Patent ID: 9608462
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: H02J,Y02E,Y02P

Claim:
1. A control system comprising: a plurality of first apparatuses; and at least one second apparatus that is connected to each of the plurality of first apparatuses, wherein the plurality of first apparatuses include a plurality of conversion units, and each conversion unit includes a control unit controlling an on/off state of a respective one of the plurality of conversion units by referring to a schedule table in which on/off periods of the plurality of conversion units are written to control on/off states of the plurality of conversion units, wherein the at least one second apparatus includes a power storage unit and a charging control unit controlling charging of the power storage unit, wherein the plurality of conversion units each convert a first voltage supplied from a power generating apparatus to a second voltage according to a magnitude of the first voltage, wherein the second voltage output from at least one of the plurality of conversion units is supplied to the at least one second apparatus, wherein information regarding a maximum number of conversion units capable of being activated is stored within the schedule table, wherein a timing information for carrying out processing that determines whether to activate a conversion unit is stored within the schedule table, and wherein the charging control unit controls charging of the power storage unit in accordance with a variation in the second voltage.