VEHICLE, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM BEARING PROGRAM FOR CAUSING COMPUTER TO EXECUTE THE VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD

• US 20100063675A1
• Filed: 12/26/2007
• Published: 03/11/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 01/04/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (Toyota Motor Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (Toyota Motor Corporation)
• Inventors: Mogari, Takeshi, Soma, Takaya
• Granted Patent: US 8,299,748 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/36
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 6/445 Differential gearing distribution type
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 15/007 Physical arrangements or structures of drive train converters specially adapted for the propulsion motors of electric vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2220/14 Synchronous machines
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2220/54 Windings for different functions
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/30 Parking brake position
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/486 Operating parameters
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 3/00 Electric devices on electrically-propelled vehicles for safety purposes; Monitoring operating variables, e.g. speed, deceleration or energy consumption methods or circuit arrangements for monitoring or controlling batteries or fuel cells B60L58/00
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 50/16 with provision for separate direct mechanical propulsion
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 50/61 by batteries charged by engine-driven generators, e.g. series hybrid electric vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/14 Conductive energy transfer
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/22 Constructional details or arrangements of charging converters specially adapted for charging electric vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/24 Using the vehicle's propulsion converter for charging
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 58/15 Preventing overcharging
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/04 operating on the propulsion system, e.g. engine or drive motor
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/20 Means to switch the anti-theft system on or off
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/24 using electronic identifiers containing a code not memorised by the user
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 10/26 for electrical energy, e.g. batteries or capacitors
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 20/00 Control systems specially adapted for hybrid vehicles hybrid vehicle design, B60K6/00; electric vehicles B60L
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 20/10 Controlling the power contribution of each of the prime movers to meet required power demand
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2510/24 Energy storage means
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2540/16 : Ratio selector position
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/62 : Hybrid vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/64 : Electric machine technologies in electromobility
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/70 : Energy storage systems for electromobility, e.g. batteries
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/7072 : Electromobility specific charging systems or methods for batteries, ultracapacitors, supercapacitors or double-layer capacitors
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/12 : Electric charging stations
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/14 : Plug-in electric vehicles

Abstract

In response to detection of connection between a power supply outside a vehicle and a charge plug, control device invalidates key verification performed for determining whether a key of a user is regular or not, when a shift position is parking and a parking brake is active. This satisfies system start conditions, and the control device turns on respective relays to start a system, and executes charge control for charging a power storage device from the power supply outside the vehicle.

Claims

1. A vehicle comprising:

a power storage device capable of being charged;

a charge plug for receiving an electric power for charging said power storage device from a power supply outside the vehicle;

charging means configured to be capable of receiving the electric power input from said charge plug and charging said power storage device;

connection detecting means for detecting connection or disconnection between said charge plug and said power supply;

authenticating means for determining whether a user is a regular user or not, and allowing starting of a vehicle system when it is determined that the user is the regular user; and

control means for invalidating a result of the determination by said authenticating means and instructing said charging means to execute the charging of said power storage device from said power supply, when said connection detecting means detects the connection between said charge plug and said power supply during stop of said vehicle system.

2. The vehicle according to claim 1, wherein

said authenticating means determines whether a key possessed by a user is regular or not, and allows the starting of the vehicle system when said authenticating means determines that said key is regular.

3. The vehicle according to claim 1, wherein

said control means validates the determination result of said authenticating means when said connection detecting means detects the disconnection between said charge plug and said power supply.

4. The vehicle according to claim 1, wherein

said control means validates the determination result of said authenticating means when it is determined that the charging of said power storage device from said power supply is completed.

5. The vehicle according to claim 1, further comprising:

shift position detecting means for detecting a shift position of a shift lever, wherein

said control means invalidates the determination result of said authenticating means and instructs said charging means to execute the charging of said power storage device from said power supply, only when said shift position detecting means detects that said shift lever is set in a predetermined shift position allowing the charging of said power storage device from said power supply.

6. The vehicle according to claim 5, wherein

said predetermined shift position is a parking position.

7. A control method for a vehicle allowing charging of a power storage device mounted on the vehicle from a power supply outside the vehicle, wherein

said vehicle includes authenticating means for determining whether a user is a regular user or not, and allowing starting of a vehicle system when it is determined that the user is the regular user, and

said control method comprises:

a first step of detecting connection between a charge plug for receiving an electric power for charging said power storage device and said power supply;

a second step of invalidating a result of the determination by said authenticating means when the connection between said charge plug and said power supply is detected during stop of said vehicle system; and

a third step of executing charging of said power storage device from said power supply when the determination result of said authenticating means is invalidated in said second step.

8. The control method according to claim 7, wherein

said authenticating means determines whether a key possessed by a user is regular or not, and allows the starting of the vehicle system when said authenticating means determines that said key is regular.

9. The control method according to claim 7, further comprising:

a fourth step of validating the determination result of said authenticating means when disconnection between said charge plug and said power supply is detected.

10. The control method according to claim 7, further comprising:

a fifth step of validating the determination result of said authenticating means when it is determined that the charging of said power storage device from said power supply is completed.

11. The control method according to claim 7, further comprising:

a sixth step of determining whether a shift lever is set in a predetermined shift position allowing the charging of said power storage device from said power supply or not, wherein

the determination result of said authenticating means is invalidated in said second step only when it is determined in said sixth step that said shift lever is set in said predetermined shift position.

12. The control method according to claim 11, wherein

said predetermined shift position is a parking position.

13. A computer-readable recording medium bearing a program for causing a computer to execute the control method according to claim 7.

14. A vehicle comprising:

a power storage device capable of being charged;

a charge plug for receiving an electric power for charging said power storage device from a power supply outside the vehicle;

a charging device configured to be capable of receiving the electric power input from said charge plug and charging said power storage device; and

a control device for executing a series of processes, wherein said control device detects connection or disconnection between said charge plug and said power supply, determines whether a user is a regular user or not, and allows starting of a vehicle system when it is determined that the user is the regular user, and when the connection between said charge plug and said power supply is detected during stop of said vehicle system, said control device invalidates a result of the determination whether the user is the regular user or not, and instructs said charging device to execute the charging of said power storage device from said power supply.

15. The vehicle according to claim 14, wherein

said control device determines whether a key possessed by a user is regular or not, and allows the starting of the vehicle system when it is determined that said key is regular.

16. The vehicle according to claim 14, wherein

said control device validates said result of the determination whether the user is the regular user or not, when the disconnection between said charge plug and said power supply is detected.

17. The vehicle according to claim 14, wherein

said control device validates said result of the determination whether the user is the regular user or not, when it is determined that the charging of said power storage device from said power supply is completed.

18. The vehicle according to claim 14, wherein

said control device further detects a shift position of a shift lever, and only when said control device detects that said shift lever is set in a predetermined shift position allowing the charging of said power storage device from said power supply, said control device invalidates said result of the determination whether the user is the regular user or not, and instructs said charging device to execute the charging of said power storage device from said power supply.

19. The vehicle according to claim 18, wherein

said predetermined shift position is a parking position.

20. A vehicle comprising:

a power storage device capable of being charged;

a charge plug for receiving an electric power for charging said power storage device from a power supply outside the vehicle;

charging means configured to be capable of receiving the electric power input from said charge plug and charging said power storage device;

authenticating means for determining whether a user is a regular user or not, and allowing starting of a vehicle system when it is determined that the user is the regular user; and

control means for starting said vehicle system independently of the determination result of said authenticating means when said power storage device is charged from said power supply.

21. The vehicle according to claim 20, further comprising:

connection detecting means for detecting connection or disconnection between said charge plug and said power supply, wherein

said control means starts said vehicle system independently of the determination result of said authenticating means when said connection detecting means detects the connection between said charge plug and said power supply during stop of said vehicle system.

22. The vehicle according to claim 20, wherein

said control means invalidates the determination result of said authenticating means and instructs said charging means to execute the charging of said power storage device from said power supply, when said power storage device is to be charged from said power supply.

23. A control method for a vehicle allowing charging of a power storage

device mounted on the vehicle from a power supply outside the vehicle, wherein

said vehicle includes authenticating means for determining whether a user is a regular user or not, and allowing starting of a vehicle system when it is determined that the user is the regular user, and

said control method comprises:

a step of starting said vehicle system independently of the determination result of said authenticating means when said power storage device is to be charged from said power supply; and

a step of executing the charging of said power storage device from said power supply when said vehicle system starts.

24. The control method according to claim 23, further comprising:

a step of detecting the connection between said power supply and a charge plug receiving the electric power for charging said power storage device from said power supply, wherein

said vehicle system is started in the step of starting said vehicle system independently of the determination result of said authenticating means, when the connection between said charge plug and said power supply is detected during stop of said vehicle system.

25. The control method according to claim 23, further comprising:

a step of invalidating the determination result of said authenticating means at the time of charging said power storage device from said power supply, wherein

said vehicle system starts and the charging of said power storage device from said power supply is executed when the determination result of said authenticating means is invalidated.

26. A vehicle comprising:

a power storage device capable of being charged;

a charge plug for receiving an electric power for charging said power storage device from a power supply outside the vehicle;

a charging device configured to be capable of receiving the electric power input from said charge plug and charging said power storage device; and

a control device executing a series of process, wherein

said control device determines whether a user is a regular user or not, allows starting of a vehicle system when it is determined that the user is the regular user, and starts said vehicle system independently of a result of the determination whether the user is the regular user or not, at the time of charging said power storage device from said power supply.

27. The vehicle according to claim 26, wherein

said control device detects the connection or disconnection between said charge plug and said power supply, and when the connection between said charge plug and said power supply is detected during stop of said vehicle system, said control device starts said vehicle system independently of the result of the determination whether the user is the regular user or not.

28. The vehicle according to claim 26, wherein

when said power storage device is to be charged from said power supply, said control device invalidates the result of the determination whether the user is the regular user or not, and instructs said charging device to execute the charging of said power storage device from said power supply.