Abstract: A charge control system includes a state detection unit, an electricity rate calculation unit configured to calculate, based on the charge amount, the electricity rate table, and the discharge amount, a first electricity rate with respect to a charge and discharge amount from a first time to a next vehicle use time when charge is started, and calculate a second electricity rate with respect to a charge and discharge amount from a second time to the next vehicle use time when charge is started, the first time being a time after the state detection unit detects that charge is available, the second time being different from the first time, an electricity rate comparison unit configured to compare the first electricity rate with the second electricity rate, and a notification unit configured to notify of a comparison result provided by the electricity rate comparison unit.

Abstract: A control apparatus, including an acquisition unit configured to acquire a usage history of a plurality of electric storage systems with a battery and an electrical appliance operating when conducting charging and discharging of the battery; and a selecting unit configured to specify a deterioration state or usage of each of the plurality of batteries and deterioration state or usage of each of the plurality of electrical appliances based on the usage history, and select, among the plurality of electric storage systems, an electric storage system that conducts power transmission and reception with the power grid according to the deterioration state or usage of each of the plurality of batteries and the deterioration state or usage of each of the plurality of electrical appliances.

Abstract: A charge control system for a battery mounted on a vehicle configured to perform charge in a state where a charge lid is opened, the charge control system including: a vehicle stop determination unit configured to determine that the vehicle is stopped at a charge site: a charge necessity determination unit configured to determine necessity of charging the battery; a charge lid automatically opening unit configured to perform an automatic opening operation of automatically opening the charge lid; and an automatic opening operation control unit configured to control the automatic opening operation of the charge lid automatically opening unit based on an intention of a user.

Abstract: A control device includes an acquisition unit for acquiring a deterioration state of each of a plurality of batteries capable of power transmission/reception between a power grid on an outside, and use information representing at least any of a use time of each of the plurality of batteries, a moving distance up to the present of a moving object comprising the plurality of batteries, and an integral power amount that is output up to the present by each of the plurality of batteries, and a selecting unit for selecting, based on a comparison result between the deterioration state and a predetermined first threshold value that is decided in accordance with the use information, a battery to be a target of the power transmission/reception from the plurality of batteries.

Abstract: A control apparatus includes: a movement information acquisition unit configured to acquire information indicating a usage period of a mobile object and a movement distance or a destination of the object to be ensured within the usage period; and a restriction unit configured to restrict a power amount from a battery included in the object to an outside of the object so as to ensure that the object can move the movement distance or move to the destination within the usage period. A method includes: acquiring information indicating a usage period of a mobile object and a movement distance or a destination of the object to be ensured within the usage period; and restricting a power amount from a battery included in the object to an outside of the object so as to ensure that the object moves the movement distance or moves to the destination within the usage period.

Abstract: A control device including a deterioration state acquisition unit for acquiring a deterioration state of a battery provided for a moving object, an upper limit value determining unit for determining, in accordance with the deterioration state, an upper limit value of a discharge power amount from the battery to an outside of the moving object within a predetermined period, and a discharge power amount limiting unit for limiting the discharge power amount from the battery to the outside of the moving object within the predetermined period to the upper limit value or lower.

Abstract: A control apparatus configured to: store a guaranteed value of a parameter indicating usage of a power storage system including a battery included in a mobile object at a predetermined time point in the future; calculate a value of the parameter due to travelling that is a value of the parameter at the predetermined time point due to travelling of the mobile object; calculate, based on difference values obtained by subtracting the value of the parameter due to travelling from the guaranteed values, a usable remaining usable amount of the battery for operations other than the travelling of the mobile object until the predetermined time point; and control, based on the remaining usable amount, to conduct power transmission and reception between outside of the mobile object and the battery.

Abstract: A battery charge management system for managing charge of a battery mounted on a moving object includes processing circuitry configured to: cause a display unit to display a SOC image of the battery; acquire power consumption history of the battery; and estimate a SOC consumption amount consumed in one day based on the power consumption history. The processing circuitry allocates one segment of the SOC image displayed on the display unit to the SOC consumption amount consumed in one day, and the processing circuitry causes the display unit to display the SOC image and a remaining number of days to a threshold SOC.

Abstract: A charge control system for a battery mounted on an electric vehicle includes processing circuitry configured to: acquire an intention of a user related to charge; set a range of an upper limit SOC based on the intention of the user, the upper limit SOC being a SOC for ending the charge of the battery; acquire power consumption history of the battery; and set the upper limit SOC in the range of the upper limit SOC based on the power consumption history.

Abstract: A charge management system for a battery mounted on an electric vehicle includes processing circuitry configured to: acquire charge-related information that is information on whether charge is possible; acquire power consumption history of the battery; predict a future SOC of the battery based on the power consumption history; set a scheduled charge date when a predicted SOC value of the battery is predicted to decrease to a threshold or less; and notify the scheduled charge date. The processing circuitry sets the scheduled charge date based on the charge-related information.

Abstract: There is provided a control apparatus including: a guarantee application determination unit configured to determine whether a battery included in a moving object satisfies a predetermined guarantee application condition; and a limitation unit configured to limit an amount of power which is discharged from the battery to an outside of the moving object, to be lower than or equal to a first limit value, when the battery satisfies the guarantee application condition, in which the limitation unit is configured to limit, or not to limit the amount of power which is discharged from the battery to the outside of the moving object, to be lower than or equal to a second limit value which is higher than the first limit value, when the battery does not satisfy the guarantee application condition.

Abstract: Provided is a charging control system for an electric vehicle capable of being charged from an external power source. The charging control system includes an inlet which is provided in the electric vehicle and to which a charging gun including an operable S3 switch is connected, and a charging control ECU capable of controlling the charging and performing a setting of timer charging. The charging control ECU cancels the setting of the timer charging on the basis of a predetermined operation on the S3 switch in a state in which the setting of the timer charging has been performed.

Abstract: An air conditioner includes: a secondary battery which is chargeable with electric power supplied from outside of a vehicle and store the electric power for running the vehicle; an air conditioning unit which performs air conditioning in a vehicle interior of the vehicle; a timer for managing a time for operating the air conditioning unit; and a control unit which sets a charging prohibition time period for prohibiting charging of the secondary battery for a time period set by a user.

Abstract: A charge control device for charging a battery with electric power supplied from an external power supply includes: an external power supply information acquisition unit that acquires external power supply information including a voltage of the external power supply; a battery information acquisition unit that acquires battery information including a temperature, a voltage, and an electric current of the battery; a power consumption acquisition unit that acquires an amount of electric power supplied from the battery to an auxiliary device as a power consumption amount; and a charge time estimation unit that estimates a charge time of the battery. The charge time estimation unit acquires an initial value of a state of charge of the battery based on the battery information, and estimates the charge time based on the battery temperature, the external power supply information, the power consumption amount, and the initial value of the state of charge.

Abstract: Scheduled usage of an electric moving body that moves using a battery as a power source is acquired; a necessary remaining capacity that is a charging state necessary for the scheduled usage is acquired; and if the necessary remaining capacity is not reached by a start timing of the scheduled usage, a charging plan set in advance prior to the acquired scheduled usage is changed in a manner that the necessary remaining capacity is reached by the start timing of the scheduled usage.

Abstract: With a charging control apparatus, first, a chargeable amount is acquired. Then, the charging control apparatus calculates a minimum SOC that is the lowest SOC needed by the vehicle for the following travel. Then, the charging control apparatus sets a target SOC that restricts deterioration of the battery and is greater than or equal to the minimum SOC. Alternatively, the charging control apparatus sets a target charging amount that restricts deterioration of the battery and is less than or equal to the chargeable amount.

Abstract: A battery consumption amount from when an electric vehicle departs a base charging location to when the electric moving body has returned to the base charging location is set as a consumption amount of one day, and an estimated consumption amount of one day is calculated based on the consumption amounts of the past n days. A value obtained by adding the estimated consumption amount and a margin to a lower limit remaining capacity determined in advance by a user is set as a charging recommendation threshold value. When the remaining capacity of the battery drops below the charging recommendation threshold value, a notification prompting charging of the battery is transmitted to an on-board HMI of the electric moving body or a terminal of the user.

Abstract: With a charging control apparatus, a current SOC and target SOC of a battery and an electricity cost per unit power of charging equipment are acquired. Then, a charging schedule is set that lowers the deterioration acceleration of the battery by making a comparison between the current SOC and the target SOC, while considering the electricity cost.

Abstract: A vehicle control system includes: a vehicle near field communication unit that communicates via a near field communication path; a vehicle network communication unit that communicates via a global communication path; a control ECU; a transmission control unit that transmits control commands received by the vehicle near field communication unit and the vehicle network communication unit to the control ECU that controls actions of the vehicle; and a control command detection unit that detects whether or not there are a plurality of same control commands received within a prescribed time. When the control command detection unit detects a plurality of control commands received within the prescribed time, the transmission control unit transmits the control commands in order according to a prescribed priority order, and the control ECU processes the control commands received from the transmission control unit in a received order to control the actions of the vehicle.

Abstract: Provided s a non-contact power transmission system with which it is possible to individually detect the position of a receiving unit with respect to a transmission unit, even if there are positions at which the same microvoltage values are indicated, even if the distance differs, due to the shape of the transmission coil of the transmission unit and the receiving coil of the receiving unit. At a position at which the position differential value of the detected microvoltage exceeds a zero value, said positions set to the initial position (+xint) of the movement displacement of the vehicle, and the movement displacement on the basis of vehicle velocity is calculated to a position (+xc) at which the microvoltage value characteristics can be used from said initial position to (+xc to 0).