STARTING CONTROL DEVICE OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE
First Claim
1. A starting control device for an electric vehicle, comprising:
- a main battery charged by an external battery charger;
a main switch for designating an operational state of a vehicle;
a motor for generating a driving force of the vehicle by electric power supplied from the main battery;
an electric power converting unit for converting the output voltage of the main battery to low voltage;
a sub-battery charged with the output electric power of the main battery converted to low voltage by the electric power converting unit only when the main switch of the vehicle is turned on to put the power supply in the on state; and
a vehicle drive control unit started by the electric power supplied from the sub-battery to drive the electric power converting unit,wherein in the case where the sub-battery is at a charging level not to drive the electric power converting unit, the vehicle drive control unit causes the electric power converting unit to operate by the electric power supplied from the battery charger to thereby put the vehicle in an operating state when the battery charger is put in the connecting state with the main switch in the on state, and outputs a signal for charging the main battery to the battery charger when the battery charger is put in the connecting state with the main switch in the off-state.
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Abstract
A socket receives charging voltage and auxiliary voltage of the main battery from an external power supply. A charging line Lch connects the charging voltage to the main battery. Auxiliary power supply lines connect the auxiliary voltage to a vehicle drive control unit. A main switch is provided on a constant line for inputting the output of an electric power converting unit to the vehicle drive control unit. The vehicle drive control unit includes an electric power converting unit starting unit started when the auxiliary voltage is applied to output a starting signal of the electric power converting unit, and means for maintaining the starting signal to charge the sub-battery with the electric power from the electric power converting unit when the voltage applied from the electric power converting unit through the main switch to the vehicle drive control unit is a predetermined value.
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20 Claims
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1. A starting control device for an electric vehicle, comprising:
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a main battery charged by an external battery charger; a main switch for designating an operational state of a vehicle; a motor for generating a driving force of the vehicle by electric power supplied from the main battery; an electric power converting unit for converting the output voltage of the main battery to low voltage; a sub-battery charged with the output electric power of the main battery converted to low voltage by the electric power converting unit only when the main switch of the vehicle is turned on to put the power supply in the on state; and a vehicle drive control unit started by the electric power supplied from the sub-battery to drive the electric power converting unit, wherein in the case where the sub-battery is at a charging level not to drive the electric power converting unit, the vehicle drive control unit causes the electric power converting unit to operate by the electric power supplied from the battery charger to thereby put the vehicle in an operating state when the battery charger is put in the connecting state with the main switch in the on state, and outputs a signal for charging the main battery to the battery charger when the battery charger is put in the connecting state with the main switch in the off-state. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A starting control device for use with an electric vehicle, comprising:
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a main battery adapted to be charged by an external battery charger; a main switch operatively connected for designating an operational state of a vehicle; a motor for generating a driving force by electric power supplied from the main battery; an electric power converting unit adapted for converting the output voltage of the main battery to low voltage; a sub-battery adapted to be charged with the output electric power of the main battery converted to low voltage by the electric power converting unit only when the main switch of the vehicle is turned for placing the power supply in the on state; and a vehicle drive control unit adapted to be started by the electric power supplied from the sub-battery to drive the electric power converting unit, wherein in the case where the sub-battery is at a charging level not to drive the electric power converting unit, the vehicle drive control unit causes the electric power converting unit to operate by the electric power supplied from the battery charger to thereby put the vehicle in an operating state when the battery charger is put in the connecting state with the main switch in the on state, and outputs a signal for charging the main battery to the battery charger when the battery charger is put in the connecting state with the main switch in the off-state. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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