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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 18, 2019
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Hirokazu Nakabayashi, Tokyo, JP;
Yutaka Kuboyama, Tokyo, JP;
MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A charging device for charging a storage battery mounted on an electric vehicle includes: a first relay to generate a communication start signal for causing communication between the charging device and the electric vehicle to be started; a cable including a connector for connection to a plug of the electric vehicle at one end to electrically connect the charging device and the electric vehicle; a signal line included in the cable and connected to the first relay; a power supply circuit to pass a current to the signal line when the connector is connected to the plug; a current detection circuit to detect a current flowing in the signal line; and a controller to control the first relay and start the communication when the current detection circuit detects the current.