Patent ID: 8581545

Claim:
A power exchange system for managing an exchange of power between a power supply system provided in an installation and a vehicle-side battery provided in a vehicle, the power exchange system comprising: an installation-side charger/discharger; a vehicle-side charger/discharger coupled to the installation-side charger/discharger to exchange the power between the power supply system and the vehicle-side battery; and a vehicle-side controller provided in the vehicle and configured to receive battery information regarding the vehicle-side battery, wherein the vehicle has a determination section configured to determine whether the power supply system is equipped with an installation-side controller that controls power distribution in the power supply system, the vehicle further having a setting section configured to cause one of the installation-side controller and the vehicle-side controller to have a command function based on a result of determination by the determination section, wherein the command function outputs a charge/discharge command to one of the installation-side charger/discharger and the vehicle-side charger/discharger based on the battery information and installation-side power information regarding the power supply system.