ELECTRICAL CHARGE AND DISCHARGE SYSTEM, METHOD OF CONTROLLING ELECTRICAL CHARGE AND DISCHARGE OF A BATTERY, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM

• US 20120229093A1
• Filed: 03/20/2012
• Published: 09/13/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 01/20/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sanyo Electric Company Limited (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Sanyo Electric Company Limited (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: SAKAI, Souichi
• Application Number:
  US13/425,106
• Publication Number:
  US 20120229093A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 320/134
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2300/26 involving maximum power point tracking control for photovoltaic sources
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 3/381 Dispersed generators
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/35 with light sensitive cells
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 10/56 Power conversion systems, e.g. maximum power point trackers
• CPC Class Codes: Y02P 90/50 Energy storage in industry with an added climate change mitigation effect

Abstract

This electrical charge and discharge system comprises a battery configured to store electric power generated by a power generator using renewable energy, a power output device configured to output power generated by the power generator and power discharged by the battery and a controller configured to control charge and discharge of the battery and to terminate the charge and discharge control of the battery when determined that a fluctuation in power generated by the power generator is less than a standard in continuity for not less than a first period.

Claims

1. An electrical charge and discharge system, comprising:

a battery configured to store electric power generated by a power generator using renewable energy;

a power output device configured to output power generated by the power generator and power discharged by the battery; and

a controller configured to control charge and discharge of the battery and to terminate the charge and discharge control of the battery when determined that a fluctuation in power generated by the power generator is less than a standard in continuity for not less than a first period.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to determine whether the fluctuation in the power generated by the power generator is less than the standard based on either a difference between target output value to be outputted from the power output device and the power generated by the power generator or fluctuation in the power generated by the power generator.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the controller is further configured to terminate the charge and discharge control of the battery when the difference between the generated power of the power generator and the target output value for the power output device continues to be less than the standard for not less than the first period.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the controller is further configured to acquire power data that is an amount of electric power generated by the power generator, to compute the target output value based on the power data, and to determine the difference between the generated power of the power generator and the target output value for the power output device that are determined at a vicinity of a time of outputting the target output value for the power output device.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the controller is further configured to continue the charge and discharge control of the battery when the difference does not continue to be less than the standard for not less than the first period.

6. The system of claim 4, wherein the controller is further configured to acquire the power data at specific detection time intervals, to compute the target output value at each of the specific detection time intervals, to determine whether the difference is less than the standard at each of the specific detection time intervals, and to determine whether the difference continues to be less than the standard for not less than the first period.

7. The system of claim 4, wherein the controller is further configured to acquire the power data at a specific detection time intervals, and to compute the target output value at each of the specific time intervals,

wherein the power data that are acquired at the vicinity of the time of outputting the target output value for the power output device comprise power data acquired at a detection time corresponding to the outputting of the target output value and a detection time prior or subsequent to the time corresponding to the outputting of the target output value.

8. The system of claim 2, wherein the controller is further configured to acquire fluctuation data that is the fluctuation in the power generated by the power generator, to determine whether the fluctuation is less than the standard based on the fluctuation data, and to terminate the charge and discharge control of the battery when the fluctuation continues to be less than the standard for not less than the first period.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the controller is further configured to acquire power data that is an amount of electric power generated by the power generator at specific detection time intervals, and to compute the fluctuation data based on the difference of the power data acquired at two consecutive times of the detection time intervals.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to acquire fluctuation data that is an fluctuation in the power generated by the power generator, to restart the charge and discharge control of the battery, after terminating the charge and discharge control of the battery, when the fluctuation data exceed a specific control initiating fluctuation amount.

11. An electrical charge and discharge device controlling a battery storing electric power generated by a power generator generating electric power using renewable energy, comprising:

a controller configured to terminate charge and discharge control of the battery when determined that a fluctuation in power generated by the power generator is less than a standard in continuity for not less than a first period.

12. A device of claim 11, wherein the controller is further configured to determine whether the fluctuation in the power generated by the power generator is less than the standard based on either a difference between target output value to be outputted from the power output device and the power generated by the power generator or fluctuation in the power generated by the power generator.

13. A device of claim 11, wherein the controller is further configured to acquire fluctuation data that is the fluctuation in the power generated by the power generator, to determine whether the fluctuation is less than the standard based on the fluctuation data, and to terminate the charge and discharge control of the battery when the fluctuation continues to be less than the standard for not less than the first period.

14. A method of controlling electrical charge and discharge of a battery storing electric power generated by a power generator generating electric power using renewable energy, comprising:

determining a fluctuation in power generated by the power generator; and

terminating a charge and discharge control of the battery when determined that a fluctuation in power generated by the power generator is less than a standard in continuity for not less than a first period.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the charge and discharge control of the battery is terminated when a difference between the power generated by the power generator and target output value to be outputted from the battery and the power generator is less than the standard for not less than the first period.

16. The method of claim 14, wherein the charge and discharge control of the battery is terminated when a fluctuation in the power output of the power generator is less than the standard not less than the first period.

17. A computer-readable recording medium which records a control programs for causing one or more computers to perform the steps comprising:

determining a fluctuation in power generated by a power generator; and

terminating a charge and discharge control of the battery when determined that a fluctuation in power generated by the power generator is less than a standard in continuity for not less than a first period.

18. The computer-readable recording medium of claim 17, wherein in the termination step the charge and discharge control of the battery is terminated when a difference between the power generated by the power generator and target output value to be outputted from the battery and the power generator is less than the standard for not less than the first period.

19. The computer-readable recording medium of claim 17, wherein in the termination step the charge and discharge control of the battery is terminated when a fluctuation in the power output of the power generator is less than the standard not less than the first period.