Patent attributes
An electric vehicle including: a battery configured to store electric power; a motor electrically connected to the battery through a first wire; an external port connected to a second wire branched from the first wire, the external port being used for input/output of electric power from/to an external device; a converter provided between the external port and the first wire on the second wire; an electric generator provided on a third wire bypassing the converter from the second wire; a first switch provided on the third wire on the external port side relative to the electric generator; and a second switch provided on the third wire on an opposite side of the first switch relative to the electric generator. A method of controlling the electric vehicle, wherein in a case in which electric power generated by the electric generator is supplied to the external device, the first switch is turned OFF and the second switch is turned ON such that the electric power generated by the electric generator is supplied to the external device through the converter.
