Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090210737 | POWER SUPPLYING SYSTEM, MONITORING APPARATUS, MONITORING METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - A power supplying system is configured so that a power supply server for supplying power and a client for receiving power are connected through a bus line on which an information signal representing information and power exist superimposed on one another, and the information signal is exchanged between the power supply server and the client. To the bus line of the power supplying system, a monitoring apparatus to monitor at least one of the information signal and power information related to power is connected. The monitoring apparatus includes a receiving portion to detect an information signal existing on the bus line, and a display control portion to display at least one of the information signal and the power information exchanged between the power supply server and the client. | 08-20-2009 |
20100194189 | POWER DISTRIBUTING SYSTEM, POWER TRANSMITTING DEVICE, POWER RECEIVING DEVICE, POWER TRANSMITTING METHOD AND POWER RECEIVING METHOD - There is provided a power distributing system including at least one power transmitting device for transmitting power and at least one power receiving device for receiving the power transmitted from the power transmitting device. The power transmitting device includes a power generating means for generating power, and an information transmitting means for transmitting information containing power information related to the power generated by the power generating means and specific information on the power generating means, and the power receiving device includes an information receiving means for receiving the information transmitted by the information transmitting means and a power consumption control means for controlling consumption of power generated by the power generating means based on the information received by the information receiving means. | 08-05-2010 |
20100277294 | POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS AND POWER SUPPLY METHOD - Provided is a power supply apparatus including a power storage for storing power supplied through a bus line connected to the power supply apparatus, on which bus line an information signal representing information is superposed over the power. The power supply apparatus also includes a signal blocker for blocking the information signal from the bus line from draining into another apparatus, a power amount detector for detecting a power amount of the power storage, and a switching controller for switching a server mode for supplying the power from the power storage and a client mode for receiving the power from the bus line in dependence upon a detection result from the power amount detector. | 11-04-2010 |
20110098865 | POWER DISTRIBUTING SYSTEM - There is provided a power distributing system including a power supply server that outputs power to a bus line at a predetermined timing, a client that receives the power output by the power supply server via the bus line, and a switching distribution system unit that switches a distribution system with respect to the bus line. The switching distribution system unit switches power transmitting/receiving system between the power supply server and the client into power transmitting/receiving system of commercial power, and disconnects the power transmitting/receiving system of commercial power so that the power transmitting/receiving system between the power supply server and the client becomes effective | 04-28-2011 |
20110107119 | POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS, POWER RECEIVING APPARATUS, POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM, AND POWER SUPPLY METHOD - Provided is a power supply apparatus including a direct-current power source connected to a bus line on which an information signal representing information is superposed upon direct-current power including first direct-current power and second direct-current power, the direct-current power source arranged to always outputting to the bus line the second direct-current power of a positive voltage, the second direct-current power being superposed, on the bus line, upon the first direct-current power output for a predetermined first period. The voltage of the second direct-current power is lower than the minimum voltage of the first direct-current power. | 05-05-2011 |
20110112700 | ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLY DEVICE, ELECTRIC POWER RECEIVING DEVICE, ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM, AND FAILURE RECOVERY METHOD - An electric power supply device is provided that includes an electric power supply portion, an information communication portion, a control portion, and an impedance measurement portion. The electric power supply portion supplies, to another device with which an agreement has been established to supply electric power, the electric power that the agreement specifies, by supplying the electric power to a bus line during predetermined electric power supply intervals that recur cyclically. The information communication portion wirelessly transmits and receives, to and from the other device to which the electric power supply portion supplies the electric power, information signals that express information. The control portion controls the electric power that the electric power supply portion supplies and the information signals that the information communication portion transmits. The impedance measurement portion measures the impedance of the bus line on a specified cycle. | 05-12-2011 |
20110131429 | ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLY DEVICE, ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLY METHOD AND ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM - There is provided an electric power supply device including an electric power supply portion that continuously supplies, to another device with which an agreement about electric power supply has been made, electric power agreed with the other device until one of a time at which the agreement becomes unnecessary and a time determined in advance, the electric power being supplied via a bus line formed by a pair of conductors, and an information communication portion that transmits and receives an information signal indicating information to and from the other device to which the electric power supply portion supplies the electric power, such that the information signal is superimposed on the electric power supplied from the electric power supply portion. The electric power supply portion determines whether to change the electric power to be supplied, in accordance with one of connection of a new device to the bus line and disconnection of the new device from the bus line. | 06-02-2011 |
20110161687 | POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS, POWER RECEPTION APPARATUS AND INFORMATION NOTIFICATION METHOD - There is provided a power supply apparatus including a power supply unit configured to supply power, via a bus line, to another device with which an agreement about a power specification for power supply is achieved, a communication unit configured to communicate between power supplied from the power supply unit and the another device using frequency dividing, and an state input unit configured to accept an input of one or more predetermined states from outside. When the predetermined state is input to the state input unit, the communication unit applies a parameter indicating the state and communicates with the another device. | 06-30-2011 |
20110233997 | POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS, POWER RECEPTION APPARATUS, AND POWER SUPPLY METHOD - A server, client and method cooperate to provide packetized power to a client device from a power server, where the packetized power is compatible with the power profiled required by the client device. The packetized power is provided according to a priority that can be set by the client, depending on various attributes and settings at the client. Also, dynamic reprioritization allows for newly connected clients or clients that have increased in priority over time to also be served packetized power according to their respective profiles. | 09-29-2011 |
20110233998 | ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLYING SYSTEM - An electric power supplying system is provided that includes at least two systems each including: a bus line which is formed by at least two conductors and on which an information signal representing information is superimposed on electric power; at least one power supply server which is connected to the bus line and which supplies the electric power; and at least one client which is connected to the bus line and which receives the supply of the electric power from the power supply server. The at least two systems are connected to each other by connecting the bus lines using conductors. The conductors include a connector having at least two electrodes that connect with each of the conductors forming the bus line. The connector has a structure in which, when the connector is connected to the bus line, one of the electrodes is connected to the bus line in advance of the other electrode. | 09-29-2011 |
20110237098 | PLUG, PLUG RECEPTACLE AND ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLYING SYSTEM - A plug is provided that includes: at least two electrodes; a housing that supports the electrodes; an electrode cover which covers the electrodes when not connected with a plug receptacle, and which is accommodated in the housing and exposes the electrodes when connected with the plug receptacle; and a lock mechanism which inhibits the electrode cover from being accommodated in the housing when not connected with the plug receptacle, and which allows the electrode cover to be accommodated in the housing when connected with the plug receptacle. | 09-29-2011 |
20110260691 | BATTERY CONTROLLER, BATTERY CONTROL METHOD AND PROGRAM - There is provided a battery controller including a storing unit which stores an upper limit voltage and a lower limit voltage, each defining a first voltage range in which a battery is charged/discharged, and a second upper limit voltage and a second lower limit voltage, each defining a second voltage range which is wider than the first voltage range, and a charge/discharge regulation unit which temporarily changes, when charge/discharge is performed in the first voltage range and permission for charge/discharge in the second voltage is received, setting of the battery such that charge/discharge is performed in the second voltage range. | 10-27-2011 |
20110270480 | BATTERY MODULE, ELECTRIC VEHICLE, AUTHENTICATION APPARATUS, AND DISCHARGING CONTROL METHOD FOR BATTERY MODULE - There is provided a battery module including: a power storage unit storing power; a first authentication unit carrying out first authentication via a first authentication route; a second authentication unit carrying out second authentication via a second authentication route; and a discharging control unit controlling discharging from the power storage unit to an external appliance, wherein the first authentication unit is operable, when the first authentication has succeeded, to share key information to be used in the second authentication with an authentication party for the second authentication, the second authentication unit carries out the second authentication using the key information shared with the authentication party, and the discharging control unit is operable, when the second authentication has succeeded, to permit discharging from the power storage unit. | 11-03-2011 |
20110295440 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND POWER STORAGE APPARATUS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - In one example embodiment, a power storage management system includes a user terminal, a power storage apparatus and an information processing apparatus. In one example embodiment, the information processing apparatus is configured to, using a mobile communication network (e.g., Global System for Mobile Communications or the Universal Mobile Telecommunications System), communicate with the power storage apparatus. | 12-01-2011 |
20120086804 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - There is provided an imaging apparatus including a power generation unit which converts natural energy into electric energy and generates electric power, an imaging unit which captures a subject image and generates imaging data, a memory which stores the imaging data, a radio communication unit which transmits the imaging data stored in the memory, a control unit which controls operation of the imaging unit and of the radio communication unit, and a battery which is charged with the generated electric energy and supplies electric power to the imaging unit, the memory, the radio communication unit, and the control unit, where the control unit estimates a charge amount of the battery in the future based on average power generation of the power generation unit and changes operation of the imaging unit or of the radio communication unit, based on the charge amount in the future. | 04-12-2012 |
20120119582 | SERIES-PARALLEL SWITCHING SYSTEM, ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLY DEVICE, ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLY CONTROL DEVICE, AND SERIES-PARALLEL SWITCHING METHOD - A series-parallel switching system includes two or more electric power supply sources; two or more first switches; and two or more second switches, wherein pairs of two or more first switches and two or more second switches are each independently switched, the two or more electric power supply sources are connected to a bus line that includes at least a first bus line and a second bus line, and by switching over the first switches and the second switches using the switch switching portion, the first switches and the second switches are connected to the first bus line and the second bus line or are separated from the first bus line and the second bus line, and the connection of the electric power supply device is changed over to series and parallel. | 05-17-2012 |
20120185708 | POWER SUPPLY DEVICE, POWER RECEIVING DEVICE, AND POWER SUPPLY METHOD - A power sever, client and method cooperate to selectably supply power from a power server to a client in a format that is acceptable to the client. The client device is able to distinguish the power server from other power servers based on an identification of the power server transmitted to the client device. The client device is then able to specify, or select, from the specific power server the format of the energy to be conveyed to the client device for ultimate consumption by the client device. The conveyance of energy is provided over conductors or wirelessly. | 07-19-2012 |
20120227781 | SOLAR CELL SHEET - There is provided a solar cell sheet including a solar cell panel that generates electric power by receiving irradiation of sunlight, a first sheet to which a number of the solar cell panels are attached such that a reverse surface of a light receiving surface of each of the solar cell panels is attached to the first sheet with a predetermined interval between each of the solar cell panels, the number of the solar cell panels being sufficient to obtain desired electric power, and a second sheet to which is removably attached to the at least one first sheet to which the solar cell panels are attached, the at least one first sheet being removably attached to the second sheet on a reverse surface to a surface on which the solar cell panels are attached. | 09-13-2012 |
20120248877 | POWER SUPPLY DEVICE, POWER SUPPLY MANAGING DEVICE, METHOD FOR DETECTING CONNECTION POSITION OF POWER SUPPLY DEVICE, AND POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM - Disclosed herein is a power supply device including: a position detection signal output section configured to output a position detection signal to a line allowing a current flow in only one direction in response to an order to output the position detection signal from a power supply managing device connected to a bus line including the line; a position detection signal detector configured to detect the position detection signal that is output from another device and flows through the line; and a position detection signal responder configured to respond that the position detection signal is detected to the power supply managing device when the position detection signal is detected by the position detection signal detector. | 10-04-2012 |
20120293019 | CONNECTOR AND POWER FEEDING SYSTEM - A power feeding system which connects loads in series to receive a supply of power from a power source, and a connector which is suitable for use in the power feeding system are provided. | 11-22-2012 |
20130178089 | PLUG, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND PLUG RECEPTACLE - There is provided a plug which includes electrodes that transmit direct-current power and an electrode cover that covers the electrodes. The electrode cover includes a lock detection unit that electrically detects that the electrode cover is locked. | 07-11-2013 |
20130179699 | POWER CONTROL APPARATUS - There is provided a power control apparatus including a power supply control unit that executes power supply control with respect to a device connected to a power supply line, a connector that is connected to a cable to perform versatile communication between the power supply control unit and an external device, and a switch that is provided at a predetermined position of a circumferential portion of the connector and physically intercepts the versatile communication between the power supply control unit and the external device. | 07-11-2013 |
20140091629 | POWER SUPPLY DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING POWER SUPPLY - A converter which converts first AC power input from an external power system to DC power, a storage device charged with the DC power from the converter, an inverter which converts DC power from the storage device to second AC power, an output AC power generating unit to which the first AC power and the second AC power are input, the unit which generates output AC power, and a controller which obtains external power information indicating a relationship between a power supply and a power demand in the external power system through a network and outputs a control signal to control the output AC power generating unit according to the external power information are provided. The controller controls the output AC power generating unit according to a state of a margin of the power supply. | 04-03-2014 |
20140285147 | CONTROL SYSTEM, CONTROL DEVICE, AND CONTROL METHOD - A control system includes a first device configured to receive a first voltage, and convert the first voltage to a second voltage that varies according to a variation of the received first voltage. The control system also includes a second device configured to receive the second voltage and to change a charging rate of an energy storage device according to a variation of the received second voltage. | 09-25-2014 |
20140361727 | BATTERY DEVICE - A battery device includes a plurality of power converters, and a power storage unit connected between the power converters. The power converters and the power storage unit are configured to convert power from a first power standard to a second power standard by transferring the power through the power storage unit. | 12-11-2014 |
20140361734 | POWER SUPPLY METHOD, CHARGING CONTROL DEVICE, AND POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM - There is provided a power supply method including an initial setting step of performing, by a charging control device, initial setting on a plurality of battery devices each including a secondary cell therein and a charging device performing contactless power transmission to transmit power to the battery devices that are provided in a stacked manner, a power transmission instruction step of providing, by the charging control device, an instruction to start the contactless power transmission from the charging device subjected to the initial setting in the initial setting step to the battery devices, a contactless power transmission step of performing the contactless power transmission from the charging device to the battery devices and a charging completion step of notifying, when charging of the battery devices is completed, the charging control device of completion of the charging by the battery devices. | 12-11-2014 |