Power supplying device and power receiving device

• US 10,193,350 B2
• Filed: 10/23/2014
• Issued: 01/29/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 11/14/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Tokuda, Yoshiichi, Morita, Tadashi
• Primary Examiner(s): Pham, Ly D
• Application Number:
  US15/031,727
• Publication Number:
  US 20160248261A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,559 Days
• Field of Search: 700297
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 15/02 electric
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 1/00 Circuit arrangements for dc mains or dc distribution networks
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2207/40 adapted for charging from various sources, e.g. AC, DC or multivoltage
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2310/14 The load or loads being home appliances
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 3/14 by switching loads on to, or off from, network, e.g. progressively balanced loading
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 4/00 Circuit arrangements for mains or distribution networks not specified as ac or dc
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/34 Parallel operation in networks using both storage and other dc sources, e.g. providing buffering H02J7/14 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 9/06 with automatic change-over , e.g. UPS systems

Abstract

Provided is a power supplying device including: a reception unit configured to receive, from another device, a request for power supply performed through a direct-current bus line through which DC power flows; a power determination unit configured to determine whether power supply is possible, on the basis of the request for power supply; and a power control unit configured to, when the power determination unit determines that the power supply is possible, preform control to determine presence or absence, and in a case of the absence of the control right, acquire the control right and notify the other device of the acquisition of the control right.

Claims

1. A power supplying device, comprising:

a controller configured to;

receive, from a first device of a plurality of devices, a first request to supply power through a direct-current bus line, wherein DC power flows through the direct-current bus line;

determine, based on the first request, whether the power supplying device is able to supply the power to the first device;

transmit a response to the first device based on the determination that the power supplying device is able to supply the power, wherein the response indicates the power supplying device as a candidate to supply the power;

determine one of a presence or an absence of a right to control the direct-current bus line, wherein the presence of the right to control the direct-current bus line indicates that a second device of the plurality of devices has the right to control the direct-current bus line;

acquire the right to control the direct-current bus line, based on the absence of the right to control;

notify the plurality of devices of the acquisition of the right to control the direct-current bus line; and

control the supply of the power through the direct-current bus line to the first device based on the acquired right to control the direct-current bus line.

2. The power supplying device according to claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to transmit the response to the second device based on the second device having the right to control the direct-current bus line.

3. The power supplying device according to claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to notify the plurality of devices of abandonment of the right to control based on absence of at least one of the plurality of devices that requires the supply of the power through the direct-current bus line.

4. The power supplying device according to claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to:

receive, based on the acquisition of the right to control the direct-current bus line, a second request from a third device of the plurality of devices, wherein the second request is associated with a supply of the power through the direct-current bus line; and

notify the third device of a limitation condition based on the second request,

wherein the limitation condition is associated with the supply of the power through the direct-current bus line.

5. The power supplying device according to claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to determine the power supplying device is able to supply the power to the first device based on a priority of the first device.

6. The power supplying device according to claim 5, wherein the controller is further configured to:

receive, from a third device of the plurality of devices, a new request to supply the power through the direct-current bus line; and

decrease an amount of the power supplied to the first device based on a priority of the third device that is higher than the priority of the first device.

7. The power supplying device according to claim 1, further comprising

a battery configured to store power,

wherein the controller is further configured to determine that the power supplying device is able to supply the power based on an amount of the power stored in the battery.

8. The power supplying device according to claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to determine that the power supplying device is able to supply the power to the first device, based on a past record of the power supplied to the first device.

9. The power supplying device according to claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to control the supply of the power through the direct-current bus line, such that the supply of the power is less than or equal to a power supply limit of the direct-current bus line.

10. The power supplying device according to claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to notify the plurality of devices of the acquisition of the right to control the direct-current bus line before the control of the supply of the power through the direct-current bus line to the first device.