Charger and charging system
First Claim
1. A charger comprising;
- a charger main body;
a charging cable having a first end portion and a second end portion opposite to the first end portion, the first end portion being connected to the charger main body;
a charging connector attached to the second end portion of the charging cable, the charging connector being able to be connected to a receiving port of a vehicle body to charge a vehicle-mounted battery through the charging connector;
a heater configured to heat the charging connector using electric power supplied through the charging cable, the heater being able to be switched into a post-charge heating state in which the heater heats the charging connector after completion of charging of the vehicle-mounted battery;
a state determining device configured to detect a charge state of the vehicle-mounted battery and to determine whether a heating condition to heat the charging connector is met; and
a heating controller configured to control heating performed by the heater based on a determination made by the state determining device, the heating controller switching the heater into the post-charge heating state and controlling heating performed by the heater when the state determining device detects that charging of the vehicle-mounted battery is completed and determines that a heating condition is met.
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Abstract
A charger includes a charging cable and a charging connector. A heater is configured to heat the charging connector using electric power supplied through the charging cable. A state determining device is configured to detect a charge state of a vehicle-mounted battery and to determine whether a heating condition to heat the charging connector is met. A heating controller is configured to control heating performed by the heater based on a determination made by the state determining device. The heater is able to be switched into a post-charge heating state in which the heater heats the charging connector after completion of charging of the vehicle-mounted battery. The heating controller switches the heater into the post-charge heating state and controls heating performed by the heater when the state determining device detects that charging of the vehicle-mounted battery is completed and determines that a heating condition is met.
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20 Claims
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1. A charger comprising;
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a charger main body; a charging cable having a first end portion and a second end portion opposite to the first end portion, the first end portion being connected to the charger main body; a charging connector attached to the second end portion of the charging cable, the charging connector being able to be connected to a receiving port of a vehicle body to charge a vehicle-mounted battery through the charging connector; a heater configured to heat the charging connector using electric power supplied through the charging cable, the heater being able to be switched into a post-charge heating state in which the heater heats the charging connector after completion of charging of the vehicle-mounted battery; a state determining device configured to detect a charge state of the vehicle-mounted battery and to determine whether a heating condition to heat the charging connector is met; and a heating controller configured to control heating performed by the heater based on a determination made by the state determining device, the heating controller switching the heater into the post-charge heating state and controlling heating performed by the heater when the state determining device detects that charging of the vehicle-mounted battery is completed and determines that a heating condition is met. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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