Patent ID: 9466999
Filing Date: 2016-10-11
CPC Classification: B60L,H02J,Y02E,Y02T,Y04S

Claim Text:
1. A vehicle comprising: an inlet with which a connector of an electric power cable is connected; an electric storage section which can be discharged to an external electric load through said electric power cable; and a control device, which is configured so as to control discharge from said electric storage section to said external electric load in a state in which said connector is connected with said inlet, and so as to obtain a permissible current value of said electric power cable before starting said discharge; wherein, said control device is configured: so as to obtain said permissible current value of said electric power cable based on a control pilot signal sent through said electric power cable from a CPLT circuit connected with said electric power cable; so as to include a second communication unit capable of communicating with a first communication unit provided at a location external to said vehicle through said electric power cable, and obtain said permissible current value of said electric power cable transmitted from said first communication unit to said second communication unit through communication; and so as to control said discharge from said electric storage section to said external electric load, based on either said permissible current value transmitted from said first communication unit to said second communication unit through communication or said permissible current value obtained based on said control pilot signal, whichever is smaller.