US 12,280,690 B2
Method and apparatus for controlling charging of vehicle
Kenji Nakao, Toyota (JP)
Assigned to TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota (JP)
Filed by TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota (JP)
Filed on Feb. 14, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/670,826.
Claims priority of application No. 2021-039310 (JP), filed on Mar. 11, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0289062 A1, Sep. 15, 2022
Int. Cl. H02J 7/00 (2006.01); B60L 53/14 (2019.01); B60L 53/66 (2019.01)
CPC B60L 53/66 (2019.02) [B60L 53/14 (2019.02); H02J 7/00045 (2020.01); H02J 7/00047 (2020.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for controlling charging of a vehicle using electric power supplied from charging equipment, wherein
the vehicle conforms to a plurality of charging standards;
the plurality of charging standards include a charging standard adapting a wireless communication scheme and a charging standard adapting a wired communication scheme,
the method, comprising:
performing a first connection attempt process for establishing a communication between the vehicle and the charging equipment, in accordance with a communication scheme adopted by a charging standard that has a predetermined highest priority among the plurality of charging standards; and
performing, when the communication between the vehicle and the charging equipment is not established at the first connection attempt process, a second connection attempt process in accordance with a communication scheme adopted by a charging standard that has a second highest priority among the plurality of charging standards, wherein
the charging standard adapting the wireless communication scheme has a higher priority than the charging standard adapting the wired communication scheme.