Power control apparatus, power control system, and control method
AssigneeKYOCERA Corporation
InventorNaohisa Yoshitani
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Abstract
A HEMS (200) connects to a plurality of devices furnished to a consumer's residence, and performs control relating to power management of the plurality of devices. The HEMS (200) is provided with a controller (240) for transmitting control information for the purpose of respective control of the plurality of devices, respectively to the plurality of devices on the basis of a predetermined cycle. The controller (240) classifies the plurality of devices into a plurality of groups, transmitting the control information to devices respectively classified into the plurality of groups, at different timing for each group.
Claims10
A power control apparatus that is connected to a plurality of equipment provided in a consumer and performs control on a power management of the plurality of equipment, comprising:
- a control unit that transmits, on the basis of a predetermined period, control information for controlling each of the plurality of equipment, to each of the plurality of equipment, wherein
- the control unit
- classifies the plurality of equipment into a plurality of groups and transmits the control information to the equipment classified into each of the plurality of groups, at a timing different depending on each group.
A power control system, comprising:
- a plurality of equipment provided in a consumer;
- and
- a power control apparatus that connects to the plurality of equipment and performs control on a power management of the plurality of equipment, wherein
- the power control apparatus includes:
- a control unit that transmits, on the basis of a predetermined period, control information for controlling each of the plurality of equipment to each of the plurality of equipment, and
- the control unit classifies
- the plurality of equipment into a plurality of groups and transmits the control information to the equipment classified into each of the plurality of groups, at a timing different depending on each group.
A control method in a power control apparatus that is connected to a plurality of equipment provided in a consumer and performs control on a power management of the plurality of equipment, comprising:
- a step A of transmitting, on the basis of a predetermined period, control information for controlling each of the plurality of equipment, to each of the plurality of equipment, wherein
- the step A comprises:
- a step A1 of classifying the plurality of equipment into a plurality of groups;
- and
- a step A2 of transmitting the control information to the equipment classified into each of the plurality of groups, at a timing different depending on each group.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.