Abstract: The number of opportunities where external charging of a vehicle parked in a residential parking space or a charging station in a predetermined period is available is counted as the number of opportunities, and the number of times of the external charging performed in the opportunities in the same predetermined period is counted as the number of times of charging. The number of times of charging is then divided by the number of opportunities to calculate and store a charging frequency. Since the charging frequency is a ratio of the number of times that the external charging was performed to the number of opportunities where the external charging is available in the predetermined period, the ratio is used as an index that can offer more accurate determination regarding an external charging utilization status. As a result, various processing to promote external charging are executed more properly.

Abstract: The photomask includes: transmissive portions configured to form the opening portion, a semi-transmitted light portion configured to form the planar portion, and a light blocking portion configured to form each of the plurality of photo spacer portions. The light blocking portion is formed in an island shape between the transmissive portions arranged in a lattice shape, and an end portion of the light blocking portion is formed to extend, between two of the transmissive portions, along outer edges of the two of the transmissive portions.

Abstract: A display device is provided that may prevent peeling of a sealing layer between a first partition and a second partition formed at an end portion of the sealing layer that seals a light emitting layer. An organic EL display device includes a sealing layer that is configured to seal a light emitting element layer and is doubly enclosed at an end portion by a first bank and a second bank that is formed more on the outer side than the first bank with a gap in between. An outer side wall surface of the first bank facing the second bank is formed as a gentle slope with an inclination angle smaller than an inner side wall surface of the first bank on the side opposite to the second bank.

Abstract: A contactless power transmitting device is capable of contactlessly transmitting power to a power receiving device. The contactless power transmitting device includes a power transmitting unit configured to be capable of contactlessly transmitting power to the power receiving device, and a communication unit configured to send information, which relates to a magnetic flux distribution of the power transmitting unit during power transmission, to the power receiving device.

Abstract: A utilization index IDX is calculated based on one or more parameters (the number of times of charging/the number of trips, total battery charger connection time/total vehicle stop time, total EV traveling distance/total HV traveling distance, total EV traveling time/total HV traveling time, total EV traveling distance/total traveling distance, total EV traveling time/total traveling time, total charge amount/total fuel supply quantity) obtained based on a ratio of an EV traveling utilization level to an HV traveling utilization level or a total traveling utilization level, and the utilization index IDX is stored. Since the utilization index IDX is calculated such that as each parameter is larger, utilization of charging of a battery by a battery charger is performed more sufficiently. Accordingly, the utilization index IDX can be used as an index that offers more accurate determination regarding a utilization status of the battery charging.

Abstract: An electrically-driven vehicle includes: a rotary electric machine; an electric power storage device; a communication device communicable with a server on the outside of the electrically-driven vehicle; and an electronic control unit configured to control external charging in which the electric power storage device is charged by using electric power that is supplied from a power feeding device on the outside of the electrically-driven vehicle. The electronic control unit acquires information from the server, the information indicating a degree of tightness of electricity supply-demand balance at a destination of the electrically-driven vehicle, and then prohibits execution of external charging promotion control for urging a user to perform the external charging at the destination in the case where the acquired information indicates that the degree of the tightness is higher than a reference level.

Abstract: The number of opportunities where external charging of a vehicle parked in a residential parking space or a charging station in a predetermined period is available is counted as the number of opportunities, and the number of times of the external charging performed in the opportunities in the same predetermined period is counted as the number of times of charging. The number of times of charging is then divided by the number of opportunities to calculate and store a charging frequency. Since the charging frequency is a ratio of the number of times that the external charging was performed to the number of opportunities where the external charging is available in the predetermined period, the ratio is used as an index that can offer more accurate determination regarding an external charging utilization status. As a result, various processing to promote external charging are executed more properly.

Abstract: A hybrid vehicle includes an engine, a fuel tank, a motor, a battery, a charger, and a notification mechanism. The battery is configured to supply electric power to the motor. The charger is configured to carry out external charging that charges the battery by use of electric power from an external power source. The notification mechanism is configured to notify, to an outside of the vehicle, information on a use index indicative of a degree of use of external charging in a predetermined time period.

Abstract: When a use index indicative of a degree of use of external charging is less than a threshold, an electronic control unit determines that the degree of use of external charging is low, and executes a charging guide control to promote the use of external charging at the time of parking at a battery charging point, such as at home or in a battery charging station, where the external charging is performable. Hereby, it is possible to promote a driver to use external charging at the time of parking at the battery charging point. As a result, the use of external charging can be promoted.

Abstract: A hybrid vehicle includes an engine, a fuel tank, a motor, a battery, a charger, and a notification mechanism. The battery is configured to supply electric power to the motor. The charger is configured to carry out external charging that charges the battery by use of electric power from an external power source. The notification mechanism is configured to notify, to an outside of the vehicle, information on a use index indicative of a degree of use of external charging in a predetermined time period.

Abstract: A cruising distance coefficient is set that is smaller than a value of 1 and that becomes smaller as a use index indicating a degree of use of external charging gets smaller, and a cruising distance is calculated by multiplying a fuel quantity by the set cruising distance coefficient and a fuel consumption coefficient. Then, a display cruising distance is calculated by subtracting from the cruising distance a value obtained by subtracting a set-time travel distance Lset, obtained when the cruising distance is calculated, from a travel distance from a travel distance meter, and the calculated display cruising distance is displayed on a display device in front of a driver's seat.

Abstract: A use index IDX indicative of a degree of use of external charging is calculated and transmitted to a vehicle external system. The vehicle external system provides a service or imposes a penalty based on the use index IDX. In a case where the degree of use of external charging is determined to be low based on the use index IDX, if the vehicle external system provides a non-preferential service or imposes a heavy penalty as compared with a case where the degree of use of external charging is determined to be high, a driver or an owner of a vehicle takes an action by which the use index is determined to indicate a high degree of use of external charging. As a result, the use of external charging can be promoted.

Abstract: A power control system includes: an ECU configured to control (i) charging from a power facility to a vehicle and (ii) discharging from the vehicle to the power facility; and a user terminal configured to allow a user to separately set a charging power setting value and a discharging power setting value. When the charging from the power facility to the vehicle is performed, the ECU is configured to control power charged to the vehicle per unit time to correspond to the charging power setting value set by the user using the user terminal. When the discharging from the vehicle to the power facility is performed, the ECU is configured to control power discharged from the vehicle per unit time to correspond to the discharging power setting value set by the user using the user terminal.

Abstract: A vehicle includes a power storage device, a connector, a power converter, and an ECU. The connector and the power converter are configured to supply, to the power facility, power stored in the power storage device. When the vehicle is connected to the power facility via a power cable, the ECU is configured to control an upper limit SOC and a lower limit SOC in association with time. The upper limit SOC and lower limit SOC define an SOC usable range of the power storage device.

Abstract: A vehicle includes a power storage device configured to be charged with electric power supplied from an external electric power installation, and a human machine interface (HMI) device having a display. On the HMI device, a state of charge (SOC) of the power storage device is displayed distinguishably for each derivation of electric power stored in the power storage device. Specifically, on the HMI device, a SOC indicator is displayed for a user to visually recognize the SOC of the power storage device. In the SOC indicator, a solar electric power area indicative of the SOC indicating electric power derived from solar electric power and a grid electric power area indicative of the SOC indicating electric power derived from grid electric power are distinguishably displayed.

Abstract: A vehicle is configured to be selectively connected to any one of a plurality of pieces of power equipment. The vehicle includes a power storage device, and a controller configured to control charge to the power storage device from the power equipment, and discharge from the power storage device to the power equipment When power equipment connected to fee vehicle has been installed at a preregistered location, the controller permits discharge to that power equipment. When, the power equipment connected to the vehicle has been installed at the preregistered location, the controller prohibits discharge to that power equipment unless a-user performs operation of permitting discharge.

Abstract: A vehicle includes: a power reception unit that receives electric power contactlessly from a power transmission unit externally provided; and an electronic device. The power reception unit includes a coil formed to surround a winding axis. Assuming that a region extending in a direction in which the winding axis extends from the coil when viewing the coil from above the vehicle is an adjacent region, the electronic device is away from the adjacent region.

Abstract: A hybrid vehicle includes an electronic control unit configured to switch a use mode between a first use mode in which an owner of the hybrid vehicle is a user and a second use mode in which any of persons other than the owner is the user. The hybrid vehicle includes an engine, a first MG, an electric power storage device electrically connected to the first MG, and the electronic control unit. When the use mode is the second use mode and the hybrid vehicle reaches a location near a destination, the electronic control unit executes recovery processing of recovering a SOC of the electric power storage device in a manner to bring the SOC closer to an initial value at time when the user starts using the hybrid vehicle.

Abstract: A charging control apparatus for a vehicle is provided. The vehicle includes a motor generator and an electric power storage device. The charging control apparatus includes: a communication device configured to receive data from a server; and a controller that executes external charging. The controller is configured to execute the external charging in accordance with a target value of State of Charge of the electric power storage device. The controller is configured to lower the target value from a first target value to a second target value in the case where the controller predicts that the State Of Charge exceeds the target value by a specified amount or larger in a section in accordance with record data that is aggregated in the server when the vehicle starts traveling after completion of the external charging.

Abstract: A power source ECU transmits a first message for inquiring whether or not a vehicle is parked at a location provided with a power transmission device, after full-scale power transmission is completed. A vehicle ECU transmits a second message for informing that the vehicle is parked, when it receives the first message. When the power source ECU does not receive the second message for informing that the vehicle is parked after transmitting the first message, the power source ECU determines that the vehicle is not parked at the location provided with the power transmission device.