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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 11, 2011
Eiji Sobue, Kariya, JP;
Yoshihiko Sugawara, Anjo, JP;
Satoshi Kouchiyama, Nagoya, JP;
Daisuke Nomura, Chiryu, JP;
Ryoichi Ijima, Obu, JP;
Eiji Sobue, Kariya, JP;
Yoshihiko Sugawara, Anjo, JP;
Satoshi Kouchiyama, Nagoya, JP;
Daisuke Nomura, Chiryu, JP;
Ryoichi Ijima, Obu, JP;
DENSO CORPORATION, Kariya, JP;
Abstract
A charge controller for charging a battery of a plug-in vehicle with a plurality of electric power sources includes: a driving route estimation element; an estimated electric power consumption amount calculator; a weather information obtaining element; a sunshine information obtaining element; a solar photovoltaic generation electric power amount calculator; an electric power shortage amount calculator for calculating an electric power shortage amount when the solar photovoltaic generation electric power amount is smaller than an estimated electric power consumption amount; a charge schedule preparation element for preparing a charge schedule, which represents a first charge time for charging the battery with a solar photovoltaic generation system and a second charge time for charging the battery by the electric power shortage amount with another electric power source; and a charge control element for controlling to charge the battery according to the charge schedule.