MANAGEMENT DEVICE, MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD FOR MANAGEMENT DEVICE, AND CONTROL PROGRAM
First Claim
1. A management device configured to manage a power generator and an electrical appliance, the management device comprising:
- a potential usable power calculator configured to compute a measurement value or an estimated value for a potential usable power which is the amount of power available when the power consumption of the electrical appliance and a potential feed-in amount that can be sold are excluded from the power output from the power generator;
a planned usage determination unit configured to identify a planned usage time that a user of a designated appliance plans to use the designated appliance;
an effective time determination unit configured to identify a continuous effective time when a physical quantity representing a state that changes due to the designated appliance using the potential usable power is within a range that is effective for a user of said designated appliance; and
a scheduler configured to create an operation schedule indicating at least an operation start time for the designated appliance on the basis of the planned usage time and the continuous effective time.
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Abstract
A management device includes a potential usable power calculator that computes a measurement value or an estimated value for a potential usable power which is the amount of power available when the power consumption of an electrical appliance and a potential feed-in amount that can be sold are excluded from the power output from the solar power device; a planned usage determination unit that identifies a planned usage time that a user plans to use a designated appliance; an effective time determination unit that identifies a continuous effective time when a physical quantity representing a state that changes due to the designated appliance using the potential usable power is within a range that is effective for a user; and a scheduler that creates an operation schedule indicating at least an operation start time for the designated appliance on the basis of the planned usage time and the continuous effective time.
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1. A management device configured to manage a power generator and an electrical appliance, the management device comprising:
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a potential usable power calculator configured to compute a measurement value or an estimated value for a potential usable power which is the amount of power available when the power consumption of the electrical appliance and a potential feed-in amount that can be sold are excluded from the power output from the power generator; a planned usage determination unit configured to identify a planned usage time that a user of a designated appliance plans to use the designated appliance; an effective time determination unit configured to identify a continuous effective time when a physical quantity representing a state that changes due to the designated appliance using the potential usable power is within a range that is effective for a user of said designated appliance; and a scheduler configured to create an operation schedule indicating at least an operation start time for the designated appliance on the basis of the planned usage time and the continuous effective time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17)
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16. A control method for a management device configured to manage a power generator and an electrical appliance, the control method comprising:
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computing a measurement value or an estimated value for a potential usable power which is the amount of power available when the power consumption of the electrical appliance and a potential feed-in amount that can be sold are excluded from the power output from the power generator; identifying a planned usage time that a user of a designated appliance plans to use the designated appliance; identifying a continuous effective time when a physical quantity representing a state that changes due to the designated appliance using the potential usable power is within a range that is effective for a user of said designated appliance; and creating an operation schedule indicating at least an operation start time for the designated appliance on the basis of the planned usage time and the continuous effective time.
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