US 11,807,122 B2
Capacity control device and computer-readable medium
Motoki Hishida, Saitama (JP); Hakaru Sadano, Saitama (JP); and Hiroyuki Kanazawa, Saitama (JP)
Assigned to HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo (JP)
Filed by HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Jul. 7, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/368,863.
Application 17/368,863 is a continuation of application No. PCT/JP2019/001205, filed on Jan. 17, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2021/0331599 A1, Oct. 28, 2021
Int. Cl. B60L 53/62 (2019.01); B60L 55/00 (2019.01); B60L 50/60 (2019.01); B60L 58/12 (2019.01)
CPC B60L 53/62 (2019.02) [B60L 50/60 (2019.02); B60L 55/00 (2019.02); B60L 58/12 (2019.02)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A capacity control device, comprising:
a storage unit for storing information representing a first energy amount and a second energy amount of an amount of energy accumulated in a power source for driving mounted on a vehicle, the first energy amount being available for power transmission and reception between the power source for driving and a power grid without an instruction from a user of the vehicle, and the second energy amount being available to the user in response to an instruction from the user;
an updating unit for updating the second energy amount without updating the first energy amount based on an energy amount accumulated in the power source for driving or an energy amount released from the power source for driving in accordance with an instruction from the user, and updating the first energy amount without updating the second energy amount based on an energy amount accumulated in the power source for driving or an energy amount released from the power source for driving in the power transmission and reception performed in accordance with an instruction from an external control device of the vehicle, without an instruction from the user; and
a control unit for presenting information representing the second energy amount that has been updated by the updating unit to the user.