CHARGING DEVICE FOR VEHICLE AND VEHICLE

• US 20120029728A1
• Filed: 07/28/2011
• Published: 02/02/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 07/30/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Jidoshokki (Toyota Motor Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Jidoshokki (Toyota Motor Corporation)
• Inventors: KOBAYASHI, Mitsugu, HIRAYAMA, Yuichi, MABUCHI, Mitsuhiro, HIKA, Koji, TOGANO, Hiroki, OGAWA, Takashi
• Application Number:
  US13/192,971
• Publication Number:
  US 20120029728A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/62 in response to charging parameters, e.g. current, voltage or electrical charge
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/66 Data transfer between charging stations and vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/70 Energy storage systems for electromobility, e.g. batteries
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/7072 Electromobility specific charging systems or methods for batteries, ultracapacitors, supercapacitors or double-layer capacitors
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/12 Electric charging stations
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/14 Plug-in electric vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/16 Information or communication technologies improving the operation of electric vehicles

Abstract

A charging device for a vehicle includes a device-side power line communication (PLC) modem, a device-side control pilot (CPLT) signal generating circuit, a device-side CPLT signal detecting circuit and a device-side low-pass filter (LPF). The device-side PLC modem is used for PLC between the vehicle and the charging device. The device-side CPLT signal generating circuit is used for generating CPLT signals. The device-side CPLT signal detecting circuit is used for detecting the CPLT signals transmitted from the vehicle through the signal line to determine whether or not the vehicle is ready for charging and whether or not the charging is completed. The device-side LPF is connected to an input of the device-side CPLT signal detecting circuit and has such a frequency characteristics that allows the CPLT signals to pass through the device-side LPF but removes signals having frequencies in a frequency band used for PLC.

Claims

1. A charging device for a vehicle, a charging cable includes the power line, a ground line and a signal line, power is supplied from the charging device to the vehicle through the power line, the charging device comprising:

a device-side power line communication modem for power line communication between the vehicle and the charging device;

a device-side control pilot signal generating circuit for generating control pilot signals,

a device-side control pilot signal detecting circuit for detecting the control pilot signals transmitted from the vehicle through the signal line to determine whether or not the vehicle is ready for charging and whether or not the charging is completed, and

a device-side low-pass filter connected to an input of the device-side control pilot signal detecting circuit and having such a frequency characteristics that allows the control pilot signals to pass through the device-side low-pass filter but removes signals having frequencies in a frequency band used for power line communication.

2. The charging device according to claim 1, wherein device-side power line communication modem is connected in the ground line.

3. The charging device according to claim 1, wherein the device-side power line communication modem is connected between the power line and the ground line.

4. The charging device according to claim 1, wherein a band-pass filter is connected between the power line and the ground line for allowing only signals for power line communication to pass through the band pass filter.

5. The charging device according to claim 1, wherein a capacitor is connected between the power line and the ground line.

6. A vehicle having a receptacle being connected to a plug of a charging cable, the charging cable includes a ground line, a power line and a signal line, power is supplied from a charging device to the vehicle through the power line, the vehicle comprising:

a vehicle-side power line communication modem for power line communication between the charging device and the vehicle;

a vehicle-side proximity detection signal detecting circuit for detecting signals indicative of a state of connection between the receptacle of the vehicle and the plug of the charging cable,

a first vehicle-side low-pass filter connected to an input of the vehicle-side proximity detection signal circuit and having such a frequency characteristics that removes signals having frequencies in a frequency band used for power line communication,

a vehicle-side control pilot signal detecting circuit for detecting the control pilot signals transmitted from the charging device through the signal line, and

a second vehicle-side low-pass filter connected to an input of the vehicle-side control pilot signal detecting circuit and having such a frequency characteristics that allows the control pilot signals to pass through the second vehicle-side low-pass filter but removes signals having frequencies in a frequency band used for power line communication.

7. The vehicle according to claim 6, wherein vehicle-side power line communication modem is connected in the ground line.

8. The vehicle according to claim 6, wherein the vehicle-side power line communication modem is connected between the power line and the ground line.

9. The vehicle according to claim 6, wherein a band-pass filter is connected between the power line and the ground line for allowing only signals for power line communication to pass through the band pass filter.

10. The vehicle according to claim 6, wherein a capacitor is connected between the power line and the ground line.

11. A charging device for a vehicle, a charging cable includes the power line, a ground line and a signal line, power is supplied from the charging device to the vehicle through the power line, the vehicle includes a vehicle-side power line communication modem, the charging device comprising:

a device-side power line communication modem for power line communication between the vehicle and the charging device;

a device-side control pilot signal generating circuit for generating control pilot signals, and

a device-side control pilot signal detecting circuit for detecting the control pilot signals transmitted from the vehicle through the signal line, detection for a control pilot signal is performed when there is no power line communication between the device-side power line communication modem and the vehicle-side power line communication modem.

12. The charging device according to claim 11, wherein the device-side power line communication modem generates to the device-side control pilot signal detecting circuit signals indicative of when there is no power line communication between the device-side power line communication modem and the vehicle-side power line communication modem.

13. A vehicle having a receptacle being connected to a plug of a charging cable, the charging cable includes a ground line, a power line and a signal line, power is supplied from a charging device to the vehicle through the power line, the charging device includes a device-side power line communication modem, the vehicle comprising:

a vehicle-side power line communication modem for power line communication between the charging device and the vehicle;

a vehicle-side proximity detection signal detecting circuit for detecting signals indicative of a state of connection between the receptacle of the vehicle and the plug of the charging cable, detection for a proximity detection signal is performed when there is no power line communication between the vehicle-side power line communication modem and the device-side power line communication modem, and

a vehicle-side control pilot signal detecting circuit for detecting control pilot signals transmitted from the charging device through the signal line, detection for a control pilot signal is performed when there is no power line communication between the vehicle-side power line communication modem and the device-side power line communication modem.

14. The vehicle according to claim 13, wherein the vehicle-side power line communication modem generates to the vehicle-side proximity detection signal detecting circuit and the vehicle-side control pilot signal detecting circuit signals indicative of when there is no power line communication between the vehicle-side power line communication modem and the device-side power line communication modem.