METHOD OF RECEIVING CHARGE, METHOD OF CONTROLLING CHARGE, CHARGE CONTROL UNIT AND CHARGING EQUIPMENT
First Claim
1. A charge control unit included in charging equipment which charges a battery by supplying electric power thereto, whereinthe charging equipment comprises a power output part which outputs DC power used for charging, a plurality of user operation units which can be connected with a device mounted with battery;
- the device being equipped with a battery, and the charge control unit which controls a power supply from the power output part to the user operation unit, andthe charge control unit distributes the electric power outputted from the power output part to supply the distributed power to the user operation unit connected with the device mounted with battery.
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Abstract
Charging equipment and a charge control unit are provided, in which a plurality of devices mounted with battery can be simultaneously charged by the single charging equipment. Further, a method of controlling charge and a method of receiving charge are also provided. The charging equipment supplies electric power to the battery for charging, comprising a power output part which outputs DC power used for charging, a plurality of user operation units which can be connected with a vehicle equipped with a battery as a device mounted with battery, and the charge control unit which controls a power supply from the power output part to the user operation unit. Herein, the charge control unit distributes the electric power outputted from the power output part to supply the distributed power to the user operation unit connected with the vehicle.
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23 Claims
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1. A charge control unit included in charging equipment which charges a battery by supplying electric power thereto, wherein
the charging equipment comprises a power output part which outputs DC power used for charging, a plurality of user operation units which can be connected with a device mounted with battery; - the device being equipped with a battery, and the charge control unit which controls a power supply from the power output part to the user operation unit, and
the charge control unit distributes the electric power outputted from the power output part to supply the distributed power to the user operation unit connected with the device mounted with battery. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
- the device being equipped with a battery, and the charge control unit which controls a power supply from the power output part to the user operation unit, and
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12. Charging equipment comprising a power output part which outputs DC power used for charging, a plurality of user operation units which can be connected with a device mounted with battery;
- the device being equipped with a battery, and a charge control unit which controls a power supply from the power output part to the user operation unit, to charge the battery by supplying electric power thereto, wherein
the charge control unit distributes the electric power outputted from the power output part to supply the distributed power to the user operation unit connected with the device mounted with battery.
- the device being equipped with a battery, and a charge control unit which controls a power supply from the power output part to the user operation unit, to charge the battery by supplying electric power thereto, wherein
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13. A method of controlling charge which is executed by a charge control unit included in charging equipment;
- the charge equipment comprising a power output part which outputs DC power used for charging, a plurality of user operation units which can be connected with a device mounted with battery;
the device being equipped with a battery, and a charge control unit which controls a power supply from the power output part to the user operation unit, to charge the battery by supplying electric power thereto, whereinthe charge control unit distributes the electric power outputted from the power output part to supply the distributed power to the user operation unit connected with the device mounted with battery.
- the charge equipment comprising a power output part which outputs DC power used for charging, a plurality of user operation units which can be connected with a device mounted with battery;
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14. A method of receiving charge which is executed by a user operation unit included in charging equipment;
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the charge equipment comprising a power output part which outputs DC power used for charging, the plurality of user operation units which can be connected with a device mounted with battery;
the device being equipped with a battery, and a charge control unit which controls a power supply from the power output part to the user operation unit, to charge the battery by supplying electric power thereto, wherein the charge control unit distributes the electric power outputted from the power output part to supply the distributed power to the user operation unit connected with the device mounted with battery,the method comprising steps of; (a) displaying an acceptance screen on a display part comprising a timer charge acceptance part which accepts a charge schedule determining a charge end time of the battery and a quick charge acceptance part which accepts a quick charge request requesting an immediate execution of charging with a predetermined charge output capacity of the battery, (b) receiving information on the charge schedule or the quick charge request on the acceptance screen, (c) storing the information on the charge schedule or the quick charge request received in the step (b) in a storage part, and (d) transmitting the information on the charge schedule or the quick charge request stored in the storage part to the charge control unit. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. Charging equipment for connecting a device mounted with battery thereto;
- the device being equipped with a battery, to charge the battery by supplying electric power to the battery,
the charging equipment comprising; a plurality of power conversion units which convert electric power from a system to DC power and output the DC power, a plurality of user operation units each of which has a charge cable connected with the device mounted with battery, and a charge control unit which determines which power conversion unit is to be used from the plurality of the power conversion units, and based on the determination, connects the user operation unit with the power conversion unit, so as to control to start and stop a power supply from the power conversion unit to the user operation unit, for the user operation unit to be used by connecting the charge cable with the device mounted with battery. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
- the device being equipped with a battery, to charge the battery by supplying electric power to the battery,
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