Title:
VEHICLE CHARGING SYSTEM
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2013/099868
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
A vehicle charging system provided with a control unit (10) that controls the supply of power to a plurality of vehicle charging devices to which a respective plurality of vehicles are connected. Said vehicle charging system has the following: a connection detection unit that detects when a vehicle is connected; a charging stop unit that temporarily stops charging of already-connected vehicles when the connection detection unit detects that a new vehicle has been connected; a new-vehicle charging-current measurement unit that, after charging of already-connected vehicles is stopped, temporarily sends power to the new vehicle as a test and measures the amount of charging current that flows through the new vehicle; and a new-vehicle possible-to-charge determination unit that, on the basis of the amount of charging current that the new-vehicle charging-current measurement unit has measured as flowing through the new vehicle, determines whether or not continuous charging of the new vehicle is possible.
Inventors:
KOYAMA TAKESHI (JP)
IWATA YASUKI (JP)
ASANO TOSHIYUKI (JP)
HAYASHI SATORU (JP)
IWATA YASUKI (JP)
ASANO TOSHIYUKI (JP)
HAYASHI SATORU (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2012/083476
Publication Date:
July 04, 2013
Filing Date:
December 25, 2012
Export Citation:
Assignee:
TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI KK (JP)
NITTO KOGYO CORP (JP)
NITTO KOGYO CORP (JP)
International Classes:
H02J3/00; B60L11/18; H02J7/00; H01M10/44; H01M10/48; H02J7/02
Foreign References:
| JPH0315232A | 1991-01-23 | |||
| JP2010110173A | 2010-05-13 | |||
| JP2011125178A | 2011-06-23 | |||
| JP2001069678A | 2001-03-16 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 2800222A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
TSUKUNI & ASSOCIATES et al. (JP)
Patent business corporation Tsukuni (JP)
Patent business corporation Tsukuni (JP)
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