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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2018
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Tomohito Matsuoka, Nagoya, JP;
Seiichi Tsunoda, Nisshin, JP;
Jiro Goto, Seto, JP;
Masayuki Yamada, Chofu, JP;
Yasutaka Eto, Okazaki, JP;
Keima Fukunaga, Toyota, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
A second communication unit of a power receiving vehicle sends a charging start request signal to a power supplying vehicle located on a planned travel route of the power receiving vehicle. At least one of a first travel control unit of the power supplying vehicle and a second travel control unit of the power receiving vehicle brings the power supplying vehicle and the power receiving vehicle close to each other up to a position that satisfies a charging start condition when the first travel control unit receives the charging start request signal from the power receiving vehicle through a first communication unit of the power supplying vehicle. The remaining charge of a battery of the power receiving vehicle is managed by performing charging between the power supplying vehicle and the power receiving vehicle.