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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2012
Filed:
May. 30, 2008
Takahide Iida, Kariya, JP;
Takahide Iida, Kariya, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Jidoshokki, Kariya-shi, JP;
Abstract
A power supply apparatus for a vehicle includes first and second batteries provided electrically in parallel to main loads, a boost converter provided between the first battery and the main loads, a boost converter provided between the second battery and the main loads, an auxiliary battery, a DC/DC converter, and an auxiliary load driven by power from the auxiliary battery or DC/DC converter. The controller determines charging currents or discharging currents for the batteries reflecting variations in a current flowing through the auxiliary load. Accordingly, a power supply apparatus for a vehicle can thus be provided in which imbalance between charging/discharging currents for a plurality of power storage devices is reduced.