Title:
METHOD FOR POWER VISUALIZATION AND DEVICE FOR POWER VISUALIZATION
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2012/032947
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
The purpose of the present invention is to enable a user to understand the degree of effect that the power the user is currently using has on the environment. A residence uses solar power generated by a solar battery and external utility power from an external utility power supply as power supplies, and consumes power by household loads, etc. This residence is provided with a power storage device and a power management device, and performs charge/discharge control for leveling the power feeding by the power supplies according to the power needed by household loads and other loads. Further, the power management device has a function which calculates the trend in load power, in solar battery generated power, and in leveled external utility power, during one day, sorts power by power generation scheme, assigns a green rating to each power generation scheme as a predetermined standardized index, calculates the power green rating, and displays the result on a display unit.
Inventors:
TAIMA KENJI (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2011/069262
Publication Date:
March 15, 2012
Filing Date:
August 26, 2011
Export Citation:
Assignee:
SANYO ELECTRIC CO (JP)
TAIMA KENJI (JP)
TAIMA KENJI (JP)
International Classes:
G01R11/00; G01R22/00; H02J3/00; H02J3/32
Foreign References:
| JP2001184406A | 2001-07-06 | |||
| JP2005284420A | 2005-10-13 | |||
| JP2001197751A | 2001-07-19 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 2615465A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
YKI Patent Attorneys (JP)
Patent business corporation YKI international patent firm (JP)
Patent business corporation YKI international patent firm (JP)
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