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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2009
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2004
Hitoshi Ikuma, Tokyo, JP;
Makoto Inoue, Tokyo, JP;
Hitoshi Ikuma, Tokyo, JP;
Makoto Inoue, Tokyo, JP;
The Japan Research Institute, Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
There is provided a power supply system for supplying power to a plurality of loads includes: a fuel cell for generating DC power; a plurality of connection units, wherein one of the plurality of connection units receives information to decide power consumption of the load from the load when any of the plurality of loads is connected to any of the connection units; and a control unit operable to compute the power consumption of the load based on the information received by the connection unit when power supply is requested from another load among the plurality of loads connected to the connection unit, and operable to inform a user of power shortage without supplying power to the load when the power consumption of the load is higher than surplus power of the fuel cell, in a state where power is supplied to at least one of the plurality of loads.