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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 1997
Filed:
Aug. 25, 1995
Yoshihiko Hotta, Wako, JP;
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
When the main battery of an electric vehicle is being charged and any one of an air-conditioner ON/OFF switch, a pre-air-conditioning preference ON/OFF switch, an external-input-controlled timer pre-air-conditioning preference ON/OFF switch, and an external-input-controlled pre-air-conditioning ON/OFF switch is turned on, a charging control device causes the maximum output current from the battery charger to be distributed between the battery and a motor-driven air conditioner or other electric load at a certain ratio on a real-time basis or at a start time established by a pre-air-conditioning timer or a timer in an air-conditioner controller. Therefore, the motor-driven air conditioner or other electric load can be operated and a charging current can be supplied to the battery at the same time even if the rated output capacity of the charger is relatively small. Consequently, the motor-driven air conditioner or other electric load can efficiently be operated while the battery is being charged.