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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2021
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Yuma Miyamoto, Toyota, JP;
Masahiro Takahashi, Toyota, JP;
Akinori Kawamura, Okazaki, JP;
Taisuke Hayashi, Miyoshi, JP;
Takashi Fukai, Obu, JP;
Kohki Ohkoshi, Nagoya, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle control device configured to control supply of electric power generated by a solar panel mounted on a vehicle includes a supply destination setting unit configured to set, based on a condition of the vehicle, a target device that is a destination for the supply of the electric power generated by the solar panel, a target setting unit configured to set, depending on the target device set by the supply destination setting unit, target output electric power to be output from the solar panel to the target device, and a power controller configured to control the electric power to be supplied from the solar panel to the target device based on the target output electric power set by the target setting unit.