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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2012
Nichicon Corporation, Kyoto, JP;
Nichicon Corporation, Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
A stationary charging system that is capable of battery charging even when a charging unit has a fault is mounted in a vehicle and includes a power unit for generating direct-current charging power, a plurality of charging units (CHGto CHG) that constitute the power unit, a control unit (MCU), and a first CAN communication line for allowing data exchange between the control unit the charging units, the charging units create charging unit status data concerning results of fault diagnosis on themselves, and transmit the data to the control unit, and the control unit classifies the charging units into a plurality of charging unit groups--, and-, and changes output statuses of the charging units for each of the charging unit groups upon reception of charging unit status data indicative of a fault.