×

POWER EXCHANGE SYSTEM

  • US 20120086397A1
  • Filed: 10/04/2011
  • Published: 04/12/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/06/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
First Claim
Patent Images

1. A power exchange system for managing an exchange of power between a power supply system of an installation and a battery of a vehicle, the power exchange system comprising:

  • an installation-side charger/discharger provided in the installation;

    a vehicle-side charger/discharger provided in the vehicle and coupled to the installation-side charger/discharger to exchange the power between the power supply system and the battery; and

    a vehicle-side controller provided in the vehicle and configured to receive battery information regarding the battery, the vehicle-side controller having a determination section for determining whether the installation is equipped with an installation-side controller that controls power distribution in the power supply system, the vehicle-side controller further having a setting section for setting one of the installation-side controller and the vehicle-side controller as a power command center based on a result of determination by the determination section, whereinthe power command center commands one of the installation-side charger/discharger and the vehicle-side charger/discharger to charge/discharge the battery based on the battery information and installation-side information regarding the power supply system.

View all claims
  • 1 Assignment
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×