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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2011
Applicants:
Masayuki Yokoyama, Tokyo, JP;
Tomotaka Miyashiro, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Masayuki Yokoyama, Tokyo, JP;
Tomotaka Miyashiro, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
SONY CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/35 (2006.01); H02M 3/155 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/35 (2013.01); H02M 3/155 (2013.01); Y02E 10/566 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided is a power control device including a power path switching unit, a voltage conversion unit, a characteristic measurement circuit, and a control unit, wherein the power path switching unit forms a path in which an output of the power generating element is connected to the storage element side by connecting the power generating element to the voltage conversion unit, or a path in which the power generating element is directly connected to the storage element side according to the path switching signal.