Vehicle control system

Abstract

To provide a control device of a vehicle capable of suppressing lowering of a power generation amount or a power generation efficiency of a solar battery which is disposed along a window glass for light shielding in a vehicle compartment.SOLUTION: A control device of a vehicle Ve includes a cleaning mechanism 3 that cleans an outer surface of a window glass 2, and a solar battery module 1 that can generate power when irradiated with solar light and has flexibility, and is configured to be able to develop the solar battery module 1 along an inner surface of the window glass 2 and store the solar battery module 1. The control device includes a controller 4 that controls development and storage of the solar battery module 1 and the cleaning mechanism. The controller 4 includes: a development determination unit 12 that determines to develop the solar battery module 1; and a cleaning mechanism control unit 14 that activates the cleaning mechanism 3 to clean the outer surface of the window glass 2 when it is determined to develop the solar battery module 1.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Claims

1. Window glass and, A cleaning mechanism for cleaning the outer surface of the aforementioned window glass, It comprises a flexible solar cell module that can generate electricity when exposed to sunlight, A vehicle control device capable of deploying the solar cell module along the inner surface of the window glass and storing the solar cell module outside the inner surface of the window glass, The system includes a controller that controls the deployment and storage of the solar cell module and the cleaning mechanism, The aforementioned controller, A deployment determination unit that determines whether the solar cell module should be deployed along the inner surface of the window glass, The system includes a cleaning mechanism control unit that activates the cleaning mechanism to clean the outer surface of the window glass when the deployment determination unit determines that the solar cell module should be deployed. A vehicle control device characterized by the following features.

2. A vehicle control device according to claim 1, The solar cell module further includes a detector for detecting the amount of electricity generated, The controller further includes a power generation amount detection unit that detects when the amount of power generated by the solar cell module is lower than a predetermined value. The cleaning mechanism control unit is configured to activate the cleaning mechanism to clean the outer surface of the window glass when the power generation amount detection unit detects that the power generation amount is lower than a predetermined value. A vehicle control device characterized by the following features.

3. A vehicle control device according to claim 2, The predetermined value mentioned above is a value set based on the decrease in the amount of power generated, which is the difference between the amount of power generated when the solar cell module is deployed and power generation begins and the current amount of power generated. A vehicle control device characterized by the following features.

4. A vehicle control device according to claim 2, The predetermined value is a threshold value set based on the amount of solar radiation irradiated onto the solar cell module and predetermined specifications of the solar cell module. A vehicle control device characterized by the following features.

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