| CPC B60L 53/35 (2019.02) [B60L 53/31 (2019.02); H02J 7/0042 (2013.01)] | 8 Claims |
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1. A charging facility of movable type, the charging facility being installed on a bottom surface of a recess formed in a ground, the charging facility being capable of charging a power storage device mounted on a vehicle, the charging facility comprising:
a movable unit including a connection device connectable to the power storage device;
a lifting device configured to lift up/down the movable unit to attain one of a plurality of states including a first state in which the movable unit is accommodated under the ground and a second state in which the movable unit is exposed on the ground;
an information acquisition device configured to acquire weather information related to precipitation at an installation location of the charging facility; and
a controller configured to control an operation of the lifting device, wherein
the controller is configured to control the lifting device to attain the second state using the weather information in one of a case where the precipitation is being observed at the installation location and a case where the precipitation is predicted at the installation location until a first predetermined time from a present time elapses,
a seal is provided between an outer peripheral portion of an upper end of the movable unit and the ground, and
the controller is configured to control the lifting device to attain the second state after attaining the first state, for a time during the precipitation and a time after the precipitation.
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