Charging device for vehicle, vehicle, and method for controlling the vehicle
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
InventorSe Min OH
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides charging devices for vehicles, vehicles including the same, and methods of controlling the vehicles. In one form of the present disclosure, a remote control device includes a charging device for a vehicle, the charging device includes a plurality of chargers installed in the vehicle, a communication device provided in each charger of the plurality of chargers and configured to receive information regarding a charging capacity of an electronic device connected to the plurality of chargers from the electronic device and a controller configured to determine charging capacities allocated to the plurality of chargers based on the information regarding the charging capacity of the electronic device.
Claims19
A charging device for a vehicle, the charging device comprising:
- a plurality of chargers installed in the vehicle;
- a communication device provided in each charger of the plurality of chargers, the communication device configured to receive, from an electronic device, information regarding a charging capacity of the electronic device, wherein the electronic device is connected to the plurality of chargers;
- and
- a controller configured to determine charging capacities allocated to the plurality of chargers based on the information regarding the charging capacity of the electronic device.
A vehicle provided with a charging device for vehicles, wherein the charging device for vehicles comprises:
- a plurality of chargers installed in the vehicle;
- a communication device configured to communicate with an electronic device connected to each charger of the plurality of chargers;
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- a controller configured to determine charging capacities allocated to chargers in use among the plurality of chargers based on charging capacities of electronic devices connected to the plurality of chargers.
A method of controlling a vehicle provided with a plurality of chargers therein, the method comprising:
- receiving information regarding charging capacities of electronic devices connected to the plurality of chargers from the electronic devices;
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- determining charging capacities allocated to chargers in use among the plurality of chargers based on the information regarding the charging capacities of the electronic devices.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.