Charge control device
View Patent ↗A charge control device includes: a communication unit that receives a first instruction for setting a charging wait period, which is a period for waiting the charging operation by the battery charger, and a second instruction for setting a charging period, which is a period for executing the charging operation; a first timing unit that starts first timing operation for calculating a remaining charging wait period, which is a remaining period of the charging wait period, by subtracting an elapsed period from the charging wait period; a charging start unit that allows the battery charger to start the charging operation when the remaining charging wait period becomes zero; a second timing unit that starts second timing operation, together with start of the charging operation, for calculating a remaining charging period, which is a remaining period of the charging period, by subtracting an elapsed period from the charging period; and a charging stop unit that allows the battery charger to stop the charging operation when the remaining charging period becomes zero.
1. A charge control device that is mounted in an electric vehicle including a travel battery, which supplies an electric power to a travel driving source, and a battery charger, which executes charging operation for charging the travel battery by using a power supply, the charge control device comprising:
a communication unit that receives a first instruction for setting a charging wait period, which is a period for waiting the charging operation by the battery charger, and a second instruction for setting a charging period, which is a period for executing the charging operation, the first instruction and the second instruction being transmitted from a mobile device;
a first timing unit that starts first timing operation for calculating a remaining charging wait period, which is a remaining period of the charging wait period, by subtracting an elapsed period from the charging wait period;
a charging start unit that allows the battery charger to start the charging operation when the remaining charging wait period becomes zero;
a second timing unit that starts second timing operation, together with start of the charging operation, for calculating a remaining charging period, which is a remaining period of the charging period, by subtracting an elapsed period from the charging period; and
a charging stop unit that allows the battery charger to stop the charging operation when the remaining charging period becomes zero.
2. The charge control device according to claim 1 further comprising:
a period annunciation unit that transmits the remaining charging wait period and the remaining charge period to the mobile device through the communication unit to allow the mobile device to display the remaining charging wait period and the remaining charge period.
3. The charge control device according to claim 1 further comprising:
a determination unit that determines a first period as a display charging period if A>B is satisfied when A=T 1 −(24−TB), where A is the first period, B is a threshold period shorter than the charging period, T 1 is the remaining charging wait period, and TB is the charging period, the determination unit that transmits the display charging period to the mobile device through the communication unit.
4. The charge control device according to claim 2 further comprising:
a determination unit that determines a first period as a display charging period if A>B is satisfied when A=T 1 −(24−TB), where A is the first period, B is a threshold period shorter than the charging period, T 1 is the remaining charging wait period, and TB is the charging period, the determination unit that transmits the display charging period to the mobile device through the communication unit.
5. The charge control device according to claim 3 , wherein
the charging period is set in a scheduled charging operation, and
the display charging period determination unit determines a charging period, which is set in previous scheduled charging operation, as the display charging period if A>B is not satisfied.
6. The charge control device according to claim 4 , wherein
the charging period is set in a scheduled charging operation, and
the display charging period determination unit determines a charging period, which is set in previous scheduled charging operation, as the display charging period if A>B is not satisfied.
7. The charge control device according to claim 1 , wherein
the power supply is a power supply supplied from an outlet provided in housing.
8. The charge control device according to claim 2 , wherein
the power supply is a power supply supplied from an outlet provided in housing.
9. The charge control device according to claim 3 , wherein
the power supply is a power supply supplied from an outlet provided in housing.
10. The charge control device according to claim 4 , wherein
the power supply is a power supply supplied from an outlet provided in housing.
11. The charge control device according to claim 5 , wherein
the power supply is a power supply supplied from an outlet provided in housing.
12. The charge control device according to claim 6 , wherein
the power supply is a power supply supplied from an outlet provided in housing.