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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2014
Applicant:
Nobukazu Ueki, Toyota, JP;
Inventor:
Nobukazu Ueki, Toyota, JP;
Assignee:
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota-shi, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 53/00 (2019.01); H02J 7/14 (2006.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01); B60L 58/13 (2019.01); H01M 10/44 (2006.01); H01M 10/48 (2006.01); H02J 7/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 53/00 (2019.02); B60L 58/13 (2019.02); H02J 7/0075 (2013.01); H02J 7/1446 (2013.01); B60L 2210/10 (2013.01); B60L 2240/80 (2013.01); H01M 10/44 (2013.01); H01M 10/48 (2013.01); H02J 7/041 (2013.01); H02J 7/1492 (2013.01); Y02T 10/705 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7005 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7044 (2013.01); Y02T 10/92 (2013.01);
Abstract
A charge control apparatus includes a control device configured to execute a refresh charge to fully charge a battery upon a predetermined refresh charge start condition being met, and execute a predetermined control according to a vehicle travel state under a situation where the control device does not execute the refresh charge, the predetermined control involving at least one of charging and discharging the battery. The control device suppresses the refresh charge when the control device detects at least one of a predetermined input from an external device and a predetermined vehicle operation.