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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2022
Applicant:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi-ken, JP;
Inventor:
Shigeki Kinomura, Toyota, JP;
Assignee:
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Aichi-Ken, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 53/68 (2019.01); B60L 53/31 (2019.01); B60L 53/36 (2019.01); B60L 53/66 (2019.01); G01C 21/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 53/68 (2019.02); B60L 53/31 (2019.02); B60L 53/36 (2019.02); B60L 53/66 (2019.02); G01C 21/3469 (2013.01);
Abstract
A power supply system includes a plurality of charging stations accommodatable under a ground surface. The power supply system comprises a determination unit that determines a power supply facility available for supplying power to a target vehicle, and a transmission unit that transmits, to the target vehicle, guidance information for guiding the target vehicle to the determined charging station by automatic driving. The target vehicle is guided to the available charging station by automatic driving. The user can reach the available charging station without searching for it.