IP Library Granted Patent US 9,276,411
Granted Patent B2
US 9,276,411 · App. 13/700,325 · Granted Mar 1, 2016

Electricity supply system

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Patent No.
US 9,276,411
App. No.
13/700,325
Granted
Mar 1, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

[Problem] To provide an electricity supply system that efficiently utilizes electricity. [Solution] An electricity supply system includes: a power generation unit ( 10 ) for supplying electricity; a load unit ( 11 ) for consuming at least one of the electricity supplied from the power generation unit ( 10 ) and system electricity supplied from an electricity system; and a control unit ( 12 ) for controlling operations of the power generation unit ( 10 ) and the load unit ( 11 ). The power generation unit ( 10 ) supplies electricity to the electricity system, and the control unit ( 12 ) controls the power generation unit ( 10 ) and the load unit ( 11 ) on the basis of values of a plurality of types of electricity handled by the electricity supply system.

Claims (24)

1. An electricity supply system, comprising:

a power supply portion which supplies electricity, wherein a load consumes at least one of electricity supplied from the electricity supply portion and electricity supplied from an electricity system; and

an electricity amount determining portion which determines an amount of electricity to be supplied from the electricity supply portion and an amount of electricity to be consumed by the load, wherein

the electricity supply portion is capable of supplying electricity to the electricity system; and

the electricity amount determining portion determines, based on values of a plurality of electricities that the electricity supply system deals with, the amount of electricity to be supplied from the electricity supply portion and the amount of electricity to be consumed by the load.

2. The electricity supply system according to claim 1 , wherein

the electricity amount determining portion determines an amount of electricity to be supplied from the electricity supply portion to the electricity system, and, based on the amount of electricity, the electricity amount determining portion determines an amount of another electricity.

3. The electricity supply system according to claim 2 , wherein

a value of the system electricity varies depending on time; and

the electricity amount determining portion so determines an amount of electricity to be supplied to the load as to make the load perform, in a time period when the value of the system electricity is comparatively low, a predetermined operation having been scheduled to be performed in a time period when the value of the system electricity is comparatively high.

4. The electricity supply system according to claim 1 , wherein

the electricity amount determining portion is capable of changing an amount of electricity to be supplied from the electricity supply portion and an amount of electricity to be supplied to the load in a case where the values of the plurality of electricities that the electricity supply system deals with vary.

5. The electricity supply system according to claim 4 , wherein

the electricity amount determining portion has:

a first mode where the electricity amount determining portion determines with priority the amount of electricity to be supplied to the electricity system; and

a second mode where the electricity amount determining portion determines with priority the amount of electricity to be supplied to the load; and

the changing of the amount of electricity is performed by switching between the first mode and the second mode based on a variation of the values of the plurality of electricities that the electricity supply system deals with.

6. The electricity supply system according to claim 1 , further comprising

a control portion which controls an operation of the electricity supply portion and an operation of the load based on a determination made by the electricity amount determining portion.

7. The electricity supply system according to claim 6 , further comprising

an electricity storage portion which is controlled by the control portion, which also controls the operation of the electricity supply portion and the operation of the load based on the determination made by the electricity amount determining portion, wherein

the electricity storage portion is charged by consuming at least one of electricity that is supplied from the electricity supply portion and the system electricity, and the electricity storage portion discharges to supply electricity.

8. The electricity supply system according to claim 1 , wherein

the determined amount of electricity to be supplied from the electricity supply portion and the determined amount of electricity to be consumed by the load are displayed.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 10, 2014
From: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 034194/0032 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 27, 2012
From: TOMINAGA, RYUICHIRO
To: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 029357/0304 →