SWITCHING CONTROL DEVICE AND SWITCHING CONTROL METHOD

• Main Authors: KOYAMA, Keiko, ABE, Tatsuro
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 06.02.2020
• Subjects: ARRANGEMENTS OR ADAPTATIONS OF HEATING, COOLING, VENTILATING,OR OTHER AIR-TREATING DEVICES SPECIALLY FOR PASSENGER OR GOODSSPACES OF VEHICLES; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTINGELECTRIC POWER; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER; ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT OR PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLEDVEHICLES; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRODYNAMIC BRAKE SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES, IN GENERAL; GENERATION; MAGNETIC SUSPENSION OR LEVITATION FOR VEHICLES; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY; TRANSPORTING; VEHICLES IN GENERAL

A switching control device includes a controller, a prediction unit, and a calculator. The calculator calculates, based on a schedule, a first electricity storage amount of a first electricity storage functional unit required for driving a motor to a second position excepting a charging amount charged to the first electricity storage functional unit at a first position corresponding to a charging time based on the schedule. When an electricity storage amount of the first electricity storage functional unit is equal to or smaller than the first electricity storage amount, the controller controls a switching unit to switch a power source of an air conditioning appliance to a predetermined power source from the first electricity storage functional unit.