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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2023
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Tomohiro Narematsu, Nisshin, JP;
Akira Umemoto, Nagakute, JP;
Takuya Itoh, Toyota, JP;
Yasuyuki Morishita, Owariasahi, JP;
Yu Shimizu, Nagakute, JP;
Fumiyoshi Kuribara, Toyota, JP;
Ippei Takesue, Nisshin, JP;
Daiki Takayama, Toyota, JP;
Tomoya Aoki, Okazaki, JP;
Daisuke Kamikihara, Nagoya, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
A relay drive control device is configured to control drive of a relay for connecting a battery mounted on a vehicle and an external power supply. The relay drive control device includes a controller configured to, when driving the relay, supply an output voltage of the battery to the relay after increasing the output voltage to a voltage value at which the relay is drivable.