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AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsRyo Takebayashi, Kengo Naiki
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An electric vehicle comprises: a plurality of charging ports, at least one of which is configured to provide power to another vehicle; and at least one processor or circuit configured to function as following units: an authentication unit configured to authenticate an electronic device associated with the other vehicle using an electronic key; and a control unit configured to control, in accordance with an authentication result of the authentication unit, power provision to the other vehicle using the charging port configured to provide the power.
An electric vehicle comprising:
A method for controlling an electric vehicle comprising a plurality of charging ports, at least one of which is configured to provide power to another vehicle, the method comprising:
A system comprising an electric vehicle and a charger configured to provide power to the electric vehicle,
An electric vehicle comprising:
An electric vehicle comprising:
An electric vehicle comprising:
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Monitoring or controlling charging stations: data transfer between charging stations and vehicles
Conductive energy transfer: connectors, e.g. plugs or sockets, specially adapted for charging electric vehicles
Parallel operation in networks using both storage and other DC sources, e.g. providing buffering: the other DC source being a battery actively…
Characterised by the exchange of charge or discharge related data: arrangements for checking compatibility or authentication between one…
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This application claims priority to and the benefit of Japanese Patent Application No. 2018-214098 filed on Nov. 14, 2018, the entire disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.
The present invention relates to an electric vehicle capable of providing power to another vehicle, a method for controlling the same, and a system.
There is conventionally known a charging system that charges a battery in a vehicle such as an electric car from a charger installed in a store, a public facility, or a private site. Such charging system generally connects a charging plug attached to one end of a charging cable to a vehicle stopped near the charger, and supplies a charging current from the charger to the vehicle.
The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of the specification, illustrate embodiments of the invention, and together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the invention.
FIG. 1 is a view showing an example of a charging system including an electric vehicle and a charger according to an embodiment;
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of the functional arrangement of the electric vehicle according to the embodiment;
An exemplary embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Note that a case in which power is provided from an electric vehicle connected to a charger to another vehicle different from the electric vehicle will be described below as an example. In the following example, a smartphone is used as an example of an electronic device. When the smartphone transmits an electronic key to an electric vehicle via wireless communication, charging from the charging port of the electric vehicle becomes possible. However, the present invention is not limited to this. The electronic device is not limited to the smartphone, and any device that can transmit an electronic key via wireless communication can be used. Examples of the device may be a personal computer, a tablet terminal, and a wearable terminal such as a wristwatch.
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A charging system according to this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 1. The charging system is formed from an electric vehicle 100 that drives a motor by electricity stored in a battery, and a charger 120 that provides power to the vehicle. The electric vehicle 100 includes a plurality of charging ports (for example, charging ports 102 and 103), and the charging port 102 is connected to the charger 120. On the other hand, the charging port 103 is a charging port capable of providing power to another vehicle 150, and is connected to a charging port 152 of the other vehicle 150 via a cable. Note that a charging port 153 of the electric vehicle 150 is assumed to be a charging port capable of providing power. The charging port capable of providing power may include a port into which a charging plug from a charger is inserted, and an output port for providing power, or may have one plug shape to obtain power from the charger and provide power to the vehicle.