CHARGING/DISCHARGING SUPPORT DEVICE
First Claim
1. A charging/discharging support device for assisting in charging or discharging a battery of a plug-in electric vehicle in a charging/discharging parking space by charging/discharging means for at least charging the battery of the plug-in electric vehicle out of charging and discharging, the charging/discharging means being provided in the charging/discharging parking space, the charging/discharging parking space being provided at a facility including a parking lot for parking a plurality of vehicles, the charging/discharging support device comprising:
- congestion information obtaining means for obtaining congestion information that indicates a congestion situation inside the facility or around the facility;
charging/discharging-related information changing means for changing information about the charging or discharging of the battery by the charging/discharging means, depending on the congestion situation that is indicated by the congestion information obtained by the congestion information obtaining means; and
presenting means for presenting to a user of the plug-in electric vehicle the information about the charging or discharging of the battery by the charging/discharging means that has been changed by the charging/discharging-related information changing means.
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Abstract
A charging/discharging support center provides normal power sales/purchase price information, including a power purchase price of power purchased to charge a battery of a vehicle and a power sales price of power discharged from the battery for sale, depending on whether it is busy hours during which a large-scale store is crowded or slow hours during which the large-scale store is not crowded, based on the past record. When the traffic volume in the surrounding area of the large-scale store is predicted to increase, the charging/discharging support center changes the power sales/purchase price information and provides, to a user of the vehicle, power sales/purchase price information in which the power purchase price of power purchased to charge the battery at the store is increased and set high, whereas the power sales price of power discharged from the battery for sale is reduced and set cheap.
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1. A charging/discharging support device for assisting in charging or discharging a battery of a plug-in electric vehicle in a charging/discharging parking space by charging/discharging means for at least charging the battery of the plug-in electric vehicle out of charging and discharging, the charging/discharging means being provided in the charging/discharging parking space, the charging/discharging parking space being provided at a facility including a parking lot for parking a plurality of vehicles, the charging/discharging support device comprising:
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congestion information obtaining means for obtaining congestion information that indicates a congestion situation inside the facility or around the facility; charging/discharging-related information changing means for changing information about the charging or discharging of the battery by the charging/discharging means, depending on the congestion situation that is indicated by the congestion information obtained by the congestion information obtaining means; and presenting means for presenting to a user of the plug-in electric vehicle the information about the charging or discharging of the battery by the charging/discharging means that has been changed by the charging/discharging-related information changing means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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