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Battery charging device for electric vehicles
Assignee: Honda Motor Co Ltd
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Filing: 1992-05-08
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Granted: 1994-02-01
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Expires: 2012-05-08
Abstract
Abstract A battery charging device for electric vehicles with a high-voltage battery, has a first connector to be connected with a high-voltage power source outside the vehicle, a second connector to be connected with a low-voltage power source outside the vehicle, a DC-DC converter for increasing the voltage of the low-voltage power source to a voltage corresponding to the high-voltage battery and a switch for changing-over the connectors are provided. In an emergency where the residual electric energy of the battery is less than required to run the required distance, the electric vehicle can easily be supplied with electric power from other vehicles such as a gasoline engine vehicle having a low-voltage power source and charge the battery by converting the supplied voltage by way of the DC-DC converter to a voltage corresponding to the voltage of the high-voltage battery.
Inventors
- 👤 Shigeo Fujita
- 👤 Hideki Toyota
- 👤 Takahiro Iwata
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 21:12
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60L; B60L1/00; B60L1/006; B60L53/00; B60L53/10; B60L53/14; H; H02; H02J; H02J7/00; H02J7/02; H02J7/34; H02J7/342; B60L2210/00; B60L2210/10; B60L2250/00; B60L2250/10; B60L2250/16; F; F02; F02B; F02B1/00; F02B1/02; F02B1/04; H02J2207/00; H02J2207/20; Y; Y02; Y02T; Y02T10/00; Y02T10/60; Y02T10/70; Y02T10/7072; Y02T10/72; Y02T90/00; Y02T90/10; Y02T90/12; Y02T90/14; Y10; Y10S; Y10S320/00; Y10S320/13; Y10S320/18
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
102 words
A battery charging device for electric vehicles comprising: a high-voltage battery for storing electric energy to drive the electric vehicle; a first connector for connecting the battery to a high-voltage power source outside the electric vehicle to charge the battery; a second connector for connecting the battery to a low-voltage power source outside the electric vehicle to charge the battery; switching means for making a selection between the first and second connectors and for connecting the battery with a selected power source; and a DC-DC converter for converting the low-voltage supplied through the second connector to a voltage corresponding to the high-voltage.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
102 words
A battery charging device for electric vehicles comprising: a high-voltage battery for storing electric energy to drive the electric vehicle; a first connector for connecting the battery to a high-voltage power source outside the electric vehicle to charge the battery; a second connector for connecting the battery to a low-voltage power source outside the electric vehicle to charge the battery; switching means for making a selection between the first and second connectors and for connecting the battery with a selected power source; and a DC-DC converter for converting the low-voltage supplied through the second connector to a voltage corresponding to the high-voltage.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
37 words
The device according to claim 1, wherein said switching means comprises a control circuit and an electromagnetic switch for selecting the first connector or the second connector based on a control signal outputted from the control circuit.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
The device according to claim 2, wherein said control circuit comprises first calculating means for calculating a residual amount of electric energy of the battery.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
41 words
The device according to claim 3, wherein said control circuit comprises second calculating means for calculating a required amount of electric energy for the electric vehicle to run a desired distance, in response to a desired distance inputted by the driver.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
73 words
The device according to claim 4, wherein said control circuit comprises means for comparing said residual amount of electrical energy of the battery determined by said first calculating means with said required amount of electric energy determined by said second calculating means, and means for generating a select signal when said required amount of electric energy exceeds said residual amount of electrical energy for causing the switching means to select the second connector.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
45 words
The device according to claim 4, wherein said control circuit comprises means for generating an alarm signal to thereby activate an alarm means when the electric energy of the battery attains, by charging, said required amount of electric energy determined by said second calculating means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
67 words
A battery charging device for an electric vehicle with a high-voltage battery for driving the vehicle, comprising means for selectively connecting the battery to one of either a high-voltage or a low-voltage power source outside the electric vehicle to charge the battery, and means for converting the low-voltage when selectively supplied from the low-voltage power source to charge the battery to a voltage corresponding to the high-voltage.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
67 words
A battery charging device for an electric vehicle with a high-voltage battery for driving the vehicle, comprising means for selectively connecting the battery to one of either a high-voltage or a low-voltage power source outside the electric vehicle to charge the battery, and means for converting the low-voltage when selectively supplied from the low-voltage power source to charge the battery to a voltage corresponding to the high-voltage.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
33 words
The device according to claim 7, further comprising a control circuit connected to the battery, said control circuit comprising first calculating means for calculating a residual amount of electric energy of the battery.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
41 words
The device according to claim 8, wherein said control circuit comprises second calculating means for calculating a required amount of electric energy for the electric vehicle to run a desired distance, in response to a desired distance inputted by the driver.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
78 words
The device according to claim 9, wherein said control circuit comprises means for comparing said residual amount of electric energy of the battery determined by said first calculating means with said required amount of electric energy determined by said second calculating means, and means for generating a select signal when said required amount of electric energy exceeds said residual amount of electric energy for causing said means for selectively connecting the battery to select the low-voltage power source.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
45 words
The device according to claim 10, wherein sad control circuit comprises means for generating an alarm signal to thereby activate an alarm means when the electric energy of the battery attains, by charging, said required amount of electric energy determined by said second calculating means.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
64 words
The device according to claim 9, wherein said control circuit comprises means for comparing said residual amount of electric energy of the battery determined by said first calculating means with said required amount of electric energy determined by said second calculating means, and means for discontinuing battery charging when said residual amount of electric energy at least equals said required amount of electric energy.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
45 words
The device according to claim 12, wherein said control circuit comprises means for generating an alarm signal to thereby activate an alarm means when the electric energy of the battery attains, by charging, said required amount of electric energy determined by said second calculating means.
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