Patent ID: 9252597
Filing Date: 2016-02-02
CPC Classification: H02J,Y02B,Y04S

Claim Text:
1. An electric power management apparatus for controlling electric power of at least one home appliance using at least one rechargeable battery, the apparatus comprising: an analysis unit configured to analyze a charge residue of the at least one rechargeable battery; a first generating unit configured to generate a control schedule used to control the electric power of the home appliance in accordance with the charge residue; a second generating unit configured to generate a charge/discharge schedule used to control charge and discharge the at least one rechargeable battery in accordance with the charge residue; a first communication unit configured to receive and transmit a first packet from and to the at least one rechargeable battery; a second communication unit configured to receive a second packet for a request to save electric power from outside, wherein the electric power is saved in accordance with the second packet; a schedule unit configured to determine whether the request to save electric power is satisfied only by discharge of the at least one rechargeable battery, when the second communication unit receives the second packet; and a data storage unit configured to store information included in the first packet, the second packet, the control schedule, and the charge/discharge schedule, wherein the second generating unit generates the charge/discharge schedule upon receiving the second packet, and charging of the at least one rechargeable battery is commenced immediately upon receiving the charge/discharge schedule.