Patent ID: 10447045

Abstract:
[Object] To provide a power control device capable of equalizing power between storage batteries in supplying direct-current power through three wires, that is, the positive electrode wire, the neutral wire, and the negative electrode wire. The storage batteries are connected in series between the positive electrode wire and the neutral wire and between the neutral wire and the negative electrode wire.[Solution] The power control device including: a comparison unit configured to acquire a charging condition of a first battery and a charging condition of a second battery from the first battery and the second battery and to compare the charging conditions with each other, the first battery being provided between a positive electrode wire to which a positive potential is applied and a neutral wire to which a ground potential is applied, the second battery being provided between the neutral wire and a negative electrode wire to which a negative potential is applied; and a power control unit configured to control power interchange between the first battery and the second battery such that the charging condition of the first battery and the charging condition of the second battery are balanced against each other on the basis of a comparison result obtained by the comparison unit.