Power reception apparatus, method for controlling the same, and program
First Claim
1. A power reception apparatus comprising:
- a power reception unit configured to receive electric power from a power transmission apparatus in a wireless manner;
a detection unit configured to detect an instruction for controlling a load unit which operates using the electric power received by the power reception unit;
a determination unit configured to determine whether a change of power consumption of the load unit, which would be caused in a case where the load unit changes an operation in response to the instruction detected by the detection unit, exceeds a threshold value; and
a transmission unit configured to transmit, to the power transmission apparatus, a request for changing an amount of reception power, in a case where the determination unit determines that the change of power consumption of the load unit would exceed the threshold value, before the load unit changes the operation in response to the instruction,wherein, in a case where the determination unit determines that the change of power consumption of the load unit would not exceed the threshold value, the transmission unit does not transmit the request based on a result of a determination by the determination unit.
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Abstract
An object of the present invention is to transmit a request for a setting of power transmission in accordance with change of power consumption to a power transmission apparatus.
A power reception apparatus according to the present invention includes a power reception unit which wirelessly receives electric power from a power transmission apparatus, a detection unit which detects an instruction for controlling a load unit which operates using the electric power received by the power reception unit, and a transmission unit which transmits, to the power transmission apparatus, a request for changing an amount of reception power in accordance with change of an amount of power consumption of the load unit caused when the load unit is operated in response to the instruction detected by the detection unit while the power reception unit receives the electric power, before the load unit is operated in response to the instruction.
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17 Claims
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1. A power reception apparatus comprising:
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a power reception unit configured to receive electric power from a power transmission apparatus in a wireless manner; a detection unit configured to detect an instruction for controlling a load unit which operates using the electric power received by the power reception unit; a determination unit configured to determine whether a change of power consumption of the load unit, which would be caused in a case where the load unit changes an operation in response to the instruction detected by the detection unit, exceeds a threshold value; and a transmission unit configured to transmit, to the power transmission apparatus, a request for changing an amount of reception power, in a case where the determination unit determines that the change of power consumption of the load unit would exceed the threshold value, before the load unit changes the operation in response to the instruction, wherein, in a case where the determination unit determines that the change of power consumption of the load unit would not exceed the threshold value, the transmission unit does not transmit the request based on a result of a determination by the determination unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A power reception apparatus comprising:
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a power reception unit configured to receive electric power from a power transmission apparatus in a wireless manner; a detection unit configured to detect an instruction for controlling a load unit which operates using the electric power received by the power reception unit; a determination unit configured to determine whether a change of power consumption of the load unit, which would be caused in a case where the load unit changes an operation in response to the instruction detected by the detection unit, exceeds a threshold value; and a transmission unit configured to transmit, to the power transmission apparatus, a request for changing an amount of reception power, in a case where the determination unit determines that the change of power consumption of the load unit would exceed the threshold value, before the load unit changes the operation in response to the instruction, wherein different threshold values are set for a case where the power consumption is increased and a case where the power consumption is reduced in accordance with the operation of the load unit based on the instruction.
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16. A method for controlling a power reception apparatus including a power reception unit which receives electric power from a power transmission apparatus in a wireless manner, the method comprising:
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detecting an instruction for controlling a load unit which operates using the electric power received by the power reception unit; determining whether a change of power consumption of the load unit, which would be caused in a case where the load unit changes an operation in response to the detected instruction, exceeds a threshold value; and transmitting, to the power transmission apparatus, a request for changing an amount of reception power, in a case where it is determined that the change of power consumption of the load unit would exceed the threshold value, before the load unit changes the operation in response to the instruction, wherein, in a case where it is determined that the change of power consumption of the load unit would not exceed the threshold value, the request based on a result of a determination is not transmitted.
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17. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program for causing a computer included in a power reception apparatus which comprises a power reception unit configured to receive electric power from a power transmission apparatus in a wireless manner, to execute:
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detecting an instruction for controlling a load unit which operates using the electric power received by a power reception unit; determining whether a change of power consumption of the load unit, which would be caused in a case where the load unit changes an operation in response to the detected instruction, exceeds a threshold value; and transmitting, to the power transmission apparatus, a request for changing an amount of reception power, in a case where, in the determining, it is determined that the change of power consumption of the load unit would exceed the threshold value, before the load unit changes the operation is operated in response to the instruction, wherein, in a case where it is determined that the change of power consumption of the load unit would not exceed the threshold value, the request based on a result of a determination is not transmitted.
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