ELECTRIC POWER MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD
First Claim
1. An electric power management apparatus for controlling electric power of at least one home appliance using at least one rechargeable battery, the apparatus comprising:
- an analysis unit configured to analyze a charge residue of the rechargeable battery;
a first generating unit configured to generate a control schedule used to control the electric power of the home appliance in accordance with the charge residue; and
a second generating unit configured to generate a charge/discharge schedule used to control charge and discharge of the rechargeable battery in accordance with the charge residue.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
According to one embodiment, an electric power management apparatus is for controlling electric power of at least one home appliance using at least one rechargeable battery. The apparatus includes an analysis unit, a first generating unit, and a second generating unit. The analysis unit analyzes a charge residue of the rechargeable battery. The first generating unit generates a control schedule used to control the electric power of the home appliance in accordance with the charge residue. The second generating unit generates a charge/discharge schedule used to control charge and discharge of the rechargeable battery in accordance with the charge residue.
-
Citations
15 Claims
-
1. An electric power management apparatus for controlling electric power of at least one home appliance using at least one rechargeable battery, the apparatus comprising:
-
an analysis unit configured to analyze a charge residue of the rechargeable battery; a first generating unit configured to generate a control schedule used to control the electric power of the home appliance in accordance with the charge residue; and a second generating unit configured to generate a charge/discharge schedule used to control charge and discharge of the rechargeable battery in accordance with the charge residue. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 13, 14)
-
-
8. An electric power management method for controlling electric power of at least one home appliance using at least one rechargeable battery, the method comprising:
-
analyzing a charge residue of the rechargeable battery; generating a control schedule used to control the electric power of the home appliance in accordance with the charge residue; and generating a charge/discharge schedule used to control charge and discharge of the rechargeable battery in accordance with the charge residue. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
-
-
15. An electric power management system comprising:
-
at least one home appliance; at least one rechargeable battery; and an electric power management unit, wherein the electric power management unit comprises; an analysis unit configured to analyze a charge residue of the rechargeable battery; a first generating unit configured to generate a control schedule used to control the electric power of the home appliance in accordance with the charge residue; and a second generating unit configured to generate a charge/discharge schedule used to control charge and discharge of the rechargeable battery in accordance with the charge residue.
-
Specification