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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2013
Applicant:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota-shi, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 7/00 (2006.01); G05F 1/67 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05F 1/67 (2013.01); Y02E 10/58 (2013.01);
Abstract
A control device which performs at least MPPT control of output of a solar cell mounted in a vehicle includes a determination unit that determines whether the vehicle is in a travelling state or a stationary state. Different methods are applied when the vehicle is determined to be in the travelling state and in the stationary state respectively.