An electronic Control Unit (ECU) executes a program including a step of calculating a first charging current value in accordance with the state of a battery pack; a step of calculating a second charging current value in accordance with the current capacity of a charging cable coupling a hybrid vehic
An electronic Control Unit (ECU) executes a program including a step of calculating a first charging current value in accordance with the state of a battery pack; a step of calculating a second charging current value in accordance with the current capacity of a charging cable coupling a hybrid vehicle and an external power supply to output a pilot signal CPLT indicating the current capacity; a step of setting the smaller one of the first charging current value and the second charging current value as a third charging current value; and a step of controlling a charger such that the output current value of the charger connected to the charging cable for controlling a value of a current supplied to the battery pack is equal to the third charging current value, for charging the battery pack.
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1. A vehicle having a power storage mechanism that stores electric power supplied from an external power supply through a coupling unit that outputs a signal indicating a value of a current which can be supplied, said vehicle comprising: a charger configured to be connected to said coupling unit and
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A vehicle having a power storage mechanism that stores electric power supplied from an external power supply through a coupling unit that outputs a signal indicating a value of a current which can be supplied, said vehicle comprising: a charger configured to be connected to said coupling unit and to supply a current to said power storage mechanism; anda control unit configured to control the charger and: calculate a first charging current value in accordance with a state of said power storage mechanism,calculate a second charging current value in accordance with the value of the current which can be supplied by said coupling unit,calculate a third charging current value by setting a smaller one of said first charging current value and said second charging current value as said third charging current value;set the current to be supplied by the charger to said power storage mechanism equal to the third charging current value; andcorrect the third charging current value during charging based on said first charging current value and said second charging current value. 2. The vehicle according to claim 1, wherein said control unit is configured to limit said third charging current value to a threshold value or less. 3. The vehicle according to claim 1, wherein said control unit is configured to limit said third charging current value to a threshold value or more. 4. The vehicle according to claim 1, wherein said control unit is configured to correct said third charging current value to be decreased. 5. The vehicle according to claim 4, wherein, in a case where a value of a current supplied from said power supply is greater than the value of the current which can be supplied by said coupling unit, said control unit corrects said third charging current value to be decreased. 6. The vehicle according to claim 4, further comprising a voltage sensor that detects a voltage of said power supply within said vehicle, wherein in a case where the detected voltage is less than a predetermined voltage, said control unit corrects said third charging current value to be decreased. 7. The vehicle according to claim 4, wherein, in a case where an correction amount of said third charging current value is greater than a threshold value, said control unit stops charging said power storage mechanism. 8. The vehicle according to claim 1, wherein said control unit is configured to correct said third charging current value to be increased. 9. The vehicle according to claim 8, wherein, in a case where a value of a current supplied from said power supply is less than the value of the current which can be supplied by said coupling unit, said control unit corrects said third charging current value to be increased. 10. A method of charging a vehicle having a power storage mechanism that stores electric power supplied from an external power supply through a coupling unit that outputs a signal indicating a value of a current which can be supplied, said method comprising the steps of: calculating a first charging current value in accordance with a state of said power storage mechanism;calculating a second charging current value in accordance with the value of the current which can be supplied by said coupling unit;calculating a third charging current value by setting a smaller one of said first charging current value and said second charging current value as said third charging current value;setting the current to be supplied by the charger to said power storage mechanism equal to the third charging current value; andcorrecting the third charging current value during charging based on said first charging current value and said second charging current value. 11. The method of charging a vehicle according to claim 10, further comprising the step of limiting said third charging current value to a threshold value or less. 12. The method of charging a vehicle according to claim 10, further comprising the step of limiting said third charging current value to a threshold value or more. 13. The method of charging a vehicle according to claim 10, wherein said step of correcting said third charging current value includes the step of correcting said third charging current value to be decreased. 14. The method of charging a vehicle according to claim 13, wherein said step of correcting said third charging current value to be decreased includes the step of, in a case where a value of a current supplied from said power supply is greater than the value of the current which can be supplied by said coupling unit, correcting said third charging current value to be decreased. 15. The method of charging a vehicle according to claim 13, further comprising the step of detecting a voltage of said power supply, wherein said step of correcting said third charging current value to be decreased includes the step of, in a case where the detected voltage is less than a predetermined voltage, correcting said third charging current value to be decreased. 16. The method of charging a vehicle according to claim 13, further comprising the step of, in a case where a correction amount of said third charging current value is greater than a threshold value, stopping charging said power storage mechanism. 17. The method of charging a vehicle according to claim 10, wherein said step of correcting said third charging current value includes the step of correcting said third charging current value to be increased. 18. The method of charging a vehicle according to claim 17, wherein said step of correcting said third charging current value to be increased includes the step of, in a case where a value of a current supplied from said power supply is less than the value of the current which can be supplied by said coupling unit, correcting said third charging current value to be increased. 19. A vehicle having a power storage mechanism that stores electric power supplied from an external power supply through a coupling unit that outputs a signal indicating a value of a current which can be supplied, said vehicle comprising: a charger that is configured to be connected to said coupling unit to supply a current to said power storage mechanism;means for calculating a first charging current value in accordance with a state of said power storage mechanism;means for calculating a second charging current value in accordance with the value of the current which can be supplied by said coupling unit;means for calculating a third charging current value by setting a smaller one of said first charging current value and said second charging current value as said third charging current value;means for setting the current to be supplied by the charger to said power storage mechanism equal to the third charging current value; andmeans for correcting the third charging current value during charging based on said first charging current value and said second charging current value. 20. The vehicle according to claim 19, further comprising means for limiting said third charging current value to a threshold value or less. 21. The vehicle according to claim 19, further comprising means for limiting said third charging current value to a threshold value or more. 22. The vehicle according to claim 19, wherein said correction means includes means for correcting said third charging current value to be decreased. 23. The vehicle according to claim 22, wherein said correction means includes means for correcting said third charging current value to be decreased, in a case where a value of a current supplied from said power supply is greater than the value of the current which can be supplied by said coupling unit. 24. The vehicle according to claim 22, further comprising means for detecting a voltage of said power supply within said vehicle, wherein said correction means includes means for correcting said third charging current value to be decreased, in a case where the detected voltage is less than a predetermined voltage. 25. The vehicle according to claim 22, further comprising means for stopping charging said power storage mechanism, in a case where a correction amount of said third charging current value is greater than a threshold value. 26. The vehicle according to claim 19, wherein said correction means includes means for correcting said third charging current value to be increased. 27. The vehicle according to claim 26, wherein said correction means includes means for correcting said third charging current value to be increased, in a case where a value of a current supplied from said power supply is less than the value of the current which can be supplied by said coupling unit.
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