# US 10,873,197 B2 · Vehicle with display for separately showing grid based SOC and solar based SOC of vehicle battery

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- Number: US 10,873,197 B2
- Document ID: US10873197B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/193,619
- Filed: 2018-11-16
- Published: 2019-05-30
- Granted: 2020-12-22
- Earliest claimed: 2017-11-24
- Assignees: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Applicants: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Inventors: Shinji Ichikawa
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10873197B2

## CPC

- B60L 8/003: {Converting light into electric energy, e.g. by using photo-voltaic systems}
- B60L 53/20: characterised by converters located in the vehicle
- B60L 53/51: Photovoltaic means
- B60L 58/12: responding to state of charge [SoC]
- H02J 7/35: with light sensitive cells
- B60L 2210/10: DC to DC converters
- B60L 2210/30: AC to DC converters
- B60L 2210/40: DC to AC converters
- B60L 2250/16: by display
- H02J 7/82: Control of state of charge [SOC]
- Y02T 10/70: Energy storage systems for electromobility, e.g. batteries
- Y02T 10/7072: Electromobility specific charging systems or methods for batteries, ultracapacitors, supercapacitors or double-layer capacitors
- Y02T 90/12: Electric charging stations
- Y02T 90/14: Plug-in electric vehicles
- B60L: PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES (arrangements or mounting of electrical propulsion units or of plural diverse prime-movers for mutual or common propulsion in vehicles B60K1/00, B60K6/20; arrangements or mounting of electrical gearing in vehicles B60K17/12, B60K17/14; preventing wheel slip by reducing power in rail vehicles B61C15/08; dynamo-electric machines H02K; control or regulation of electric motors H02P); SUPPLYING ELECTRIC POWER FOR AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES (electric coupling devices combined with mechanical couplings of vehicles B60D1/64; electric heating for vehicles B60H1/00); ELECTRODYNAMIC BRAKE SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL (control or regulation of electric motors H02P); MAGNETIC SUSPENSION OR LEVITATION FOR VEHICLES; MONITORING OPERATING VARIABLES OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; ELECTRIC SAFETY DEVICES FOR ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES
- H02J: ELECTRIC POWER NETWORKS; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY
- Y02T: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION

## Abstract

A vehicle includes a power storage device configured to be charged with electric power supplied from an external electric power installation, and a human machine interface (HMI) device having a display. On the HMI device, a state of charge (SOC) of the power storage device is displayed distinguishably for each derivation of electric power stored in the power storage device. Specifically, on the HMI device, a SOC indicator is displayed for a user to visually recognize the SOC of the power storage device. In the SOC indicator, a solar electric power area indicative of the SOC indicating electric power derived from solar electric power and a grid electric power area indicative of the SOC indicating electric power derived from grid electric power are distinguishably displayed.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A vehicle comprising:
a power storage device configured to be charged with first electric power and second electric power supplied from an external electric power installation, the first electric power is generated by solar light and the second electric power is supplied from a grid power supply connected to the external electric power installation,
a display device configured to display a SOC of the power storage device; and
a control device configured to obtain electric power derivation identification information for identifying a derivation of electric power supplied from the external electric power installation, and electric power amount information indicative of an amount of identified electric power supplied,
wherein the control device is configured to determine proportions of the first electric power and the second electric power to electric power stored in the power storage device on a basis of the electric power derivation identification information and the electric power amount information obtained from the external power installation and an amount of electric discharge from the power storage device during travelling of the vehicle,
wherein the control device is configured to distinguishably display, on the display device, a first SOC area indicating electric power derived from the first electric power and a second SOC area indicating electric power derived from the second electric power in accordance with the determined proportions.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the control device is configured to, on the basis of the amount of electric discharge from the power storage device, reduce the size of the second SOC area while maintaining the size of the first SOC area, when a user selects a display mode in which the second electric power is displayed as being consumed in preference to the first electric power.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the control device is configured to, on the basis of the amount of electric discharge from the power storage device, reduce the size of the first SOC area and the size of the second SOC area while maintaining a ratio between the size of the first SOC area and the size of the second SOC area, when a user selects a display mode in which electric power to be displayed as being consumed in preference is not designated.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The vehicle according to claim 1, wherein
the external electric power installation includes a solar power generator,
the vehicle further comprises a power conversion device configured to adjust charging electric power to be supplied from the external electric power installation to the power storage device, and
the control device is configured to, when the power storage device is charged with electric power supplied from the external electric power installation, control the power conversion device so that the charging electric power for the power storage device is adjusted to be the same as the electric power generated by the solar power generator.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The vehicle according to claim 4, wherein the control device is configured to, when the power storage device is charged with the charging electric power supplied from the external electric power installation, control the power conversion device so that the charging electric power for the power storage device is adjusted to be the same as the electric power generated by the solar power generator, on condition that a user selects a first charging mode in which the first electric power is used for charging in preference to the second electric power.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the control device is configured to, on a basis of an amount of electric discharge from the power storage device, reduce the size of the first SOC area while maintaining the size of the second SOC area, when a user selects a first display mode in which the first electric power is displayed as being consumed in preference to the second electric power.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The vehicle according to claim 6, wherein the control device is configured to, on the basis of the amount of electric discharge from the power storage device, reduce the size of the second SOC area when the first SOC area has been reduced in size and disappeared in accordance with electric discharge from the power storage device, when the user selects the first display mode.

### Claim 8 (depends on 6)

The vehicle according to claim 6, wherein
the external electric power installation includes a solar power generator,
the vehicle further comprises a power conversion device configured to adjust charging electric power to be supplied from the external electric power installation to the power storage device, and
the control device is configured to, when the power storage device is charged with electric power supplied from the external electric power installation, control the power conversion device so that the charging electric power for the power storage device is adjusted to be the same as the electric power obtained by subtracting a power consumption of a load device in a house from the electric power generated by the solar power generator.