Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Power supply system providing electric power to a vehicle and vehicle including the same
- Patent Title (中): 向包括该车辆的车辆和车辆提供电力的供电系统
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Application No.: US12311183Application Date: 2007-09-12
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Publication No.: US08154254B2Publication Date: 2012-04-10
- Inventor: Shinji Ichikawa , Tetsuhiro Ishikawa
- Applicant: Shinji Ichikawa , Tetsuhiro Ishikawa
- Applicant Address: JP Toyota
- Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee Address: JP Toyota
- Agency: Oliff & Berridge, PLC
- Priority: JP2006-297751 20061101
- International Application: PCT/JP2007/068222 WO 20070912
- International Announcement: WO2008/053644 WO 20080508
- Main IPC: H02J7/00
- IPC: H02J7/00

Abstract:
A converter ECU obtains a temperature increase start signal indicating start of temperature increase of a power storage unit from each sensor and ECU provided in a vehicle. In addition, the converter ECU obtains allowable electric power of the power storage unit from a battery ECU and obtains a power storage unit temperature from a temperature detection unit. When any of the obtained power storage unit temperatures is lower than a corresponding temperature lower limit value, the converter ECU generates a temperature increase instruction for the power storage unit of which temperature is lower than the corresponding temperature lower limit value, based on the temperature increase start signal. In addition, the converter ECU selects one control mode from among a plurality of control modes set in advance, based on the generated temperature increase instruction, and sets that mode as the control mode for a converter.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100019728A1 Power supply system and vehicle including the same Public/Granted day:2010-01-28
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