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Power control apparatus, power control system, and control method

  • US 9,921,597 B2
  • Filed: 12/10/2012
  • Issued: 03/20/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/09/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A power control apparatus connecting to equipment provided in a consumer through a communication network and controlling the equipment, the power control apparatus comprising:

  • a transmission unit that transmits control information for controlling the equipment to the equipment in each predetermined cycle; and

    a control unit that controls a transmission of the control information,wherein the control unit is configured to make the transmission unit retransmit the control information to the equipment when a response period from a transmission of the control information, which is from the transmission unit to the control unit, to a reception of response information corresponding to the control information is longer than a timeout period which is set to be a shorter period than the predetermined cycle,wherein the control unit is configured to change the timeout period by controlling a retransmission possible frequency of the control information, within a period of the predetermined cycle from the transmission of the control information from the transmission unit to the equipment, andwherein the timeout period is configured to be a period obtained by dividing the period of the predetermined cycle by a number obtained by adding one to the retransmission possible frequency of the control information.

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