Patent ID: 11926233
Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  H  Y | IPC B  H

Claim 5:
6. A control method for power supply to be executed by a computer of a vehicle control device configured to control supply of electric power generated by a solar panel mounted on a vehicle, the control method comprising:
a step of setting, based on a condition of the vehicle, a target device that is a destination of the supply of the electric power generated by the solar panel;
a step of setting, depending on the set target device, target output electric power to be output from the solar panel to the target device, wherein the target device includes a first battery to be used for driving the vehicle and a second battery that is not used for driving the vehicle, and the target output electric power to be set is switched based on whether the first battery is set as the target device, and, when the first battery is set as the target device, maximum electric power output by the solar panel is set as the target output electric power;
a step of controlling the electric power to be supplied from the solar panel to the target device based on the set target output electric power; and
a step of searching for the maximum electric power output by the solar panel by scanning an output voltage of the solar panel within a movable range, wherein, when the first battery is set as the target device, the maximum electric power is set as the target output electric power.