A server according to the disclosure is a server that can communicate with an electrically-driven vehicle. The server demands that the electrically-driven vehicle disclose vehicle information including positional information on the electrically-driven vehicle and a remaining amount of energy in the electrically-driven vehicle upon receiving a request for the feeding of electric power in the event of a disaster, acquires the vehicle information from the electrically-driven vehicle as to which an approval of the demand for disclosure is obtained from a user of the electrically-driven vehicle, instructs the electrically-driven vehicle to be fed with electric power based on the acquired vehicle information, and notifies the user of the end of acquisition of the vehicle information when the request for the feeding of electric power is ended.

An electric power management system is a system that performs an exchange of electric power with an electric power system of an electric power company that is a counterparty of the exchange of the electric power, and includes a plurality of the vehicles, each including a battery, and a server that manages an exchange of the electric power between the battery of each of the vehicles and the electric power system. The server limits the exchange of the electric power between the electric power system and the battery by an upper limit value or a lower limit value of a state of charge of the battery, and decreases the upper limit value or increases the lower limit value when a period during which the vehicle is continuously parked in a place where the vehicle can exchange the electric power is equal to or longer than a predetermined period.

A control device that controls an in-vehicle battery and a charger in a demand and supply control system is configured to obtain total demand for electric power or the like generated in in-vehicle equipment, determine whether or not the total demand is able to be satisfied with electric power or the like suppliable from the in-vehicle battery, when the total demand is not able to be satisfied solely with the in-vehicle battery, and bring the charger into a drive state in a case where the total demand is able to be satisfied with total electric power or the like suppliable from the in-vehicle battery and the charger.

Techniques are presented for scheduling the charging of electric vehicles (EVs) that protect the resources of local low voltage distribution networks. From utilities, data on local low voltage distribution networks, such as the rating of a distribution transformer through which a group of EVs are supplied, is provided to a load manager application. Telematics information on vehicle usage is provided from the EVs, such as by way of the original equipment manufacturer. From these data, the load manager application determines schedules for charging the group of EVs through a shared low voltage distribution network so that the capabilities of the local low voltage distribution network are not exceeded while meeting the needs of the EV user. Charging schedules are then transmitted to the on-board control systems of the EVs for implementation.

An apparatus and method for electrochemical energy storage for high-power and high-energy autonomous applications, including autonomous electric vehicles having remote active drive cycle monitoring and/or governance and thermal management control, are described. For autonomous vehicles, the apparatus includes: at least one high-power, low-energy density tertiary storage battery having low cost, and designed to wear and be replaceable; at least one high energy density core battery; at least one intermediate power and energy density secondary battery for buffering the load on the core battery; and a battery controller. The autonomous vehicle energy requirement and consumption rate are provided in such a manner that performance degradation over the life of the system is reduced.

A power management system includes a plurality of power storages and a server. The server includes a selector that selects at least one of the plurality of power storages, a scheduler that makes a schedule for the selected power storage, and a request processor that requests a user of the selected power storage to promote external charging, suppress external charging, or carry out external power feed in accordance with the made schedule. The server obtains power run-out information that indicates power run-out risk for each power storage and carries out at least one of selection of the power storage and making of the schedule in accordance with a type of a request based on the obtained power run-out information.

A power receiver apparatus is movable under water. The power receiver apparatus includes: a power receiver device configured to receive power wirelessly transmitted from a power transmitter apparatus; a power supply device including a storage battery and configured to charge the storage battery based on received power received by the power receiver device; a first sensor configured to detect a rectified voltage value rectified based on the received power; a second sensor configured to detect a charging current value to the storage battery charged by the power supply device; a processor configured to determine a power transmission voltage value corresponding to the power wirelessly transmitted from the power transmitter apparatus based on the rectified voltage value and the charging current value; and a communication device configured to transmit the power transmission voltage value determined by the processor to the power transmitter apparatus.

A charging management unit of a charging management server acquires contact information of a first user who uses a charging unit for charging a traction battery of a vehicle. The charging management unit of the charging management server receives a first request indicating that a second user, who is a user different from the first user, wants to use the charging unit being used by the first user after the first user has finished using the charging unit. When the charging management unit of the charging management server receives the first request, it notifies the first user about the first request.

An electric vehicle (EV) charging system includes a number of output connections (e.g., cables). Each of the output connections is connected to at least one head, and each head can be connected concurrently to an EV. A controller can direct a charging current, delivered over a dedicated circuit from an electric power supply, to a first one of the output connections if a first EV is connected to a head connected to the first one of the output connections. Then, the charging current to the first one of the output connections can be stopped, switched to a second one of the output connections, and restarted if a second EV is connected to a head connected to the second one of the output connections.

An integrated fuel management system can include a switching unit coupled to an electric vehicle (EV) charging station, a computer system, a first electronic unit, and a second electronic unit. The first electronic unit can be coupled to the switching unit and operable for providing state information for the EV charging station to the computer system. The second electronic unit can be coupled to a fueling station for types of vehicles that use fuel and operable for providing state information for the fueling station to the computer system. Further, the computer system can be operable for displaying the state information for the EV charging station and for displaying the state information for the fueling station.