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POWER CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR CONTROLLING POWER CONTROL SYSTEM

  • US 20110270456A1
  • Filed: 01/06/2010
  • Published: 11/03/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/06/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A power control system comprising:

  • a home appliance connected wirelessly or via cable through a communication network section, or an adapter connected between a commercial power supply and the home appliance; and

    a power control device,wherein the home appliance or the adapter comprises;

    a power detecting section configured to measure or obtain power consumption of the home appliance or power consumption of a device connected to the adapter,wherein the power control device comprises;

    a current detecting section configured to detect a current flowing through one or more electrical systems of the commercial power supply;

    a voltage detecting section configured to detect a voltage of the commercial power supply;

    a power calculating section configured to calculate electric power from detection information of the current detecting section and the voltage detecting section;

    a transceiver section configured to communicate with the home appliance or the adapter connected between the commercial power supply and the home appliance;

    an upper limit setting section configured to set an upper limit of a current flowing through the current detecting section;

    a priority setting section configured to set a use priority of the home appliance or the adapter; and

    a power control instructing section configured to output alarm notification or a power control instruction to the home appliance or the adapter when it is detected that the current flowing through the current detecting section is equal to or larger than a current value set by the upper limit setting section,wherein when the home appliance or the device connected to the adapter is operated, an inquiry about whether the home appliance or the device is usable is transmitted to the power control device, and an operation of the home appliance or the device connected to the adapter is controlled according to the inquiry result, andwherein the power control device outputs a power control instruction to a device which has a lower priority set by the priority setting section than the device which has transmitted the inquiry, based on a content of the inquiry and the detection information of the current detecting section as necessary.

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