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Granted Patent B2
US 10,518,649 · App. 15/907,490 · Granted Dec 31, 2019

Motor vehicle

Inventor: Kiyohito Okada (Toyota, JP)
Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
B60L11/1816B60L3/0084H02P27/06B60L2210/40
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Patent No.
US 10,518,649
App. No.
15/907,490
Granted
Dec 31, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A driving relay comprises a first relay provided on one line of a positive electrode-side line and a negative electrode-side line of power lines; a second relay provided on the other line; and a first precharge circuit configured such that a resistance element and a third relay are connected in series to bypass the second relay. A charging relay comprises a fourth relay provided on the one line of the positive electrode-side line and the negative electrode-side line of the power lines; a fifth relay provided on the other line; and a second precharge circuit configured such that a sixth relay and the resistance element shared with the first precharge circuit are connected in series to bypass the fifth relay. The third relay, the fifth relay and the sixth relay are to be switched on when the first relay is switched on and the second relay has an off-failure.

Claims (33)

1. A motor vehicle, comprising:

a motor for driving;

a power storage device configured to supply electric power to the motor via power lines;

a charger configured to perform external charging that charges the power storage device via the power line using electric power from an external power supply;

a driving relay provided between the power storage device and the motor in the power lines;

a charging relay provided between the power storage device and the charger in the power lines; and

a control device configured to control the driving relay and the charging relay, wherein

the driving relay comprises a first relay provided on one line of a positive electrode-side line and a negative electrode-side line of the power lines; a second relay provided on the other line of the positive electrode-side line and the negative electrode-side line; and a first precharge circuit configured such that a resistance element and a third relay are connected in series to bypass the second relay,

the charging relay comprises a fourth relay provided on the one line of the positive electrode-side line and the negative electrode-side line; a fifth relay provided on the other line of the positive electrode-side line and the negative electrode-side line; and a second precharge circuit configured such that a sixth relay and the resistance element shared with the first precharge circuit are connected in series to bypass the fifth relay, and

the control device switches on the third relay, the fifth relay and the sixth relay when the first relay is switched on and the second relay has an off-failure.

2. The motor vehicle according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a capacitor placed on a motor side of the driving relay on the power lines, wherein

when the first relay is switched on and the second relay has the off-failure, the control device switches on the third relay to pre-charge the capacitor and subsequently switches on the fifth relay and the sixth relay.

3. The motor vehicle according to claim 1 ,

wherein when the first relay is switched on and the second relay has the off-failure, the control device notifies a user of occurrence of a failure of the driving relay or the second relay.

4. The motor vehicle according to claim 3 ,

wherein when the first relay is switched on and the second relay has the off-failure, the control device notifies the user of a drivable state of the motor vehicle after switching on the third relay, the fifth relay and the sixth relay.

5. The motor vehicle according to claim 1 ,

wherein when the fourth relay is switched on and the fifth relay has an off-failure of the fifth relay during the external charging, the control device switches on the second relay, the third relay and the sixth relay.

6. A motor vehicle, comprising:

a motor for driving;

a power storage device configured to supply electric power to the motor via power lines;

a charger configured to perform external charging that charges the power storage device via the power line using electric power from an external power supply;

a driving relay provided between the power storage device and the motor in the power lines;

a charging relay provided between the power storage device and the charger in the power lines; and

a control device configured to control the driving relay and the charging relay, wherein

the driving relay comprises a first relay provided on one line of a positive electrode-side line and a negative electrode-side line of the power lines; a second relay provided on the other line of the positive electrode-side line and the negative electrode-side line; and a first precharge circuit configured such that a resistance element and a third relay are connected in series to bypass the second relay,

the charging relay comprises a fourth relay provided on the one line of the positive electrode-side line and the negative electrode-side line; a fifth relay provided on the other line of the positive electrode-side line and the negative electrode-side line; and a second precharge circuit configured such that a sixth relay and the resistance element shared with the first precharge circuit are connected in series to bypass the fifth relay, and

the control device switches on the second relay, the third relay and the sixth relay when the fourth relay is switched on and the fifth relay has an off-failure during the external charging.

7. The motor vehicle according to claim 6 ,

wherein when the fourth relay is switched on and the fifth relay has the off-failure during the external charging, the control device notifies a user of occurrence of a failure of the charging relay or the fifth relay.

8. The motor vehicle according to claim 7 ,

wherein when the fourth relay is switched on and the fifth relay has the off-failure during the external charging, the control device notifies the user of execution of the external charging after switching on the second relay, the third relay and the sixth relay.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 28, 2018
From: OKADA, KIYOHITO
To: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 045062/0192 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2017-048156 · Mar 14, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
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