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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 10, 2008
Applicant:
Takahide Iida, Kariya, JP;
Inventor:
Takahide Iida, Kariya, JP;
Assignees:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Jidoshokki, Kariya-shi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 10/44 (2006.01); H01M 10/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In an electric system including a first converter and a second converter connected in parallel, an ECU executes a program including a step of selecting a charging mode for a first battery pack connected to the first converter and a charging mode for a second battery pack connected to the second converter, and a step of controlling a charger connected to the first battery pack, the first converter and the second converter to charge the first battery pack and the second battery pack in the selected charging modes.