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CHARGE CONTROL DEVICE AND VEHICLE USING THE SAME

  • US 20090146612A1
  • Filed: 06/12/2007
  • Published: 06/11/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/16/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A charge control device for charging a power storage device mounted on a vehicle from a power supply outside the vehicle, comprising:

  • an AC rotating electric machine including a star-connected first poly-phase winding as a stator winding;

    an inverter connected to said poly-phase winding and performing power conversion between said AC rotating electric machine and said power storage device;

    a connecting device configured to allow connection of said power supply to a neutral point of said poly-phase winding;

    an inverter control unit controlling any one phase of said inverter such that electric power from said power supply applied to said neutral point by said connecting device is converted to charge said power storage device; and

    a rotation preventing unit configured to prevent rotation of said AC rotating electric machine at the time of charging said power storage device from said power supply.

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