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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2022
Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd., Kadoma, JP;
Masaaki Takegata, Osaka, JP;
Makoto Hashimoto, Kyoto, JP;
Takashi Iida, Hyogo, JP;
Masaharu Amaike, Kanagawa, JP;
Abstract
A charge control map for chargers specifies the relationship between an upper limit current and charging conditions including at least one of the temperature of the chargers, the state of charge (SOC) of a secondary battery mounted in an electrically driven vehicle to be charged, the voltage of the secondary battery, and time. A charge control map for an electrically driven vehicle specifies the relationship between an upper limit current and charging conditions including at least one of the temperature of the secondary battery, the SOC of the secondary battery, the voltage of the secondary battery, and time. A charger selection unit () selects a charger used for charging any electrically driven vehicle of a plurality of electrically driven vehicles from among the plurality of chargers. The charger selection unit () selects at least one charger that least limits the charging performance of the electrically driven vehicle to be charged.