IP Library Granted Patent US 12703266
Granted Patent B2
US 12703266 · App. 18/727,490 · Granted Aug 11, 2026

Vehicle charging and discharging system

Inventor: Hiroki Ishikawa (Kariya, JP)
Assignee: AISIN CORPORATION
B60L58/18B60L50/60B60L53/11B60L53/80B60L58/12B60L7/10
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12703266
App. No.
18/727,490
Granted
Aug 11, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A charging and discharging system includes: a rotary electric machine being able to output a driving force for traveling; a drive circuit unit for supplying electric power of a main battery to drive the rotary electric machine, and charging the main battery through regeneration of the rotary electric machine; and a control unit for controlling the drive circuit unit. The charging and discharging system is configured not to charge a backup battery connectable to the drive circuit unit through regeneration of the rotary electric machine.

Claims (23)

1 . A vehicle charging and discharging system, comprising:

a rotary electric machine being able to output a driving force for traveling;

a drive circuit unit for supplying electric power of a main battery to drive the rotary electric machine, and charging the main battery through regeneration of the rotary electric machine;

a control unit for controlling the drive circuit unit, wherein a backup battery connectable to the drive circuit unit is not charged by regeneration of the rotary electric machine;

a normal charging circuit unit connected to a normal charger and being able to charge the main battery; and

a rapid charging circuit unit connected to a rapid charger being able to supply electric power larger than electric power of the normal charger, the rapid charging circuit unit being able to charge the main battery, wherein

the backup battery is chargeable only from the normal charging circuit unit.

2 . The vehicle charging and discharging system according to claim 1 , wherein

the backup battery is attachable to and detachable from a backup battery mounting unit.

3 . The vehicle charging and discharging system according to claim 2 , comprising:

a switching unit that is interposed between the drive circuit unit and the backup battery mounting unit and is manually switchable between a state of supplying electric power from the backup battery to the drive circuit unit and a state of cutting off electric power from the backup battery to the drive circuit unit.

4 . The vehicle charging and discharging system according to claim 1 , wherein

when a remaining charge amount of the main battery becomes equal to or less than a predetermined remaining amount, the control unit brings the drive circuit unit into a state in which the rotary electric machine is drivable by supplying electric power of the backup battery.

5 . The vehicle charging and discharging system according to claim 2 , wherein

when a remaining charge amount of the main battery becomes equal to or less than a predetermined remaining amount, the control unit brings the drive circuit unit into a state in which the rotary electric machine is drivable by supplying electric power of the backup battery.

6 . The vehicle charging and discharging system according to claim 3 , wherein

when a remaining charge amount of the main battery becomes equal to or less than a predetermined remaining amount, the control unit brings the drive circuit unit into a state in which the rotary electric machine is drivable by supplying electric power of the backup battery.

7 . A vehicle charging and discharging system, comprising:

a rotary electric machine being able to output a driving force for traveling;

a drive circuit unit for supplying electric power of a main battery to drive the rotary electric machine, and charging the main battery through regeneration of the rotary electric machine; and

a control unit for controlling the drive circuit unit, wherein:

a backup battery connectable to the drive circuit unit is not changed by regeneration of the rotary electric machine, and

when a remaining charge amount of the main battery becomes equal to or less than a predetermined remaining amount, the control unit brings the drive circuit unit into a state in which the rotary electric machine is drivable by supplying electric power of the backup battery.