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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2021
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Noriyuki Abe, Saitama, JP;
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A solar power generation control device, controlling a solar power generation system configured to charge a power storage device of a vehicle with electric power generated by a plurality of solar cells provided on different surfaces of a vehicle body respectively, includes: an acquisition unit configured to acquire information indicating an output of each solar cell; a determination unit configured to determine, based on the information indicating an output of the solar cell acquired by the acquisition unit, a startup solar cell that causes power generation for charging the power storage device to be performed; and a control unit configured to cause charging of the power storage device with electric power generated by the startup solar cell determined by the determination unit to perform, and cause charging of the power storage device with electric power generated by another solar cell different from the startup solar cell to stop.