ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,545,136, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. (Toyota, Japan).
"Vehicle" was invented by Yusuke Shimogaki (Nagoya, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle that supports rapid charge and normal charge and discharge includes an electrical load, a first power line, a second power line, a third power line, a first relay, a second relay, a first current sensor, a second current sensor, and an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit of the vehicle is configured to measure a current using a detection value from the second current sensor with the first relay controlled to an open state and with the second re...