Control device and control method, power generation device and power generation method, power storage device and power storage method, and power control system

A method of controlling a control device that controls transmission and reception of electric power between a power generation device that generates electric power and a power storage device that stores electric power, the method comprising:

• acquiring first information that is information relating to a power generation status of the power generation device by using a first acquiring unit of the control device;
• acquiring second information that is information relating to a power storage state of the power storage device by using a second acquiring unit of the control device, wherein the second information includes information relating to a remaining operating time of a power consuming unit included in the power storage device that is based on a power storage amount of a power storing unit included in the power storage device;
• determining the power storage device set as a power transmission destination of the electric power generated by the power generation device in accordance with the power generation status represented in the acquired first information and the power storage state represented in the acquired second information by using a determining unit of the control device, wherein the determining comprises determining the power storage device set as the power transmission destination based on the information relating to the remaining operating time of the power consuming unit;
• supplying the power generation device as a power transmission source with a power transmission instruction for instructing to start transmitting the electric power to the power storage device that has been determined as the power transmission destination by using a first supplying unit of the control device;
• and
• supplying the power storage device determined as the power transmission destination with a power reception instruction for instructing to start receiving the electric power from the power generation device as the power transmission source by using a second supplying unit of the control device.

A power control system comprising:

• a power generation device that performs power generation;
• a power storage device that stores electric power;
• and
• a control device that controls transmission and reception of the electric power between the power generation device and the power storage device,
• wherein the control device includes:
• a first acquiring unit that acquires first information that is information relating to a power generation status of the power generation device;
• a second acquiring unit that acquires second information that is information relating to a power storage state of the power storage device, wherein the second information includes information relating to a remaining operating time of a power consuming unit included in the power storage device that is based on a power storage amount of a power storing unit included in the power storage device;
• a determining unit that determines the power storage device set as a power transmission destination of the electric power generated by the power generation device in accordance with the power generation status represented in the first information that has been acquired by the first acquiring unit and the power storage state represented in the second information that has been acquired by the second acquiring unit, wherein the determining unit determines the power storage device set as the power transmission destination based on the information relating to the remaining operating time of the power consuming unit;
• a first supplying unit that supplies the power generation device as a power transmission source with a power transmission instruction for instructing to start transmitting the electric power to the power storage device determined by the determining unit as the power transmission destination;
• and
• a second supplying unit that supplies the power storage device determined by the determining unit as the power transmission destination with a power reception instruction for instructing to start receiving the electric power from the power generation device as the power transmission source,
• wherein the power generation device includes:
• a power generating unit that performs power generation;
• a third supplying unit that supplies the control device with information relating to a power generation status according to the power generating unit;
• a third acquiring unit that acquires the power transmission instruction from the control device that has supplied the information relating to the power generation status of the power generating unit using the third supplying unit;
• and
• a power transmitting unit that transmits the electric power, generated by the power generation unit and acquired, to the power storage device that is designated as the power transmission destination in accordance with the power transmission instruction that has been acquired by the third acquiring unit, and
• wherein the power storage device includes:
• a fourth supplying unit that supplies the control device with information relating to a power storage state;
• a fourth acquiring unit that acquires the power reception instruction from the control device that has supplied the information relating to the power storage state using the fourth supplying unit;
• a power receiving unit that receives the electric power that is supplied from the power generation device that is designated as a power transmission source in accordance with the power reception instruction acquired by the fourth acquiring unit;
• and
• a power storing unit that stores the electric power received by the power receiving unit.