Patent ID: 8810206

Claim:
An electric motored vehicle comprising: a power storage device for storing electric power input/output to/from a vehicle driving electric motor; and a charger for electrically charging said power storage device by an external power supply, said charger including: a first electric power conversion path extending through an isolation scheme to provide electrical isolation between said external power supply and said power storage device, and receiving electric power from said external power supply and converting the received electric power through said isolation scheme to electric power to electrically charge said power storage device, said isolation scheme having a primary side and a secondary side and transmitting electrical energy with said primary side and said secondary side electrically isolated from each other; a second electric power conversion path bypassing said isolation scheme and providing electrical connection between said external power supply and said power storage device, and receiving electric power from said external power supply and converting the received electric power to electric power to electrically charge said power storage device; and a first switch operative in externally electrically charging said power storage device for selectively forming one of said first electric power conversion path and said second electric power conversion path.