ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLY CONTROLLER FOR VEHICLE
First Claim
1. An electric power supply controller for vehicle, which charges from a charging device to a battery on a vehicle, the controller comprising:
- a signal line disposed in a connection device which electrically connects the charging device and the battery, and impedance on the signal line being changed corresponding to a connection state and a non-connection state of the connection device;
a first connection check section which determines the connection state or the non-connection state by monitoring impedance on the signal line while supplying a predetermined first monitor signal to the signal line;
a second connection check section which determines the connection state or the non-connection state by monitoring impedance on the signal line while supplying a second monitor signal with less electric power than the first monitor signal to the signal line; and
a choosing section which chooses one of the first connection check section and the second connection check section.
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Abstract
A restart section in an electric powered vehicle restarts a controller from a sleep mode, when a voltage higher than a restart voltage is supplied for over a response time. In a charge mode, a stand controller provides a connection check function by using a normal CPLT (Control Pilot signal) method. In a normal CPLT method, an output terminal is supplied with DC voltage that exceeds the restart voltage. In a non-charge mode, the stand controller uses a monitor signal which will not cause a restart of the controller to provide a connection check function. The monitor signal for the non-charge mode has a voltage that is lower than the restart voltage and/or a pulse width that is shorter than the response time. As a result, it is possible to reduce power consumption.
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1. An electric power supply controller for vehicle, which charges from a charging device to a battery on a vehicle, the controller comprising:
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a signal line disposed in a connection device which electrically connects the charging device and the battery, and impedance on the signal line being changed corresponding to a connection state and a non-connection state of the connection device; a first connection check section which determines the connection state or the non-connection state by monitoring impedance on the signal line while supplying a predetermined first monitor signal to the signal line; a second connection check section which determines the connection state or the non-connection state by monitoring impedance on the signal line while supplying a second monitor signal with less electric power than the first monitor signal to the signal line; and a choosing section which chooses one of the first connection check section and the second connection check section. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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