Omron Corporation

Factory Vision Solutions Corporation

Hiromasa Takatsuka

Kazuki Kasai

Junichi Wada

Hiroshi Imai

Taiji Yoshikawa

Fumiji Aita

Takayuki Eda

Masayo Ikuta

Hiroyuki Inoue

Koji Takizawa

Yoshiyuki Morita

Yoshiyuki Tani

Masahiro Ohara

A feature is realized with which it is possible to determine the work entity by which each load should be transported. A simulator () is provided with a transport capacity acquisition portion () for acquiring the transport capacity of one or a plurality of types of work entity, a load information acquisition portion (), a map information acquisition portion (), a work entity situation acquisition portion (), and a work entity determination portion () for determining a work entity.

Simulator, control device, and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium

This power sale timing optimum control system is provided with a communication unit, a demand prediction unit, a supply prediction unit, and a timing determination unit. The communication unit acquires the amount of power stored in each of multiple power storage devices. The demand prediction unit predicts a total amount of demand on power in a utility customer group. On the basis of the acquired amount of stored power, the supply prediction unit predicts the total amount of suppliable power that can be supplied in the utility customer group. The timing determination unit determines a power sale timing on the basis of the predicted total amount of demand and the predicted total amount of suppliable power.

System, method, and computer-readable recording medium of power sale timing optimum control

A battery reservation device () includes an input acceptance component (), a battery number acquisition component (), and a rental number and capacity calculator (). The input acceptance component () inputs from the user information related to the total power amount of the battery packs () that is desired to be rented. The battery number acquisition component () acquires information related to the number of battery packs () that are installed in a vehicle (). The rental number and capacity calculator () calculates the number and capacity of the battery packs () that are rentable at each battery station () on the basis of information related to the number of battery packs () acquired by the battery number acquisition component () and the total power amount of the battery packs () inputted to the input acceptance component ().

Battery reservation device and battery reservation method

A battery pack () is a battery pack that is charged by a charger, and includes an input component () to which current and voltage are applied from the charger, and a current and voltage measurement component () that measures the current and voltage inputted to the input component ().

Battery pack, and battery system comprising the same

A battery pack () comprises a discharge current acquisition component (), a status acquisition component (), a similarity calculator (), and a use application determination component (). The discharge current acquisition component () acquires the current value of a discharge current supplied to a vehicle (). The status acquisition component () acquires the speed of the vehicle () operated by the current value acquired by the discharge current acquisition component (). The similarity calculator () compares the current value acquired by the discharge current acquisition component with the speed of the vehicle () acquired by the status acquisition component (), and calculates the similarity between the two. The use application determination component () determines whether or not the battery pack is being used for something other than its intended use application, according to the similarity calculated by the similarity calculator ().

Battery pack, battery system comprising the same, and method for distinguishing use application of battery pack

A charge and discharge control device () is a charge and discharge control device that controls the charging and discharging of a plurality of capacitors configured to be removably connected in parallel to a vehicle (), the charge and discharge control device () device comprising a required power input component (), a receiver (), and a priority setting component (). The required power input component () is configured to be inputted a request for power to be supplied to a motor () of the vehicle (). The receiver () is configured to acquire remaining capacity of each of the capacitors (). The priority setting component () is configured to set the priority of use of a plurality of capacitors (AB,C, andD) when supplying the power inputted to the required power input component () on the basis of the remaining capacity acquired by the receiver ().

Charge/discharge control device, charge/discharge control system, and charge/discharge control method

A supply amount change prediction component takes into account a decrease in full-charge capacity due to battery deterioration to predict a future amount of power supplied by a plurality of batteries, and a surplus calculator calculates the surplus of the power supply amount with respect to the power demand.

Excess/deficiency determination device, method for controlling same, control program, and recording medium

A charge and discharge control device () controls the charging and discharging of a plurality of capacitors () configure to be removably connected in parallel to a vehicle (). A receiver () acquires the remaining capacity of each of the capacitors (). A required power calculator () calculates the amount of power required to reach a station () where the exchange of battery packs () including the capacitors () is performed, from position information about the station () and the current location of the vehicle (). A target remaining capacity generator () calculates the target remaining capacity of each of the storage units () upon arrival at the station () from the required power amount calculated by the required power calculator () and sum of the remaining capacity of each of the storage units () acquired by the remaining capacity receiver (). A charge and discharge controller () performs charging and discharging among the storage units () so that the target remaining capacity calculated by the target remaining capacity generator () will be attained.

Charge/discharge control device, charge/discharge control system, and remaining battery capacity adjustment method

A battery pack () supplies power to a vehicle (), and comprises a receiver (), a signal analyzer (), and a discharge controller (). The receiver () receives from the vehicle () a proper use signal generated by the vehicle (). The signal analyzer () analyzes the proper use signal received by the receiver (). The discharge controller () permits power supply to the vehicle () when it has been confirmed, as a result of analysis by the signal analyzer (), that a proper use signal has been received from the vehicle ().

A power supply and demand prediction system that predicts the power supply and demand of a group including multiple utility customers is provided and includes a communication unit, a demand prediction unit, a power generation prediction unit, and a stored power prediction unit. The communication unit acquires the amount of power stored in each of multiple power storage devices belonging to the group. The demand prediction unit predicts the amount of demand for power for each utility customer. The power generation prediction unit predicts the amount of power generated by each of multiple solar panels belonging to the group. The stored power prediction unit predicts the amount of power stored in each battery on the basis of the amount of stored power acquired for each power storage device, the amount of demand predicted for each utility customer, and the amount of generated power predicted for each solar panel.

Power supply and demand prediction system, power supply and demand prediction method and recording medium storing power supply and demand prediction program

Power coordination control systems (-) are provided with superimposed signal generation units (-), transmission units (-), receiving units (-) and connection relation estimation units (-). At the location of a utility consumer A (), the superimposed signal generation unit () generates a superimposed signal by superimposing a prescribed signal on a voltage supplied from a system (). The transmission unit () transmits the superimposed signal generated in the superimposed signal generation unit () from the utility consumer A () to utility consumers B () and C (). The receiving unit () receives the superimposed signal at the location of the utility consumer B (). The connection relation estimation units (-) estimate the connection relation between the utility consumer A () and the utility consumer B () on the basis of the receiving status of the superimposed signal and/or the received information received by the receiving units (-).

Power coordination control system, power coordination control method, and non-transitory storage medium

Provided are a power storage control apparatus and a power storage control method with which a second power storage apparatus connected to a first storage apparatus via a power distribution network can be used based on an availability status of the first power storage apparatus under a configuration that a plurality of power storage apparatuses are deployed in the power distribution network. The power storage control apparatus includes a status determination part, a signal generation part and a communication part. The status control part determines the availability status of the first power storage apparatus deployed in the power distribution network. The signal generation part generates a control signal for using the second power storage apparatus connected to the first storage apparatus in the power distribution network instead of the first power storage apparatus based on a determination result from the status determination part. The communication part transmits the control signal generated by the signal generation part to the second power storage apparatus.

Power storage control apparatus and power storage control method

A battery charging device () is a battery charging device that charges a battery () used in vehicle (), and comprises a battery pairing component (), a usage battery state acquisition component (), and a charging current determination component (). The battery pairing component () is configured to set a charging objective battery () to be paired with a usage battery (). The usage battery state acquisition component () is configured to acquire information about the state of the usage battery (). The charging current determination component () is configured to determine the charging current of the charging objective battery () on the basis of information about the state acquired by the usage battery state acquisition component ().

Battery charging device, battery charging system, and battery charging method

A battery has a case, an external environment information acquisition component, and an internal environment information acquisition component. The case houses one or more cells. The external environment information acquisition component acquires specific external environment information (such as temperature and amount of sunlight) on the outside of the case. The internal environment information acquisition component acquires specific internal environment information (such as temperature and humidity) on the inside of the case.

Battery, system, battery damage calculation device, battery management method, battery management program, and recording medium

A remaining battery charge estimation system () comprises a connection detector (), a connected device identification component (), a memory (), and a remaining battery charge estimation and resource determination component (). The connection detector () detects connection between a battery pack () and a charging device (). The connected device identification component () identifies the connected device. The memory () stores information related to a sensor () and a CPU () used for estimating the remaining battery charge of the battery pack (), information related to a sensor () and a CPU () used for estimating the remaining battery charge of the charging device (). The remaining battery charge estimation and resource determination component () determines the sensor () and CPU () to be used for estimating the remaining battery charge, stored in the memory (), on the basis of information related to the connected device identified by the connected device identification component ().

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Hiromasa Takatsuka