REMOTE MONITORING SYSTEM FOR PLUG-IN VEHICLE
First Claim
1. A remote monitoring system for a plug-in vehicle, which sends information relating to charging operation in the plug-in vehicle to a terminal, the system comprising:
- a detecting module which detects a present charge amount in a battery of the plug-in vehicle;
a calculating module which calculates a required charge amount which is necessary for a trip planned for the plug-in vehicle; and
an informing module which generates charge information relating to completion of charging based on the present charge amount detected by the detecting module and the required charge amount calculated by the calculating module, and sends the charge information to the terminal via a communication system.
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Abstract
A charging station has a power source and a station side connector. A plug-in vehicle has a battery, a vehicle side connector, a charge controller, a charge detecting device, a car-navigation system, and a WAN communication device. A remote monitoring system sends first information and/or second information to a terminal. The information relate to charging operation in the plug-in vehicle. The first information is an estimated charge completion time which is estimated based on a present charge amount and a required charge amount. The second information is charge completion information which is generated when the present charge amount reaches to the required charge amount.
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13 Claims
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1. A remote monitoring system for a plug-in vehicle, which sends information relating to charging operation in the plug-in vehicle to a terminal, the system comprising:
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a detecting module which detects a present charge amount in a battery of the plug-in vehicle; a calculating module which calculates a required charge amount which is necessary for a trip planned for the plug-in vehicle; and an informing module which generates charge information relating to completion of charging based on the present charge amount detected by the detecting module and the required charge amount calculated by the calculating module, and sends the charge information to the terminal via a communication system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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