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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2014
Shenzhen Byd Auto R&d Company Limited, Shenzhen, Guangdong, CN;
Byd Company Limited, Shenzhen, Guangdong, CN;
Xinghui Wang, Guangdong, CN;
Jianhua Zhang, Guangdong, CN;
Xiaofeng Shen, Guangdong, CN;
Kaihua Niu, Guangdong, CN;
Xiao Chen, Guangdong, CN;
Jianwei Huang, Guangdong, CN;
Chaojie Zong, Guangdong, CN;
Lin Liu, Guangdong, CN;
BYD Company Limited, Shenzhen, Guangdong, CN;
Shenzhen BYD Auto R&D Company Limited, Shenzhen, Guangdong, CN;
Abstract
A charging device, a method for controlling a charging device, and a method for detecting a peripheral device are provided. The charging device comprises: a charging gun; a power module; and a controlling module coupled with the charging gun and the power module, wherein the controlling module is configured to determine whether the charging gun is connected with a peripheral device to be charged, and if yes, to control the power module to convert AC electricity to DC electricity to charge the peripheral device. A method for controlling a charging device is also provided. The method comprises: determining whether the charging gun is connected with a peripheral device; and if yes, controlling the power module to convert AC electricity to DC electricity to charge the peripheral device if the charging gun is determined to be connected to the peripheral device.