US 12,269,357 B2
Charging facility and management device thereof
Yoshiyuki Tsuchiya, Nagoya (JP)
Assigned to TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Aichi-Ken (JP)
Filed by TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Aichi-ken (JP)
Filed on Feb. 25, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/680,290.
Claims priority of application No. 2021-033300 (JP), filed on Mar. 3, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0281332 A1, Sep. 8, 2022
Int. Cl. B60L 53/16 (2019.01); B60L 53/20 (2019.01); B60L 53/65 (2019.01); B60L 53/66 (2019.01)
CPC B60L 53/16 (2019.02) [B60L 53/20 (2019.02); B60L 53/65 (2019.02); B60L 53/66 (2019.02)] 4 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A charging facility installed on a bottom surface of a recess portion provided in ground and configured to charge a power storage device mounted on a vehicle, the charging facility comprising:
a movable unit including a connection device configured to be connected to the power storage device;
an ascending and descending device configured to cause the movable unit to ascend and descend between a first state where the movable unit is housed under the ground and a second state where the movable unit is exposed above the ground and the power storage device is connectable to the connection device; and
a control device including a communication device that is configured to communicate with a device external to the charging facility, the control device being configured to:
control the ascending and descending device using information received via the communication device;
acquire a position of a target vehicle to be charged and a remaining capacity of the power storage device using the communication device; and
control, when the remaining capacity is lower than a threshold value and the acquired position is within a first distance from the charging facility, the ascending and descending device such that the movable unit ascends, wherein
the control device is configured to, when the remaining capacity is higher than the threshold value and the acquired position is within a second distance from the charging facility, control the ascending and descending device such that the movable unit ascends, the second distance being shorter than the first distance.