CHARGING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME
First Claim
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1. A charging system comprising:
- a charger that supplies, to a power storage mechanism, electric power supplied through a coupling instrument from a power supply external to a vehicle; and
a control unit, wherein said control unitoperates to perform a predetermined process when said coupling instrument is connected to said vehicle in a state where said coupling instrument is connected to said power supply, andoperates to perform said predetermined process before said coupling instrument is connected to said power supply, when said coupling instrument is connected to said vehicle in a state where said coupling instrument is not connected to said power supply.
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Abstract
An HV_ECU executes a program including a step of determining whether a charging cable is connected to a power supply external to the vehicle when a connector signal CNCT output in the case where the charging cable is connected to an inlet of the vehicle is input to the vehicle; and a step of determining whether a malfunction occurs in a charger mounted in the vehicle when the charging cable is not connected to the power supply.
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22 Claims
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1. A charging system comprising:
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a charger that supplies, to a power storage mechanism, electric power supplied through a coupling instrument from a power supply external to a vehicle; and a control unit, wherein said control unit operates to perform a predetermined process when said coupling instrument is connected to said vehicle in a state where said coupling instrument is connected to said power supply, and operates to perform said predetermined process before said coupling instrument is connected to said power supply, when said coupling instrument is connected to said vehicle in a state where said coupling instrument is not connected to said power supply. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for operating a charging system for supplying, to a power storage mechanism mounted in a vehicle, electric power supplied through a coupling instrument from a power supply external to the vehicle, said method comprising the steps of
operating to perform a predetermined process when said coupling instrument is connected to said vehicle in a state where said coupling instrument is connected to said power supply; - and
operating to perform said predetermined process before said coupling instrument is connected to said power supply, when said coupling instrument is connected to said vehicle in a state where said coupling instrument is not connected to said power supply.
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21. A charging system for supplying, to a power storage mechanism mounted in a vehicle, electric power supplied through a coupling instrument from a power supply external to the vehicle, said charging system comprising:
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first operation means for operating to perform a predetermined process when said coupling instrument is connected to said vehicle in a state where said coupling instrument is connected to said power supply, and second operation means for operating to perform said predetermined process before said coupling instrument is connected to said power supply, when said coupling instrument is connected to said vehicle in a state where said coupling instrument is not connected to said power supply.
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22-30. -30. (canceled)
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