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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2017
Applicant:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Kohei Onizuka, Tokyo, JP;
Takeshi Ueno, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/00 (2006.01); H02J 7/34 (2006.01); H02M 1/08 (2006.01); H02M 3/158 (2006.01); H02M 1/00 (2006.01); H02J 50/20 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/0013 (2013.01); H02J 7/007 (2013.01); H02J 7/0063 (2013.01); H02J 7/0068 (2013.01); H02J 7/345 (2013.01); H02M 3/1582 (2013.01); H02M 3/1584 (2013.01); G08C 2201/11 (2013.01); H02J 7/0054 (2013.01); H02J 7/0055 (2013.01); H02J 50/20 (2016.02); H02J 2007/0067 (2013.01); H02J 2007/0095 (2013.01); H02M 2001/0006 (2013.01); H02M 2001/008 (2013.01); H02M 2001/009 (2013.01); H04Q 2209/886 (2013.01);
Abstract
According to one embodiment, a power supply device includes a voltage conversion circuit configured to convert a voltage of power generated by a power generation element; a plurality of power storage elements connected in parallel with respective load circuits; a switch circuit configured to switch an electrical connection between the voltage conversion circuit and each of the plurality of power storage elements; and a control circuit configured to measure voltages of the plurality of power storage elements and to control the switch circuit based on the measured voltages.