Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba

Tsubasa Yumura

Yoshiki Terashima

Kotaro Ise

According to one embodiment, an electric power management apparatus is for controlling electric power of at least one home appliance using at least one rechargeable battery. The apparatus includes an analysis unit, a first generating unit, and a second generating unit. The analysis unit analyzes a charge residue of the rechargeable battery. The first generating unit generates a control schedule used to control the electric power of the home appliance in accordance with the charge residue. The second generating unit generates a charge/discharge schedule used to control charge and discharge of the rechargeable battery in accordance with the charge residue.

Electric power management apparatus, system and method

According to one embodiment, a control apparatus communicable with a power measuring apparatus includes a communication unit, a threshold storage, and a controller. The communication unit acquires a usable power value from the power measuring apparatus. The threshold storage stores a threshold value. The controller changes a working state thereof in accordance with a comparison result of the usable power value and the threshold value.

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Ome, Japan

Tsubasa Yumura