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Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2011

Filed:

Apr. 17, 2006
Applicants:

Tsuneko Imagawa, Osaka, JP;

Shigeaki Matsubayashi, Nara, JP;

Inventors:

Tsuneko Imagawa, Osaka, JP;

Shigeaki Matsubayashi, Nara, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 9/00 (2006.01); H01M 10/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A post-control electric power amount curve generating portion generates plural pieces of running control information indicating a changeable running method for each device and plural post-control electric power amount curves indicating an amount of main electric power. A post-control hot water storage amount curve generating portion generates post-control hot water storage amount curves each indicating an accumulated amount of hot water generated in a case where the fuel cell generates electric power based on the plural post-control electric power amount curves. A hot water storage completion determining portion determines whether the accumulated amounts exceed a specific heat capacity. A reduction amount calculating portion calculates plural energy cost reduction amounts produced before and after the change using the post-control hot water storage amount curves determined as not exceeding the specific heat capacity. A running method determining portion determines the running control information corresponding to the largest energy cost reduction amount.


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