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

Claim 7:
8. A vehicle comprising:
an electric power storage device configured to charge with an electric power supplied from a charger provided outside the vehicle; and
a control device including an input and output circuit and a control circuit, wherein:
the input and output circuit is configured to input a predetermined signal and to output the predetermined signal, the predetermined signal is a signal transmitted and received between the vehicle and the charger;
the control circuit is 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 through the input and output circuit according to a predefined communication sequence, the predefined communication sequence is defined that a second signal is transmitted to the charger when the vehicle receives a first signal at a predetermined timing; and
the control circuit is configured to proceed with the predefined communication sequence by transmitting the second signal to the charger even when the vehicle does not receive the first signal after the second signal is transmitted.