CHARGING CONTROL APPARATUS AND CHARGING CONTROL METHOD
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Abstract
A charging control method for controlling a charge operation to a storage unit E2 of a vehicle, using a charging cable CC that is connected to a charging inlet E1 of the vehicle and supplies power to the storage unit E2 from an external power supply BP provided outside the vehicle, the method has detecting connection of the charging cable CC to the char in inlet E1, detecting a command signal of a disconnection command unit C22 of the charging cable CC, pausing the charge operation to the storage unit E2 while maintaining a closed state of relay switches C42, E5, E6 of a vehicle side power supply line for only a predetermined time when detecting the command signal of the disconnection command unit C22 which indicates the disconnection in a state where the charging cable CC is connected to the charging inlet E1, and restarting the charge operation to the storage unit E2 when detecting a command signal of the disconnection command unit C22 which indicates cancel of the disconnection during the predetermined time.
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9. A charging control apparatus that controls a charge operation, using a charging cable that is connected to a charging inlet of a vehicle and supplies power to a storage unit of the vehicle from an external power supply provided outside the vehicle, the charging control apparatus comprising:
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a connection state detection section that detects connection of the charging cable to the charging inlet; a disconnection detection section that detects a command signal of a disconnection command unit of the charging cable; and a control unit that, when detecting the command signal of the disconnection command unit which indicates the disconnection in a state where the charging cable is connected to the charging inlet, pauses the charge operation to the storage unit while maintaining a closed state of at least a relay switch of a charging cable side power supply line for only a predetermined time. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A charging control method for controlling a charge operation to a storage unit of a vehicle, using a charging cable that is connected to a charging inlet of the vehicle and supplies power to the storage unit from an external power supply provided outside the vehicle, the method comprising:
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detecting connection of the charging cable to the charging inlet; detecting a command signal of a disconnection command unit of the charging cable; pausing the charge operation to the storage unit while maintaining a closed state of at least a relay switch of a charging cable side power supply line for only a predetermined time, when detecting the command signal of the disconnection command unit which indicates the disconnection in a state where the charging cable is connected to the charging inlet; and restarting the charge operation to the storage unit when detecting a command signal of the disconnection command unit which indicates cancel of the disconnection during the predetermined time.
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