Patent ID: 8179086
Filing Date: 2012-05-15
Classification: B60K,B60L,B60W,H01M,Y02E,Y02T

Abstract:
1. A control apparatus that charges an energy storage apparatus mounted on a vehicle, with electrical energy supplied through a charging cable from a power source external to the vehicle, the control apparatus comprising: a power control unit that turns on a charging mode signal when a state of a signal changes from a state with no change for a certain period of time to a state with a change, to activate a charging control unit, and turns off the charging mode signal when detecting a charging completion signal which is turned on by the charging control unit, the signal being outputted from a signal generating unit included in the charging cable and being according to a state of electrical energy supply from the power source; and the charging control unit that charges the energy storage apparatus through the charging cable when detecting the charging mode signal which is turned on by the power control unit, and turns on the charging completion signal when the charging has been completed, and thereafter turns off the charging completion signal when detecting that the charging mode signal has been turned off by the power control unit.