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US 2013/0257345 A1Published application
Power supply device and power supply method
AssigneePanasonic Corporation
InventorsShigekiyo Nosaka, Yuji Igata
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AssigneePanasonic Corporation
InventorsShigekiyo Nosaka, Yuji Igata
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Provided are a power supply device and a power supply method which can carry out proper charging even when a plurality of electric automobiles are connected to a charging stand. A charging stand (1) supplies power to electric automobiles (2, 3) by way of the charging cables (4, 5). The charging stand (1) is provided with: a charging cable identification signal transmitter (9) for transmitting a charging cable identification signal to the electric automobiles by way of the charging cables (4, 5); an electric automobile identification signal receiver (10) for receiving an electric automobile identification signal and a charging cable identification signal from the electric automobiles (2, 3) by way of the charging cables (4, 5); and a controller (11) for charging the electric automobiles (2, 3) when the electric automobile identification signal receiver (10) receives the electric automobile identification signal and the charging cable identification signal.
A power supply apparatus to which a plurality of charging cables are connected and which supplies power to an electric vehicle via a corresponding one of the charging cables, the apparatus comprising:
A power supply method that supplies power to an electric vehicle via a corresponding one of a plurality of charging cables, the method comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.