In-vehicle charging apparatus that charges a storage battery installed in a vehicle from a power supply provided outside the vehicle
First Claim
1. An in-vehicle charging apparatus that charges a storage battery installed in a vehicle from a power supply provided outside the vehicle through a power line extending via an earth leakage circuit-breaker, the apparatus comprising:
- a storage section that stores vehicle information relating to the vehicle; and
a vehicle-side PLC (Power Line Communications) communication control section that outputs a control signal for closing the earth leakage circuit-breaker, then establish a PLC communication line using the power line as a communication line, and transmits the vehicle information stored in the storage section to the outside of the vehicle, when determining that the vehicle information stored in the storage section needs to be transmitted to the outside of the vehicle.
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Abstract
An in-vehicle charging device is provided with: a recording unit (27) that accumulates vehicle information regarding a vehicle; a vehicle-side PLC communication control unit (26) that, when it is determined to be necessary to transmit vehicle information accumulated at the recording unit (27) to the outside of the vehicle, commands transmission of a control signal for closing an earth leakage circuit breaker (not shown in figure); and a charging control unit (25b) that transmits a control signal to the earth leakage circuit breaker on the basis of the command from the vehicle-side PLC communication control unit (26). When electrical energy is not being supplied to a storage battery (24), the vehicle-side PLC communication control unit (26) establishes PLC and batch transmits vehicle information when the earth leakage circuit breaker has been closed by the control signal transmitted from the charging control unit (25b).
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1. An in-vehicle charging apparatus that charges a storage battery installed in a vehicle from a power supply provided outside the vehicle through a power line extending via an earth leakage circuit-breaker, the apparatus comprising:
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a storage section that stores vehicle information relating to the vehicle; and a vehicle-side PLC (Power Line Communications) communication control section that outputs a control signal for closing the earth leakage circuit-breaker, then establish a PLC communication line using the power line as a communication line, and transmits the vehicle information stored in the storage section to the outside of the vehicle, when determining that the vehicle information stored in the storage section needs to be transmitted to the outside of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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