| CPC B60L 53/302 (2019.02) [B60L 53/305 (2019.02); B60L 58/26 (2019.02); B60L 58/27 (2019.02)] | 7 Claims |
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1. A vehicle comprising:
a power storage device;
a temperature adjustment device that adjusts the power storage device in temperature;
an inlet that receives power from an external power source external to the vehicle;
a first relay unit provided on a charging path located between the inlet and the power storage device;
a second relay unit provided on a first branch path;
a third relay unit provided on a second branch path, wherein
the first branch path is branched from the charging path at a first branch point located between the inlet and the first relay unit, and electrically interconnects the first branch point and the temperature adjustment device, and
the second branch path is branched from the charging path at a second branch point located between the first relay unit and the power storage device, and electrically interconnects the second branch point and the temperature adjustment device; and
a controller that controls the temperature adjustment device, the first relay unit, the second relay unit, and the third relay unit, wherein
the controller performs external charging to charge the power storage device by the external power source by controlling the first relay unit to assume a closed position when the external power source is connected to the inlet, and
the controller controls the third relay unit to assume an open position and the second relay unit to assume a closed position when during the external charging the controller drives the temperature adjustment device and a component on the charging path at an electrical path located between the first branch point and the second branch point is higher in temperature than a first threshold temperature.
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