Patent ID: 9409488
Filing Date: 2016-08-09
CPC Classification: B60L,H01M,H02J,Y02B,Y02E,Y02T,Y04S

Claim Text:
1. An in-vehicle charging apparatus that charges a storage battery installed in a vehicle from a power supply provided outside the vehicle through a power line extending via an earth leakage circuit-breaker, the apparatus comprising: a storage section that stores vehicle information relating to the vehicle; and a vehicle-side PLC (Power Line Communications) communication control section that outputs a control signal for closing the earth leakage circuit-breaker, then establish a PLC communication line using the power line as a communication line, and transmits the vehicle information stored in the storage section to the outside of the vehicle, when determining that the vehicle information stored in the storage section needs to be transmitted to the outside of the vehicle.