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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 19, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2012
Applicant:
Kyocera Corporation, Kyoto, JP;
Inventor:
Kei Iwata, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Kyocera Corporation, Kyoto, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 15/02 (2006.01); H02J 1/14 (2006.01); H02J 3/00 (2006.01); H02J 3/14 (2006.01); H02J 3/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 15/02 (2013.01); H02J 1/14 (2013.01); H02J 3/008 (2013.01); H02J 3/14 (2013.01); H02J 3/383 (2013.01); Y02E 10/563 (2013.01);
Abstract
An energy control system () includes a photovoltaic power generation unit () that is connected to the grid and generates power using sunlight, a gas power generation unit () that generates power using gas, and a control unit () that performs control to supply a load by prioritizing the power generated by the gas power generation unit () when sale of the power generated by the photovoltaic power generation unit () to the grid is possible and to supply the load by prioritizing the power generated by the photovoltaic power generation unit () when the sale is not possible.