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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 02, 2008
Applicant:
Yoshinori Fujitake, Nishikamo-gun, JP;
Inventor:
Yoshinori Fujitake, Nishikamo-gun, JP;
Assignee:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 10/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An HV_ECU executes a program including a step of determining whether a charging cable is connected to a power supply external to the vehicle when a connector signal CNCT output in the case where the charging cable is connected to an inlet of the vehicle is input to the vehicle; and a step of determining whether a malfunction occurs in a charger mounted in the vehicle when the charging cable is not connected to the power supply.