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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2011
Eiichiro Kubota, Tokyo, JP;
Antonio Avitabile, Basingstoke, GB;
Costantino Cristiano Mariella, London, GB;
Christopher Michael Rutherford, Brussels, BE;
Edward Grellier Colby, Cambridge, GB;
Nicholas George Bailey, Cambridge, GB;
Alexander Charles Knill, Cambridge, GB;
Harshul Deepak Mehta, Cambridge, GB;
Eiichiro Kubota, Tokyo, JP;
Antonio Avitabile, Basingstoke, GB;
Costantino Cristiano Mariella, London, GB;
Christopher Michael Rutherford, Brussels, BE;
Edward Grellier Colby, Cambridge, GB;
Nicholas George Bailey, Cambridge, GB;
Alexander Charles Knill, Cambridge, GB;
Harshul Deepak Mehta, Cambridge, GB;
SONY CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Control of supplying power to a storage device is performed based on carbon emission strength or a power rate. A battery centerthat constitutes a storage deviceperforms radio communication with a gatewayand is controlled by the gateway. The gatewaycollects a measured value of power consumed by electric appliances in a home and obtains the carbon emission strength in real time. A solar panelis provided and a battery of the storage deviceis charged with an output of the solar panel. The battery is also charged with direct current power obtained from power from outside. The power is stored in the storage devicebased on the carbon emission strength by charging control.