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CHARGER AND CHARGING SYSTEM

  • US 20110199047A1
  • Filed: 12/21/2010
  • Published: 08/18/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/12/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A charger comprising;

  • a charger main body;

    a charging cable having a first end portion and a second end portion opposite to the first end portion, the first end portion being connected to the charger main body;

    a charging connector attached to the second end portion of the charging cable, the charging connector being able to be connected to a receiving port of a vehicle body to charge a vehicle-mounted battery through the charging connector;

    a heater configured to heat the charging connector using electric power supplied through the charging cable, the heater being able to be switched into a post-charge heating state in which the heater heats the charging connector after completion of charging of the vehicle-mounted battery;

    a state determining device configured to detect a charge state of the vehicle-mounted battery and to determine whether a heating condition to heat the charging connector is met; and

    a heating controller configured to control heating performed by the heater based on a determination made by the state determining device, the heating controller switching the heater into the post-charge heating state and controlling heating performed by the heater when the state determining device detects that charging of the vehicle-mounted battery is completed and determines that a heating condition is met.

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