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VEHICLE AND CONTACTLESS POWER TRANSFER SYSTEM

  • US 20170166072A1
  • Filed: 12/08/2016
  • Published: 06/15/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/15/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A vehicle comprising:

  • a power receiving device including a power receiving unit, the power receiving unit being configured to contactlessly receive electric power from a power transmitting unit of a power transmission device located outside the vehicle;

    a power storage device configured to store electric power received by the power receiving device; and

    an electronic control unit configured to;

    i) set a charge start time at which the power storage device starts being charged;

    ii) start charging the power storage device with electric power received by the electric power receiving device from the charge start time, when the vehicle is kept stopped in a condition where a position of the power receiving unit is adjusted relative to the power transmitting unit, until the charge start time comes; and

    iii) start charging the power storage device with electric power received by the power receiving device irrespective of the charge start time, when the vehicle starts moving before the charge start time, from the condition where the position of the power receiving unit is adjusted relative to the power transmitting unit, and the vehicle is brought back into the condition where the position of the power receiving unit is adjusted relative to the power transmitting unit, within a predetermined time subsequent to start of movement of the vehicle.

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