Charging system for hybrid and electric vehicles including an authentication management device arranged in the household

A charging system for use with a household power supply in a household, with the household including an outdoor outlet arranged therein, the charging system including:

• an electrically-driven vehicle including a rechargeable battery;
• a power line connectable via the outdoor outlet of the household between the rechargeable battery of the vehicle and the household power supply;
• and
• an authentication management device, arranged in the household and connectable to the power supply, for performing authentication of the vehicle through an electrical wiring arranged independent from the power line, with the vehicle being placed outside the household;
• wherein the vehicle includes:
• a switch, connected to the rechargeable battery, for permitting and prohibiting flow of current from the power supply to the rechargeable battery;
• and
• a charging control unit for performing the authentication in cooperation with the authentication management device and controlling the switch based on the authentication,
• wherein when the power line is connected to the outdoor outlet and a charging connector of the vehicle, charging of the rechargeable battery starts before the authentication is started,
• wherein after the charging of the rechargeable battery is started:
• the charging control unit deactivates the switch to prohibit charging of the rechargeable battery with the power supply when the authentication is not established with the authentication management device and the charging control unit;
• the charging control unit keeps the switch activated to continue charging the rechargeable battery when the authentication is established with the authentication management device and the charging control unit.

A charging system for use with a household power supply in a household, with the household including an outdoor outlet arranged therein, the charging system including:

• an electrically-driven vehicle including a rechargeable battery;
• a primary coil connected to the power supply via the outdoor outlet of the household;
• a secondary coil connected to the rechargeable battery, wherein the rechargeable battery is magnetically connected to the power supply by the primary coil and the secondary coil;
• and
• an authentication management device, arranged in the household and connectable to the power supply, for performing authentication of the vehicle through the primary coil and the secondary coil, with the vehicle being placed outside the household;
• wherein the vehicle includes:
• a switch, connected to the rechargeable battery, for permitting and prohibiting flow of current from the power supply to the rechargeable battery;
• and
• a charging control unit for performing the authentication in cooperation with the authentication management device and controlling the switch based on the authentication,
• wherein when the rechargeable battery is connected to the power supply through the primary coil and the secondary coil, charging of the rechargeable battery starts before the authentication is started,
• wherein after the charging of the rechargeable battery is started:
• the charging control unit deactivates the switch to prohibit charging of the rechargeable battery when the authentication is not established with the authentication management device and the charging control unit;
• the charging control unit keeps the switch activated to continue charging the rechargeable battery when the authentication is established with the authentication management device and the charging control unit.