Vehicle
AssigneeToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorYuya AOKI
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Abstract
When the external power supply is connected to the connector, the control device determines whether the external power supply is a system power supply or another vehicle, and when the external power supply is the other vehicle, the control device executes a change process of changing a charging setting from a first setting for charging the power storage device using electric power from the system power supply to a default setting or a second setting for charging the power storage device using electric power from the other vehicle, and then executes charging control in which the charger is controlled such that the power storage device is charged, in accordance with the charging setting.
Claims4
A vehicle comprising:
- a power storage device;
- a connector to which an external power supply is able to be connected directly or via a relay cable portion;
- a charger that is able to charge the power storage device using electric power from the external power supply, when the external power supply is connected to the connector;
- and
- a control device that controls the charger, wherein when the external power supply is connected to the connector, the control device determines whether the external power supply is a system power supply or another vehicle, and when the external power supply is the other vehicle, the control device executes a change process of changing a charging setting from a first setting for charging the power storage device using electric power from the system power supply to a default setting or a second setting for charging the power storage device using electric power from the other vehicle, and then executes charging control in which the charger is controlled such that the power storage device is charged, in accordance with the charging setting.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.