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US 12,709,186 B2Granted
Electrified vehicle
AssigneeToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorShinji Ichikawa
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Abstract
An electrified vehicle includes a first battery, a driving unit, and an auxiliary battery configured to be capable of supplying power to the driving unit. The first battery mounted on electrified vehicle can be replaced with a second battery by a battery replacement station provided outside electrified vehicle. Electrified vehicle supplies electric power from the auxiliary battery to the driving unit, thereby enabling the driving unit to be driven.
Claims6
An electrified vehicle comprising:
- a first battery mounted in the electrified vehicle, the first battery being replaceable with a second battery at a battery replacement station provided outside the electrified vehicle;
- a driving unit including a motor and an inverter, the driving unit being configured to drive the electrified vehicle by using electric power supplied from the first battery or the second battery;
- an auxiliary battery configured to supply electric power to an auxiliary device mounted in the electrified vehicle;
- a converter configured to boost a current supplied from the auxiliary battery to the driving unit;
- a switching device configured to switch electrical connection between the first battery or the second battery and the driving unit;
- a relay provided between the converter and a wire connecting the switching device and the driving unit;
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- a processor configured to, in a case where a predetermined condition is satisfied, cause the switching device to disconnect the electrical connection and cause the relay to connect the converter and the wire such that the current boosted by the converter is supplied to the driving unit.
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