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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2014
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Tomoyuki Mizuno, Okazaki, JP;
Yoshiyuki Igarashi, Anjo, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle includes: an electrical storage device; an inlet; a power conversion unit; and an ECU configured to: (a) determine whether the connector connected to the inlet is a charge connector for charging the electrical storage device or a discharge connector for feeding electric power to an external device on the basis of a first signal that is supplied via the inlet; (b) determine whether the discharge connector is a power extracting connector for feeding electric power to a single load or a facility connector for feeding electric power to a facility on the basis of a second signal that is supplied via the inlet when the ECU determines that the connector is the discharge connector; and (c) control an exchange of electric power between the inlet and the electrical storage device with the use of the power conversion unit on the basis of the determination of the connector.