Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Vehicle
- Patent Title (中): 车辆
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Application No.: US13518748Application Date: 2010-01-18
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Publication No.: US09257867B2Publication Date: 2016-02-09
- Inventor: Tomokazu Masuda , Takahiro Ito
- Applicant: Tomokazu Masuda , Takahiro Ito
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Oliff PLC
- International Application: PCT/JP2010/050472 WO 20100118
- International Announcement: WO2011/086695 WO 20110721
- Main IPC: H02J7/00
- IPC: H02J7/00 ; H02J7/04 ; B60L11/18 ; B60L1/00 ; B60L11/12 ; B60L11/14

Abstract:
An externally chargeable vehicle which is charged with electric power from an external power supply includes an HV-ECU for controlling a power storage device during any of operation of the vehicle and external charging, and a PLG-ECU for controlling a charging device during external charging. With such a configuration, running and charging can be controlled while a function of the HV-ECU for controlling operation of the vehicle and a function of the PLG-ECU for external charging is prevented from becoming redundant.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120274277A1 VEHICLE Public/Granted day:2012-11-01
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