Vehicle and system for charging the same
First Claim
1. A charge system for a vehicle to charge the vehicle from outside thereof comprising:
- an electric power source which charges a vehicle having a battery, the electric power source being outside the vehicle;
a power supply unit including a charge cable which leads electric power from the electric power source into the vehicle; and
a power cable communication unit which performs power cable communication with the vehicle about the charging via the charge cable of the power supply unit, the power cable communication unit including a combining unit configured to combine a first communication signal into the charge cable for the first communication signal to be separated from the charge cable after transmission of the electric power to the vehicle via the charge cable and a separating unit configured to separate a second communication signal from the charge cable, the second communication signal having been combined into the charge cable at the vehicle and transmitted via the charge cable, whereby the charge cable is an electric power line as well as a communication line for the communication signals, the electric power line and the communication line being the same electric line to form the charge cable not isolated from each other.
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Abstract
Provided is a practical plug-in hybrid vehicle or an electric vehicle as well as a charge system, a fuel consumption measurement system, and an environment protection system for the vehicles. The charge system includes an electric power source charging a vehicle having a battery, a power supply unit for supplying electric power from the electric power source to the vehicle, and a power cable communication unit for performing power cable communication concerning the vehicle and the charging via the power supply unit. The vehicle includes a fuel tank for receiving oil from outside, a storage unit for storing oil supply information, a power source which consumes the fuel in the fuel tank and provides a travel power, a travel distance information acquisition unit, and a control unit which automatically calculates the fuel consumption according to the oil supply information in the storage unit and the travel distance information in the travel distance acquisition unit.
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17 Claims
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1. A charge system for a vehicle to charge the vehicle from outside thereof comprising:
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an electric power source which charges a vehicle having a battery, the electric power source being outside the vehicle; a power supply unit including a charge cable which leads electric power from the electric power source into the vehicle; and a power cable communication unit which performs power cable communication with the vehicle about the charging via the charge cable of the power supply unit, the power cable communication unit including a combining unit configured to combine a first communication signal into the charge cable for the first communication signal to be separated from the charge cable after transmission of the electric power to the vehicle via the charge cable and a separating unit configured to separate a second communication signal from the charge cable, the second communication signal having been combined into the charge cable at the vehicle and transmitted via the charge cable, whereby the charge cable is an electric power line as well as a communication line for the communication signals, the electric power line and the communication line being the same electric line to form the charge cable not isolated from each other. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A charge system for a vehicle comprising;
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an electric power source which charges a vehicle having a battery; a power supply unit which leads electric power from the electric power source to the vehicle; a fuel storage which supplies fuel to a vehicle having a fuel tank; a fuel supply unit which leads fuel from the fuel storage to the vehicle; a refueling preparation detection unit which detects whether or not the fuel supply unit is in a refueling preparation state; a power supply preparation detection unit which detects whether or not the power supply unit is in a power supply preparation state; and a controller which changes power supply situation to the vehicle when the power supply preparation detection unit detects the power supply preparation state depending on whether or not the refueling preparation detection unit detects the refueling preparation state. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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