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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2022
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Akinori Morishima, Naka-gun, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle management device manages a vehicle group. The vehicle management device includes one or more computers. The vehicle management device periodically communicates with one or more target vehicles in the vehicle group. The target vehicles are operable as a balancing power for a power grid. The vehicle management device communicates with the target vehicles in at least one of a first period, a second period, and a third period at a frequency higher than an average communication frequency in periods excluding the first to third periods. The first period is immediately before a bid and a contract are made for the balancing power for the external power supply in an electricity market. The second period is immediately before a deadline for submission of a supply and demand planned value. The third period is a period in which provision of the balancing power for the external power supply is requested.