US 11,837,904 B2
Charger
Hironobu Hashimoto, Toyota-shi (JP); and Kenji Murasato, Toyota-shi (JP)
Assigned to TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota (JP)
Filed by TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota-shi (JP)
Filed on Dec. 20, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/556,317.
Claims priority of application No. 2020-218614 (JP), filed on Dec. 28, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0209564 A1, Jun. 30, 2022
Int. Cl. H02J 7/00 (2006.01); H02J 7/02 (2016.01); B60L 53/16 (2019.01)
CPC H02J 7/00712 (2020.01) [B60L 53/16 (2019.02); H02J 7/0042 (2013.01); H02J 7/02 (2013.01); B60L 2210/00 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A charger comprising:
a casing, the casing including
a DC port configured to be a port through which direct current electric power is output to a DC connector, the DC connector being configured to electrically connect the charger to a power storage device, and
a plurality of AC ports configured to be ports to which alternating current electric power for charging the power storage device is input;
a power conversion circuit, the power conversion circuit being provided in the casing; and
a switching device, the switching device being provided in the casing, and configured to connect only one of the AC ports selectively to the power conversion circuit, wherein:
the power conversion circuit is configured to convert, into direct current electric power, alternating current electric power input from the AC port connected by the switching device, and output the direct current electric power to the DC port; and
the AC ports include
a first AC port configured to be a port to which alternating current electric power received at an AC plug connectable to an AC power socket is input, and
a second AC port configured to be a port to which alternating current electric power received at an AC inlet connectable to a connector of an AC power cable is input.