Power control system and electric device
First Claim
1. A power control system configured to control electric appliances to consume a power generated by a self-generated electrical power facility using a natural energy, comprising:
- a surplus power detection unit for detecting a surplus power generated by the self-generated electrical power facility; and
an appliance control unit for controlling operations of the electric appliances,wherein the appliance control unit performs a control such that when the surplus power detection unit detects the surplus power, one or more of the electric appliances respectively execute predetermined operations and consume the surplus power,wherein the power control system further comprises a surplus power prediction unit for predicting a time at which the surplus power is generated and an amount of the surplus power, based on an amount of a power generated by the self-generated electrical power facility and a demand for the power, andwherein the appliance control unit activates said one or more of the electric appliances according to a time taken to activate each of said one or more of the electric appliances based on the time at which the surplus power is generated and the amount of the surplus power predicted by the surplus power prediction unit.
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Abstract
A power control system controls electric devices so as to consume a power generated by a self-generated power facility using a natural energy, which is provided with a surplus power detection unit that detects the surplus portion of power generated by the self-generated power facility, and a device control unit that controls the operation of a plurality of electric devices. When the surplus power detection unit detects the surplus power, the device control unit controls one or more of a plurality of electric devices to perform predetermined operations so as to consume the surplus power.
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1. A power control system configured to control electric appliances to consume a power generated by a self-generated electrical power facility using a natural energy, comprising:
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a surplus power detection unit for detecting a surplus power generated by the self-generated electrical power facility; and an appliance control unit for controlling operations of the electric appliances, wherein the appliance control unit performs a control such that when the surplus power detection unit detects the surplus power, one or more of the electric appliances respectively execute predetermined operations and consume the surplus power, wherein the power control system further comprises a surplus power prediction unit for predicting a time at which the surplus power is generated and an amount of the surplus power, based on an amount of a power generated by the self-generated electrical power facility and a demand for the power, and wherein the appliance control unit activates said one or more of the electric appliances according to a time taken to activate each of said one or more of the electric appliances based on the time at which the surplus power is generated and the amount of the surplus power predicted by the surplus power prediction unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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