IP Library Granted Patent US 12662004
Granted Patent B2
US 12662004 · App. 18/364,754 · Granted Jun 23, 2026

Vehicle

Inventors: Midori Sugiyama (Susono, JP); Yoshihiro Sakayanagi (Mishima, JP)
Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
B60L53/126B60L53/36B60L53/38
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Patent No.
US 12662004
App. No.
18/364,754
Granted
Jun 23, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vehicle capable of receiving electric power from a ground power supply device includes: a first communication device that wirelessly communicates with the ground power supply device by means of a first communication method; a second communication device that wirelessly communicates with the ground power supply device by means of a second communication method having a higher directivity than the first communication method; and a control device connected to the first communication device and the second communication device. The control device configured to pair the vehicle and the ground power supply device when the control device receives identification information of the same ground power supply device by communication in the first communication method and communication in the second communication method.

Claims (12)

1 . A vehicle capable of receiving electric power from a ground power supply device, comprising:

a first communication device that wirelessly communicates with the ground power supply device by means of a first communication method;

a second communication device that wirelessly communicates with the ground power supply device by means of a second communication method having a higher directivity than the first communication method; and

a control device connected to the first communication device and the second communication device, wherein

the control device is configured to pair the vehicle and the ground power supply device when the control device receives identification information of the same ground power supply device by communication in the first communication method and communication in the second communication method.

2 . The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the control device is configured to execute a vehicle moving process for moving the vehicle when the control device does not receive the identification information of the ground power supply device by communication in the second communication method or the control device receives the identification information of a plurality of ground power supply devices by communication in the second communication method, even though the control device receives identification information of the ground power supply device by communication in the first communication method.

3 . The vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein the control device is configured to execute a manual process for causing an occupant of the vehicle to manually pair when the control device does not receive the identification information by the communication in the second communication method or when the control device receives the identification information of the plurality of ground power supply devices by the communication in the second communication method, even though the vehicle moving process has been executed.

4 . A vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the control device is configured to execute a manual process for causing an occupant of the vehicle to manually pair, when the identification information of the ground power supply device received by communication in the second communication method is not included in the identification information of the ground power supply device received by communication in the first communication method.

5 . The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the control device is configured to calculate a power supply efficiency from the ground power supply device to the vehicle when electric power is supplied from the ground power supply device to the vehicle, and make the first communication device transmit a power transmission stop instruction to the ground power supply device when the calculated power supply efficiency is less than a predetermined value.

6 . The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the communication in the second communication method is one-way communication from the ground power supply device to the second communication device.

7 . The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein a communication speed according to the second communication method is lower than a communication speed according to the first communication method.

8 . The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the second communication method is communication using infrared rays or ultrasonic waves.