Power supply system, power control device, and power supply device

1. A power supply system comprising:

a power control device; and

a power supply device for supplying an electric power to an external device based on one of three or more operation modes selected by the power control device, each operation mode providing the power supply device with a power condition indicating a value of maximum available electric power for the external device, the value being different from those of other operation modes,

wherein the power control device includes a first controller, a power measurement circuit, and a first communication circuit,

wherein the power measurement circuit measures power being supplied from a power generation device to the power supply device,

wherein the first controller calculates additionally suppliable power based on the power being supplied to the power supply device and selects one operation mode from the three or more operation modes based on the additionally suppliable power,

wherein the first communication circuit transmits the one operation mode to the power supply device,

wherein the power supply device includes a second controller, a power converter circuit, and a second communication circuit,

wherein the second communication circuit receives the one operation mode from the power control device,

wherein the second controller outputs the power condition indicating the value of maximum available electric power based on the one operation modes, the power condition indicating the electric power supplied to the external device, and

wherein the power converter circuit converts electric power from the power generation device, based on the power condition of electric power, and supplies the electric power to the external device,

wherein the power control device includes a first set of three or more operation modes for a non-battery-driven external device, and a second set of three or more operation modes for a battery driven external device, and

wherein the second controller determines whether the external device is the non-battery-driven external device or the battery-driven external device, and uses the first or second set of three or more operation modes based on the determination.

2. The power supply system of claim 1 , wherein the second controller negotiates with the external device and changes the power condition of electric power within a range of the power condition determined by the operation mode selected.

3. The power supply system of claim 1 , wherein the second controller determines a type of the external device and changes the power condition of electric power according to the type of the external device in a specific operation mode.

4. The power supply system of claim 3 , wherein in a case in which the external device is a battery-driven device, the second controller changes the power condition of electric power to a smaller amount of suppliable power than a case in which the external device is not a battery-driven device, or to no power supplied in the specific operation mode.

5. The power supply system of claim 1 , wherein the power converter circuit converts the electric power input from the power generation device based on the power condition from the second controller, and supplies to the external device the converted electric power within the electric power indicated by the power condition.

6. The power supply system of claim 1 , wherein in a case in which the external device is the battery-driven external device, a total amount of suppliable power of all operation modes is smaller than a case in which the external device is the non-battery-driven external device.