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US 2014/0232327 A1Published application
Charger and method of controlling charger
AssigneeNissan Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsNoriaki Hasegawa, Tatsuo Nakahara
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Abstract
A charger configured to charge a battery, is provided with a controller configured to control charging of the battery and a communication interface interposed between the controller and an accounting system. The controller waits for an input of a signal from the accounting system via the communication interface. The controller starts to control the charging of the battery under the condition that a signal is inputted from the accounting system via the communication interface.
Claims10
A charging system comprising:
- an external apparatus including:
- an operation device configured to be manipulated for battery charging;
- and
- a processor configured to process billing authentication based on the manipulation of the operation device;
- and
- a charger including:
- a power converter configured to convert power into power at a predetermined voltage;
- a feeder configured to supply the converted power to a battery;
- a charging starter configured to be manipulated to instruct start of charging;
- a controller configured to control charging of the battery;
- and
- an interface interposed between the controller and the external apparatus, wherein
- the controller waits for a signal to be inputted from the external apparatus via the interface,
- based on a first signal inputted from the external apparatus via the interface, the controller selects any one of a first mode in which the charger follows the first signal from the external apparatus and a second mode in which the charger operates on a stand-alone basis, and
- the controller starts to control the charging of the battery in the first mode under the condition that a second signal is inputted from the external apparatus via the interface and that the charging starter is manipulated.
12 more elements
A method of controlling a charging system that comprises:
- an external apparatus including:
- an operation device configured to be manipulated for battery charging;
- and
- a processor configured to process billing authentication based on the manipulation of the operation device;
- and
- a charger including:
- a power converter configured to convert power into power at a predetermined voltage;
- a feeder configured to supply the converted power to a battery;
- a charging starter configured to be manipulated to instruct start of charging;
- a controller configured to control charging of the battery;
- and
- an interface interposed between the controller and the external apparatus,
- the method comprising:
- waiting for a signal from the external apparatus to be inputted via the interface;
- selecting, based on a first signal inputted from the external apparatus via the interface, any one of a first mode in which the charger follows the first signal from the external apparatus and a second mode in which the charger operates on a stand-alone basis;
- and
- starting to control charging of the battery in the first mode under a condition that a second signal is inputted into the controller from the external apparatus via the interface and that the charging starter is manipulated.
14 more elements
A charging system comprising:
- an external apparatus including:
- operating means configured to be manipulated for battery charging;
- and
- processing means configured to process billing authentication based on the manipulation of the operation means;
- and
- a charger including:
- power converting means configured to convert power into power at a predetermined voltage;
- feeding means configured to supply the converted power to a battery;
- charging starting means configured to be manipulated to instruct start of charging;
- controlling means configured to control charging of the battery;
- and
- an interface interposed between the controlling means and the external apparatus, wherein
- the controlling means is further configured to:
- wait for a signal to be inputted from the external apparatus via the interface;
- based on a first signal inputted from the external apparatus via the interface, select any one of a first mode in which the charging means follows the first signal from the external apparatus and a second mode in which the charging means operate on a stand-alone basis;
- and
- start to control the charging of the battery in the first mode under the condition that a second signal is inputted from the external apparatus via the interface and that the charging starting means are manipulated.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.