Abstract: A power management system includes a photovoltaic power generator connected to a power network, an energy storage device configured to be connected to the power network, and a server. The server is configured to: acquire a predicted value of solar radiation at a prediction time at a point where the photovoltaic power generator is installed; calculate a predicted value of power generated by the photovoltaic power generator at the prediction time by using the predicted value of solar radiation; set a target range of an SOC of the energy storage device by using the predicted value, and control the SOC in such a way that the SOC falls within the target range by the prediction time; and set the target range to a wider range when reliability of the predicted value is low than when the reliability of the predicted value is high.

Abstract: A power management system includes a photovoltaic power generation device installed in a predetermined area and connected to a power grid disposed in the predetermined area, an acquisition device configured to acquire a wind direction at a reference point at which the photovoltaic power generation device is installed in the predetermined area, and an arithmetic device configured to calculate a predicted value of a solar radiation amount at the reference point at a prediction target time and calculate generated power of the photovoltaic power generation device by using the predicted value.

Abstract: A power management system includes a first server configured to manage electric vehicle supply equipment in a microgrid and a second server configured to manage power supply and demand balance of a power system. The electric vehicle supply equipment is configured to execute a charging and discharging operation that suppresses a voltage fluctuation of the microgrid by exchanging power between the microgrid and a vehicle, and a reactive power compensation operation that suppresses a voltage fluctuation of the power system by controlling reactive power of the microgrid.

Abstract: A power management system includes a plurality of power adjustment resources electrically connected to a microgrid MG, and a CEMS server that manages the power adjustment resources. The CEMS server outputs a power adjustment request to the power adjustment resources when suppression of power consumption or consumption of surplus power in the microgrid MG is requested, and gives an incentive to a “responding resource” as the power adjustment resource that performs power adjustment in response to the power adjustment request among the power adjustment resources. The CEMS server increases the incentive more as a deviation of a time period during which the power adjustment is performed by the responding resource, with respect to a time period determined in the power adjustment request is smaller.

Abstract: A power management system includes a plurality of power adjustment resources electrically connected to a microgrid MG, and a CEMS server that manages the power adjustment resources. The CEMS server outputs a power adjustment request to a plurality of power adjustment resources when suppression of power consumption or consumption of surplus power is requested in the microgrid MG, and gives an incentive to the power adjustment resource that performs power adjustment in response to the power adjustment request among the power adjustment resources. The CEMS server increases the incentive more as a deviation of a second power amount adjusted by a responding resource with respect to a first power amount requested for adjustment by the power adjustment request is smaller.

Abstract: A control apparatus of a hybrid vehicle which, when a travel mode is switched from a second mode (EV mode) to a first mode (series mode), can warm an exhaust purification catalyst appropriately to suppress deterioration of an exhaust gas, is provided. The control apparatus comprises selection means 32 which selects the first mode as a travel mode of a vehicle 10, if a required output is equal to or higher than a determination threshold value, or selects the second mode, if the required output is lower than the determination threshold value; and threshold value changing means 33 which lowers the determination threshold value, if the temperature of the exhaust purification catalyst is lower than a predetermined temperature.

Abstract: A control apparatus of a hybrid vehicle which, when a travel mode is switched from an EV mode (second mode) to a series mode (first mode), can warm an exhaust purification catalyst appropriately to suppress deterioration of an exhaust gas, is provided, and configured as follows: If the temperature of the exhaust purification catalyst is equal to or higher than a predetermined temperature, the first mode (series mode) is selected when a required output is equal to or higher than a first determination threshold value; or the second mode (EV mode) is selected when the required output is lower than the first determination threshold value.

Abstract: A control apparatus of a hybrid vehicle which, when a travel mode is switched from a second mode (EV mode) to a first mode (series mode), can warm an exhaust purification catalyst appropriately to suppress deterioration of an exhaust gas, is provided. The control apparatus comprises selection means 32 which selects the first mode as a travel mode of a vehicle 10, if a required output is equal to or higher than a determination threshold value, or selects the second mode, if the required output is lower than the determination threshold value; and threshold value changing means 33 which lowers the determination threshold value, if the temperature of the exhaust purification catalyst is lower than a predetermined temperature.

Abstract: A control apparatus of a hybrid vehicle which, when a travel mode is switched from an EV mode (second mode) to a series mode (first mode), can warm an exhaust purification catalyst appropriately to suppress deterioration of an exhaust gas, is provided, and configured as follows: If the temperature of the exhaust purification catalyst is equal to or higher than a predetermined temperature, the first mode (series mode) is selected when a required output is equal to or higher than a first determination threshold value; or the second mode (EV mode) is selected when the required output is lower than the first determination threshold value.

Abstract: An engine controller includes: a warm-up control unit that performs warm-up operation for letting the engine continuously operate until an integration value of air intake of the engine comes to a predetermined integration value in order to warm up a catalyst provided in an exhaust system when the engine is first started after start-up of the vehicle; and a continuation control unit that lets the engine continuously operate for a predetermined period subsequent to an end of the warm-up operation. The continuation control unit takes an output value of the engine as a request output value when the request output value of the engine is a predetermined idling output value or more that is smaller than the predetermined warm-up output value and takes the output value as the warm-up output value when the request output value is less than the predetermined idling output value.

Abstract: A fuel injection control apparatus for an engine, which makes an appropriate increasing correction to a fuel amount at the time of restart after the stop period of the engine, thereby making it possible to cut down on the amounts of NOx emissions, is provided. The fuel injection control apparatus comprises an injection volume control unit for controlling a fuel injection volume, a supplied oxygen amount detection unit for detecting a supplied oxygen amount, an activity determination unit for determining whether or not an exhaust purification catalyst is in an active state, and an amount increasing correction unit for making an increasing correction to the fuel injection volume in accordance with the detection results of the supplied oxygen amount detection unit and the determination results of the activity determination unit.

Abstract: A fuel injection control apparatus for an engine, which makes an appropriate increasing correction to a fuel amount at fete time of restart after the stop period of the engine, thereby making it possible to cut down on the amounts of NOx emissions, is provided. The fuel injection control apparatus comprises an injection volume control unit for controlling a fuel injection volume a supplied oxygen amount detection unit for detecting a supplied oxygen amount, an activity determination unit for determining whether or not an exhaust purification catalyst is in an active state, and an amount increasing correction unit for making an increasing correction to the fuel injection volume in accordance with the detection results of the supplied oxygen amount detection unit and the determination results of the activity determination unit.

Abstract: An engine controller includes: a warm-up control unit that performs warm-up operation for letting the engine continuously operate until an integration value of air intake of the engine comes to a predetermined integration value in order to warm up a catalyst provided in an exhaust system when the engine is first started after start-up of the vehicle; and a continuation control unit that lets the engine continuously operate for a predetermined period subsequent to an end of the warm-up operation. The continuation control unit takes an output value of the engine as a request output value when the request output value of the engine is a predetermined idling output value or more that is smaller than the predetermined warm-up output value and takes the output value as the warm-up output value when the request output value is less than the predetermined idling output value.

Abstract: A friction-clutch system having a friction disk unit including a central hub and friction disks, wherein the friction disks have friction surfaces. At least one friction surface of the first to fourth friction surfaces is constituted of a combination of a carbon/graphite material and a metal/ceramics material, wherein the carbon/graphite material forms a friction surface made from a carbon/graphite material, and a metal/ceramics material forms a friction surface made from a metal/ceramics material, wherein the ratio of [the area of the friction surface made from the metal/ceramics material]/[the area of the friction surface made from the metal/ceramics material+the area of the friction surface made from the carbon/graphite material] ranges from 0.05˜0.65, and wherein pressure between the first and the third friction surface and between the second and the fourth friction surface is 10˜250 N/cm2 while the power is being transmitted.