ELECTRIC VEHICULAR CONNECTOR AND VEHICULAR POWER SUPPLY DEVICE
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Abstract
The electric vehicular connector includes: a connection terminal block including a primary power transmission terminal to be electrically connected to a first power terminal of a power converter; a plug including a secondary power transmission terminal to be electrically connected to a second power terminal of an inlet of an electric vehicle; a breaker which is connected between the primary power transmission terminal and the secondary power transmission terminal and has a closed state of electrically interconnecting the primary power transmission terminal and the secondary power transmission terminal and an open state of electrically separating the primary power transmission terminal and the secondary power transmission terminal from each other; and a breaker controller configured to set the connector-side breaker in the closed state during a normal state and to set the connector-side breaker in the open state during an abnormal state in which abnormality occurs in the electric vehicle.
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15 Claims
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10. A vehicular power supply device, comprising:
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an electric vehicular connector including a connection terminal block including a primary power transmission terminal; a power converter including a first power terminal; and an electric cable including one or more power supply lines electrically interconnecting the first power terminal of the power converter and the primary power transmission terminal of the electric vehicular connecter, the electric vehicular connector further including a plug including a secondary power transmission terminal to be electrically connected to a second power terminal of an inlet of an electric vehicle, a connector-side breaker which is connected between the primary power transmission terminal and the secondary power transmission terminal, and has a closed state of electrically interconnecting the primary power transmission terminal and the secondary power transmission terminal and an open state of electrically separating the primary power transmission terminal and the secondary power transmission terminal from each other, and a breaker controller configured to set the connector-side breaker in the closed state during a normal state and to set the connector-side breaker in the open state during an abnormal state in which abnormality occurs in the electric vehicle, the power converter being configured to communicate with the electric vehicle by way of a communication path passing through the electric cable, the electric vehicular connector, and the inlet, the power converter being configured to send a breaking signal by way of a signal transmission path passing through the electric cable in response to reception of a vehicle abnormality notice from the electric vehicle through the communication path, and the breaker controller being configured to set the connector-side breaker in the open state in response to reception of the breaking signal. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. A vehicular power supply device, comprising:
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an electric vehicular connector including a connection terminal block including a primary power transmission terminal; a power converter including a first power terminal; and an electric cable including one or more power supply lines electrically interconnecting the first power terminal of the power converter and the primary power transmission terminal of the electric vehicular connecter, the electric vehicular connector further including a plug including a secondary power transmission terminal to be electrically connected to a second power terminal of an inlet of an electric vehicle, a connector-side breaker which is connected between the primary power transmission terminal and the secondary power transmission terminal, and has a closed state of electrically interconnecting the primary power transmission terminal and the secondary power transmission terminal and an open state of electrically separating the primary power transmission terminal and the secondary power transmission terminal from each other, and a breaker controller configured to set the connector-side breaker in the closed state during a normal state and to set the connector-side breaker in the open state during an abnormal state in which abnormality occurs in the electric vehicle, the power converter being configured to communicate with the electric vehicle by way of a communication path passing through the electric cable, the electric vehicular connector, and the inlet, the electric vehicular connector being configured to send a connector abnormality signal to the electric vehicle by way of a signal transmission path passing through the inlet in response to detection of abnormality of the electric vehicular connector, and the power converter being configured to receive a connector abnormality notice which is to be sent, by way of the communication path, from the electric vehicle in response to reception of the connector abnormality signal. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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