# US 2019/0168593 A1 · Onboard charging system > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2019/0168593 A1 - Document ID: US20190168593A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/160,866 - Filed: 2018-10-15 - Published: 2019-06-06 - Earliest claimed: 2017-12-01 - Assignees: Subaru Corporation - Applicants: Subaru Corporation - Inventors: Yoshiaki NAKASO; Akifumi SUGAYA - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190168593A1 ## CPC - B60L 53/18: Cables specially adapted for charging electric vehicles - B60K 1/04: of the electric storage means for propulsion - B60L 1/003: {to auxiliary motors, e.g. for pumps, compressors} - B60L 1/02: to electric heating circuits - B60L 53/302: Cooling of charging equipment - B60L 58/24: for controlling the temperature of batteries - B60L 58/26: by cooling - H01B 7/423: {using a cooling fluid} - H02J 7/70: characterised by the mechanical construction - B60K 2001/003: {with means for cooling the electrical propulsion units} - B60L 53/14: Conductive energy transfer - B60L 2240/36: Temperature of vehicle components or parts - 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 - B60K: ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES - H01B: CABLES; CONDUCTORS; INSULATORS; SELECTION OF MATERIALS FOR THEIR CONDUCTIVE, INSULATING OR DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES (selection for magnetic properties H01F1/00; waveguides H01P {; printed circuits H05K}) - 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 An onboard charging system includes an onboard battery, a vehicle-side coupling unit, a heat exchanger, a controller, and a charger. The onboard battery that is configured to be mounted on a vehicle and used to drive the vehicle. The vehicle-side coupling unit that is configured to make a charging current path to an outside-vehicle power feeding apparatus by being coupled to an apparatus-side coupling unit of the outside-vehicle power feeding apparatus. The heat exchanger that is provided in the vehicle-side coupling unit and configured to perform heat exchange between the vehicle-side coupling unit and the apparatus-side coupling unit. The controller that is configured to perform ON/OFF control of a function of the heat exchange performed by the heat exchanger. The charger that is configured to charge the onboard battery by using the charging current path. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An onboard charging system comprising: an onboard battery that is configured to be mounted on a vehicle and used to drive the vehicle; a vehicle-side coupling unit that is configured to make a charging current path to an outside-vehicle power feeding apparatus by being coupled to an apparatus-side coupling unit of the outside-vehicle power feeding apparatus; a heat exchanger that is provided in the vehicle-side coupling unit and configured to perform heat exchange between the vehicle-side coupling unit and the apparatus-side coupling unit; a controller that is configured to perform ON/OFF control of a function of the heat exchange performed by the heat exchanger; and a charger that is configured to charge the onboard battery by using the charging current path. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The onboard charging system according to claim 1, having a circulation path that allows a coolant to circulate therein, the heat exchanger being configured to exchange heat with the coolant by coming into contact with part of the circulation path. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The onboard charging system according to claim 1, further comprising a fan that is configured to blow air from one of the vehicle-side coupling unit and the apparatus-side coupling unit to the other of the vehicle-side coupling unit and the apparatus-side coupling unit. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The onboard charging system according to claim 2, further comprising a fan that is configured to blow air from one of the vehicle-side coupling unit and the apparatus-side coupling unit to the other of the vehicle-side coupling unit and the apparatus-side coupling unit. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The onboard charging system according to claim 1, wherein a vehicle-side temperature sensor that is configured to measure a temperature of the heat exchanger is provided. ### Claim 6 (depends on 2) The onboard charging system according to claim 2, wherein a vehicle-side temperature sensor that is configured to measure a temperature of the heat exchanger is provided. ### Claim 7 (depends on 3) The onboard charging system according to claim 3, wherein a vehicle-side temperature sensor that is configured to measure a temperature of the heat exchanger is provided. ### Claim 8 (depends on 4) The onboard charging system according to claim 4, wherein a vehicle-side temperature sensor that is configured to measure a temperature of the heat exchanger is provided. ### Claim 9 (depends on 5) The onboard charging system according to claim 5, wherein the vehicle-side temperature sensor is provided in the heat exchanger. ### Claim 10 (depends on 6) The onboard charging system according to claim 6, wherein the vehicle-side temperature sensor is provided in the heat exchanger. ### Claim 11 (depends on 7) The onboard charging system according to claim 7, wherein the vehicle-side temperature sensor is provided in the heat exchanger. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The onboard charging system according to claim 8, wherein the vehicle-side temperature sensor is provided in the heat exchanger. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The onboard charging system according to claim 1, wherein in a state where the vehicle-side coupling unit and the apparatus-side coupling unit are coupled to each other, the controller is capable of acquiring information on an apparatus-side temperature sensor that is configured to measure a temperature of the apparatus-side coupling unit. ### Claim 14 (depends on 2) The onboard charging system according to claim 2, wherein in a state where the vehicle-side coupling unit and the apparatus-side coupling unit are coupled to each other, the controller is capable of acquiring information on an apparatus-side temperature sensor that is configured to measure a temperature of the apparatus-side coupling unit. ### Claim 15 (depends on 3) The onboard charging system according to claim 3, wherein in a state where the vehicle-side coupling unit and the apparatus-side coupling unit are coupled to each other, the controller is capable of acquiring information on an apparatus-side temperature sensor that is configured to measure a temperature of the apparatus-side coupling unit. ### Claim 16 (depends on 4) The onboard charging system according to claim 4, wherein in a state where the vehicle-side coupling unit and the apparatus-side coupling unit are coupled to each other, the controller is capable of acquiring information on an apparatus-side temperature sensor that is configured to measure a temperature of the apparatus-side coupling unit. ### Claim 17 An onboard charging system comprising: an onboard battery that is mounted on a vehicle and used to drive the vehicle; a vehicle-side coupling unit that is configured to make a charging current path to an outside-vehicle power feeding apparatus by being coupled to an apparatus-side coupling unit of the outside-vehicle power feeding apparatus; a heat exchanger that is provided in the vehicle-side coupling unit and configured to perform heat exchange between the vehicle-side coupling unit and the apparatus-side coupling unit; circuitry that is configured to perform ON/OFF control of a function of the heat exchange performed by the heat exchanger; and a charger that is configured to charge the onboard battery by using the charging current path.