Abstract: In a powertrain system including a first torque device and a second torque device having a larger response delay, a control device is configured to act as: a manipulated variable determination section that solves a linear programming problem to determine and output manipulated variables that maximally achieve target state quantities within a plurality of constraints; and a torque device control section. The plurality of constraints include, as upper and lower limit constraint values of the second manipulated variable, a maximum value and a minimum value of the second manipulated variable attainable at the next time step. The control device is further configured to act as a manipulated variable upper and lower limit calculation section that calculates, as the upper and lower limit constraint values, the above-described maximum value and the minimum value, based on the current rotational speed and estimated manipulated variable of the second torque device.

Abstract: A server includes a communication device and a processor. The communication device obtains a power rate unit price dependent on a region where external charging is performed and a time slot when external charging is performed. The processor calculates a first power rate indicating a power rate when the external charging is performed with a first power feeding facility provided at a departure place before departure of a vehicle, calculates a second power rate indicating a power rate when the external charging is performed with a second power feeding facility provided in the vicinity of a traveling route after departure of the vehicle, and when the second power rate is lower than the first power rate, reduces an amount of power feeding during the external charging with the first power feeding facility, as compared with when the second power rate is equal to or higher than the first power rate.

Abstract: A running mode proposal device for proposing a running mode up to a destination of a vehicle is configured to: select a first running route by a predetermined algorithm unrelated to noncontact power supply; project, when assuming the vehicle runs on a predetermined running route, a value of a parameter relating to an electric energy projected as being supplied at a power supply section on the running route to the vehicle; select a second running route by which a projected supplied electric energy will be greater than a predetermined standard electric energy if the projected value of the parameter when assuming the vehicle runs on the first running route is a value indicating the projected supplied electric energy is less than the standard electric energy; and propose, as the running route, the first running route, and, when the second running route is selected, further proposing a second running route.

Abstract: A ground power supply apparatus for transmitting power to a vehicle by noncontact has: a plurality of power transmission apparatuses for transmitting power to the vehicle; at least one detection device for detecting a signal emitted from the vehicle using narrow range wireless communication; and a controller for controlling the power transmission apparatuses. The power transmission apparatuses are arranged in a road aligned in a direction of advance of the vehicle. One first detection device is arranged so as to enable detection of the signal at an upstream side from the most upstream power transmission apparatus. The control device controls transmission of power from power transmission apparatuses other than the first power transmission apparatus positioned the most upstream, based on the signal detected by the first detection device and power transmission result information at the power transmission apparatus positioned upstream of that power transmission apparatus.

Abstract: A computing device includes a CPU and a memory. A vehicle travels by consuming first electric power and second electric power. The first electric power is electric power, generation of a unit amount of which causes emission of a first amount of carbon dioxide. The second electric power is electric power, generation of a unit amount of which causes emission of a second amount of carbon dioxide, the second amount being smaller than the first amount. The CPU creates a charging plan based on a first ratio occupied by the second electric power in electric power supplied from a first charging position on a travel route of the vehicle.

Abstract: An ECU controls a vehicle including a power reception unit that can wirelessly receive electric power from a power feeding facility placed on a travel road. The ECU includes a memory in which a user-desired condition is stored, the user-desired condition being a condition under which a user of the vehicle desires on-road power reception, the on-road power reception being power reception from the power feeding facility placed on the travel road, and a processor connected to the memory. When a physical condition for power feeding from the power feeding facility to the vehicle is satisfied and when the user-desired condition stored in the memory is not satisfied, the processor controls the power reception unit to suppress on-road power reception.

Abstract: The vehicle control device controls a vehicle configured to receive power by non-contact from a power transmission coil when passing over the power transmission coil. The vehicle control device includes a processor configured to prohibit lane changing by the vehicle in a predetermined range up to an end point of a power supply area where the power transmission coil is installed when the vehicle is running in a lane of the power supply area.

Abstract: Submitted is an abnormality detection device including a processing unit, and a communication unit that can communicate with a ground electric power supply device that transmits electric power to a vehicle in a non-contact manner. The processing unit is configured to detect electricity theft or electricity leakage in the ground electric power supply device, based on a time dependent change pattern of an electric power supply amount of the ground electric power supply device or a parameter that is correlated to the electric power supply amount, the time dependent change pattern being a time dependent change mode.

Abstract: A server includes: a communicator configured to communicate with a plurality of ground power supply devices configured to transmit electric power to a vehicle in a non-contact manner; a storage configured to store at least information on a total power supply amount within a predetermined period of the ground power supply devices; and one or more processors configured to, when a total power supply amount within a predetermined period of one ground power supply device among the ground power supply devices is equal to or greater than a determination threshold value set based on data of the total power supply amount within the predetermined period of the ground power supply devices, determine that stealing or leakage of electricity has occurred in the one ground power supply device.

Abstract: The power supply apparatus includes a power transmission apparatus configured to transmit power to a power reception apparatus of the vehicle by non-contact and a processor configured to control the power transmission apparatus, detect a pickup/dropoff operation at the vehicle when power is being supplied by non-contact from the power supply apparatus to the vehicle, and detect a number of surrounding vehicles being supplied with power by non-contact in a predetermined range at surroundings of the power supply apparatus. The processor is configured to decrease power transmitted from the power transmission apparatus to the power reception apparatus when detecting a pickup/dropoff operation, and determine an amount of decrease of the transmitted power based on the number of surrounding vehicles.

Abstract: The vehicle control device controls a vehicle configured to receive power by non-contact from a power transmission coil when passing over the power transmission coil. The vehicle control device includes a processor configured to set a target speed of the vehicle in a power supply area where the power transmission coil is installed. The processor is configured to lower the target speed when at least one predetermined condition is satisfied, compared to when the at least one predetermined condition is not satisfied. The at least one predetermined condition includes a first condition relating to a running environment around the vehicle.

Abstract: A vehicle configured to be able to suitably judge whether to be supplied with power by noncontact while running, that is, a vehicle configured to receive power from a ground power supplying apparatus by noncontact, comprising a control device for controlling reception of power from the ground power supplying apparatus while running based on charging scheduled after the vehicle finishes running.

Abstract: A signal emitting apparatus provided in a vehicle to which power is transferred from a ground side power supplying apparatus by noncontact, includes: a signal emitting device for emitting a signal including information relating to the vehicle wirelessly toward the ground side power supplying apparatus; an outside environment acquiring part for acquiring information relating to an outside environment at surroundings of the ground side power supplying apparatus; and a control part for controlling the signal emitting device. The control part changes a mode of wireless signal emission of the signal emitting device in accordance with the outside environment.

Abstract: A vehicle receiving power from a ground power supplying apparatus by noncontact includes: a vehicle side first communication device for directly or indirectly communicating with the ground power supplying apparatus by utilizing wide area wireless communication; a vehicle side second communication device for directly communicating with the ground power supplying apparatus by utilizing short range wireless communication; and a control device for making the vehicle side first communication device transmit vehicle information tied with vehicle identification information to the ground power supplying apparatus and making the vehicle side second communication device transmit the vehicle identification information to the ground power supplying apparatus after the vehicle side first communication device transmits the vehicle information, when the vehicle receives power from the ground power supplying apparatus.

Abstract: The position information transmission device is provided at one of a ground side apparatus and a moving object performing non-contact power transmission by magnetic field resonance coupling with the ground side apparatus, and includes an alternating current power generation circuit for generating alternating current power, an alternating current magnetic field generation circuit for generating an alternating current magnetic field as a position signal when the alternating current power is applied; and a power inflow suppression part for keeping induced electromotive force due to an alternating current magnetic field generated from a power transmission side resonance circuit for the non-contact power transmission from flowing to the alternating current power generation circuit.

Abstract: Provided is a contactless power supply system including a transmission-side resonance circuit configured to transmit electric power, a reception-side resonance circuit configured to receive the electric power from the transmission-side resonance circuit, an alternating current magnetic field generation circuit configured to generate an alternating current magnetic field for detecting a relative positional relationship between the transmission-side resonance circuit and the reception-side resonance circuit, and a magnetic field detector configured to detect the alternating current magnetic field. The contactless power supply system performs contactless electric power transmission of magnetic field resonance coupling between a ground-side device and a mobile body. A frequency of the position detecting alternating current magnetic field is different from a resonance frequency of each of the transmission-side resonance circuit and the reception-side resonance circuit.

Abstract: A power supply assistance apparatus includes a processor. The processor is configured to acquire an output of a magnetic field detector configured to detect a magnetic field around a power supply device installed in a ground. The processor is configured to instruct a vehicle to change a frequency of an alternating-current magnetic field emitted from the vehicle to the power supply device as a position signal based on the output of the magnetic field detector.

Abstract: A vehicle includes: a controller; a power receiving device that contactlessly receives power from a power transmitting facility; a battery chargeable using the power received by the power receiving device; and a power transmitting device that contactlessly outputs, to another vehicle, the power received by the power receiving device. The other vehicle contactlessly receives power from each of the power transmitting facility and the power transmitting device. When the other vehicle is unable to contactlessly receive the power from the power transmitting facility, the controller controls the power transmitting device to contactlessly output the power received by the power receiving device to the other vehicle in accordance with a request from the other vehicle.

Abstract: The power supply control device includes a processor configured to request noncontact power supply from the power supply apparatus to the vehicle; confirm an intention to utilize a noncontact power supply with an occupant of the vehicle, and stop the request for noncontact power supply if the occupant does not have the intention to utilize.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor layer containing metal atoms, a charge storage layer provided on a surface of the semiconductor layer via a first insulating film, and an electrode layer provided on a surface of the charge storage layer via a second insulating film. The thickness of the first insulating film is 5 nm or more and 10 nm or less. The concentration of the metal atoms in the semiconductor layer is 5.0×1017 [EA/cm3] or higher and 1.3×1020 [EA/cm3] or lower.