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Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2020

Filed:

Aug. 17, 2016
Applicant:

Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Hiroyuki Kanazawa, Wako, JP;

Hakaru Sadano, Wako, JP;

Hajime Fujita, Wako, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 11/18 (2006.01); B60L 1/00 (2006.01); B60L 3/12 (2006.01); B60L 58/30 (2019.01); G01C 21/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 1/006 (2013.01); B60L 3/12 (2013.01); B60L 58/30 (2019.02); B60L 2240/62 (2013.01); B60L 2260/44 (2013.01); B60L 2260/52 (2013.01); G01C 21/3469 (2013.01); G01C 21/3476 (2013.01); H01M 2250/20 (2013.01); Y02T 10/70 (2013.01); Y02T 10/72 (2013.01); Y02T 90/16 (2013.01); Y02T 90/40 (2013.01);
Abstract

A selector is to choose a target facility from the at least one facility based on a supplier position and a quantity of the energy suppliable. A distance calculator is to calculate a vehicle-facility distance from a current position to a facility position of a target energy supplier. A drivable range calculator is to calculate a drivable range of a vehicle based on a quantity of energy stored in an energy storage. A determining device is to determine whether or not to permit a power supplier to supply an electrical energy to an external device based on the vehicle-facility distance and the drivable range to control electricity supply from the power supplier to the external device.


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