Energy management controller, energy management system, charge/discharge control method and program
First Claim
1. An energy management controller configured to be installed in a home, the energy management controller comprising:
- a charge/discharge controller configured to, in accordance with a current operation mode having an operation right among a plurality of operation modes, control charging and discharging of a storage battery through a power conditioning system that charges and discharges the storage battery, the storage battery being installed in an electric vehicle; and
an operation right granter configured to perform a processing, at a predetermined cycle, of determining a next operation mode to which the operation right is to be granted next among the plurality of operation modes based on a transition condition that indicates a condition under which the operation right transfers among the plurality of operation modes to one another, and granting the operation right to the next operation mode determined by the operation right granter, whereinthe plurality of operation modes comprises a plan operation mode, a calendar operation mode, and a manual operation mode,under the plan operation mode, charging and discharging of the storage battery are controlled based on a charge/discharge plan preliminarily set by a user among a plurality of charge/discharge plans,under the calendar operation mode, charging and discharging of the storage battery are controlled based on an event and a start time of the event that are pre-recorded by the user using a calendar recording function, andunder the manual operation mode, charging and discharging of the storage battery are controlled by an operation by the user for commanding starting or stopping of the charging of the storage battery or starting or stopping of the discharging of the storage battery.
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Abstract
An energy management system includes an energy management controller and a power conditioning system that charges and discharges a storage battery installed in an electric vehicle. The energy management controller includes: a charge/discharge controller that is configured to, in accordance with an operation mode having an operation right among a plurality of operation modes, control charging and discharging of the storage battery through the power conditioning system; and an operation right granter that is configured to determine an operation mode to which the operation right is to be granted next based on a predetermined transition condition, and to grant the operation right to the operation mode determined thereby.
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1. An energy management controller configured to be installed in a home, the energy management controller comprising:
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a charge/discharge controller configured to, in accordance with a current operation mode having an operation right among a plurality of operation modes, control charging and discharging of a storage battery through a power conditioning system that charges and discharges the storage battery, the storage battery being installed in an electric vehicle; and an operation right granter configured to perform a processing, at a predetermined cycle, of determining a next operation mode to which the operation right is to be granted next among the plurality of operation modes based on a transition condition that indicates a condition under which the operation right transfers among the plurality of operation modes to one another, and granting the operation right to the next operation mode determined by the operation right granter, wherein the plurality of operation modes comprises a plan operation mode, a calendar operation mode, and a manual operation mode, under the plan operation mode, charging and discharging of the storage battery are controlled based on a charge/discharge plan preliminarily set by a user among a plurality of charge/discharge plans, under the calendar operation mode, charging and discharging of the storage battery are controlled based on an event and a start time of the event that are pre-recorded by the user using a calendar recording function, and under the manual operation mode, charging and discharging of the storage battery are controlled by an operation by the user for commanding starting or stopping of the charging of the storage battery or starting or stopping of the discharging of the storage battery. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 13)
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5. An energy management controller configured to be installed in a home for control of charging and discharging of a storage battery through a power conditioning system that charges and discharges the storage battery, the storage battery being installed in an electric vehicle, the energy management controller comprising:
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a charge/discharge controller configured to perform a processing, at a predetermined cycle, of granting an operation right to one operation mode based on a transition condition that indicates a condition under which the operation right transfers among a plurality of operation modes to one another, and control charging and discharging of the storage battery through the power conditioning system in accordance with the operation mode to which the operation right is granted, wherein the plurality of operation modes comprises a plan operation mode, a calendar operation mode, and a manual operation mode, under the plan operation mode, charging and discharging of the storage battery are controlled based on a charge/discharge plan preliminarily set by a user among a plurality of charge/discharge plans, under the calendar operation mode, charging and discharging of the storage battery are controlled based on an event and a start time of the event that are pre-recorded by the user using a calendar recording function, and under the manual operation mode, charging and discharging of the storage battery are controlled by an operation by the user for commanding starting or stopping of the charging of the storage battery or starting or stopping of the discharging of the storage battery, and the charge/discharge controller is further configured to control charging and discharging of the storage battery in accordance with the calendar operation mode; when the electric vehicle and the power conditioning system are not interconnected, and a current time is within a charge time period of the storage battery in the calendar operation mode;
orupon the current time reaching a charge start time of the storage battery in the calendar operation mode. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 14)
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8. An energy management system, comprising:
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an energy management controller configured to be installed in a home; and a power conditioning system configured to charge and discharge a storage battery installed in an electric vehicle, wherein the energy management controller comprises; a charge/discharge controller configured to, in accordance with a current operation mode having an operation right among a plurality of operation modes, control charging and discharging of the storage battery through the power conditioning system; and an operation right granter configured to perform a processing, at a predetermined cycle, of determining a next operation mode to which the operation right is to be granted next among the plurality of operation modes based on a transition condition that indicates a condition under which the operation right transfers among the plurality of operation modes to one another, and granting the operation right to the next operation mode determined by the operation right granter, wherein the plurality of operation modes comprises a plan operation mode, a calendar operation mode, and a manual operation mode, under the plan operation mode, charging and discharging of the storage battery are controlled based on a charge/discharge plan preliminarily set by a user among a plurality of charge/discharge plans, under the calendar operation mode, charging and discharging of the storage battery are controlled based on an event and a start time of the event that are pre-recorded by the user using a calendar recording function, and under the manual operation mode, charging and discharging of the storage battery are controlled by an operation by the user for commanding starting or stopping of the charging of the storage battery or starting or stopping of the discharging of the storage battery. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 15)
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11. A charging and discharging control method comprising:
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based on a transition condition that indicates a condition under which an operation right transfers among a plurality of operation modes to one another, performing a processing, at a predetermined cycle, of determining, by an energy management controller configured to be installed in a home, a next operation mode to be next granted the operation right among the plurality of operation modes, and granting the operation right to the next operation mode determined by the energy management controller; and based on the operation mode having the operation right, controlling, by the energy management controller, charging and discharging of a storage battery through a power conditioning system that charges and discharges of the storage battery, the storage battery being installed in an electric vehicle, wherein the plurality of operation modes comprises a plan operation mode, a calendar operation mode, and a manual operation mode, under the plan operation mode, charging and discharging of the storage battery are controlled based on a charge/discharge plan preliminarily set by a user among a plurality of charge/discharge plans, under the calendar operation mode, charging and discharging of the storage battery are controlled based on an event and a start time of the event that are pre-recorded by the user using a calendar recording function, and under the manual operation mode, charging and discharging of the storage battery are controlled by an operation by the user for commanding starting or stopping of the charging of the storage battery or starting or stopping of the discharging of the storage battery. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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12. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium recording a program to cause a computer, configured to be installed in a home, to function as:
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a charge/discharge controller configured to, in accordance with a current operation mode having an operation right among a plurality of operation modes, control charging and discharging of a storage battery through a power conditioning system that charges and discharges the storage battery, the storage battery being installed in an electric vehicle; and an operation right granter configured to perform a processing, at a predetermined cycle, of determining a next operation mode to which the operation right is to be granted next among the plurality of operation modes based on a transition condition that indicates a condition under which the operation right transfers among the plurality of operation modes to one another, and granting the operation right to the next operation mode determined by the operation right granter, wherein the plurality of operation modes comprises a plan operation mode, a calendar operation mode, and a manual operation mode, under the plan operation mode, charging and discharging of the storage battery are controlled based on a charge/discharge plan preliminarily set by a user among a plurality of charge/discharge plans, under the calendar operation mode, charging and discharging of the storage battery are controlled based on an event and a start time of the event that are pre-recorded by the user using a calendar recording function, and under the manual operation mode, charging and discharging of the storage battery are controlled by an operation by the user for commanding starting or stopping of the charging of the storage battery or starting or stopping of the discharging of the storage battery. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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