Vehicle charging device and vehicle charging system using same
First Claim
1. A vehicle charging apparatus that communicates with a communication apparatus and charges a vehicle, the communication apparatus performing power line communication via a power line that includes at least three conducting wires, the at least three conducting wires including a plurality of pairs of conducting wires, the vehicle charging apparatus comprising:
- a communicator that receives a signal transmitted from the communication apparatus via a pair of conducting wires within the power line;
a switch that selects the pair of conducting wires among the plurality of pairs of conducting wires based on the signal received by the communicator; and
a storage that stores correspondence between the pair of conducting wires and address information corresponding to the communication apparatus, wherein;
the communicator reads the address information of the signal from the communication apparatus; and
the switch selects the pair of conducting wires among the plurality of pairs based on the address information read by the communicator.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a vehicle charging device that can perform communication even if the vehicle charging device and a charging instruction device are connected to power line pairs having different phases in a multiple-wire power line. The vehicle charging device includes: a power line communication unit that performs communication over a multiple-wire power line or a power line for vehicles; a power line connection unit that connects a pair of power lines within the multiple-wire power line to the power line for vehicles; and a control unit that controls the connection or the disconnection of the power line connection unit. The power line communication unit selects a signal from a pair of power lines within the multiple-wire power line and communicates with the charging instruction device, and performs communication with the vehicle over the power line for vehicles.
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20 Claims
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1. A vehicle charging apparatus that communicates with a communication apparatus and charges a vehicle, the communication apparatus performing power line communication via a power line that includes at least three conducting wires, the at least three conducting wires including a plurality of pairs of conducting wires, the vehicle charging apparatus comprising:
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a communicator that receives a signal transmitted from the communication apparatus via a pair of conducting wires within the power line; a switch that selects the pair of conducting wires among the plurality of pairs of conducting wires based on the signal received by the communicator; and a storage that stores correspondence between the pair of conducting wires and address information corresponding to the communication apparatus, wherein; the communicator reads the address information of the signal from the communication apparatus; and the switch selects the pair of conducting wires among the plurality of pairs based on the address information read by the communicator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11)
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10. A vehicle charging method that communicates with a communication apparatus and charges a vehicle, the communication apparatus performing power line communication via a power line that includes at least three conducting wires, the at least three conducting wires including a plurality of pairs of conducting wires, the vehicle charging method comprising:
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receiving a signal transmitted from the communication apparatus via a pair of conducting wires within the power line; selecting the pair of conducting wires among the plurality of pairs of conducting wires based on the received signal; storing correspondence between the pair of conducting wires and address information corresponding to the communication apparatus; reading the address information of the signal from the communication apparatus; and selecting the pair of conducting wires among the plurality of pairs based on the address information.
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12. A vehicle charging apparatus that communicates with a communication apparatus and charges a vehicle, the communication apparatus performing power line communication with the vehicle charging apparatus via a power line that includes at least three conducting wires, the at least three conducting wires including at least a first pair of conducting wires and a second pair of conducting wires, the vehicle charging apparatus comprising:
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a communicator that receives a signal from the communication apparatus via the first pair of conducting wires; a switch that selects the first pair of conducting wires from the first and second pairs of conducting wires and connects the communication apparatus and the vehicle charging apparatus using the selected first pair of conducting wires; and a storage that stores correspondence between the first pair of conducting wires and address information corresponding to the communication apparatus, wherein; the communicator reads the address information from the signal from the communication apparatus; and the switch selects the first pair of conducting wires based on the address information. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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