CHARGER AND CHARGING DEVICE FOR CHARGING ELECTRIC VEHICLE

摘要

Provided is a charger for charging an electric vehicle, said charger being provided with the following: a first communication unit that exchanges control data with the electric vehicle to be charged, said control data being used to control charging; a charging circuit unit that supplies a pulsating charging current to a rechargeable battery on board the electric vehicle; and a control circuit unit that, on the basis of the aforementioned control data, controls the current provided by the charging circuit unit. The first communication unit acquires the aforementioned control data from the electric vehicle before charging is started, said control data including at least an upper limit on the charging current, and on the basis of said control data, the control circuit unit controls the charging current so as to not exceed said upper limit.