Control Device and Control Method for Electric Vehicle

Abstract

To perform power receiving on the road without losing the convenience of a user in an electric vehicle which can contactlessly receive power on the road from a facility installed on a travelling road.SOLUTION: An ECU controls a vehicle with a power receiving unit which can contactlessly receive power from a power supply facility installed on a travelling road. The ECU includes: a memory which stores user desired conditions a user of the vehicle desires regarding the power receiving on the road that receives power from the power supply facility installed on the travelling road; and a processor which is connected to the memory. The processor controls the power receiving unit to, when electric power supply condition from the power supply facility to the vehicle is physically satisfied and when the user desired conditions stored in the memory are not satisfied, suppress the power receiving on the road.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to a control device and a control method for an electric vehicle having a power receiving unit that can receive power non - contact from power supply facilities installed on a driving road.

Background Art

[0002] Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2013 - 200247 (Patent Document 1) discloses a navigation device that searches for and displays a driving route of a vehicle having a power receiving unit that can receive power non - contact from power supply facilities installed on a road. This navigation device searches for and displays the shortest route to a destination and a route to the destination while receiving power non - contact from the facility through a road on which the power supply facility is installed. A user can select a driving route that suits their purpose.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

[0003]

Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0004] When physical power supply conditions for non - contact power supply from a non - contact power supply facility installed on a road are established by a vehicle traveling on the facility, if power supply is performed unconditionally, for example, even when the power supply fee or unit price does not match the user's desired amount, power supply will be forcibly performed, so there is a concern that the convenience of the user will be impaired.

[0005] The present disclosure has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present disclosure is to perform road power reception without impairing the convenience of the user in an electric vehicle capable of road power reception that receives power non - contact from facilities installed on a driving road.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0006] (1) The control device according to the present disclosure is a control device for an electric vehicle having a power receiving unit capable of non-contact power reception from facilities installed on a traveling road, and includes a memory that stores user desired conditions that are conditions desired by the user of the electric vehicle for road power reception, which is power reception from the facilities by the power receiving unit, and a processor connected to the memory. The processor controls the power receiving unit to suppress road power reception when the physical power supply condition from the facilities to the power receiving unit is satisfied and the user desired condition stored in the memory is not satisfied.

[0007] In the above configuration, even when the physical power supply condition from the facilities installed on the traveling road to the power receiving unit is satisfied, if the user desired condition is not satisfied, road power reception is suppressed. As a result, it is possible to suppress the forced execution of normal road power reception until the case where the user desired condition is not met. As a result, in a vehicle capable of road power reception, road power reception can be performed without impairing the convenience of the user.

[0008] (2) In one aspect, the processor prohibits road power reception when the physical power supply condition is satisfied and the user desired condition is not satisfied, or reduces the amount of power received by road power reception compared to when the user desired condition is satisfied.

[0009] In the above configuration, road power reception can be suppressed by prohibiting road power reception or reducing the amount of power received by road power reception.

[0010] (3) In one aspect, it further includes a port for inputting information on the facilities. The information on the facilities includes information on the fee or unit price of the power supplied from the facilities. The user desired condition includes the condition that the fee or unit price of the power supplied from the facilities is less than a predetermined value.

[0011] In the above configuration, when the fee or unit price of the power supplied from the facility is higher than the user's desired amount, the road power reception can be suppressed.

[0012] (4) In one aspect, when the physical power supply condition is satisfied and the user desired condition is not satisfied, the processor reduces the power reception amount by road power reception as the fee or unit price of the power supplied from the facility is higher.

[0013] In the above configuration, the power reception amount by road power reception can be suppressed according to the fee or unit price of the power supplied from the power supply facility.

[0014] (5) In one aspect, the electric vehicle has a driving battery that is charged with the power received by the power reception unit. The user desired condition includes the condition that the power storage amount of the battery is less than a predetermined value.

[0015] In the above configuration, when the power storage amount of the battery exceeds a predetermined value, the road power reception can be suppressed. Thereby, it is possible to suppress, according to the user's desire, the situation where the battery deteriorates due to the power storage amount of the battery being maintained at a high level by road power reception.

[0016] (6) In one aspect, it further includes a port for inputting information of the facility. The information of the facility includes information on the CO2 emission amount at the time of power generation of the power supplied from the facility. The user desired condition includes the condition that the CO2 emission amount is less than a predetermined value.

[0017] In the above configuration, the road power reception from the facility with a CO2 emission amount exceeding a predetermined value at the time of power generation can be suppressed. Thereby, in response to the needs of users with a high awareness of global environmental protection, it is possible to suppress the road power reception by the power with a large CO2 emission amount at the time of power generation.

[0018] (7) In one aspect, when the physical power supply condition is satisfied and the user's desired condition is satisfied, the processor queries the user about the feasibility of performing road power reception, and performs road power reception when an answer indicating the execution of road power reception is received in response to the query. When the physical power supply condition is satisfied but the user's desired condition is not satisfied, the processor suppresses road power reception without querying the user about the feasibility of performing road power reception.

[0019] In the above configuration, when the physical power supply condition is satisfied and the user's desired condition is satisfied, by further individually querying the user about the feasibility of performing road power reception, road power reception that more appropriately reflects the user's wishes can be performed. Also, even when the physical power supply condition is satisfied, if the user's desired condition is not satisfied, road power reception is suppressed without querying the user. Therefore, compared to the case where the user is always queried when the physical power supply condition is satisfied, the number of queries to the user can be reduced.

[0020] (8) The control method according to the present disclosure is a control method for an electric vehicle having a power reception unit capable of non-contact power reception from equipment installed on a traveling road, including a step of obtaining a user's desired condition, which is a condition desired by the user of the electric vehicle for road power reception, which is power reception from the equipment by the power reception unit, and a step of controlling the power reception unit to suppress road power reception even when the physical power supply condition from the equipment to the power reception unit is satisfied but the user's desired condition is not satisfied.

[0021] In the above configuration, the same operational effects as those of the control device in (1) above can be achieved.

Effect of the Invention

[0022] According to the present disclosure, in an electric vehicle capable of road power reception for non-contact power reception from equipment installed on a traveling road, road power reception can be performed without impairing the convenience of the user.

Brief Description of the Drawings

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Mode for Carrying Out the Invention

[0024] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In the drawings, the same or corresponding parts are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will not be repeated.

[0025] <System Configuration> FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing an example of the overall configuration of a vehicle management system 100 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The vehicle management system 100 includes a plurality of vehicles 1, a server 2, and a plurality of user terminals 3.

[0026] Each of the plurality of vehicles 1 is an electric vehicle equipped with a battery for driving, for example, an electric vehicle (EV), a hybrid vehicle (HEV), or a plug-in hybrid vehicle (PHEV). Each vehicle 1 is configured to be able to receive power non-contact from power supply equipment 9 (see FIGS. 3 and 4) installed on the road surface of the driving road. Hereinafter, the non-contact power reception from the power supply equipment 9 is also referred to as "road power reception". The detailed configuration of the vehicle 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3.

[0027] Server 2 manages a plurality of vehicles 1. In addition, Server 2 holds the latest road information and information regarding the power supply facility 9 (information such as power supply specifications, installation locations, power supply unit prices, etc.). The detailed configuration of Server 2 will be described with reference to FIG. 2.

[0028] Each of the plurality of user terminals 3 is a terminal operated by the user of the vehicle 1, for example, a smartphone. By operating the user terminal 3, the user can input the destination of the vehicle 1 and search for the driving route of the vehicle 1. The vehicle 1, the server 2, and the user terminal 3 are configured to enable two-way communication via a network such as the Internet.

[0029] FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the configuration of the vehicle 1 and the server 2 in more detail. The vehicle 1 includes an ECU (Electronic Control Unit) 11, a navigation system 13, and a communication module 14. The ECU 11, the navigation system 13, and the communication module 14 can communicate with each other via an in-vehicle network 15 such as a CAN (Controller Area Network).

[0030] The ECU 11 includes a processor 111 such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a memory 112 such as a ROM (Read Only Memory) and a RAM (Random Access Memory), and an input port P connected to the in-vehicle network 15.

[0031] The processor 111 is connected to the memory 112 and is configured to execute a predetermined arithmetic process described in the program. The memory 112 stores the program executed by the processor 111. In addition, the memory 112 temporarily stores the data generated by the execution of the program in the processor 111 and the data input from the in-vehicle network 15 to the input port P.

[0032] The processor 111 controls each device in the vehicle 1 so that the vehicle 1 reaches a desired state based on the detection values of various sensors (not shown) and the programs and data stored in the memory 112. Also, the processor 111 generates various information to be exchanged with the server 2.

[0033] The navigation system 13 guides the driving route of the vehicle 1. The navigation system 13 includes a processor, a memory (both not shown), a GPS (Global Positioning System) receiver 131, and a display 132 with a touch panel.

[0034] The GPS receiver 131 identifies the position of the vehicle 1 based on radio waves from artificial satellites (not shown). The navigation system 13 executes various navigation processes (such as searching for a driving route) using the position information (GPS information) of the vehicle 1 identified by the GPS receiver 131.

[0035] The display 132 displays various information and accepts various operations of the user. More specifically, the display 132 displays the current position of the vehicle 1 and the installation position of the power supply facility 9 on the road map around the vehicle 1. Also, the display 132 accepts an operation by the user to select a driving route of the vehicle 1.

[0036] The communication module 14 is an in-vehicle DCM (Data Communication Module), configured such that the ECU 11 and the server 2 can communicate bidirectionally.

[0037] The server 2 includes an application server 21 and a database server 22. The database server 22 includes a vehicle information database 221, a road information database 222, and a charging information database 223.

[0038] The application server 21 collects the location information (GPS information) and SOC (State Of Charge) information of each of the plurality of vehicles 1. These pieces of information are periodically transmitted from each vehicle 1 to the server 2. The application server 21 stores the collected information in the vehicle information database 221. The vehicle information database 221 also stores information regarding the vehicle type, model year, model, specifications, and state (for example, the deterioration state and full charge capacity of the battery) of each vehicle 1. The application server 21 may acquire data regarding the driving history of each vehicle 1, more specifically, the power consumption measured during the driving of each vehicle 1, for each of various driving conditions (driving route, date, day of the week, weather, temperature, etc.) and store it in the vehicle information database 221.

[0039] The road information database 222 stores road information. The charging information database 223 stores information regarding the power supply facilities 9 installed on the driving road (hereinafter also referred to as "road facility information"). The road facility information includes the power supply specifications (for example, power supply capacity, etc.) of the power supply facilities 9, the installation location, the power supply fee, the power supply unit price, as well as information regarding the presence or absence of a failure and the CO2 emission amount at the time of power generation of the power supply power. Note that the information regarding the CO2 emission amount may be the value of the CO2 emission amount itself or the renewable energy ratio. The renewable energy ratio is the ratio of the power generated using renewable energy (solar power, wind power, geothermal power, etc.) with a low environmental load to the total power generation power. When generating power using renewable energy, almost no CO2 is emitted. Therefore, the renewable energy ratio is a value correlated with the CO2 emission amount at the time of power generation.

[0040] Note that the road may be newly constructed or its shape may be changed. Also, the power supply facilities 9 may be newly installed or existing power supply facilities 9 may be abolished. Furthermore, the power supply fee, the power supply unit price, and the renewable energy ratio of the power supply facilities 9 may be changed. Therefore, the information stored in the road information database 222 and the charging information database 223 is periodically updated to the latest state by the administrator of the server 2.

[0041] The road facility information etc. stored in server 2 is transmitted to vehicle 1 at a predetermined timing and input to the input port P of ECU 11. The road facility information etc. input to input port P is stored in memory 112 and used for the calculation of processor 111.

[0042] <Road power reception> Figure 3 is a diagram schematically showing an example of the configurations of vehicle 1 and power supply facility 9. In addition to the configuration shown in Figure 2, vehicle 1 further includes battery 163, inverter 164, motor generator 165, and power reception unit 166.

[0043] Battery 163 is a battery pack including a plurality of cells. Each cell is a secondary battery such as a lithium ion battery or a nickel metal hydride battery. Battery 163 is a driving battery that supplies power for generating the driving force of vehicle 1 to motor generator 165. Battery 163 stores the power generated by motor generator 165. Battery 163 is provided with a voltage sensor and a current sensor (both not shown) for ECU 11 to calculate the SOC of battery 163.

[0044] Inverter 164 converts the DC power stored in battery 163 into AC power and supplies the AC power to motor generator 165. Further, inverter 164 converts the AC power (regenerative power) from motor generator 165 into DC power and charges battery 163 with the DC power. Furthermore, inverter 164 converts the AC power received by power reception unit 166 into DC power and charges battery 163 with the DC power.

[0045] Motor generator 165 drives vehicle 1 by receiving power supply from inverter 164 and applying a rotational force to the drive wheels.

[0046] In the example shown in FIG. 3, the power receiving unit 166 is disposed on the lower surface of the floor panel that forms the bottom surface of the vehicle 1. A power receiving coil is accommodated in the power receiving unit 166. The power receiving coil receives power transmitted from the power feeding facility 9 in a non-contact manner.

[0047] The power feeding facility 9 includes a plurality of power transmission units 91 to 96 and a controller 90. Although FIG. 3 shows an example in which the number of power transmission units is six, the number of power transmission units is not particularly limited and may be more.

[0048] The plurality of power transmission units 91 to 96 are arranged in a row on the road surface. The plurality of power transmission units 91 to 96 each include power transmission coils 911 to 961. Each power transmission coil 911 to 961 is electrically connected to an AC power source (not shown). Although not shown, each of the plurality of power transmission units 91 to 96 is provided with a sensor (such as an optical sensor or a weight sensor) for detecting the passage of the vehicle 1.

[0049] The controller 90 identifies the traveling position of the vehicle 1 based on the detection signals from the respective sensors. Then, the controller 90 supplies AC power from the AC power source to the power transmission coil in the power transmission unit above which the vehicle 1 is located among the power transmission units 91 to 96.

[0050] More specifically, for example, when the vehicle 1 is detected above the power transmission unit 91, the controller 90 supplies AC power to the power transmission coil 911. Then, an alternating current flows through the power transmission coil 911, and an electromagnetic field is formed around the power transmission coil 911. The power receiving coil in the power receiving unit 166 receives power in a non-contact manner through the electromagnetic field. After that, when the vehicle 1 is no longer detected above the power transmission unit 91, the controller 90 stops supplying AC power to the power transmission coil 911. By performing such a series of controls for each of the power transmission units 91 to 96, power can be transmitted to the traveling vehicle 1 in a non-contact manner (road power reception).

[0051] <Travel route of vehicle 1> FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the driving route of vehicle 1. In this example, on the driving route R1 from the current location of vehicle 1 to the destination, three power supply facilities 9 each having a power supply specification enabling non-contact power supply to vehicle 1 are installed.

[0052] When vehicle 1 travels over the power supply facility 9 installed on the road of driving route R1, and the power supply facility 9 and vehicle 1 are in a state where they can physically perform road power reception normally (for example, the power supply specification of the power supply facility 9 conforms to the power reception specification of the power reception unit 166 of vehicle 1, and both the power supply facility 9 and the power reception unit 166 are not in an overheated state and can operate normally), the physical power supply condition from the power supply facility 9 to the power reception unit 166 of vehicle 1 will be established.

[0053] Note that the physical power supply condition may include, in addition to the conditions regarding the specifications and distances between the power supply facility 9 and the power reception unit 166 of vehicle 1 and the conditions regarding the temperatures of the power supply facility 9 and vehicle 1, the condition that the battery 163 of vehicle 1 is not in an over-discharged state or an over-charged state. In any case, the physical power supply condition is predetermined by the manufacturer or administrator of the vehicle management system 100 and is a condition that cannot be arbitrarily changed by the user of vehicle 1.

[0054] <Suppression of Road Power Reception According to User's Wish> When the physical power supply condition from the power supply facility 9 to the power reception unit 116 of vehicle 1 is established, if road power reception is performed unconditionally, for example, even when the power supply fee or unit price does not match the user's desired amount, road power reception will be forced, so there is a concern that the convenience of the user will be impaired.

[0055] Therefore, even when the physical power supply condition from the power supply facility 9 to the power receiving unit 116 is satisfied, if the condition desired by the user of the vehicle 1 for road power reception (hereinafter also referred to as "user desired condition") is not satisfied, the processor 111 of the ECU 11 of the vehicle 1 controls the power receiving unit 116 to suppress road power reception. Thereby, in the vehicle 1 capable of road power reception, road power reception can be performed without impairing the convenience of the user.

[0056] The user desired condition is preset by the user of the vehicle 1 and stored in the memory 112 of the ECU 11 of the vehicle 1. It is assumed that the user desired condition includes conditions related to fees, SOC, temperature, CO2 emissions, and the like.

[0057] The condition related to the fee may include, for example, the condition that the fee or unit price of the power supplied from the power supply facility 9 is less than the desired amount of the user. Thereby, when the fee or unit price of the power supplied from the power supply facility 9 exceeds the desired amount of the user, road power reception can be suppressed.

[0058] Regarding the condition related to the SOC, in view of the fact that the battery 163 is likely to deteriorate when the high SOC state of the battery 163 continues, the condition that the SOC (electric charge storage amount) of the battery 163 is less than the set value by the user may be included for suppressing battery deterioration. Thereby, the deterioration of the battery 163 due to road power reception can be suppressed according to the user's desire.

[0059] Further, when the SOC at the time of arrival of the vehicle 1 at the destination can be predicted, for suppressing battery deterioration at the time of arrival at the destination, the condition that the predicted SOC at the time of arrival at the destination is less than the set value by the user may be included in the condition related to the SOC.

[0060] Regarding the conditions related to temperature, in view of the fact that the battery 163 is likely to deteriorate when the temperature of the battery 163 is high and the SOC is high, in order to suppress battery deterioration, a condition that the temperature of the battery 163 is less than the set value by the user may be included. Thereby, the deterioration of the battery 163 due to in-road power reception can be suppressed according to the user's wishes.

[0061] Regarding the conditions related to CO2 emissions, a condition that the CO2 emissions during power generation of the power supplied from the power supply facility 9 are less than the set value by the user may be included. In addition, when the renewable energy ratio of the power supplied from the power supply facility 9 exceeds a predetermined value, it may be determined that the CO2 emissions are less than the set value by the user. Thereby, in response to the needs of users with a high awareness of global environmental protection, in-road power reception using power with a large amount of CO2 emissions during power generation can be suppressed.

[0062] It is assumed that various conditions are included in the user-desired conditions in this way, but the user-desired conditions are limited to at least conditions that the user can select.

[0063] In addition, as a mode of suppressing in-road power reception when the user-desired conditions are not satisfied, a mode of prohibiting in-road power reception may be adopted, or a mode of reducing the received power amount due to in-road power reception compared to the case where the user-desired conditions are satisfied may be adopted.

[0064] FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an example of the processing procedure of in-road power reception. This flowchart is repeatedly executed, for example, at each predetermined cycle. Each step is realized by software processing by the processor 111 of the ECU 11 of the vehicle 1. Note that a part of each step may be realized by software processing by the server 2. Also, each step may be realized by hardware such as an LSI (Large Scale Integration) arranged in the vehicle 1 or the server 2.

[0065] First, the processor 111 acquires road facility information from the server 2 (step S10). As described above, the road facility information includes information such as the power supply specifications, installation locations, power supply fees, power supply unit prices, and CO2 emission amounts of the power supply facility 9.

[0066] Next, the processor 111 refers to the road facility information and determines whether the physical power supply conditions from the power supply facility 9 to the power receiving unit 166 of the vehicle 1 are satisfied (step S12). For example, as described above, when the vehicle 1 travels above the power supply facility 9 and the power supply facility 9 and the vehicle 1 are in a state where physical road power reception can be normally executed, the processor 111 determines that the physical power supply conditions are satisfied.

[0067] If the physical power supply conditions are not satisfied (NO in step S12), the processor 111 ends the process without executing the subsequent processes. As a result, road power reception is not executed.

[0068] On the other hand, if the physical power supply conditions are satisfied (YES in step S12), the processor 111 acquires the user desired conditions stored in the memory 112 (step S14). As described above, the user desired conditions include conditions related to fees, SOC, temperature, CO2 emissions, and the like.

[0069] The processor 111 refers to the road facility information, the SOC and temperature of the battery 163, etc., and determines whether the user desired conditions are satisfied (step S16).

[0070] If the user desired conditions are satisfied (YES in step S16), the processor 111 executes road power reception (step S18).

[0071] On the other hand, when the user's desired conditions are not met (NO in step S16), the processor 111 suppresses road power reception (step S20). As a mode of suppressing road power reception, as described above, it may be a mode of prohibiting road power reception, or a mode of reducing the power reception amount by road power reception compared to the case where the user's desired conditions are met.

[0072] Note that the process in FIG. 5 is not necessarily limited to being repeatedly executed at a predetermined cycle. For example, it may be executed when the driving route of vehicle 1 is set. In this case, for each of the power feeding facilities 9 arranged on the set driving route, the process shown in FIG. 5 may be performed. However, since the vehicle 1 is not actually driving on the power feeding facility 9 at the time of setting the driving route, in step S12, physical power feeding conditions are determined excluding the condition regarding the distance between the power feeding facility 9 and the power reception unit 166 of the vehicle 1, and in step S18, road power reception may be permitted. Then, when the vehicle 1 actually starts driving and drives on the power feeding facility 9 where road power reception is permitted, road power reception may be executed.

[0073] As described above, the ECU 11 of the vehicle 1 according to the present embodiment includes a memory 112 in which user desired conditions are stored, and a processor 111 connected to the memory 112. When the physical power feeding condition from the power feeding facility 9 to the power reception unit 166 is satisfied and the user desired condition stored in the memory 112 is not satisfied, the processor 111 controls the power reception unit 166 to suppress road power reception. Thereby, it is suppressed that normal road power reception is forcibly performed even when the conditions desired by the user are not met. As a result, in the vehicle 1 capable of road power reception, road power reception can be performed without impairing the convenience of the user.

[0074] <Modification Example 1> In the above-described embodiment, road power reception is executed when the physical conditions are satisfied and the preset user desired conditions are satisfied.

[0075] On the other hand, when physical conditions are met and preset user desired conditions are met, the user may be asked whether road power reception can be executed.

[0076] FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an example of a road power reception processing procedure according to the first modification. The flowchart shown in FIG. 6 is obtained by adding steps S30 and S32 to FIG. 5 described above. Since the other steps in FIG. 6 (steps with the same numbers as the steps shown in FIG. 5) have already been described, detailed descriptions will not be repeated here.

[0077] When the user desired conditions are met (YES in step S16), the processor 111 asks the user of the vehicle 1 whether road power reception can be executed (step S30). For example, the processor 111 causes the display 132 to display a message asking the user whether road power reception can be executed.

[0078] Next, the processor 111 determines whether the user has selected to execute road power reception in response to the query in step S30 (step S32). For example, when the display 132 receives an operation in which the user selects to execute road power reception, the processor 111 determines that the user has selected to execute road power reception.

[0079] When the user selects to execute road power reception (YES in step S32), the processor 111 executes road power reception (step S18).

[0080] On the other hand, when the user does not select to execute road power reception (NO in step S32), the processor 111 suppresses road power reception (step S20).

[0081] In this way, when physical power supply conditions are met and preset user desired conditions are met, by further individually asking the user whether road power reception can be executed, road power reception that more appropriately reflects the user's wishes can be performed.

[0082] Also, instead of always making an inquiry to the user when physical power supply conditions are satisfied, an inquiry is made to the user when both physical power supply conditions and user desired conditions are satisfied. And even when physical power supply conditions are satisfied, if user desired conditions are not satisfied, road power reception is suppressed without making an inquiry to the user. Therefore, the number of inquiries to the user can be reduced compared to the case of always making an inquiry to the user when physical power supply conditions are satisfied.

[0083] <Modification Example 2> When the user can set a road power reception mode in which the vehicle 1 allows road power reception as a driving mode, when the road power reception mode is set, the processes of FIG. 5 or FIG. 6 described above may be executed.

[0084] FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an example of a road power reception processing procedure according to this Modification Example 2. The flowchart shown in FIG. 7 is obtained by adding step S40 to FIG. 6 described above. For the other steps in FIG. 7 (steps with the same numbers as the steps shown in FIG. 6), since they have already been described, detailed descriptions will not be repeated here.

[0085] The processor 111 determines whether it is in the road power reception mode (step S40). If it is in the road power reception mode (YES in step S40), the processor 111 executes the processes after step S10.

[0086] On the other hand, if it is not in the road power reception mode (NO in step S40), the processor 111 ends the process without executing the processes after step S10. Thereby, road power reception is not executed.

[0087] In this way, for example, when the user does not desire in-road power reception in order to suppress the deterioration of the battery 163 during the high-temperature summer season, the user can set the in-road power reception mode to off, so that even when both the physical power supply conditions and the user's desired conditions are met, in-road power reception can be prevented from being executed.

[0088] <Modification Example 3> As an aspect of suppressing in-road power reception when the user's desired conditions are not met, when adopting an aspect of reducing the amount of power received by in-road power reception, the higher the fee or unit price of the power supplied from the power supply facility 9, the amount of power received by in-road power reception may be made smaller. Thereby, according to the fee or unit price of the power supplied from the power supply facility 9, the amount of power received by in-road power reception can be suppressed.

[0089] The embodiments disclosed this time should be considered as illustrative in all respects and not restrictive. The scope of the present disclosure is indicated by the claims rather than the description of the above-described embodiments, and it is intended that all modifications within the meaning and scope equivalent to the claims are included.

Description of Reference Numerals

[0090] 1 Vehicle, 2 Server, 3 User Terminal, 9 Power Supply Facility, 11 ECU, 13 Navigation System, 14 Communication Module, 15 In-Vehicle Network, 21 Application Server, 22 Database Server, 90 Controller, 91, 96 Power Transmission Unit, 100 Vehicle Management System, 111 Processor, 112 Memory, 116, 166 Power Reception Unit, 131 Receiver, 132 Display, 163 Battery, 164 Inverter, 165 Motor Generator, 221 Vehicle Information Database, 222 Road Information Database, 223 Charging Information Database, 911, 961 Power Transmission Coil, P Input Port.

Claims

1. A control device for an electric vehicle having a power receiving unit capable of non-contact power reception from equipment installed on a traveling road, a memory that stores user desired conditions, which are conditions desired by a user of the electric vehicle for road power reception, which is power reception from the equipment by the power receiving unit, and a processor connected to the memory, wherein, when the physical power supply condition from the equipment to the power receiving unit is satisfied and the user desired condition stored in the memory is not satisfied, the processor controls the power receiving unit to suppress the road power reception, further comprising a port to which information of the equipment is input, the information of the equipment includes information on the price or unit price of the power supplied from the equipment, the user desired condition includes a condition that the price or unit price of the power supplied from the equipment is less than a predetermined value, the processor reduces the amount of power received by the road power reception as the price or unit price of the power supplied from the equipment is higher when the physical power supply condition is satisfied and the user desired condition is not satisfied. A control device for an electric vehicle.

2. The electric vehicle has a traveling battery charged with the power received by the power receiving unit, The control device for an electric vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the user desired condition includes a condition that the power storage amount of the battery is less than a predetermined value.

3. A control device for an electric vehicle having a power receiving unit capable of non-contact power reception from equipment installed on a traveling road, a memory that stores user desired conditions, which are conditions desired by a user of the electric vehicle for road power reception, which is power reception from the equipment by the power receiving unit, and a processor connected to the memory, When the physical power supply condition from the facility to the power receiving unit is satisfied and the user desired condition stored in the memory is not satisfied, the processor controls the power receiving unit to suppress the road power reception. The apparatus further includes a port to which information of the facility is input. The information of the facility includes information on the CO emission amount during power generation of the power supplied from the facility. ２ The user desired condition includes a condition that the CO emission amount is less than a predetermined value. A control device for an electric vehicle. ２

4. When the physical power supply condition is satisfied and the user desired condition is not satisfied, the processor prohibits the road power reception, or reduces the amount of power received by the road power reception compared to when the user desired condition is satisfied. The control device for an electric vehicle according to claim 3.

5. The processor When the physical power supply condition is satisfied and the user desired condition is satisfied, the processor inquires the user about the feasibility of the road power reception, and executes the road power reception when there is an answer to execute the road power reception in response to the inquiry. When the physical power supply condition is satisfied and the user desired condition is not satisfied, the processor suppresses the road power reception without inquiring the user about the feasibility of the road power reception. The control device for an electric vehicle according to any one of claims 1 to 4.

6. A control method for an electric vehicle having a power receiving unit capable of non-contact power reception from a facility installed on a traveling road, obtaining a user desired condition, which is a condition desired by a user of the electric vehicle, for road power reception, which is power reception from the facility by the power receiving unit. Even when the physical power supply condition from the facility to the power receiving unit is satisfied, if the user desired condition is not satisfied, controlling the power receiving unit to suppress the road power reception, The user desired condition includes the condition that the price or unit price of the power supplied from the facility is less than a predetermined value, The step of controlling the power receiving unit includes, when the physical power supply condition is satisfied and the user desired condition is not satisfied, reducing the power reception amount by the road power reception as the price or unit price of the power supplied from the facility is higher. A control method for an electric vehicle.

7. A control method for an electric vehicle having a power receiving unit capable of non-contact power reception from a facility installed on a traveling road, Obtaining a user desired condition, which is a condition desired by the user of the electric vehicle, for road power reception, which is power reception from the facility by the power receiving unit, Even when the physical power supply condition from the facility to the power receiving unit is satisfied, if the user desired condition is not satisfied, controlling the power receiving unit to suppress the road power reception, The user desired condition includes the condition that the CO ２ emission amount during power generation of the power supplied from the facility is less than a predetermined value, The step of controlling the power receiving unit includes, when the physical power supply condition is satisfied and the user desired condition is not satisfied, prohibiting the road power reception, or reducing the power reception amount by the road power reception compared to when the user desired condition is satisfied. A control method for an electric vehicle.

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