Patent ID: 11912152
Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  Y | IPC B

Claim 14:
15. A method of controlling a vehicle, the vehicle including an electric power storage device and a control device and configured to charge the electric power storage device with an electric power supplied from a charger provided outside of the vehicle, the control device configured to, prior to starting charging of the electric power storage device, prepare for charging of the electric power storage device by controlling transmission and reception of signals to and from the charger according to a predefined communication sequence, the predefined communication sequence being defined that a second signal is transmitted to the charger when the vehicle receives a first signal at a predetermined timing, the method comprising:
determining, by the control device, whether or not the first signal is received at the predetermined timing; and
proceeding, by the control device, with the predefined communication sequence by transmitting the second signal to the charger even when the first signal is not received after the second signal is transmitted.