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Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2017

Filed:

Nov. 02, 2012
Applicant:

Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Junko Saito, Kanagawa, JP;

Taro Tadano, Chiba, JP;

Ryoki Honjo, Kanagawa, JP;

Assignee:

Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 3/12 (2006.01); G05D 5/00 (2006.01); G05D 9/00 (2006.01); G05D 11/00 (2006.01); G05D 17/00 (2006.01); H02J 13/00 (2006.01); H02J 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 13/00 (2013.01); H02J 2003/003 (2013.01); Y04S 10/54 (2013.01);
Abstract

Disclosed herein is a power management apparatus including: a power-demand forecasting section configured to forecast a power demand made by an electric-power demander at a future time; a power measurement section configured to acquire a power consumption of the electric-power demander for the time; a demand control section configured to determine a demand for urging the electric-power demander to adjust the amount of electric power consumed by the electric-power demander on the basis of the power demand forecasted by the power-demand forecasting section and the power consumption acquired by the power measurement section; and a demand issuance section configured to issue the demand determined by the demand control section to the electric-power demander.


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