Solar charging system
AssigneeToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsYukinori MURAKAMI, Yuma MIYAMOTO
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Abstract
The solar charging system is a solar charging system mounted on a vehicle. The solar charging system includes a power generation module, an auxiliary battery, a high-voltage battery, and a control unit that controls power transfer. When power transfer from the auxiliary battery to the high-voltage battery is requested, the control unit performs the power transfer from the auxiliary battery to the high-voltage battery based on a power storage amount of the auxiliary battery, the power generated by the power generation module, and power consumption of an auxiliary load using the auxiliary battery as a power source.
Claims3
A solar charging system that is mounted on a vehicle, the solar charging system comprising:
- a power generation module including a solar panel;
- an auxiliary battery that stores power generated by the power generation module;
- a high-voltage battery used for driving the vehicle;
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- a control unit that is provided between the high-voltage battery and the auxiliary battery and that controls power transfer between the high-voltage battery and the auxiliary battery, wherein when power transfer from the auxiliary battery to the high-voltage battery is requested, the control unit performs the power transfer from the auxiliary battery to the high-voltage battery based on a power storage amount of the auxiliary battery, the power generated by the power generation module, and power consumption of an auxiliary load using the auxiliary battery as a power source.
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