ELECTRICAL CHARGING AND DISCHARGING SYSTEM AND CHARGE AND DISCHARGE CONTROL DEVICE
The electric power generation system has a power generator configured to generate electric power using renewable energy, a battery configured to store electric power generated by the power generator, a detector configured to detect regularly a power data that is the amount of electric power generated by the power generator, a power output means configured to output electric power generated by the power generator and electric power discharged by the battery, and a controller configured to control the charge and discharge of the battery. The controller is configured to acquire the power data from the detector, to determine a first period based on the size of the fluctuations in the amount of electric power generated by the power generator from a first generated power output to a second generated power output, to control the charge and discharge of the battery.
1 . An electric power generation system comprising:
a power generator configured to generate electric power using renewable energy;
a battery configured to store electric power generated by the power generator;
a detector configured to detect power data that is an amount of electric power generated by the power generator;
a power output unit configured to output electric power generated by the power generator and electric power discharged by the battery; and
a controller configured to control charge and discharge of the battery,
wherein the controller is configured to acquire the power data from the detector, to set a first period based on a change of the power data from a first detected power data to a second detected power data, and to perform the charge and discharge of the battery when the power data does not return to a predetermined range measured from the first detected power data within a predetermined period from a detection of the second power data.
2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the first period is set longer when the change of the power data is smaller.
3 . The system of claim 2 , wherein the controller is further configured to acquire the power data from the detector at predetermined time intervals, to compute the change of the power data based for each time interval and to determine whether the change of the power data is greater than a first predetermined amount.
4 . The system of claim 2 , wherein the controller is further configured to acquire the power data from the detector at predetermined time intervals, and the first period is set based on both the change of the power data and a length of the predetermined intervals.
5 . The system of claim 4 , wherein the first period is also set longer when the length of the predetermined intervals is longer.
6 . A method of controlling a battery storing electric power generated by a power generator generating electric power using renewable energy, the method comprising:
detecting power data that is an amount of electric power generated by the power generator;
acquiring the power data from the detector;
determining a first period based on the size of the fluctuations in the amount of electric power generated by the power generator from a first generated power output to a second generated power output;
setting a first period based on a change of the power data from a first detected power data to a second detected power data; and
performing charge and discharge of the battery when the power data does not return to a predetermined range measured from the first detected power data within a predetermined period from a detection of the second power data.
7 . A computer-readable recording medium which records a control programs for causing one or more computers to perform a process comprising the steps of:
detecting power data that is an amount of electric power generated by the power generator;
acquiring the power data from the detector;
determining a first period based on the size of the fluctuations in the amount of electric power generated by the power generator from a first generated power output to a second generated power output;
setting a first period based on a change of the power data from a first detected power data to a second detected power data; and
performing charge and discharge of the battery when the power data does not return to a predetermined range measured from the first detected power data within a predetermined period from a detection of the second power data.
8 . A device controlling a battery storing electric power generated by a power generator generating electric power using renewable energy, comprising:
a controller configured to control charge and discharge of the battery; and
a receiving unit configured to receive from the power generator power data that is an amount of electric power generated by the power generator;
wherein the controller is configured to set a first period based on a change of the power data from a first received power data to a second received power data, and to perform the charge and discharge of the battery when the power data does not return to a predetermined range measured from the first received power data within a predetermined period from a reception of the second power data.