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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 27, 2015
Kyocera Corporation, Kyoto-Shi, Kyoto, JP;
Shinji Aikawa, Yokohama, JP;
KYOCERA Corporation, Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
A storage cell is driven more flexibly with respect to the power supply state of a commercial grid. A power control apparatus () connects to a grid, is capable of controlling charging and discharging of a storage cell (), and includes a controller () that performs leveling control to reduce a difference from a power purchase amount, which is established in a power purchase plan, by controlling charging and discharging of the storage cell (). The controller () further performs control, upon acquiring a demand response request issued over a network, to make a comparison between the current amount of stored power in the storage cell () and the necessary amount of stored power for complying with the demand response request and to set a target power for power purchase in the leveling control on the basis of the result of the comparison.