CHARGING/DISCHARGING APPARATUS AND CHARGING/DISCHARGING METHOD
First Claim
1. A charging/discharging apparatus, comprising:
- a receiving unit for receiving price information of electricity depending on time of day from a central server,a first input unit for inputting electricity price to charge a battery;
a second input unit for inputting electricity price to discharge the battery; and
a charging/discharging unit for charging the battery when the price information of electricity received is equal to or less than the electricity price inputted through the first input unit and discharging the battery when the price information of electricity received is equal to or higher than the electricity price inputted through the second input unit.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a charging/discharging apparatus and charging/discharging method. According to the present disclosure, a user can suitably control a battery charging/discharging under a price changing system in which electricity price varies depending on time of day. To do this, after the user input a charging reference price and a discharging reference price, the battery is charged when electricity price supplied from a power company is equal to or less than the charging reference price and discharged when the electricity price is equal to or higher than the discharging reference price. A charging/discharging schedule of the battery can be determined using various charging/discharging conditions, other than the charging reference price and discharging reference price, and especially the charging/discharging schedule can be controlled such that the user can make the most profit.
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20 Claims
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1. A charging/discharging apparatus, comprising:
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a receiving unit for receiving price information of electricity depending on time of day from a central server, a first input unit for inputting electricity price to charge a battery; a second input unit for inputting electricity price to discharge the battery; and a charging/discharging unit for charging the battery when the price information of electricity received is equal to or less than the electricity price inputted through the first input unit and discharging the battery when the price information of electricity received is equal to or higher than the electricity price inputted through the second input unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A charging/discharging method, comprising:
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receiving price information of electricity depending on time of day from a central server at a receiving step; inputting electricity price to charge a battery at a first input step; inputting electricity price to discharge the battery at a second input step; and charging the battery when the price information of electricity received is equal to or less than the electricity price inputted at the first input step and discharging the battery when the price information of electricity received is equal to or higher than the electricity price inputted at the second input step, at a charging/discharging step. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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