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Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 2021

Filed:

Apr. 04, 2019
Applicant:

Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;

Inventors:

Hiroaki Kodera, Susono, JP;

Takahito Endo, Sunto-gun, JP;

Kensei Hata, Sunto-gun, JP;

Yushi Seki, Susono, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 53/36 (2019.01); B60L 58/25 (2019.01); B60L 58/15 (2019.01); B60L 53/38 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 53/36 (2019.02); B60L 53/38 (2019.02); B60L 58/15 (2019.02); B60L 58/25 (2019.02);
Abstract

A vehicle control system for an autonomous vehicle configured to charge a battery by an external power source during propulsion while preventing a deterioration of the battery. A controller detects a charging zone where the electric storage device can be charged by the external power source, and restricts at least any one of a charging of the electric storage device and a discharging of electricity from the electric storage device so as to limit a load factor of the electric storage device to be smaller than a predetermined limit value when the vehicle passes through the charging zone.


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