CHARGING APPARATUS

A charging apparatus installed at a bottom of a hollow in a ground and configured to charge a power storage device mounted on a vehicle includes a movable unit, an ascending and descending device, and a control device. The movable unit includes a connection device connectable to the power storage device. The ascending and descending device causes the movable unit to ascend or descend between a first state and a second state. The control device controls the ascending and descending device to set the movable unit into the first state when a current time is within a first time frame. The control device controls the ascending and descending device to set the movable unit into the second state when the current time is within a second time frame different from the first time frame.