Electric storage apparatus and power control system

Abstract

Provided is an electric power apparatus including an energy device, a device manager, and a storage system manager. The electric power apparatus includes an energy device; a device manager; and a storage system manager. The energy device includes at least one of a primary battery, a secondary battery, a capacitor, a solar cell and a fuel cell. The device manager or the storage system manager has storage information. The device manager or the storage system manager receives or transmits the storage information from or to a controller which controls the electric power. The storage system manager and the controller perform mutual or unilateral authentication.

The application is claimed as follows: 
     
         1 . An electric power apparatus comprising:
 an energy device;   a device manager; and   a storage system manager,   wherein the energy device includes at least one of a primary battery, a secondary battery,   a capacitor, a solar cell and a fuel cell,   wherein the device manager or the storage system manager has storage information,   wherein the device manager or the storage system manager receives or transmits the storage information from or to a controller which controls the electric power, and wherein the storage system manager and the controller perform mutual or unilateral authentication.   
     
     
         2 . The electric power apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the energy device has an ID and performs mutual or unilateral authentication with respect to the storage system manager by using the ID. 
     
     
         3 . The electric power apparatus according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the storage information includes one or more of: a using status of the energy device,   characteristics of the energy device, a type of the energy device, a temperature of the energy device, a capacity of the energy device, a resistance value of the energy device, an output voltage from the energy device, an output current from the energy device, a remaining capacity of the energy device.   
     
     
         4 . The electric power apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the device manager and the storage system manager are configured to receive and transmit the storage information. 
     
     
         5 . The electric power apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the device manager receives or transmits the storage information from or to the storage system manager via an information bus. 
     
     
         6 . The electric power apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the device manager or the storage system manager receives or transmits the storage information from or to a server on a network. 
     
     
         7 . The electric power apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the device manager or the storage system manager receives or transmits the storage information from or to a power regulating apparatus. 
     
     
         8 . The electric power apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the storage system manager receives or transmits the storage information from or to the device manager. 
     
     
         9 . The electric power apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the controller supplies the storage information to a server on a network. 
     
     
         10 . The electric power apparatus according to  claim 12 , wherein the device manager, the storage system manager, or a controller acquires storage control information from a server on a network. 
     
     
         11 . The electric power apparatus according to claim  14 , wherein the storage control information includes one or more of: information on a product, information on maintenance, information on trouble, information on climate, charging control information, discharging control information. 
     
     
         12 . The electric power apparatus according to claim  14 , wherein the device manager, the storage system manager, or the controller controls the energy device according to the storage control information. 
     
     
         13 . A power control system comprising:
 an electric power apparatus having an energy device, a device manager, and a storage system manager;   a controller;   a power regulating apparatus,   wherein the energy device includes at least one of a primary battery, a secondary battery, a capacitor, a solar cell and a fuel cell,   wherein the device manager or the storage system manager has storage information,   wherein the device manager or the storage system manager receives or transmits the storage information from or to a controller which controls the electric power, and   wherein the storage system manager and the controller perform mutual or unilateral authentication.