus and control method for charging apparatus
AssigneeToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorTomokazu Masuda
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Abstract
In a case where a connector of a power supply facility is connected to an inlet, an ECU is configured to control a potential of a pilot signal so as to request power supply to the power supply facility and to permit execution of external charging. Further, in a case where the ECU detects a feeding voltage from the power supply facility without requesting the power supply to the power supply facility, when it is detected that the feeding voltage is not output from the power supply facility in a state where the connector is connected to the inlet, the ECU permits the external charging.
Claims5
A charging apparatus for charging a power storage device provided in a vehicle upon receipt of an electric power supplied through a charger cable from a power supply facility provided outside the vehicle, the charging apparatus comprising:
- an inlet configured to be connectable to a connector provided in the charger cable;
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- an electronic control unit configured to control a potential of a pilot signal received through the charger cable from the power supply facility when the connector is connected to the inlet, so as to request power supply to the power supply facility and to permit charging of the power storage device, wherein
- when the electronic control unit detects an output start of a feeding voltage of the electric power from the power supply facility without requesting the power supply to the power supply facility and the electronic control unit detects that the feeding voltage of the electric power from the power supply facility is not output in a state where the connector is connected to the inlet, the electronic control unit is configured to permit the charging of the power storage device.
A control method for a charging apparatus for charging a power storage device provided in a vehicle upon receipt of an electric power supplied through a charger cable from a power supply facility provided outside the vehicle, the charging apparatus including an inlet configured to be connectable to a connector provided in the charger cable, and an electronic control unit, the control method comprising:
- requesting power supply to the power supply facility and permitting charging of the power storage device by the electronic control unit by controlling a potential of a pilot signal received through the charger cable from the power supply facility when the connector is connected to the inlet;
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- permitting the charging of the power storage device by the electronic control unit when an output start of a feeding voltage of the electric power from the power supply facility is detected without requesting the power supply to the power supply facility and the electronic control unit detects that the feeding voltage of the electric power from the power supply facility is not output in a state where the connector is connected to the inlet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.