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Energy assist system selection supporting apparatus, capacity selecting apparatus, power consumption calculating apparatus, and layout generating apparatus

US9343907B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 11, 2013
Grant dateMay 17, 2016
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Expiry dateMar 19, 2034

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2119/06
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An energy assist system selection supporting apparatus equipped with a step-up/step-down chopper unit, an electricity storage unit, and an electric motor configured to drive a machine includes an operation-pattern generating section for generating an operation pattern taking into account an electronic machine configuration, a load-pattern generating section for generating a load pattern concerning power consumption according to the generated operation pattern, a data processing section for evaluating, according to the generated load pattern, a characteristic of the energy assist system applied with the generated operation pattern while comparing the characteristic with a limit value and generate, according to an evaluation result, configuration information including the number of each unit of the energy assist system, and a layout section configured to lay out and arrange the units on a virtual space and display the units on a display screen according to the generated configuration information.

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