Patent ID: 9707862
Date: 2017-07-18
CPC Classifications: B60M

Claim:
1. A power management apparatus, comprising: switching plan creation means which creates a switching plan for switching control of opening/closing of a first switch provided between an energy storage device and a distribution system side, and a second switch provided between the energy storage device and a feeder side; and switching determination/instruction means which determines a switching control content to the first switch and the second switch according to the switching plan created by the switching plan creation means, and outputs a determined instruction to the first switch and the second switch; wherein the switching plan creation means determines presence or absence of interchange of regenerative power between trains within a given time range, based on train information including an operation diagram, and when the interchange of the regenerative power between the trains is present, creates the switching plan to close the first switch for a unit time, and when the interchange of the regenerative power between the trains is not present, creates the switching plan to close the second switch for the unit time.