Abstract: A charging cable includes: an abnormality detection unit that detects an abnormality in a charging cable; and a CCID controller that outputs a first control pilot signal to a control pilot signal line to notify a vehicle about a rated current of the charging cable. The first control pilot signal provides a notification about the rated current in a state where a duty ratio of the first control pilot signal is controlled to fall within a prescribed range while a frequency of the first control pilot signal is fixed to a specific value. When the abnormality detection unit detects an abnormality, the CCID controller outputs a second control pilot signal for notifying the vehicle about details of the detected abnormality to the control pilot signal line. The second control pilot signal is different in duty ratio from the first control pilot signal.

Abstract: In a first state, a control device executes processes including a step of determining whether a predetermined time has elapsed from a previous cleaning time, a step of determining whether a movable portion has been elevated a predetermined number of times from the previous cleaning time, a step of determining whether there is precipitation from the previous cleaning time, a step of executing injection control, and a step of resetting an elapsed time, the number of elevations, and a precipitation flag.

Abstract: A charging controller carries out charging control of a power storage mounted on a vehicle. The vehicle includes a DC charging inlet. The charging controller carries out first charging control when a charging cable which is not a prescribed charging cable is connected to the DC charging inlet and carries out second charging control when the prescribed charging cable is connected to the DC charging inlet. For example, a time period for ground fault detection carried out during charging of the power storage is set differently between first charging control and second charging control. Alternatively, a response delay margin of a charging command is set differently between first charging control and second charging control.

Abstract: A vehicle is configured to enable electric power to be fed from a charging stand to the vehicle and/or fed from the vehicle to the charging stand. The charging stand includes a movable unit and an elevation unit. The movable unit includes a charging connector to be connected to the vehicle. The elevation unit lifts and lowers the movable unit between a stored state in which the movable unit is stored underground and an exposed state in which the movable unit is exposed from ground. The vehicle includes an HMI and an ECU that controls the HMI. When the charging stand is available, the ECU controls the HMI to display that the charging stand is available, in a manner that the position of the charging stand can be identified from the vehicle.

Abstract: A controller executes a process including: a step of acquiring weather information when a first state is attained; and a step of executing lift-up control in the case of precipitation or in the case where precipitation is predicted within a first time; a step of maintaining the second state in the case where the precipitation is ended; and a step of executing lift-down control in the case of passage of a second time.

Abstract: A charging system includes three charging stands, an exhaust heat pipe provided underground, and a heat utilization device that utilizes exhaust heat. The charging stand has an opening and an exhaust heat port. The exhaust heat port is connected to an exhaust heat pipe. Cooling air taken in through the opening exchanges heat with a power supply circuit of the charging stand, and is then discharged from the exhaust heat port into the exhaust heat pipe. The temperature of the cooling air discharged into the exhaust heat pipe is raised by heat exchange with the power supply circuit. The cooling air flows through the exhaust heat pipe and is supplied to a heat utilization device.

Abstract: A portable charger includes: an AC input unit; a DC output unit; a power conversion circuit; and a controller. The DC output unit includes a start switch. When the start switch is operated by a user, the start switch instructs the controller to control the power conversion circuit such that the DC output unit outputs DC power. However, when at least one of the AC input unit and the DC output unit is unconnected, the start switch is disabled.

Abstract: A charging inlet, to which a charging connector provided external to a vehicle is connected, includes a housing and a terminal unit provided in the housing. The terminal unit includes a first DC pin, a second DC pin, a first communication pin, a second communication pin, and a ground pin. The housing includes a blocking member. When an AC/DC charging connector complying with CCS and supporting AC charging and DC charging is to be connected to the charging inlet, blocking members interfere with at least one of a first AC terminal, a second AC terminal, a third AC terminal, and a neutral point terminal that are provided in the AC/DC charging connector, to block connection between the AC/DC charging connector and the charging inlet.

Abstract: A vehicle configured such that an on-board battery is chargeable by receiving electric power from a power supply outside the vehicle includes an inlet, a voltage sensor that detects an input voltage that is a voltage input from the power supply to the inlet, and a control device configured to execute a detection process when connected to the inlet. The detection process includes a first process that suspends charging when a difference between the input voltage before a start of the charging and the input voltage after the start of the charging is equal to or larger than a threshold value, and a second process that stops the charging when a difference between the input voltage during suspension of the charging in the first process and the input voltage after resumption of the charging is equal to or larger than the threshold value.

Abstract: In a first state, a control device executes processes including a step of determining whether a predetermined time has elapsed from a previous cleaning time, a step of determining whether a movable portion has been elevated a predetermined number of times from the previous cleaning time, a step of determining whether there is precipitation from the previous cleaning time, a step of executing injection control, and a step of resetting an elapsed time, the number of elevations, and a precipitation flag.

Abstract: A vehicle control device is configured to perform timer charging, using preset start time and end time. The vehicle control device starts the timer charging of a battery mounted in a vehicle upon arrival of the start time, and ends the timer charging upon arrival of the end time. During the timer charging, power is supplied to the vehicle from a power supply device outside the vehicle through a charging cable. The vehicle control device is configured to: suspend the timer charging when the charging cable is disconnected during the timer charging; resume the suspended timer charging when predetermined resume conditions are met, the predetermined resume conditions including a condition in which the charging cable is reconnected after the timer charging is suspended and before the end time; and end) the suspended timer charging without waiting for the end time when the resume conditions are not met.

Abstract: A control device of a charging equipment executes a process including a step of determining whether or not a vehicle approaches a charging equipment, a step of determining, in a case where the vehicle approaches the charging equipment, whether or not the approaching vehicle is a non-target vehicle that is not a usage target of the charging equipment, a step of, in a case where the approaching vehicle is the non-target vehicle, elevating a movable portion, and a step of, in a case where the approaching vehicle passes the charging equipment, lowering the movable portion.

Abstract: A vehicle is configured to enable electric power to be fed from a charging stand to the vehicle and/or fed from the vehicle to the charging stand. The charging stand includes a movable unit and an elevation unit. The movable unit includes a charging connector to be connected to the vehicle. The elevation unit lifts and lowers the movable unit between a stored state in which the movable unit is stored underground and an exposed state in which the movable unit is exposed from ground. The vehicle includes an HMI and an ECU that controls the HMI. When the charging stand is available, the ECU controls the HMI to display that the charging stand is available, in a manner that the position of the charging stand can be identified from the vehicle.

Abstract: A charging system includes three charging stands, an exhaust heat pipe provided underground, and a heat utilization device that utilizes exhaust heat. The charging stand has an opening and an exhaust heat port. The exhaust heat port is connected to an exhaust heat pipe. Cooling air taken in through the opening exchanges heat with a power supply circuit of the charging stand, and is then discharged from the exhaust heat port into the exhaust heat pipe. The temperature of the cooling air discharged into the exhaust heat pipe is raised by heat exchange with the power supply circuit. The cooling air flows through the exhaust heat pipe and is supplied to a heat utilization device.

Abstract: A charging controller carries out charging control of a power storage mounted on a vehicle. The vehicle includes a DC charging inlet. The charging controller carries out first charging control when a charging cable which is not a prescribed charging cable is connected to the DC charging inlet and carries out second charging control when the prescribed charging cable is connected to the DC charging inlet. For example, a time period for ground fault detection carried out during charging of the power storage is set differently between first charging control and second charging control. Alternatively, a response delay margin of a charging command is set differently between first charging control and second charging control.

Abstract: Power supply equipment at least partially provided under a ground surface and capable of supplying power to a vehicle comprises a connector connectable to the vehicle in order to supply power to the vehicle on the ground surface, a power supply circuit (a power conversion circuit) that supplies power to the connector, and a cooler (a fin) that cools the power supply circuit using a substance existing under the ground surface. Thus, the power supply circuit that supplies power for feeding power to the vehicle is cooled by using the substance existing under the ground surface. The substance existing under the ground surface is normally lower in temperature than a heat generating portion of the power supply circuit. Therefore, the substance having a low temperature is used to cool the heat generating portion of the power supply circuit. The power supply equipment can thus efficiently exhaust heat.

Abstract: A controller executes a process including: a step of acquiring weather information when a first state is attained; and a step of executing lift-up control in the case of precipitation or in the case where precipitation is predicted within a first time; a step of maintaining the second state in the case where the precipitation is ended; and a step of executing lift-down control in the case of passage of a second time.

Abstract: A vehicle includes a lock device, a gas generator, an air conditioner, and an ECU. The gas generator generates, in a vehicle compartment of the vehicle, a gas having a sterilizing effect or a deodorizing effect. The air conditioner ventilates the vehicle compartment. The ECU starts operation of the gas generator when a request for operation of the gas generator is made and the door is in the locked state, starts ventilation by the air conditioner after the gas generator is stopped, and keeps the door in the locked state when a request to switch from the locked state to the unlocked state is made during a period from start of the operation of the gas generator to end of the ventilation by the air conditioner.

Abstract: A charging cable includes: an abnormality detection unit that detects an abnormality in a charging cable; and a CCID controller that outputs a first control pilot signal to a control pilot signal line to notify a vehicle about a rated current of the charging cable. The first control pilot signal provides a notification about the rated current in a state where a duty ratio of the first control pilot signal is controlled to fall within a prescribed range while a frequency of the first control pilot signal is fixed to a specific value. When the abnormality detection unit detects an abnormality, the CCID controller outputs a second control pilot signal for notifying the vehicle about details of the detected abnormality to the control pilot signal line. The second control pilot signal is different in duty ratio from the first control pilot signal.

Abstract: A portable charger includes: an AC input unit; a DC output unit; a power conversion circuit; and a controller. The DC output unit includes a start switch. When the start switch is operated by a user, the start switch instructs the controller to control the power conversion circuit such that the DC output unit outputs DC power. However, when at least one of the AC input unit and the DC output unit is unconnected, the start switch is disabled.