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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 01, 2015
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Minato-ku, JP;
Toshiba Infrastructure Systems & Solutions Corporation, Kawasaki-shi, JP;
Jun Takehara, Setagaya, JP;
Fumiyasu Miyoshi, Wako, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Minato-ku, JP;
Toshiba Infrastructure Systems & Solutions Corporation, Kawasaki-shi, JP;
Abstract
According to embodiments, an electric bus includes an electricity storage function unit, a power receiving unit, a charger, a driving unit, doors, and a controller. The controller transmits a first signal including information capable of identifying an attribute of the electric bus and instructing an external device to start charging the electricity storage function unit, to the external device, upon detecting at least one of the doors is opened; and transmits a second signal instructing the external device to stop charging the electricity storage function unit, to the external device, upon detecting all the doors are closed.