Abstract: An information providing device includes: a reception unit configured to receive operation information on a power supply device from the power supply device that supplies power to an electric apparatus detachably connected thereto; an evaluation unit configured to evaluate how the power supply device is used based on the received operation information; and a provision unit configured to provide a user of the power supply device with information based on an evaluation result of the evaluation unit.

Abstract: A management device manages batteries. The management device includes an obtaining portion that obtains, from batteries, specific information that specifies identification information of a vehicle that has used the batteries. The management device includes an authenticating portion that authenticates a user by using the specific information obtained from the batteries. The management device includes a replacement receiving portion that receives replacement of the batteries if the authenticating portion authenticates the user.

Abstract: A charging spot obtains identification of a first power supply device, receives power stored in the first power supply device, and stores the power. The spot applies to the identification a compensation obtained based on an amount of the power and a purchase coefficient. The spot supplies to a second power supply device power stored in the spot, and bills for a compensation obtained based on an amount of power supplied to the second power supply device and a sales coefficient. The purchase coefficient and the sales coefficient are coefficients that are larger the higher the altitude of the spot is or that are larger the further the location of the charging spot is from a commercial AC power supply.

Abstract: A power supply system comprises a portable first power supply device and second power supply device. The portable first power supply device has a handle to be gripped by a hand of a user. A supply unit of the portable first power supply comprises an inverter circuit which converts at least a portion of excess power into an alternating current, and supplies to the second power supply device via a second connection unit and a power line, power of the alternating current outputted from the inverter circuit.

Abstract: A server acquires a reception amount which is an amount of power that a power supply device received from an engine-driven type generator, converts the reception amount into a virtual currency, transmits, to the power supply device, a money transfer instruction in order to instruct a money transfer, to the engine-driven type generator, of a virtual currency that the conversion unit converted the reception amount into. The power supply device generates a money transfer request in order to, in accordance with the money transfer instruction, performs a money transfer of virtual currency to a virtual currency wallet associated with the engine-driven type generator a virtual currency wallet associated with the server, and transmits the money transfer request to a virtual currency network.

Abstract: A management device is a management device that: manages batteries; receives a first battery; and supplies a second battery. The management device includes an obtaining portion that obtains, from the first battery, first identification information stored in the first battery. The management device includes an authenticating portion that authenticates a user of the first battery by using the first identification information the obtaining portion has obtained. The management device includes a writing portion that, if the authenticating portion authenticates the user, writes the first identification information to the second battery that is to be supplied to the user.

Abstract: An conditioning device for a fuel cell vehicle includes a heater core configured to heat air in a vehicle cabin with a coolant to be discharged from a FC stack cooled by the coolant as a heat source, a coolant heating heater configured to heat the coolant, an air heating heater configured to further heat air warmed by the heater core, and a vehicle ECU configured to, in a case where a heater core outlet coolant temperature based on a target blowing temperature is equal to or higher than an FC stack inlet target temperature, perform control such that the air heating heater is operated with an output set based on the heater core outlet coolant temperature, and the coolant heating heater is operated with an output set based on a heater core inlet target coolant temperature calculated according to the set output of the air heating heater.

Abstract: A target information acquiring unit that acquires target information indicating a target condition about a degree of wear of an expendable; a usage information acquiring unit that acquires usage information indicating a degree of usage from a start of usage of the expendable; a wear information acquiring unit that acquires wear information indicating a degree of wear of the expendable; and a deciding unit that decides (i) whether or not usage of each expendable is possible and/or (ii) a degree of priority about usage of each expendable based on (i) a target condition indicated by the target information acquired by the target information acquiring unit, (ii) a degree of usage of each expendable indicated by the usage information acquired by the usage information acquiring unit and (iii) a degree of wear of each expendable indicated by the wear information acquired by the wear information acquiring unit are included.

Abstract: Provided are an abnormality detection unit that detects abnormality or stop of at least one of a plurality of storage battery housing devices, a storage device extraction unit that extracts, when the abnormality detection unit detects the abnormality or the stop, one or more storage battery housing devices related to the storage battery housing device in which the abnormality or the stop is detected from among the plurality of storage battery housing devices, and an adjustment unit that determines adjustment of utilization rate of at least one of the one or more storage battery housing devices extracted by the storage device extraction unit.

Abstract: Provided are a deterioration information acquisition unit that acquires deterioration information indicating a deterioration state of each of a plurality of storage batteries, a temperature condition determination unit that determines a temperature condition allowable at the start of charging or during charging for each of the plurality of storage batteries in accordance with the deterioration information acquired by the deterioration information acquisition unit, a temperature information acquisition unit that acquires temperature information indicating the temperature of each of the plurality of storage batteries, and a charge target extraction unit that extracts a storage battery to be charged from the storage batteries among the plurality of storage batteries in which the temperature indicated by the temperature information acquired by the temperature information acquisition unit satisfies the temperature condition determined by the temperature condition determination unit.

Abstract: Provided are an arrangement information acquisition unit that acquires arrangement information indicating a position where a charging device for charging one or more storage batteries is arranged, a user position acquisition unit that acquires user position information indicating a position of the user, a charge state acquisition unit that acquires information indicating a charge state of at least one of the one or more storage batteries at specific time, and a state information generation unit that generates information to which (i) a charge state at the specific time and (ii) a charge state at an estimated time of arrival of the user at the charging device are associated for at least one of the one or more storage batteries, in accordance with (i) the arrangement information acquired by the arrangement information acquisition unit and (ii) the user position information acquired by the user position acquisition unit.

Abstract: A charge control device can include a plurality of control units that are mutually connected by a communication line and control charging of different batteries. The control units can each include a communication state acquisition unit that acquires a communication state of another control unit of the control units through the communication line. The control units can each include a detection unit that detects an abnormality of the other control unit based on the communication state of the other control unit acquired by the communication state acquisition unit. The control units can each include a suppression unit that suppresses an operation of the other control unit for which an abnormality is detected by the detection unit.

Abstract: A management device is a management device that manages replacement of batteries. The management device includes an obtaining portion that obtains, from a first battery, specific information that specifies identification information of a vehicle to which the first battery has been attached, and identification information of the first battery. The management device includes an authenticating portion that authenticates a user of the vehicle by using the specific information and the identification information of the first battery that have been obtained by the obtaining portion. The management device includes a replacement receiving portion that receives replacement of the first battery if the authenticating portion authenticates the user.

Abstract: A housing device includes a first housing part and a second housing part arranged at different heights, each housing part to house a storage battery, and a first guide and a second guide to assist insertion of the storage battery into a respective one of the first housing part and the second housing part. The first guide and the second guide assist the insertion of the storage batteries in different respective manners.

Abstract: A management device is a management device that: manages batteries; receives a first battery; and supplies a second battery. The management device includes an obtaining portion that obtains, from the first battery, first identification information stored in the first battery. The management device includes an authenticating portion that authenticates a user of the first battery by using the first identification information the obtaining portion has obtained. The management device includes a writing portion that, if the authenticating portion authenticates the user, writes the first identification information to the second battery that is to be supplied to the user.

Abstract: A housing device is provided which houses a storage battery having a first connector. The housing device may include a storage battery holding part which holds a storage battery and a drive part which (i) moves a second connector that is to be connected to the first connector of the storage battery toward the first connector and/or (ii) moves a second connector that has been connected to the first connector of the storage battery in a direction away from the first connector.

Abstract: A management device manages batteries. The management device includes an obtaining portion that obtains, from batteries, specific information that specifies identification information of a vehicle that has used the batteries. The management device includes an authenticating portion that authenticates a user by using the specific information obtained from the batteries. The management device includes a replacement receiving portion that receives replacement of the batteries if the authenticating portion authenticates the user.

Abstract: The system is a system for a battery exchanger that accepts a used first battery and provides a charged second battery. The above system includes a support target information receiving unit that receives, from a supporter that supports operation of a battery exchanger, an instruction for selecting the battery exchanger for which the supporter supports operation from among multiple battery exchangers. The above system includes a user information providing unit that provides the supporter with information on the user of the battery exchanger selected by the supporter, according to support value information indicating the value of the support for the operation of the battery exchanger by the supporter.

Abstract: A target information acquiring unit that acquires target information indicating a target condition about a degree of wear of an expendable; a usage information acquiring unit that acquires usage information indicating a degree of usage from a start of usage of the expendable; a wear information acquiring unit that acquires wear information indicating a degree of wear of the expendable; and a deciding unit that decides (i) whether or not usage of each expendable is possible and/or (ii) a degree of priority about usage of each expendable based on (i) a target condition indicated by the target information acquired by the target information acquiring unit, (ii) a degree of usage of each expendable indicated by the usage information acquired by the usage information acquiring unit and (iii) a degree of wear of each expendable indicated by the wear information acquired by the wear information acquiring unit are included.

Abstract: Provided is an image forming device in which a wrapped body that is a paper bundle wrapped in wrapping paper is set into a paper housing, the wrapping paper is subsequently removed and the paper bundle is exposed, and paper is conveyed by one sheet in image forming, the image forming device including: a reader that reads an image on the wrapping paper; and a hardware processor that: compares the image on the wrapping paper, the image being read by the reader, and an image on each of various kinds of wrapping paper, the image being stored in a storage; reads, from the storage, paper setting associated to wrapping paper corresponding to the image on the wrapping paper, the image being read by the reader; and sets a conveyance condition and a process condition based on the paper setting.