Electric-Power Supply System, And Vehicle

A vehicle capable of supplying electric power to an electric load external to the vehicle, comprising:

• an internal combustion engine;
• an electric-power generation device generating electric power to be supplied to said electric load using output of said internal combustion engine;
• a first connection terminal for connecting the vehicle with said electric load;
• a second connection terminal for connecting another vehicle to the vehicle to electrically connect said other vehicle with the vehicle in parallel with respect to said electric load;
• and
• a system controller determining allocation of amounts of electric power supply from the vehicle and said other vehicle connected to said second connection terminal based on an amount of load on said electric load and an amount of electric power capable of being supplied from each of the vehicle and said other vehicle, operating said electric-power generation device based on said allocation, and outputting an electric power command in accordance with said allocation to said other vehicle, and
• said system controller calculating the amount of electric power capable of being supplied from each of the vehicle and said other vehicle connected to said second connection terminal based on a residual amount of fuel in each of the vehicle and said other vehicle.

A vehicle capable of supplying electric power to an electric load external to the vehicle, comprising:

• an electric-power generation device generating said electric power;
• a first connection terminal for electrically connecting the vehicle to another first vehicle to output the electric power generated by said electric-power generation device via said other first vehicle to said electric load;
• a second connection terminal for connecting another second vehicle to the vehicle to electrically connect said other second vehicle with the vehicle in parallel with respect to said electric load;
• and
• a system controller operating said electric-power generation device based on an electric power command received from said other first vehicle.

An electric-power supply system, comprising a plurality of vehicles electrically connected in parallel with respect to an electric load and supplying electric power to said electric load,

• each of said plurality of vehicles including:
• an electric-power generation device generating said electric power;
• a first connection terminal for electrically connecting the vehicle to said electric load or to another first vehicle, to output electric power generated by said electric-power generation device to said electric load when the vehicle is connected to said electric load, and to output electric power generated by said electric-power generation device via said other first vehicle to said electric load when the vehicle is connected to said other first vehicle;
• a second connection terminal for connecting another second vehicle to the vehicle to electrically connect said other second vehicle with the vehicle in parallel with respect to said electric load or said other first vehicle connected by said first connection terminal;
• and
• a system controller determining allocation of amounts of electric power supply from said plurality of vehicles based on an amount of load on said electric load and an amount of electric power capable of being supplied from each of said plurality of vehicles when said first connection terminal is connected to said electric load, and operating said electric-power generation device based on an electric power command received from said other first vehicle when said first connection terminal is connected to said other first vehicle, and
• each of said plurality of vehicles supplying electric power to said electric load based on said allocation determined by the system controller of a vehicle connected to said electric load by said first connection terminal.