DC POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM AND OUTPUT CONTROL METHOD
First Claim
1. A DC power supply system comprising:
- a DC load whose power consumption varies;
a rectifying unit that rectifies and converts AC power into DC power;
a secondary battery to be charged upon receiving the DC power supplied from said rectifying unit;
an output suppression time zone setting unit that sets an output suppression time zone defined as a desired time zone;
a threshold storage unit that stores, as a threshold, suppliable power per unit time from said secondary battery to said DC load during the output suppression time zone;
a power consumption measuring unit that measures a current power consumption of said DC load;
an output control unit that, during the output suppression time zone, compares the threshold with the current power consumption of said DC load measured by said power consumption measuring unit, if the current power consumption of said DC load is not more than the threshold, stops power supply from said rectifying unit to said DC load and covers the power consumption only by power accumulated in said secondary battery, and if the current power consumption of said DC load is more than the threshold, covers the power consumption up to the threshold by the power accumulated in said secondary battery and covers the power consumption more than the threshold by power from said rectifying unit.
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Abstract
Suppliable power per unit time from a secondary battery (4) to a DC communication device load (3) during an output suppression time zone (TS) is stored in a memory (2B) as a threshold (W1). A current power consumption (W2) of the DC communication device load (3) is measured. An output control unit (2D) is provided with a function of, during the output suppression time zone (TS), comparing the current power consumption (W2) of the DC communication device load (3) with the threshold (W1) in the memory (2B), if W2≦W1, stopping power supply from a rectifying unit (2-1) to the DC communication device load (3) and covering the power consumption (W2) only by power accumulated in the secondary battery (4), and if W2>W1, covering the power consumption up to the threshold (W1) by the power accumulated in the secondary battery (4) and covering the power consumption more than the threshold (W1) by power from the rectifying unit (2-1).
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8 Claims
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1. A DC power supply system comprising:
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a DC load whose power consumption varies; a rectifying unit that rectifies and converts AC power into DC power; a secondary battery to be charged upon receiving the DC power supplied from said rectifying unit; an output suppression time zone setting unit that sets an output suppression time zone defined as a desired time zone; a threshold storage unit that stores, as a threshold, suppliable power per unit time from said secondary battery to said DC load during the output suppression time zone; a power consumption measuring unit that measures a current power consumption of said DC load; an output control unit that, during the output suppression time zone, compares the threshold with the current power consumption of said DC load measured by said power consumption measuring unit, if the current power consumption of said DC load is not more than the threshold, stops power supply from said rectifying unit to said DC load and covers the power consumption only by power accumulated in said secondary battery, and if the current power consumption of said DC load is more than the threshold, covers the power consumption up to the threshold by the power accumulated in said secondary battery and covers the power consumption more than the threshold by power from said rectifying unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An output control method applied to a DC power supply system including:
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a DC load whose power consumption varies; a rectifying unit that rectifies and converts AC power into DC power; and a secondary battery to be charged upon receiving the DC power supplied from the rectifying unit, comprising; the output control step of comparing a stored threshold with a power consumption of the DC load, if the power consumption of the DC load is not more than the threshold, stopping power supply from the rectifying unit to the DC load and covering the power consumption only by power accumulated in the secondary battery, and if the power consumption of the DC load is more than the threshold, covering the power consumption up to the threshold by the power accumulated in the secondary battery and covering the power consumption more than the threshold by power from the rectifying unit. - View Dependent Claims (7)
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8. A DC power supply system comprising:
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a DC load whose power consumption varies; a rectifying unit that rectifies and converts AC power into DC power; a secondary battery to be charged upon receiving the DC power supplied from said rectifying unit; output suppression time zone setting means for setting an output suppression time zone defined as a desired time zone; threshold storage means for storing, as a threshold, suppliable power per unit time from said secondary battery to said DC load during the output suppression time zone; power consumption measuring means for measuring a current power consumption of said DC load; output control means for, during the output suppression time zone, comparing the threshold with the current power consumption of said DC load measured by said power consumption measuring means, if the current power consumption of said DC load is not more than the threshold, stopping power supply from said rectifying unit to said DC load and covering the power consumption only by power accumulated in said secondary battery, and if the current power consumption of said DC load is more than the threshold, covering the power consumption up to the threshold by the power accumulated in said secondary battery and covering the power consumption more than the threshold by power from said rectifying unit.
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