JP2016143319A - Management device, communication device, management method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a management device enabling a user's planned power use, a communication device, a management method, and a program.SOLUTION: A management device includes: a settlement section which updates holding point data corresponding to the amount paid by a user correspondingly to power consumption of the user; a prediction section which predicts prospective change tendency of the holding point according to power consumption history of the user or update history of the holding point data; and an output section which outputs according to the prospective change tendency predicted by the prediction section.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to a management device, a communication device, a management method, and a program, and in particular, a management device, a management method, and a program for managing information related to power consumption measured by a consumer watt-hour meter, and The present invention relates to a communication device.

  Patent Document 1 provides a green power certificate that can be obtained as a reward for entrusting energy-saving power generation using renewable energy. An e-green procurement market system that registers individuals or small-lot power consumers as members and collects membership fees. An example is described. In this system, individuals who are registered as members or consumers of small power are given points according to the monthly fee. Members can own all or part of the green power certificate by registering as a member. In addition, members can use the points to purchase products from sponsoring companies.

  Patent Document 2 describes a power trading system that proposes power consumption suppression to consumers via a bidirectional communication device. The demand control device of the consumer investigates the power consumption (demand) of each power consuming device, and notifies the power transmission / distribution company of the used power and the stoppable time by the bidirectional communication device (bid). The power transmission / distribution company selects a power consuming device that can be stopped and a stoppable set time so as to obtain the necessary power suppression amount from the above notification, and requests the customer to make a request. The customer who has received the request restricts power supply to the power consuming device by the demand control device. Notifying the transmission / distribution company of the amount of restraint power and the restraint time via the demand control device and the bidirectional communication device. The power transmission / distribution company calculates the amount of electric power used by the consumers A and B from the indicated value of the settlement wattmeter, and reduces or cancels the reward for the electric power control amount and the control time from the electric power charge. The power transmission / distribution company charges the consumers A and B based on the suppression of power consumption according to the bid.

  Further, Patent Document 3 describes a watt-hour meter that settles an electricity bill using a prepaid card that is a recording medium for a card-type prepaid fee. Patent Document 4 describes a simple payment type prepaid card device. This device reads the amount of the prepaid card, registers the time (usable time) in which the electrical equipment (air conditioner) can be used with this amount, and converts the load current signal generated by the air conditioner operation detected by the current detection sensor into time And subtract from the usable time to display the remaining usable time.

  In the technology described in the literature described above, the electricity bill can be settled using a prepaid card, the point converted to the electricity bill is managed, and the point (usable time) is calculated according to the power consumption of the electric device. Decreasing, displaying the point balance (remaining usable time) and notifying the user of the remaining points (time) of the card, it is possible to additionally register when the remaining amount is reduced.

JP 2003-108655 A JP 2002-252924 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-80077 JP-A-6-131537

  However, with the technique described in the above-described literature, it is possible to know the point balance (remaining usable time) that decreases according to the power consumption of a specific electrical device at that time. However, there is a problem that planned power use cannot be implemented because fluctuations in power consumption of consumers consumed by a plurality of various electric devices held by the consumers are not predicted.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a management device, a communication device, a management method, and a program that enable planned power use by consumers. .

  Each aspect of the present invention employs the following configurations in order to solve the above-described problems.

The first aspect relates to a management device.
The management device according to the first aspect is
A settlement means for updating the possession point data according to the amount paid by the consumer according to the consumer's power consumption,
Prediction means for predicting future fluctuation trends of the owned points based on the consumer's power consumption history or owned point data update history;
An output means for performing an output based on a future fluctuation tendency predicted by the prediction means;
Have

The second aspect relates to the management device.
The management device according to the second aspect is
A payment means for updating the possession point data according to the amount paid by the customer according to the amount of power consumption;
Based on the possession point for each consumer, a selection means for selecting a consumer whose possession point is less than a predetermined threshold as a demand restriction candidate for electric power from among a plurality of consumers;
Control means for transmitting power demand control information to a communication device of a customer corresponding to the demand restriction candidate,
Have

The third aspect relates to a communication device.
The communication device according to the third aspect is
An acquisition means for acquiring a measurement value related to power consumption from a consumer electricity meter,
A communication means for transmitting the measurement value to an external device different from the power meter, and receiving from the external device information related to possession point data according to the amount paid by the consumer according to the power consumption amount; ,
Output means for performing output based on the possession points.

The fourth aspect relates to a management method executed by at least one computer.
In the management method according to the fourth aspect, the management device
Update the ownership point data according to the amount paid by the customer according to the power consumption,
Based on the power consumption history of the customer or the update history of the ownership point data, predicting a future fluctuation trend of the customer's possession point indicated by the possession point data,
Outputting based on the predicted future fluctuation trend.

Another aspect of the present invention may be a program that causes at least one computer to execute the method of the fourth aspect, or a computer-readable recording medium that records such a program. May be. This recording medium includes a non-transitory tangible medium.
The computer program includes computer program code that, when executed by a computer, causes the computer to perform the management method on the management device.
It should be noted that any combination of the above-described constituent elements and a conversion of the expression of the present invention between a method, an apparatus, a system, a recording medium, a computer program, etc. are also effective as an aspect of the present invention.

  The various components of the present invention do not necessarily have to be independent of each other. A plurality of components are formed as a single member, and a single component is formed of a plurality of members. It may be that a certain component is a part of another component, a part of a certain component overlaps with a part of another component, or the like.

  The management method and computer program of the present invention describe a plurality of procedures in order, but the described order does not limit the order in which the plurality of procedures are executed. For this reason, when implementing the management method and computer program of this invention, the order of the several procedure can be changed in the range which does not have trouble in content.

  Furthermore, the management method and the plurality of procedures of the computer program of the present invention are not limited to being executed at different timings. For this reason, another procedure may occur during the execution of a certain procedure, or some or all of the execution timing of a certain procedure and the execution timing of another procedure may overlap.

  According to each said aspect, the management apparatus, communication apparatus, management method, and program which enable a user's planned power usage can be provided.

It is a schematic block diagram which shows an example of the structure of the whole system which the management apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention manages. It is a functional block diagram which shows logically the structure of the management apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the structure of the point memory | storage part of the management apparatus of this embodiment. It is a figure for demonstrating the output process based on the fluctuation tendency of the possession point estimated by the management apparatus of this embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows an example of the hardware constitutions of the computer which implement | achieves the management apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows an example of operation | movement of the management apparatus of this embodiment. It is a functional block diagram which shows logically the structure of the management apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the structure of the candidate list | wrist of the management apparatus of this embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows an example of operation | movement of the list preparation part of the management apparatus of this embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows an example of operation | movement of the control part of the management apparatus of this embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows an example of operation | movement of the management apparatus of this embodiment. It is a figure for demonstrating the selection process of a demand restriction candidate based on the fluctuation tendency of the possession point predicted by the management apparatus of this embodiment. It is a figure for demonstrating the selection process of a demand restriction candidate based on the fluctuation tendency of the possession point predicted by the management apparatus of this embodiment. It is a functional block diagram which shows the principal part of the logical structure of the management apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a functional block diagram which shows the logical structure of the management apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the output process based on the fluctuation tendency of the possession point estimated by the management apparatus of a present Example. It is a figure for demonstrating the output process based on the expiration date of the possession point by the management apparatus of a present Example. It is a functional block diagram which shows the logical structure of the communication apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a functional block diagram which shows logically the structure of the management apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In all the drawings, the same reference numerals are given to the same components, and the description will be omitted as appropriate.

(First embodiment)
The management device, management method, and program according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described below.
The management apparatus according to the present embodiment manages information related to power consumption measured by a consumer's watt-hour meter. In particular, the management device according to the present embodiment manages a system that pays an electricity bill based on the amount of power consumption by a prepaid method.
FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram illustrating an example of the overall configuration of a system managed by the management apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment.
The management device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention is realized by a server device such as the power retailer server 30 or the cloud server 40. Or the management apparatus 100 may implement | achieve at least one part of the function by the communication apparatus 90 of a consumer, etc.

  In the system of FIG. 1, a consumer purchases electric power from at least one of an electric power company and an electric power retailer. Consumption of electric power supplied from an electric power company or an electric power retailer is measured by an electric energy meter 10 installed in a consumer's house. The watt-hour meter 10 has a communication means, and communicates with at least one communication path of an A route with the power company server 20 and a B route with the communication device 90 in the customer's house. It can be carried out. The watt-hour meter 10 transmits meter reading data such as the measured power consumption to the power company server 20 periodically (for example, every 30 minutes) via the A route. The electricity meter 10 is also called a smart meter.

Furthermore, in the system according to the present embodiment, information on the power consumption is periodically (for example, every 30 minutes) from the watt-hour meter 10 via the communication device 90, so that the power retailers other than the power companies have the power retailers. It is transferred to the business server 30 or the cloud server 40.
Thereby, the electric power retailer server 30 or the cloud server 40 (management apparatus 100) can be performed now in real time every 30 minutes, for example.

  The communication device 90 may be a stationary type (installed type) or a portable type. The watt hour meter 10 may be connected to, for example, a HEMS (Home Energy Management System) via the communication device 90 and transmit information held by the watt hour meter 10 to the HEMS. Each communication means of the communication device 90 may be wired or wireless, and the communication medium and communication method are not particularly limited as long as security can be ensured.

FIG. 18 is a functional block diagram showing a logical configuration of communication apparatus 90 according to the embodiment of the present invention.
The communication device 90 acquires the measurement value related to the electric energy from the consumer's watt-hour meter, and transmits the measurement value to an external device different from the watt-hour meter. The communication part 94 which receives the information regarding the possession point data according to the money paid by the consumer, and the output part 96 which performs the output based on the possession point are provided.
The possession point and output unit 96 will be described later.

In the example of FIG. 1, the communication device 90 uses the acquisition unit 92 (FIG. 18) to measure a power value (a measured value related to the power amount) periodically transmitted from the power meter 10 to the power company server 20 or the like via the A route. For example, the 30-minute meter reading value) is received via the B route different from the A route. Then, the communication device 90 uses the communication unit 94 (FIG. 18) to convert the received measurement values to the power retailer server 30 via the C route (network 7 such as a public network) different from the A route and the B route. Alternatively, it is transferred to the cloud server 40 (management apparatus 100).
Furthermore, the communication device 90 acquires device information of each power-related device from a plurality of power-related devices in the consumer's house by the communication unit 94 (FIG. 18), and the power retailer server 30 or the cloud server on the C route. 40 (management apparatus 100).

The communication method of the A route between the watt-hour meter 10 and the power company server 20 is not particularly limited. For example, a specific low power wireless method using the 920 MHz band, 3G (3rd Generation), LTE (Long Term Evolution), or the like. It is possible to use a mobile phone communication system such as
The communication method of the B route between the watt-hour meter 10 and the communication device 90 is not particularly limited. For example, a specific low power wireless method using the 920 MHz band, for example, a communication method based on a communication standard such as WiSUN, or , Zigbee (registered trademark) and other wireless communication standard communication systems operating on IEEE 802.15.4 can be used.
The communication method between the communication device 90 and the electric power retailer server 30 or the cloud server 40 (management device 100) is not particularly limited. For example, a wireless communication method such as WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access), 3G, or LTE. Can be used.

  The power related devices with which the communication device 90 communicates include, for example, a power measuring device 50, a solar panel 52, a load device 54, and a storage battery 56. The configuration of FIG. 1 is an example, and the type and number of devices are not limited to this. The power measuring device 50 is connected to power-related devices such as a solar panel 52, a load device 54, and a storage battery 56, and measures the current of each device using, for example, a CT (Current Transformer) or an ECHONET Lite device. To do. Furthermore, the power measuring device 50 has a function of transmitting information related to the measured power usage of each device to the communication device 90 by wireless communication. The communication device 90 and the power measurement device 50 may be one device (for example, HEMS) having the respective functions.

  The load device 54 is a home appliance that consumes electric power, and includes various devices such as a refrigerator, an air conditioner, and a lighting device. The electric power generated by the solar panel 52 is stored in a storage battery 56 and used as necessary, or surplus power is sold to an electric power company. The power measuring device 50 can further measure the amount of power generated by the solar panel 52, the amount of power stored or discharged in the storage battery 56, the amount of power sold to the power company, and the like. These amounts of power can also be transmitted to the communication device 90. Further, the power-related device is not limited to those exemplified here. For example, a HEMS or a residential distribution board is included.

The device information also includes a power-related device (the power measurement device 50 of FIG. 1) including at least one of the load device 54, the power generation device (solar panel 52 of FIG. 1), and the power storage device (storage battery 56 of FIG. 1). ) To at least one of operating status, information on power consumption, information on power generation, and information on power storage.
In addition, the communication device 90 receives demand restriction information (so-called demand response) from the power retailer server 30 or the cloud server 40 (management device 100) via the C route by the communication unit 94 (FIG. 18). In order to perform the suppression control of the power consumption amount, it may have a function of controlling the power related device. Alternatively, the communication device 90 receives a control instruction to the power-related device from the power retailer server 30 or the cloud server 40 (management device 100) via the C route by the communication unit 94 (FIG. 18). The power-related device may be controlled. The demand response will be described in detail in an embodiment described later.

FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram logically showing the configuration of the management apparatus 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention.
The management apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment includes a settlement unit 104 that updates the ownership point data according to the amount paid by the consumer according to the consumer's power consumption, and a history of the consumer's power consumption or the possession points. Based on the data update history, a prediction unit 106 that predicts a future trend of ownership points and an output unit 108 that outputs based on the future trend of trend predicted by the prediction unit 106 are provided.

  The owned point data is updated according to the amount paid in advance by the customer and stored in the point storage unit 102 in FIG. The point storage unit 102 may be included in the management device 100, may be another device accessible by the management device 100, or may be included in the communication device 90. The owned point data stored in the point storage unit 102 indicates the owned points of each consumer.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of the structure of the point storage unit 102 of the management apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment.
The point storage unit 102 stores customer identification information (user ID) and owned point data indicating owned points. Owned point data includes at least one of the following: historical information on the date and the balance of the owned point as of the date, historical information on the date and the value of the increase / decrease value of the owned point, the current owned point balance, and a combination thereof. including. In the example of FIG. 3, the history information of the date and the balance of the possession points at the date is stored for each user ID.

In the present invention, it is assumed that the consumer can make payment of an electricity bill or the like in advance and hold it as a point owned by the consumer.
There is no particular limitation on the method of converting from the amount paid by the customer in advance to the possession point. In this method, for example, the amount paid in advance is used as a point (for example, 1000 yen is set to 1000 points), and the amount is converted into points using a predetermined conversion rule (for example, 1000 yen is converted into 1050 points). And the like. Further, the possession point may indicate the amount paid by the customer as it is without being converted from the amount. In this case, the possession point can also be called money amount information.

  Then, for example, a point corresponding to the consumer's power consumption can be subtracted from the customer's possession point to settle the customer's electricity bill. In the present embodiment, the power consumption amount of the consumer is acquired from the smart meter (the watt hour meter 10 in FIG. 1) every 30 minutes by the communication device 90 and transferred to the management device 100 as described above.

  In the present embodiment, the management device 100 further includes an acquisition unit (not shown) that acquires a measurement value related to the amount of power from the consumer's watt-hour meter. The settlement unit 104 updates the owned point data stored in the point storage unit 102 according to the consumer's power consumption based on the measurement value.

  In the present embodiment, an example in which the settlement unit 104 uses the power consumption amount transferred from the communication device 90 will be described. However, in the present invention, a configuration in which the settlement unit 104 uses information (consumer power consumption) provided from the power company server 20, for example, is not excluded.

Although the update method by the possession point in the payment part 104 is illustrated below, it is not limited to these. The settlement unit 104 may update the possession point by combining any one of the following methods or at least two methods.
(A1) The amount of electricity bill corresponding to the amount of power consumption is used as it is as a point and subtracted from the possession point (for example, the electricity bill of 1000 yen is settled as 1000 points)
(A2) The amount of electricity bill corresponding to the amount of power consumption is converted into points according to a predetermined conversion rule, and subtracted from the possession points (for example, the electricity bill of 1000 yen is settled as 980 points)
(A3) A point corresponding to the amount of power consumption is used as it is as a point and subtracted from the possession point (for example, subtracting 1000 electricity bills from the possession point for settlement)
(A4) Purchase power generated by the power generation device of the customer, and add points corresponding to the amount of power to the possession points as they are (a5) Purchase power generated by the power generation device of the customer, Convert to points with conversion rules and add to owned points

  The predetermined conversion rule is negotiated in advance or at any time between the consumer and the power retailer. The conversion rule is determined by conditions and conversion rates, for example. Although illustrated below, it is not limited to these. Any one of the following or a combination of at least two may be used.

(B1) Set the conversion rate according to the payment amount (the higher the prepaid charge amount, the higher the conversion rate)
(B2) A conversion rate is set for each consumer (for example, for each region or building). (B3) A conversion rate is set for each power usage time zone. (B4) Whether or not the power consumption for a predetermined period (or time zone) is within the upper limit. (B5) Set the conversion rate according to the type of power plant used (thermal power generation, solar power generation, wind power generation, nuclear power generation, etc.) (b6) During the service period Set the conversion rate based on a predetermined discount rate (b7) Set the conversion rate according to whether there is a track record according to the demand response implemented so far (whether the demand restriction request has been achieved) The demand response will be described in detail in an embodiment described later.

Although the prediction process of the future fluctuation tendency of the possession point by the prediction unit 106 includes the processes exemplified below, it is not limited thereto. Further, at least two of the following processes may be combined.
(C1) Calculate the degree of decrease (decrease rate) of the owned points and predict the fluctuation tendency of the owned points For example, the differential value of the current (or a certain point in time) owned point (or the average of the differential values for a predetermined period) It is good also as a decreasing degree of possession points. Moreover, it is good also considering the average value of the possession point (for example, the possession point of the past 5 days) of the predetermined period as the decreasing degree per day of the possession point. Alternatively, the degree of decrease per day may be calculated by dividing the difference between possession points at any two points in time within a predetermined period by the number of days between the two points. Using possession points at multiple time points within a predetermined period (for example, 4 time points such as 1st, 5th, 10th, 16th, etc.), between each time (1-5 days, 5-10 days, 10-16 days) ) May be further averaged by a plurality of reduction degrees per day obtained by dividing the difference in possession points by the number of days between each time point (5 days, 5 days, 6 days).

(C2) Predict changes in ownership points using past trends in ownership points For example, ownership for the same period (day, week, day of the week, month, etc.) one year ago or in the past specified period (last week, last month, etc.) You may estimate the decreasing degree of a possession point using the decreasing degree of a point. Alternatively, based on the past point charge history, the date and time when the owned points are added and the point value to be added may be predicted.
(C3) Predicted increase in possession points based on auto charge service contract information For example, a service in which a predetermined amount (points) is automatically charged when the charge balance falls below a predetermined value, or a predetermined amount (points) for each month May be predicted based on the contract content information when the customer contracts for a service that is automatically charged.

Further, the following processing may be performed using the above-mentioned degree of decrease or increase / decrease in the possession points.
(C4) Calculation of the date and time (or the number of days until it disappears (or falls below the predetermined threshold)) when the owned points disappear (or falls below the predetermined threshold) due to the point decrease (c5) The owned points have an expiration date (C6) If the possession point has an expiry date, it was planned at the present time calculated from the expiry date and the charge amount Judgment whether or not it is as planned from the owned points and the actual owned points

  In the present embodiment, the trend of changing the ownership point is predicted, but the present invention does not exclude the configuration of predicting the fluctuation trend of the power consumption (power instantaneous value or integrated power value).

Hereinafter, the process for predicting the future fluctuation tendency of the owned points will be described with reference to FIG.
As shown in FIG. 4, the owned points decrease with time. In FIG. 4, for example, an image in which payment is made on a daily basis is shown, but the actual payment timing is not limited to this, and payment may be made in an arbitrary period such as every week or every 10 days.

And the possession point increases according to the prepaid charge amount. In FIG. 4, it is charged at the date and time t1 and t2. The prediction unit 106 predicts future changes in the owned points using the past fluctuation tendency of the owned points. In the transition graph G of the possessed points from the time of charging at the date and time t2 to the present, obtain the slope (differential value) of the graph G at least two time points, and calculate the average value of the future possessed points from the current date and time t3. The slope is a straight line L (indicated by a broken line in the figure) indicating the change.
Alternatively, the difference between the owned point when charged at the date and time t2 and the current owned point may be obtained, and the slope of the straight line L may be obtained from the number of days from the date and time t2 to the present. As described above, the method for predicting the change tendency of the ownership points is not limited to these.

  From the straight line L thus obtained, the date and time when the possessed point is less than the predetermined threshold Pt1 point or disappears (0 points) can be calculated. In FIG. 4, the possession point is less than the threshold Pt1 point at the date and time t4, and the possession point is 0 point at the date and time t5.

  In addition, the possession points may be valid. If a point with an expiration date expires, the possession point disappears. Therefore, the prediction unit 106 may determine whether or not the date and time t5 when the owned point becomes 0 points is before the expiration date of the owned point.

The output timing of the output unit 108 may be a case where an output condition exemplified below is satisfied, but is not limited thereto. Further, at least two of the following output timings may be combined.
(D1) When the customer's possession point becomes less than a predetermined value (for example, the threshold value Pt1 in FIG. 4) (d2) The customer's possession point is within a predetermined period (for example, “within 3 days from today”, “1 (After 3 weeks), "until the end of the month", "until the next payment scheduled date", etc.) (d3) In the case of points with an expiration date, when it is a specified number of days before the expiration date (D4) When points with different expiration dates coexist due to different charging times, it is predicted that at least some points will expire after a predetermined number of days and disappear, resulting in the possession points becoming less than the predetermined value. When

Although the output form of the output part 108 is illustrated below, it is not limited to these.
(E1) Information on the possession points is displayed on the communication device 90 of the consumer on a display unit (not shown) of the communication device 90.
The display form may be a form that displays a numerical value or mark indicating the current possession point, a form that displays information notifying the customer when the possession point satisfies the above output conditions, and a combination thereof. It is done.
The display unit of the communication device 90 may be an LED display, a liquid crystal display, an organic EL display, or the like. In the case of an LED display, the balance of the possession points is still sufficient (for example, at least one of lit, green, 3 lit), or the balance will soon be exhausted, depending on the color, number, lighting and blinking method, etc. of the display The display form may be determined so that the consumer can visually recognize (for example, at least one of blinking, red, and one lighting).

This form can be realized by the output unit 96 of the communication device 90 described above.
The output unit 96 changes the output content based on the possession points.
Further, the output unit 96 may perform output based on the change tendency of the owned points, or change the output content based on the change tendency of the owned points.
The output unit 96 performs output based on the information regarding the owned points received from the output unit 108 by the communication unit 94. Here, the form in which the output unit 108 performs display output has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and various output forms such as audio output, video output, print output, and vibration output can be applied. Further, the information regarding the possession point received by the communication unit 94 of the communication device 90 from the external device and used by the output unit 96 may be the possession point data itself, or the display instruction as described above (which LED is turned on and blinking). Or an instruction to display).
In other words, the output unit 108 of the management device 100 and the output unit 96 of the communication device 90 may cooperate to perform output based on the possession point data.
(E2) The information regarding the possession point is transmitted by e-mail to the customer's smartphone, mobile phone, personal computer, communication device 90, HEMS or the like.
The mail destination is a destination, a mail address, an IP address, or the like designated in advance by a consumer.
(E3) Presenting information regarding the possession points on a user-specific web page accessible by the consumer.
The information on the owned points in (e2) and (e3) includes the current (a certain date and time) owned point balance, the number of days until the owned points disappear, a graph showing the tendency of the owned points to change, and the owned points will soon disappear This message includes at least one message for notifying the consumer of the end of the event or a combination of at least two of them. Moreover, it is good also as a structure which can select the information item output by a user.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing an example of a hardware configuration of a computer 60 that realizes the management apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.
In this specification, a configuration in which the management device according to the embodiment of the present invention is realized by a server device such as the power retailer server 30 or the cloud server 40 will be described as an example. However, the management device of the present invention may realize at least a part of its functions by the communication device 90 of the customer.

  Each component of the management device according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a CPU 80, a memory 64, a program 80 that implements the components of the management device (for example, the management device 100 in FIG. 2) loaded in the memory 64, and It is realized by an arbitrary combination of hardware and software of an arbitrary computer 60 having a storage 66 such as a hard disk for storing the program 80 and an interface (I / O (Input / Output) 68) for network connection. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that there are various modifications to the implementation method and apparatus. The functional block diagram showing the management apparatus of each embodiment to be described below shows a logical functional unit block, not a hardware unit configuration. In addition, in each figure, it has abbreviate | omitted about the structure of the part which is not related to the essence of this invention, and is not showing in figure.

  The CPU 62 of the computer 60 in FIG. 5 reads out the program 80 stored in the storage 66 to the memory 64 and executes it, thereby realizing each function of each unit in FIG. The computer 60 may be realized by a virtual server.

  The computer program 80 according to the present embodiment updates the ownership point data according to the amount paid by the consumer according to the amount of power consumption to the computer 60 for realizing the management device 100, the power consumption of the customer Based on the history of quantity or the update history of the possession point data, execute the procedure to predict the future trend of the customer's possession point indicated by the possession point data, and the procedure to output based on the forecast future trend of trend. It is described to let you.

  The computer program 80 of the present embodiment may be recorded on a recording medium that can be read by the computer 60. The recording medium is not particularly limited, and various forms can be considered. The program 80 may be loaded from the recording medium into the memory 64 of the computer 60, or may be downloaded to the computer 60 through the network and loaded into the memory 64.

  The recording medium for recording the computer program 80 includes a medium that can be used by a non-transitory tangible computer 60, and a program code that can be read by the computer 60 is embedded in the medium. When the computer program 80 is executed on the computer 60, the computer 60 is caused to execute the following management method for realizing the management apparatus 100.

A management method of the management apparatus 100 of the present embodiment configured as described above will be described below.
FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the operation of the management apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment.
In the management method of the present embodiment, the management device 100 updates the ownership point data according to the amount paid by the consumer according to the power consumption (step S103), and the history or ownership of the consumer's power consumption Based on the update history of the point data, a future fluctuation tendency of the customer's possession point indicated by the possession point data is predicted (step S105), and an output based on the predicted future fluctuation tendency is performed (step S107).

More specifically, in the management apparatus 100, the point storage unit 102 stores, in the point storage unit 102, owned point data that is updated according to the amount paid in advance by the customer (step S101). Then, the settlement unit 104 updates the owned point data stored in the point storage unit 102 according to the consumer's power consumption (step S103). The prediction unit 106 predicts the future fluctuation tendency of the customer's possession point indicated by the possession point data based on the consumer's power consumption history or the possession point data update history (step S105). Then, the output unit 108 performs output based on the predicted future fluctuation tendency (step S107).
Each step of the flowchart of FIG. 6 can be performed asynchronously.

As described above, in the management apparatus 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention, the customer's possession point data is updated by the settlement unit 104 according to the consumer's power consumption. Then, the prediction unit 106 predicts the future fluctuation tendency of the customer's possession points based on the consumer's power consumption history or the possession point data update history. Then, output based on the future fluctuation tendency is performed on the output unit 108.
As described above, according to the management device 100 of the present embodiment, the future fluctuation tendency of the customer's owned points is predicted based on the customer's power consumption history or the owned point data update history, and the prediction result Since the output based on can be performed, the customer can charge before the possession point disappears. In addition, consumers can control power consumption appropriately to save electricity and save on electricity bills. Furthermore, based on the amount prepaid by the consumer, the power retailer can predict future power consumption and plan an appropriate power supply. As described above, according to the management device 100 of the present embodiment, it is possible to enable the planned power use of the consumer and also enable the planned power supply of the power retailer.

(Second Embodiment)
FIG. 7 is a functional block diagram showing a logical configuration of the management apparatus 200 according to the embodiment of the present invention.
The management device 200 of the present embodiment is different from the above-described embodiment in that it has a configuration in which a customer who is a demand restriction candidate is selected based on the customer's possession points and power demand control is performed. .
The management apparatus 200 of the present embodiment includes a settlement unit 104, a prediction unit 106, and an output unit 108 similar to those of the management apparatus 100 of the above-described embodiment of FIG. 2, and further includes a list creation unit 202, a control unit 204 and a point storage unit 102.

The point memory | storage part 102 memorize | stores the possession point data updated according to the amount of money paid in advance by the consumer. The point storage unit 102 may be included in the management device 200 as in the present embodiment, but may be another device accessible by the management device 200, or may be included in the communication device 90. . The owned point data stored in the point storage unit 102 indicates the owned points of each consumer.
Each component of the management device 100 of the above embodiment can be realized by at least one of the power retailer server 30, the cloud server 40, and the communication device 90, but the list creation unit 202 of the management device 200 of the present embodiment, The control unit 204 is realized by the power retailer server 30 or the cloud server 40.

The list creation unit 202 selects a consumer whose possession point is less than a predetermined threshold as a power demand restriction candidate, and adds information on the selected consumer to the candidate list.
When power demand control is necessary, the control unit 204 is a communication device of a consumer corresponding to at least one demand restriction candidate included in the candidate list (communication device 90, HEMS, personal computer, mobile phone such as a smartphone). Power demand control information is transmitted to a terminal or the like.

Here, the demand control information is a so-called demand response. Demand response is defined in the United States by the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC (2011)) as follows. Demand response means “When the wholesale market price rises or the system reliability decreases, the electricity consumption pattern is converted so that the consumer side suppresses the use of electricity according to the setting of the electricity price or payment of incentives. It points out.
Hereinafter, in this specification, demand control information is also called demand response.

The demand control information is received by the watt-hour meter 10 from the power company server 20 of FIG. 1 via the A route and transferred to the communication device 90 via the B route, and the power retailer server 30 or the cloud server. It is conceivable that the communication device 90 directly receives from the 40 (management device 100) via the C route.
In this specification, it is assumed that the communication device 90 directly receives the demand control information from the power retailer server 30 or the cloud server 40 (management device 100).
In the present embodiment, the demand control information is transmitted from the power retailer server 30 to the communication device 90 via the C route. Alternatively, it may be transmitted from the cloud server 40 to the communication device 90 in response to a request from the power retailer. The demand control information is notified to the consumer as a demand control event.

  Based on the possession points for each consumer indicated by the possession point data stored in the point storage unit 102, the list creation unit 202 selects a customer whose possession point is less than a predetermined threshold from a plurality of consumers. Select as a demand restriction candidate. This is because a consumer with few possession points can reduce the amount of power consumption if the demand response is followed, and as a result, the consumption of points will be saved, so there is a high possibility of accepting the demand response. Thereby, the participation rate of the demand restriction event by demand response can be raised efficiently.

Identification information such as a user ID may be given to a plurality of consumers in advance. In the present embodiment, as user information of a customer, user ID, password for user authentication, user communication device 90, HEMS, mobile terminal such as a smartphone, and at least one address information (IP address, E-mail address) is registered in the database of the power retailer server 30 or the cloud server 40 (management apparatus 100).
When creating the candidate list, the list creation unit 202 can use, for example, a user ID or user address information as information about the customer.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of the structure of the candidate list 210 of the management apparatus 200 according to the present embodiment.
Candidate list 210 includes, for example, the user ID of the consumer and the points owned by the consumer. Candidate list 210 may further include a field indicating the priority of the customer. Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 8, there is no priority order, and the arrangement order of records in the candidate list 210 may indicate the order of consumers. In addition, as described above, as the demand restriction candidate information, at least one address information (IP address, e-mail address, etc.) of the communication device 90 of the consumer, a mobile terminal such as a HEMS, a smartphone, and a personal computer is used. May be included.

  The candidate list 210 may include device information used by the consumer. The device information held in the candidate list 210 includes information indicating whether the device used by the consumer is a specific device such as an air conditioner, information indicating the priority of the device to be controlled, the device type, or The information indicating the type of device is not particularly limited. Any information that can determine whether or not a device to be controlled by demand response is being used may be used. The specific device is not a control such as on / off control, but is a device that can control power consumption by switching a mode in which the device operates, such as a normal mode and an energy saving mode, for example. Including equipment such as air conditioners that can easily reduce power consumption by adjusting temperature.

  In the example of FIG. 8, the customer's possession points are included in the candidate list 210, but the candidate list 210 only needs to have at least a user ID, and stores other customer information based on the user ID. You may acquire the possession point and apparatus information of the consumer from a storage part (not shown).

  The list creation unit 202 may further rearrange candidates included in the candidate list 210 under the following conditions, and the order of the candidates in the candidate list 210 may be the order in which the control unit 204 selects the candidates. Further, instead of rearranging the candidates in the candidate list 210 by the list creation unit 202, the control unit 204 may select candidates from the candidate list 210 according to the following conditions.

(F1) Candidates are selected based on the value of the possession points. For example, the candidates are rearranged or selected in the candidate list 210 in ascending order of the current possession points.
(F2) Select candidates based on the degree of future decrease in possession points. For example, in the candidate list 210, sort or select in order from the earliest time when predicted future possession points are less than a predetermined value. .
(F3) Candidates are selected based on the expiration date of the possession points For example, in the case of the possession points with an expiration date in the candidate list 210, the candidates are rearranged or selected in the order from the earliest expiration date.
(F4) A candidate is selected by combining (f2) and (f3). For example, in the case of a possession point with an expiration date in the candidate list 210, during the remaining period of the expiration date, from the past consumption trend Sort or select in order from the earliest time when the possession points run short (below the predetermined threshold).

  Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the management device 200 may include a device information acquisition unit (not shown) that acquires device information of the power related device of the consumer. Then, the list creation unit 202 may change the rank of a customer who owns a predetermined power-related device (hereinafter also referred to as “device”) to a higher rank in the candidate list 210 based on the customer device information. Good.

In this configuration, the control unit 204 may further include the following as a condition for selecting at least one candidate from the candidate list 210.
(F5) Based on the device information of the power-related device transferred from the communication device 90 of the customer, priority is given to the customer using a specific device such as an air conditioner. The specific device is like on / off control. For example, a device that can control power consumption by switching a plurality of modes with different power consumption of the device, such as a normal mode and an energy saving mode, and controlling the operation is included. Examples include devices such as air conditioners, refrigerators, and electric water heaters that can easily reduce power consumption through temperature adjustment. In particular, these devices can effectively obtain an effect of suppressing power consumption.

The control unit 204 transmits demand control information.
The demand control information includes information for performing demand control of electric power of the consumer. Various methods of power demand control are conceivable and are not particularly limited. As an example, a method of controlling at least one of driving operation, power consumption, power generation, and power storage for a power-related device of a consumer can be considered. The demand control information is transmitted every 30 minutes, for example. Specifically, the demand control information transmitted to each consumer every 30 minutes includes the target value of power consumption to be reduced in 30 minutes, and the control content of the driving operation in 30 minutes after transmission or reception of demand control information. Etc.

  You may transmit the signal which controls a consumer's electric power related apparatus, or you may transmit the instruction | indication which controls a consumer's electric power related apparatus to the communication apparatus 90 (FIG. 1). The communication device 90 may transfer the received control signal to each power-related device, and each power-related device may operate according to the control signal. The communication device 90 may transmit power to the power-related device based on the received control instruction. On the other hand, it may have a function of controlling at least one of driving operation, power consumption, power generation, and power storage.

  The demand side response to the demand side operation is either a case where the customer can choose whether or not to participate as a demand restriction event, and a case where the demand cannot be chosen because it is forcibly implemented like a planned power outage. is there. In this specification, the demand response which can select whether a consumer participates as an example of the former demand restriction event will be described as an example.

A management method of the management apparatus 200 of the present embodiment configured as described above will be described below.
9 and 10 are flowcharts illustrating an operation example of the management apparatus 200 of the present embodiment. The flowchart of FIG. 9 shows an example of the operation of the list creation unit 202 of the management apparatus 200 of the present embodiment, and the flowchart of FIG. 10 shows an example of the operation of the control unit 204.
The management apparatus 200 of the present embodiment performs the same procedure (step S101 to step S107) as the flowchart of FIG. 6 of the management apparatus 100 of the above embodiment, and further performs the procedures of FIG. 9 and FIG. The procedures in FIGS. 6, 9, and 10 can be performed asynchronously.

In the management apparatus 200, the list creation unit 202 first selects a consumer in order from a plurality of consumers (step S201 in FIG. 9). The method for selecting a consumer is not particularly limited, and may be, for example, in the order of identification information such as a user ID given in advance to the consumer. Hereinafter, the process of step S203 to step S205 of FIG. Here, all the consumers should include at least a consumer that can be a target of demand response, and includes performing processing in order for the target consumer after selecting the target consumer in advance. .
The demand response target consumer is not particularly limited. For example, a consumer in a predetermined area, a consumer who has a predetermined contract, a consumer who uses power from a predetermined power plant, or Combinations of these are possible.

Then, the list creation unit 202 determines whether the customer's possession point is less than a predetermined threshold based on the possession point for each consumer indicated by the possession point data stored in the point storage unit 102 (FIG. 9). Step S203). When the customer's possession point is less than the predetermined threshold (YES in step S203 in FIG. 9), the customer is selected as a power demand restriction candidate, and information on the selected consumer (in the example of FIG. 8, the user ID and possession point) are added to the candidate list 210 (step S205 in FIG. 9). The list creation unit 202 may rearrange a plurality of candidates included in the candidate list 210 under the above-described conditions. After step S205 in FIG. 9, the process proceeds to step S207 in FIG.
The selection of the demand restriction candidates and the rearrangement of the demand restriction candidates in the list creation unit 202 are not only determined based on whether the current or future possession points are less than a predetermined threshold as described above. Candidates may be selected or arranged under the conditions (f3) to (f5) using the expiration date or the device information.

  When the customer's possession point is equal to or greater than the predetermined threshold (NO in step S203 in FIG. 9), the process bypasses step S205 in FIG. 9 and proceeds to step S207 in FIG. And it is determined whether the said process was performed about all the consumers (step S207 of FIG. 9). When the processing has been completed for all the consumers (YES in step S207 in FIG. 9), this processing ends. If the processing has not been completed for all the consumers (NO in step S207 in FIG. 9), the process returns to step S201 in FIG. 9 to select the next consumer. In this way, the candidate list 210 is created by the list creation unit 202. Next, the control unit 204 performs processing using the created candidate list 210.

  First, when power demand control is necessary (YES in step S211 in FIG. 10), this processing starts. Then, the control unit 204 transmits power demand control information (demand response) to the consumer communication device 90 corresponding to at least one demand restriction candidate included in the candidate list 210 (step of FIG. 10). S213). The method for selecting a customer who transmits a demand response from the candidate list 210 is not particularly limited. It may be all the consumers included in the candidate list 210, or may be an upper rank of the candidate list 210 or an arbitrary predetermined number of consumers. Alternatively, it may be a customer in a predetermined region, a customer who has a predetermined contract, a customer who uses power from a predetermined power plant, or a combination thereof.

As described above, in the management apparatus 200 according to the present embodiment, the list creation unit 202 selects a customer having a possession point less than a predetermined threshold as a power demand restriction candidate based on the possession point for each consumer. Are added to the candidate list 210. Further, when power demand control is required, the control unit 204 transmits a demand response from the candidate list 210 to the communication device 90 of at least one candidate. And the demand control of electric power will be performed by the consumer side.
As described above, according to the management device 200 of the present embodiment, the same effects as those of the above-described embodiment can be obtained, and further, a demand response candidate can be selected and a demand response candidate can be selected based on the customer's possession points. For example, a customer with a small balance of possession points is more likely to accept the demand response than a consumer with sufficient possession points, and the demand response achievement rate can be increased efficiently. it can.

In addition, because the power retailer has requested the power company where the customer is located to transmit and distribute power, the demand amount of the consumer and the supply amount from the power retailer can be calculated in units of 30 minutes to the power company. It is obliged to match the same amount for 30 minutes.
Therefore, a demand response for performing demand control is planned so that the demand amount of the consumer and the supply amount from the electric power retailer coincide. Then, if a demand response including the target value of the power consumption to be reduced in 30 minutes and the control content of the driving operation in 30 minutes after transmission or reception of demand control information is transmitted to each consumer, the power consumption of the consumer May be controlled, and the same amount may be achieved at the same time for 30 minutes.
Therefore, according to the management device 200 of the present embodiment, it is highly possible that the same amount can be achieved for 30 minutes by transmitting a demand response to a consumer included in the candidate list 210 created by the list creation unit 202. There is also an effect that it can be done.

(Modification of the second embodiment)
In the embodiment described above, the list creation unit 202 has been described with respect to a mode in which a consumer whose current possession point is less than the predetermined threshold is selected as a power demand restriction candidate. This embodiment demonstrates the form which selects the demand restriction candidate of electric power based on the future fluctuation tendency of the customer's possession point predicted by the prediction unit 106. In addition, you may combine the said embodiment based on the present possession point, and this embodiment based on the future fluctuation tendency of an possession point.
The configuration of this embodiment is the same as that of the management apparatus 200 of the second embodiment, and only the operation of the list creation unit 202 is different. Hereinafter, a description will be given with reference to FIG.

  In this embodiment, the list creation unit 202 of the management device 200 selects a power demand restriction candidate from a plurality of consumers based on the future fluctuation tendency of the possession points, and stores information on the selected consumers. Add to candidate list 210.

Based on the future fluctuation tendency of the ownership points for each consumer predicted by the prediction unit 106, the list creation unit 202 selects a consumer whose ownership points will be insufficient in the future from among a plurality of consumers. A user is selected as a candidate, and the user ID and address information are added to the candidate list 210.
Even in this embodiment, if the demand response is followed, the amount of power consumption can be suppressed, and as a result, the consumption of points will be saved. A consumer is selected. Thereby, the participation rate of the demand restriction event by demand response can be raised efficiently.

Specifically, a consumer that satisfies the conditions exemplified below is selected as a candidate on the basis of a future tendency of change in ownership points predicted for each consumer.
The list creation unit 202 has a predetermined threshold (for example, FIG. 3) within a predetermined period (for example, “within 3 days from today”, “after 1 week”, “until the end of the month”, “until the next deposit date”). 4 is selected as a power demand restriction candidate and added to the candidate list 210.

Further, the future trend of change in the owned points predicted for each customer includes the disappearance of points due to the expiration of the owned points. Therefore, the list creation unit 202 selects, as a power demand restriction candidate, a consumer whose expiration date is expired within a predetermined period (with the possession point being 0 points) and adds it to the candidate list 210. May be.
The conditions for the control unit 204 to select at least one candidate from the candidate list 210 are the same as the above-described conditions.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the operation of the management apparatus 200 according to the present embodiment.
The processing procedure of FIG. 11 includes step S201, step S205, and step S207 similar to the processing procedure of the flowchart of the above-described embodiment of FIG. 9, and further includes step S221. Further, the operation of the control unit 204 is the same as the flowchart of the above embodiment of FIG. Hereinafter, only the parts different from the above embodiment will be described.
In step S221, the list creation unit 202 determines that the customer's possession point selected in step S201 is within a predetermined threshold within a predetermined period based on the future fluctuation tendency of the possession point for each consumer predicted by the prediction unit 106. It is determined whether it is less than or not. When the future possession point of the consumer is less than the predetermined threshold (YES in step S221), the consumer is selected as a power demand restriction candidate, and information on the selected consumer (in the example of FIG. 8, a user ID) Are added to the candidate list 210 (step S205). When the customer's possession point is equal to or greater than the predetermined threshold (NO in step S221), the process proceeds to step S207.
The selection of the demand restriction candidates and the rearrangement of the demand restriction candidates in the list creation unit 202 are not only determined based on whether the current or future possession points are less than a predetermined threshold as described above. Candidates may be selected or arranged under the conditions (f3) to (f5) using the expiration date or the device information.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 12, a case where the ownership points of the customer A and the customer B are fluctuating will be described as an example. It is assumed that the solid line La1 indicates the change history of the owned points of the customer A, and the alternate long and short dash line Lb1 indicates the change history of the owned points of the customer B. As for the possession point of the customer A, the change after the current date and time t3 is indicated by a broken line La2 by the list creation unit 202. Further, as for the possession point of the customer B, the change after the current date and time t3 is indicated by a two-dot chain line Lb2 by the list creation unit 202. And the customer whose possession point is less than the predetermined threshold value Pt1 within the predetermined period, here by the date and time t5, is the customer A. The point owned by the customer B is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold value Pt1. Therefore, the list creation unit 202 selects the consumer A as a power demand restriction candidate, and adds information related to the consumer A to the candidate list 210. The consumer B is not selected as a power demand restriction candidate.

  For example, in FIG. 13 showing another variation example of the owned points of the customer A and the customer B, the point of Lb2 of La2 is the same at the date and time t3. Thus, even if the point of Lb2 of La2 is the same at the date and time t3, based on the change history of the owned points of the customer A and the customer B, within a predetermined period (here, the date and time t5) The customer whose possession point is less than the predetermined threshold value Pt1 can be predicted as the customer A. On the other hand, the possession point of the customer B can be predicted to be greater than or equal to the predetermined threshold value Pt1. Therefore, the list creation unit 202 selects the consumer A as a power demand restriction candidate, and adds information related to the consumer A to the candidate list 210. The consumer B is not selected as a power demand restriction candidate.

When the control unit 204 uses the candidate list 210 including the consumers selected in this way and the power demand control is necessary, the candidate list 210 is sent to at least one candidate communication device 90. A demand response is transmitted. And the demand control of electric power will be performed by the consumer side.
As described above, according to the management device 200 of the present embodiment, since a demand response candidate is selected and a demand response is transmitted based on a future fluctuation tendency of the customer's possession point, for example, the possession point A customer whose balance of owned points will be smaller in the future is more likely to accept a demand response than a customer who has sufficient margin, and the achievement rate of power demand control can be increased efficiently.

(Third embodiment)
FIG. 14 is a functional block diagram showing the main part of the logical configuration of the management apparatus 300 according to the embodiment of the present invention.
The management apparatus 300 according to the present embodiment is different from the management apparatus 200 according to the above-described embodiment in that it has a configuration that gives an incentive to a consumer who has performed demand restriction on the transmitted demand response.
The management apparatus 300 according to the present embodiment has the same configuration as the management apparatus 200 according to the above-described embodiment illustrated in FIG. 7, and further includes a determination unit 302 and a point grant unit 304.
In addition, each component of the management apparatus 100 of the said embodiment can be implement | achieved by at least any one of the electric power retailer server 30, the cloud server 40, and the communication apparatus 90, but the determination part 302 of the management apparatus 300 of this embodiment. The point granting unit 304 is realized by the power retailer server 30 or the cloud server 40.

The determination unit 302 acquires history information of a predetermined period related to the power consumption of the consumer or the operation of the power-related device, and determines whether the power consumption of the consumer is reduced in response to the demand control information. .
Based on the determination result, the point granting unit 304 adds points to the customer's possession points with reduced power consumption.

Also in this embodiment, demand control information shall be notified to a consumer as a demand control event. Although the determination method by the determination part 302 whether the consumer participated in the demand control event is illustrated below, it is not limited to these. Hereinafter, conditions for determining that a demand control event has been participated are shown. Further, the determination may be made by combining at least two of the following conditions.
(G1) Consumption for a predetermined period based on historical information of a predetermined period (for example, a period including at least one of demand response transmission or after) of a consumer's power consumption (instantaneous power value or integrated power value) When the average value of power consumption is compared before and after transmission of a demand response, and the power consumption is reduced by a predetermined value or more (g2) during a predetermined period based on historical information of a consumer's power consumption for a predetermined period ( When the power consumption amount during the demand limiting event period is suppressed below a predetermined threshold (g3) A predetermined period related to the operation of the consumer's power-related device (for example, a period including at least one before or after the demand response transmission) ), When the device changes from the operating state to the operation stopped state before and after the demand response transmission (g4) of the power related device of the consumer Based on the history information of a predetermined period related to the operation, when the operation mode of the device is changed to the energy saving mode before and after transmission of the demand response (g5), based on the history information of the predetermined period regarding the operation of the power related device of the consumer, When the set temperature of the device changes by a predetermined value or more before and after transmission of a demand response, and becomes low enough to suppress power consumption. For example, the set temperature of heating is changed to be lower than a predetermined value. The set temperature of the refrigerator was changed higher than a predetermined value.
(G6) When the mode is changed to the mode in which the power generated by the power generation device or the power stored in the power storage device is used before and after the transmission of the demand response based on the history information for a predetermined period related to the operation of the power related device of the consumer

There are various points giving methods in the point giving unit 304, and examples thereof are shown below, but are not limited thereto. Moreover, you may combine at least 2 of the following point provision methods.
(H1) When a consumer's power consumption is reduced by a predetermined value or more, a predetermined point is added to the customer's possession point. (H2) The consumer's power consumption is during a predetermined period (during a demand restriction event period). When the value is suppressed below the predetermined threshold, the predetermined point is added to the customer's possession point (h3) The point corresponding to the consumer's power consumption reduced in (h1) is added to the customer's possession point (H4) The point according to the length of the period during which the power consumption is suppressed in (h2) is added to the possession point of the consumer (h5). The determination unit 302 determines that the consumer has participated in the demand restriction event. In the case of a change, the predetermined point is added to the point owned by the consumer (h6) before and after the transmission of the demand response. Adding cement to the ownership point of the consumer

As described above, in the management device 300 according to the present embodiment, after the demand response is transmitted by the determination unit 302, history information for a predetermined period related to the power consumption amount of the consumer or the operation of the power-related device is acquired. In response to this, it is determined whether the power consumption of the consumer has been reduced. Then, the point granting unit 304 adds points to the possession points of the consumers who have reduced the power consumption based on the determination result.
As described above, according to the management apparatus 300 of the present embodiment, the same effects as those of the above-described embodiment can be obtained, and further, incentives such as point addition for consumers who have reduced power consumption in response to demand response. Can be motivated by the consumer to accept the demand response, and the achievement rate of power demand control can be increased efficiently.
Therefore, according to the management apparatus 300 of this embodiment, there is also an effect that it is possible to increase the possibility that the same amount can be achieved for 30 minutes by transmitting a demand response to the consumer.

(Fourth embodiment)
FIG. 15 is a functional block diagram showing a logical configuration of the management apparatus 400 according to the embodiment of the present invention.
The management apparatus 400 according to the present embodiment includes a settlement unit 104 similar to the management apparatus 100 according to the above-described embodiment illustrated in FIG. 2, and further includes a selection unit 402 and a control unit 404.

The management apparatus 400 according to the present embodiment includes a settlement unit 104 that updates the possession point data according to the amount paid by the consumer according to the power consumption, and a plurality of consumers based on the possession points for each consumer. A selection unit 402 that selects a customer having a possession point less than a predetermined threshold as a power demand restriction candidate, and a communication device (communication device 90, HEMS, personal computer, or the consumer) corresponding to the demand restriction candidate. A control unit 404 that transmits power demand control information to a portable terminal such as a smartphone.
Also in this embodiment, the possession point data is updated according to the amount paid in advance by the customer and stored in the point storage unit 102 in FIG. The point storage unit 102 may be included in the management device 400, may be another device accessible by the management device 400, or may be included in the communication device 90. The owned point data stored in the point storage unit 102 indicates the owned points of each consumer.

  According to this configuration, the customer's possession point data is updated by the settlement unit 104 according to the consumer's power consumption. And the selection part 402 selects the consumer whose ownership point is less than a predetermined threshold as a demand restriction candidate of electric power based on the possession point for every consumer. Further, when power demand control is required by the control unit 404, a demand response is transmitted to the communication device of the demand restriction candidate. And the demand control of electric power is performed by the consumer side.

Thus, according to the management apparatus 400 of this embodiment, since a demand demand candidate is selected and a demand response is transmitted based on a customer's possession points, for example, a demand with a margin in possession points. A consumer with a small balance of possession points is more likely to accept a demand response than a house, and the demand response achievement rate can be increased efficiently.
If the demand response of the customer and the supply amount from the electric power retailer are matched, the demand response that performs demand control is planned, and if the demand response is transmitted to the consumer, the consumer's power consumption is controlled. And may be able to achieve the same amount for 30 minutes simultaneously.
Therefore, according to the management device 400 of the present embodiment, by transmitting a demand response to the communication device of the demand restriction candidate selected by the selection unit 402, the possibility that the same amount for 30 minutes can be achieved is increased. There is also an effect that can be done.

FIG. 19 is a functional block diagram showing a logical configuration of the management apparatus 500 according to the embodiment of the present invention.
The management apparatus 500 of this embodiment includes a settlement unit 104, a prediction unit 106, and an output unit 108 similar to those of the management apparatus 200 of the above-described embodiment of FIG. 7, and further includes a control unit 502.
The management apparatus 500 of the present embodiment does not include the list creation unit 202 of the management apparatus 200 of FIG. 7, and has the same configuration except for that. The management apparatus 500 of this embodiment implements the same function as that of the management apparatus 200 of the second embodiment, that is, selection of demand restriction candidates, without using the candidate list 210.
The configuration of the management apparatus 300 of the third embodiment in FIG. 14 may be combined with the management apparatus 500 of the present embodiment.

  In the management apparatus 500 of the present embodiment, the control unit 502 supplies power to a communication apparatus corresponding to a demand restriction candidate selected from a plurality of consumers based on a future fluctuation tendency of the possession points. Send demand control information.

  In the present embodiment, the management device 500 may include a device information acquisition unit (not shown) that acquires device information of the power-related device of the consumer. And the control part 502 may select a demand restriction candidate based on a consumer's apparatus information. In the present embodiment, the demand restriction candidate selection condition can be the same as in the second embodiment.

Furthermore, in a modification of the present embodiment, the management apparatus 500 may further include a selection unit (not shown) that selects a consumer whose possession point is less than a predetermined threshold as a power demand restriction candidate.
And the control part 502 may transmit the demand control information of electric power with respect to the communication apparatus of the consumer corresponding to the selected demand restriction candidate.

A management method of the management apparatus 500 of the present embodiment configured as described above will be described below.
In the management method of the present embodiment, the management apparatus 500 performs communication with a consumer communication device corresponding to a demand restriction candidate selected from a plurality of consumers based on the future fluctuation tendency of the possession points. Send demand response.

As described above, in the management apparatus 500 according to the present embodiment, the communication apparatus corresponding to the demand restriction candidate selected from the plurality of consumers based on the future fluctuation tendency of the possession points by the control unit 502. A demand response is transmitted to 90. And the demand control of electric power will be performed by the consumer side.
As described above, according to the management device 500 of the present embodiment, the same effects as those of the above-described embodiment can be obtained, and further, a demand response candidate can be selected and a demand response candidate can be selected based on the customer's possession points. For example, a customer with a small balance of possession points is more likely to accept the demand response than a consumer with sufficient possession points, and the demand response achievement rate can be increased efficiently. it can.

In addition, because the power retailer has requested the power company where the customer is located to transmit and distribute power, the demand amount of the consumer and the supply amount from the power retailer can be calculated in units of 30 minutes to the power company. It is obliged to match the same amount for 30 minutes.
Therefore, a demand response for performing demand control is planned so that the demand amount of the consumer and the supply amount from the electric power retailer coincide. And if the demand response including the target value of the power consumption to be reduced in 30 minutes and the control content of the driving operation in 30 minutes after the demand control information is transmitted or received to each consumer, the consumer's power consumption is determined. It can be controlled and the same amount of 30 minutes may be achieved.
Therefore, according to the management apparatus 500 of the present embodiment, by transmitting a demand response to a demand restriction candidate selected based on a customer's possession point, the possibility that the same amount for 30 minutes can be achieved is increased. There is also an effect of being able to.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described with reference to drawings, these are the illustrations of this invention, Various structures other than the above are also employable.

Embodiments of the management apparatus according to the present invention will be described below.
In an embodiment where the management device predicts a future trend of the customer's ownership points and outputs based on the predicted trend, the customer's ownership points are timed, timeless, and Combinations of these are possible. Hereinafter, each case will be described.

Example 1
The management apparatus of the present embodiment has the configuration of the management apparatus 100 of FIG. 2, and it is assumed that the customer's possession point has no time limit. The management device 100 performs output based on the predicted fluctuation tendency.
In this embodiment, it is assumed that the output unit 108 displays the balance level of the possession points on the LED display unit (not shown) of the communication device 90 (FIG. 1).

For example, the output unit 108 blinks red to indicate that the owned point will soon be less than the first predetermined threshold Pt1 (FIG. 16), and the owned point is less than the second predetermined threshold Pt2 (FIG. 16) greater than the first predetermined threshold Pt1. A yellow blinking display indicating that it will soon disappear, and a green lighting display indicating that the possession point is equal to or greater than the second predetermined threshold Pt2.
In the present embodiment, as illustrated in FIG. 16, the output unit 108 performs output based on the future change of the possessed points predicted by the prediction unit 106 (indicated by a broken line L). Further, the output unit 108 displays a yellow lighting display when the possessing point becomes less than the second predetermined threshold value Pt2 and a red lighting display when the possessing point becomes less than the first predetermined threshold value Pt1 according to the current possessing point. Do.

  First, the prediction unit 106 predicts a future possession point (broken line L). Then, the output unit 108 obtains the date ta1 when the possession point is less than the second predetermined threshold Pt2 based on the prediction result, and the LED display unit blinks yellow from the green lighting at the date ta2 before the predetermined period (T1). Change to display. Thereby, it is possible to notify the user in advance that the possession point becomes less than the second predetermined threshold value Pt2 after the predetermined period (T1) at the time of the date and time ta2. When the possession point becomes less than the second predetermined threshold value Pt2 (ta1), the output unit 108 may change the LED display unit from blinking yellow to lighting in yellow.

  Further, the output unit 108 obtains the date and time tb1 when the possession point is less than the first predetermined threshold value Pt1 based on the prediction result, and the LED display unit blinks red from yellow lighting on the date and time tb2 before the predetermined period (T2). Change to display. Thereby, it is possible to notify the user in advance that the possession point becomes less than the first predetermined threshold value Pt1 after the predetermined period (T2) at the time of the date and time tb2. Then, when the possession point becomes less than the first predetermined threshold value Pt1 (tb1), the output unit 108 may change the LED display unit from red flashing to red lighting.

(Example 2)
The management apparatus of the present embodiment has the configuration of the management apparatus 100 of FIG.
Hereinafter, a description will be given with reference to FIG.
For example, based on the expiration date tc1 of the possession point, the output unit 108 notifies the customer's address when the predetermined period (T3, for example, one week) has passed before the expiration date tc1. For example, a message indicating that the expiration date is approaching one week later is sent to the email address of the customer's smartphone. Furthermore, the notification may be retransmitted for a second predetermined period, for example, two days before the expiration date (not shown).
Note that the timing for transmitting the notification may be set by the user.

The output unit 108 transmits a notification e-mail to the e-mail address of the customer's smartphone at a date / time tc2 that is a predetermined period (T3) before the expiration date tc1 of the point charged at the date / time t1.
Thereby, at the time of date and time tc2, it is possible to notify the user in advance that the expiration date of the possession point will expire after a predetermined period (T3).

  Further, the second embodiment may be combined with the first embodiment. For example, the output unit 108 obtains the date and time tb1 when the possession point becomes less than the first predetermined threshold value Pt1 based on the prediction result, and changes the LED display unit to blinking red at the date and time tb2 before the predetermined period (T2). You can also

While the present invention has been described with reference to the embodiments and examples, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments and examples. Various changes that can be understood by those skilled in the art can be made to the configuration and details of the present invention within the scope of the present invention.
In addition, when acquiring and using the information regarding a user in this invention, this shall be done legally.

Hereinafter, examples of the reference form will be added.
1. A payment means for updating the possession point data according to the amount paid by the customer according to the amount of power consumption;
Based on the possession point for each consumer, a selection means for selecting a consumer whose possession point is less than a predetermined threshold as a demand restriction candidate for electric power from among a plurality of consumers;
Control means for transmitting power demand control information to a communication device of a customer corresponding to the demand restriction candidate,
A management device comprising:
2. The selection means selects a demand restriction candidate from a plurality of consumers based on a future fluctuation trend of the possession points.
1. The management apparatus as described in.
3. The selection means selects the demand restriction candidate based on the value of the possession point;
1. Or 2. The management apparatus as described in.
4). The selection means selects the demand restriction candidate based on the degree of decrease in the possession points.
1. To 3. The management apparatus as described in any one.
5. Further comprising device information acquisition means for acquiring device information of the consumer's power-related device,
The selection means selects the demand restriction candidate based on the equipment information of the consumer.
1. To 4. The management apparatus as described in any one.
6). The operation of the power-related device is controlled in a plurality of modes with different power consumption.
5. The management apparatus as described in.
7). The selection means selects the demand restriction candidate based on an expiration date of the possession point.
1. To 6. The management apparatus as described in any one.
8). Determination means for acquiring history information of a predetermined period related to the power consumption of the consumer or the operation of the power-related device, and determining whether or not the consumer's power consumption is reduced in response to the power demand control information When,
Based on the determination result, further comprising point giving means for adding points to the possessed points of the consumers who have reduced the power consumption,
1. To 7. The management apparatus as described in any one.
9. It further comprises an acquisition means for acquiring a measurement value related to the electric energy from the electricity meter of the consumer,
The settlement means updates the possession point data according to the power consumption amount of the consumer based on the measurement value.
1. To 8. The management apparatus as described in any one.
10. Prediction means for predicting future fluctuation trends of the owned points based on the consumer's power consumption history or owned point data update history;
An output means for performing an output based on a future fluctuation tendency predicted by the prediction means;
Further comprising
1. To 9. The management apparatus as described in any one.
11. The prediction means predicts a future fluctuation tendency of the owned points based on the degree of decrease of the owned points. The management apparatus as described in.
12 The prediction means predicts a future change tendency of the owned points based on a change tendency of the owned points in a predetermined period in the past. Or 11. The management apparatus as described in.
13. The prediction means predicts a future fluctuation tendency of the owned points based on an expiration date of the owned points. To 12. The management apparatus as described in any one.

14 Management device
Update the ownership point data according to the amount paid by the customer according to the power consumption,
Based on the power consumption history of the customer or the update history of the ownership point data, predicting a future fluctuation trend of the customer's possession point indicated by the possession point data,
Output based on the predicted future fluctuation trend,
Management method.
15. The management device is
Based on the degree of decrease of the owned points, predicting the future trend of the owned points,
14 The management method described in 1.
16. The management device is
Predicting a future trend of the ownership points based on a trend of the ownership points over a predetermined period in the past,
14 Or 15. The management method described in 1.
17. The management device is
Based on the expiration date of the possession point, predicting the future trend of the possession point,
14 To 16. The management method as described in any one.
18. The management device is
Based on the future fluctuation tendency of the possession point, the power demand control information is transmitted to the communication device corresponding to the demand restriction candidate selected from the plurality of consumers.
14 To 17. The management method as described in any one.
19. The management device is
Selecting the demand restriction candidate based on the value of the possession point;
18. The management method described in 1.
20. The management device is
Selecting the demand restriction candidate based on the degree of decrease of the possession points;
18. Or 19. The management method described in 1.
21. The management device further comprises:
Acquire device information of the power related device of the consumer,
Selecting the demand restriction candidate based on the equipment information of the consumer;
18. To 20. The management method as described in any one.
22. The management device is
Controlling the operation of the power-related device in a plurality of modes with different power consumptions;
21. The management method described in 1.
23. The management device is
Selecting the demand restriction candidate based on an expiration date of the possession point;
18. To 22. The management method as described in any one.
24. The management device is
Select a customer whose possession point is less than a predetermined threshold as a power demand restriction candidate,
Transmit power demand control information to the communication device of the customer corresponding to the demand restriction candidate,
14 To 23. The management method as described in any one.
25. The management device further comprises:
Obtaining history information for a predetermined period related to the power consumption of the consumer or the operation of the power-related device, determining whether or not the consumer's power consumption has been reduced in response to the power demand control information,
Based on the determination result, points are added to the owned points of the consumers who have reduced the power consumption,
14 To 24. The management method as described in any one.
26. The management device further comprises:
Obtain a measurement value related to the electric energy from the electricity meter of the consumer,
Updating the possession point data according to the power consumption of the consumer based on the measurement value,
14 To 25. The management method as described in any one.

27. On the computer,
Procedure to update the possession point data according to the amount paid by the customer according to the power consumption,
A procedure for predicting a future fluctuation tendency of the customer's possession point indicated by the possession point data based on the consumer's power consumption history or the update history of the possession point data,
A procedure for performing output based on the predicted future fluctuation trend;
A program for running
28. In order to cause a computer to execute a procedure for predicting a future fluctuation tendency of the owned points based on the degree of decrease of the owned points.
27. The program described in.
29. For causing a computer to execute a procedure for predicting a future trend of change in the possession points based on the trend of change in the possession points in a predetermined period in the past.
27. Or 28. The program described in.
30. For causing a computer to execute a procedure for predicting a future fluctuation tendency of the owned point based on an expiration date of the owned point;
27. To 29. The program according to any one of the above.
31. In order to cause a computer to execute a procedure of transmitting power demand control information to a communication device corresponding to a demand restriction candidate selected from a plurality of consumers based on a future fluctuation tendency of the possession point of,
27. To 30. The program according to any one of the above.
32. Causing a computer to execute a procedure for selecting the demand restriction candidate based on the value of the possession point;
31. The program described in.
33. For causing a computer to execute a procedure for selecting the demand restriction candidate based on the degree of decrease in the possession points;
31. Or 32. The program described in.
34. A procedure for acquiring device information of the power-related device of the consumer,
For causing the computer to further execute a procedure for selecting the demand restriction candidate based on the equipment information of the consumer.
31. To 33. The program according to any one of the above.
35. For causing a computer to execute a procedure for controlling the operation of the power-related apparatus in a plurality of modes with different power consumptions.
34. The program described in.
36. Causing a computer to execute a procedure for selecting the demand restriction candidate based on an expiration date of the possession point;
31. To 35. The program according to any one of the above.
37. A procedure for selecting a customer whose ownership point is less than a predetermined threshold as a demand restriction candidate for electric power,
For causing a computer to execute a procedure of transmitting power demand control information to a communication device of a customer corresponding to the demand restriction candidate,
27. To 36. The program according to any one of the above.
38. Obtaining history information of a predetermined period related to the power consumption of the consumer or the operation of the power-related device, and determining whether or not the consumer's power consumption has been reduced in response to the power demand control information;
Based on the determination result, for causing the computer to further execute a procedure of adding points to the owned points of the consumers who have reduced the power consumption,
27. To 37. The program according to any one of the above.
39. A procedure for obtaining a measurement value related to the electric energy from the electricity meter of the consumer,
For causing the computer to further execute a procedure for updating the possession point data according to the power consumption amount of the consumer based on the measurement value,
27. To 38. The program according to any one of the above.

40. Management device
Update the ownership point data according to the amount paid by the customer according to the power consumption,
Based on the ownership points for each of the consumers, a customer whose ownership points are less than a predetermined threshold is selected from among a plurality of consumers as a power demand restriction candidate,
Transmit power demand control information to the communication device of the customer corresponding to the demand restriction candidate,
Management method.
41. The management device is
Selecting a demand restriction candidate from a plurality of consumers based on the future trend of the ownership points;
40. The management method described in 1.
42. The management device is
Selecting the demand restriction candidate based on the value of the possession point;
40. Or 41. The management method described in 1.
43. The management device is
Selecting the demand restriction candidate based on the degree of decrease of the possession points;
40. To 42. The management method as described in any one.
44. The management device further comprises:
Acquire device information of the power related device of the consumer,
Selecting the demand restriction candidate based on the equipment information of the consumer;
40. To 43. The management method as described in any one.
45. The management device is
Controlling the operation of the power-related device in a plurality of modes with different power consumptions;
44. The management method described in 1.
46. The management device is
Selecting the demand restriction candidate based on an expiration date of the possession point;
40. To 45. The management method as described in any one.
47. The management device further comprises:
Obtaining history information for a predetermined period related to the power consumption of the consumer or the operation of the power-related device, determining whether or not the consumer's power consumption has been reduced in response to the power demand control information,
Based on the determination result, points are added to the owned points of the consumers who have reduced the power consumption,
40. To 46. The management method as described in any one.
48. The management device further comprises:
Obtain a measurement value related to the electric energy from the electricity meter of the consumer,
Updating the possession point data according to the power consumption of the consumer based on the measurement value,
40. To 47. The management method as described in any one.
49. The management device further comprises:
Based on the power consumption history of the customer or the update history of the ownership point data, predicting a future fluctuation trend of the customer's possession point indicated by the possession point data,
Output based on the predicted future fluctuation trend,
40. To 48. The management method as described in any one.
50. The management device is
Based on the degree of decrease of the owned points, predicting the future trend of the owned points,
49. The management method described in 1.
51. The management device is
Predicting a future trend of the ownership points based on a trend of the ownership points over a predetermined period in the past,
49. Or 50. The management apparatus as described in.
52. The management device is
Based on the expiration date of the possession point, predicting the future trend of the possession point,
49. To 51. The management method as described in any one.

53. On the computer,
Procedure to update the possession point data according to the amount paid by the customer according to the power consumption,
A procedure for selecting, as a demand restriction candidate for electric power, a consumer whose possession point is less than a predetermined threshold, from among a plurality of consumers, based on the possession point for each consumer.
A procedure for transmitting power demand control information to a communication device of a customer corresponding to the demand restriction candidate,
A program for running
54. For causing a computer to execute a procedure for selecting a demand restriction candidate from a plurality of consumers based on a future fluctuation trend of the possession points;
53. The program described in.
55. Causing a computer to execute a procedure for selecting the demand restriction candidate based on the value of the possession point;
53. Or 54. The program described in.
56. For causing a computer to execute a procedure for selecting the demand restriction candidate based on the degree of decrease in the possession points;
53. To 55. The program according to any one of the above.
57. A procedure for acquiring device information of the power-related device of the consumer,
For causing the computer to further execute a procedure for selecting the demand restriction candidate based on the equipment information of the consumer.
53. To 56. The program according to any one of the above.
58. For causing a computer to execute a procedure for controlling the operation of the power-related apparatus in a plurality of modes with different power consumptions.
57. The program described in.
59. Causing a computer to execute a procedure for selecting the demand restriction candidate based on an expiration date of the possession point;
53. To 58. The program according to any one of the above.
60. Obtaining history information of a predetermined period related to the power consumption of the consumer or the operation of the power-related device, and determining whether or not the consumer's power consumption has been reduced in response to the power demand control information;
Based on the determination result, for causing the computer to further execute a procedure of adding points to the owned points of the consumers who have reduced the power consumption,
53. To 59. The program according to any one of the above.
61. A procedure for obtaining a measurement value related to the electric energy from the electricity meter of the consumer,
For causing the computer to further execute a procedure for updating the possession point data according to the power consumption amount of the consumer based on the measurement value,
53. To 60. The program according to any one of the above.
62. A procedure for predicting a future fluctuation tendency of the customer's possession point indicated by the possession point data based on the consumer's power consumption history or the update history of the possession point data,
For causing the computer to further execute a procedure of performing output based on the predicted future fluctuation trend,
53. To 61. The program according to any one of the above.
63. In order to cause a computer to execute a procedure for predicting a future fluctuation tendency of the owned points based on the degree of decrease of the owned points.
62. The program described in.
64. For causing a computer to execute a procedure for predicting a future trend of change in the possession points based on the trend of change in the possession points in a past predetermined period
62. Or 63. The program described in.
65. For causing a computer to execute a procedure for predicting a future fluctuation tendency of the owned point based on an expiration date of the owned point;
62. To 64. The program according to any one of the above.

7 Network 10 Electricity meter 20 Electric power company server 30 Electric power retailer server 40 Cloud server 50 Electric power measuring device 52 Solar panel 54 Load device 56 Storage battery 60 Computer 62 CPU
64 Memory 66 Storage 68 I / O
80 program 90 communication device 92 acquisition unit 94 communication unit 96 output unit 100 management device 102 point storage unit 104 settlement unit 106 prediction unit 108 output unit 200 management device 202 list creation unit 204 control unit 210 candidate list 300 management device 302 determination unit 304 Point granting unit 400 Management device 402 Selection unit 404 Control unit 500 Management device 502 Control unit

Claims (19)

A payment means for updating the possession point data according to the amount paid by the customer according to the amount of power consumption;
Prediction means for predicting future fluctuation trends of the owned points based on the consumer's power consumption history or owned point data update history;
An output means for performing an output based on a future fluctuation tendency predicted by the prediction means;
A management device comprising:   The management device according to claim 1, wherein the predicting unit predicts a future fluctuation tendency of the owned points based on a decrease degree of the owned points.   The management device according to claim 1, wherein the predicting unit predicts a future change tendency of the owned points based on a change tendency of the owned points in a predetermined period in the past.   The management device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the prediction unit predicts a future variation tendency of the owned points based on an expiration date of the owned points.   The control means which transmits the demand control information of electric power with respect to the communication apparatus corresponding to the demand restriction candidate selected from the some consumers based on the future fluctuation tendency of the said possession point. 5. The management device according to any one of 4 to 4.   The management device according to claim 5, wherein the control unit selects the demand restriction candidate based on the value of the possession point.   The management device according to claim 5 or 6, wherein the control unit selects the demand restriction candidate based on a degree of decrease in the possession points. Further comprising device information acquisition means for acquiring device information of the consumer's power-related device,
The control means selects the demand restriction candidate based on the equipment information of the consumer.
The management apparatus as described in any one of Claim 5 to 7.   The management apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the operation of the power-related apparatus is controlled in a plurality of modes with different power consumption.   The management device according to any one of claims 5 to 9, wherein the control unit selects the demand restriction candidate based on an expiration date of the possession point. Selection means for selecting a customer whose ownership point is less than a predetermined threshold as a demand restriction candidate for electric power,
Control means for transmitting power demand control information to a communication device of a customer corresponding to the demand restriction candidate,
The management apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 10, further comprising: Determination means for acquiring history information of a predetermined period related to the power consumption of the consumer or the operation of the power-related device, and determining whether or not the consumer's power consumption is reduced in response to the power demand control information When,
Based on the determination result, further comprising point giving means for adding points to the possessed points of the consumers who have reduced the power consumption,
The management apparatus as described in any one of Claim 1 to 11. It further comprises an acquisition means for acquiring a measurement value related to the electric energy from the electricity meter of the consumer,
The settlement means updates the possession point data according to the power consumption amount of the consumer based on the measurement value.
The management device according to any one of claims 1 to 12. A payment means for updating the possession point data according to the amount paid by the customer according to the amount of power consumption;
Based on the possession point for each consumer, a selection means for selecting a consumer whose possession point is less than a predetermined threshold as a demand restriction candidate for electric power from among a plurality of consumers;
Control means for transmitting power demand control information to a communication device of a customer corresponding to the demand restriction candidate,
A management device comprising: An acquisition means for acquiring a measurement value related to power consumption from a consumer electricity meter,
A communication means for transmitting the measurement value to an external device different from the power meter, and receiving from the external device information related to possession point data according to the amount paid by the consumer according to the power consumption amount; ,
And an output means for performing output based on the possession point. The output means changes the output content based on the possession point.
The communication device according to claim 15. The output means performs output based on the change tendency of the possession points, or changes the output content based on the change tendency of the possession points.
The communication apparatus according to claim 15 or 16. Management device
Update the ownership point data according to the amount paid by the customer according to the power consumption,
Based on the power consumption history of the customer or the update history of the ownership point data, predicting a future fluctuation trend of the customer's possession point indicated by the possession point data,
Output based on the predicted future fluctuation trend,
Management method. On the computer,
Procedure to update the possession point data according to the amount paid by the customer according to the power consumption,
A procedure for predicting a future fluctuation tendency of the customer's possession point indicated by the possession point data based on the consumer's power consumption history or the update history of the possession point data,
A procedure for performing output based on the predicted future fluctuation trend;
A program for running

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