JP2021135973A - Management system, management method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a management system capable of facilitating encourage users to actively use storage batteries in electrical equipment.SOLUTION: A management system 100 includes an acquisition unit 10 and a consideration generation unit 111. The acquisition unit 10 acquires connection information regarding electrical connection status between a storage battery 31 to be mounted on a mobile body 3 and electrical equipment 2 to be electrically connected to the storage battery 31. The consideration generation unit 111 generates consideration of the storage battery 31 for users regardless of an amount of the power transferred between the electrical equipment 2 and the storage battery 31 on the basis of the connection information acquired by the acquisition unit 10.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

This disclosure generally relates to management systems, management methods, and programs. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to management systems, management methods, and programs that manage electrical equipment that is electrically connected to a storage battery.

Patent Document 1 discloses a billing system that charges a user when a battery included in an electric vehicle is charged by a charging device. This billing system includes a charging means, a charging time measuring means, and a charge calculating means. The charging means is provided in a parking space dedicated to the electric vehicle, and charges the battery of the electric vehicle parked in the parking space. The charging time measuring means measures the charging time from the start of the charging operation of the charging means to the end of the charging operation. The charge calculation means calculates the parking charge based on the parking time.

The charge calculation means distinguishes the total parking time into a first period corresponding to the charging time and a second period other than this first period, and the parking charge for the second period is a predetermined first unit hour charge. With respect to the parking fee for the first period, the parking fee is calculated based on the second unit hour fee, which is a unit hour fee reduced from the first unit hour fee.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2010-119162

In the billing system (management system) described in Patent Document 1, what is generated when the charging means (electrical equipment) charges the battery (storage battery) is the consideration for the operator of the billing system, and the consideration for the user. Does not occur. Therefore, this management system has a problem that it is difficult to encourage the user to actively use the storage battery in the electric equipment.

The present disclosure has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present disclosure is to provide a management system, a management method, and a program that can easily encourage a user to actively use a storage battery in an electric facility.

The management system according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes an acquisition unit and a consideration generation unit. The acquisition unit acquires connection information regarding the electrical connection status between the storage battery that can be mounted on the mobile body and the electrical equipment that is electrically connected to the storage battery. The consideration generation unit generates a consideration for the user of the storage battery based on the connection information acquired by the acquisition unit regardless of the amount of electric power exchanged between the electric equipment and the storage battery.

The management method according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes an acquisition step and a consideration generation step. The acquisition step is a step of acquiring connection information regarding the electrical connection status between the storage battery that can be mounted on the mobile body and the electrical equipment that is electrically connected to the storage battery. The consideration generation step is a step of generating a consideration for a user of the storage battery based on the connection information acquired in the acquisition step regardless of the amount of electric power exchanged between the electric equipment and the storage battery. be.

The program according to one aspect of the present disclosure causes one or more processors to execute the above management method.

The present disclosure has an advantage that it is easy to encourage the user to actively use the storage battery in the electric equipment.

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a management system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of a billing system linked with the management system of the same. FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the operation of the management system described above. FIG. 4 is a schematic view showing a configuration in which a moving body is provided with a power measuring instrument.

(1) Overview As shown in FIG. 1, the management system 100 according to the present embodiment is a system for managing the electrical equipment 2 electrically connected to the storage battery 31. The "storage battery" referred to in the present disclosure may be electrically connected to the electrical equipment 2 while being mounted on the moving body 3 as long as it can be mounted on the moving body 3, or may be removed from the moving body 3. It may be electrically connected to the electrical equipment 2 in the state.

The "mobile body" referred to in the present disclosure is configured to mount a storage battery 31 and travel by using the electric energy stored in the mounted storage battery 31. In addition to the mode of traveling by the output of the electric motor, the moving body 3 may include a mode of traveling by combining the output of the engine and the output of the electric motor. The moving body 3 may include, for example, a vehicle (Electric Vehicle, a Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle, an electrically assisted bicycle, an electric motorcycle, etc.), a drone, or the like.

Further, the "electrical equipment" referred to in the present disclosure is equipment that performs at least one of charging and discharging of the storage battery 31. As an example, the electrical equipment 2 is a charging stand for charging the storage battery 31. The electrical equipment 2 is installed around the parking space (storage space) A11 of the mobile body 3 such as the hourly parking lot A1 (see FIG. 2).

As shown in FIG. 1, the management system 100 includes an acquisition unit 10 and a consideration generation unit 111.

The acquisition unit 10 acquires connection information regarding the electrical connection status between the storage battery 31 that can be mounted on the mobile body 3 and the electrical equipment 2. The “connection status” referred to in the present disclosure may include a status relating to the transfer of electric power between the storage battery 31 and the electrical equipment 2. For example, the connection status may include a situation in which only the storage battery 31 is allowed to be charged by the electric equipment 2. Further, for example, the connection status may include a situation in which only the discharge of the storage battery 31 by the electric equipment 2 is allowed. Further, for example, the connection status may include a situation in which both charging of the storage battery 31 and discharging of the storage battery 31 by the electric equipment 2 are permitted. Further, the connection status may include a situation in which the storage battery 31 is electrically connected to the electric equipment 2, but the transfer of electric power between the storage battery 31 and the electric equipment 2 is not permitted.

The consideration generation unit 111 determines the connection information acquired by the acquisition unit 10, that is, the electrical connection status between the storage battery 31 and the electric equipment 2, regardless of the amount of electric power exchanged between the electric equipment 2 and the storage battery 31. Based on this, a consideration is generated for the user of the storage battery 31.

The "user of the storage battery" referred to in the present disclosure may include a person who permanently owns the storage battery 31 by purchasing the storage battery 31 and a person who temporarily owns the storage battery 31 by renting the storage battery 31. Further, the "user of the storage battery" referred to in the present disclosure includes, for example, a person who permanently owns the mobile body 3 by purchasing the mobile body 3 equipped with the storage battery 31, and a mobile body 3 equipped with the storage battery 31. By borrowing, it may include a person who temporarily owns the mobile body 3. Hereinafter, the "user of the storage battery" is also simply referred to as a "user".

The "compensation" referred to in the present disclosure may be as long as it can encourage the user to actively use the storage battery 31 in the electric equipment 2, and as an example, it can be used in money, a specific store, or the like and substitutes for money. It may include points to be paid, discount services for fees paid by users, and the like. As an example, the specific store may include a store that is open nationwide, a store in an area where the hourly parking lot A1 exists, a store that has a contract with a company that manages the hourly parking lot A1, and the like.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the consideration generating unit 111 allows the storage battery 31 to be used by the electric equipment 2 regardless of whether or not the storage battery 31 is actually charged or discharged by the electric equipment 2. Just doing so will generate compensation for the user. Therefore, the present embodiment has an advantage that it is easy to encourage the user to actively use the storage battery 31 in the electric equipment 2.

(2) Details Hereinafter, the management system 100 of the present embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

(2.1) Overall Configuration First, the overall configuration including the management system 100 will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, the management system 100 is configured to be able to communicate with a plurality of electric facilities 2 via a network N1 such as the Internet. In the following, it is assumed that the moving body 3 is an electric vehicle equipped with a storage battery 31.

The electrical equipment 2 is, for example, a charging stand installed in an hourly parking lot A1 (see FIG. 2) or the like, and has a function of charging a storage battery 31 mounted on the mobile body 3. In the present embodiment, the electric equipment 2 has both a function of charging the storage battery 31 and a function of discharging the storage battery 31. Specifically, the electrical equipment 2 has a bidirectional AC / DC converter. Then, the electric facility 2 exhibits a function of charging the storage battery 31 by converting the AC power supplied from the power system 5 into DC power and supplying the converted DC power to the storage battery 31. Further, the electric facility 2 exhibits a function of discharging the storage battery 31 by converting the DC power discharged from the storage battery 31 into AC power and supplying the converted AC power to the power system 5. That is, the electrical equipment 2 corresponds to V2G (Vehicle to Grid). When using the function of the electric equipment 2, the user (that is, the driver or the passenger of the moving body 3) attaches the connector 22 at the tip of the cable connected to the electric equipment 2 to the moving body 3. It may be connected to the inlet 30.

In the present embodiment, a set of one or more electric facilities 2 installed in each of the plurality of hourly parking lots A1 corresponds to the plurality of electric facilities 2. A plurality of hourly parking lots A1 are scattered in a predetermined area, for example. In each hourly rental parking lot A1, electrical equipment 2 is installed around one or more parking spaces A11 among the plurality of parking spaces A11 (see FIG. 2). Therefore, when the user wants to use the electric equipment 2, the moving body 3 is parked in the parking space A11 in which the electric equipment 2 is installed in the vicinity.

Here, the hourly rental parking lot A1 adopts the billing system 4. The billing system 4 is a system that charges the user of the hourly parking lot A1. That is, the billing system 4 charges not only those who use the electric equipment 2 but also those who do not use the electric equipment 2. The billing system 4 includes, for example, a parking ticket issuing machine 41 and a fee settlement machine 42, as shown in FIG. The parking ticket issuing machine 41 is installed at the entrance of the hourly parking lot A1 and issues a parking ticket (magnetic card). The fee settlement machine 42 is installed at the exit of the hourly parking lot A1 and setstles the parking fee.

Specifically, the charge settlement machine 42 reads the parking ticket to obtain the parking time, which is the difference between the parking ticket issuance time (that is, the warehousing time) and the parking ticket reading time (that is, the warehousing time). calculate. Then, the charge settlement machine 42 calculates the parking time by accumulating the preset charge per unit time and the calculated parking time. The user of the hourly parking lot can leave the moving body 3 from the exit of the hourly parking lot by paying the parking fee with the charge settlement machine 42.

A pre-payment machine may be installed in a place different from the hourly parking lot A1. The pre-payment machine has a function of settling the parking fee, similarly to the fee settlement machine 42. When the user of the hourly parking lot A1 pays the parking fee with the pre-payment machine, it is not necessary to settle the parking fee with the fee settlement machine 42.

(2.2) Management system Next, the management system 100 will be described. In this embodiment, the management system 100 is a server device managed by an aggregator. The "aggregator" referred to in the present disclosure is a business operator that integratedly controls energy resources on the customer's facility side or distributed energy resources and provides energy services from VPP (Virtual Power Plant) or DR (Demand Response). To say.

The "VPP" referred to in the present disclosure is to control a plurality of distributed power sources in an integrated manner by using IoT (Internet of Things) or the like, so that the plurality of distributed power sources can be regarded as one virtual power plant. It is a mechanism to make it work. In the present embodiment, the storage battery 31 mounted on the mobile body 3 can function as a distributed power source.

The aggregator may include a resource aggregator and an aggregation coordinator. A resource aggregator is a business operator that directly concludes a service contract related to VPP with a customer to control resources. The aggregation coordinator is a business operator that bundles the amount of electric power controlled by the resource aggregator and directly conducts electric power transactions with electric power companies such as general power transmission and distribution business operators, retail electric power companies, and renewable energy power generation companies.

In the present embodiment, the resource aggregator manages the management system 100, and the aggregation coordinator manages the host system 200 that sends a command to the management system 100. The management system 100 may be managed by the aggregation coordinator. For example, when the aggregation coordinator and the resource aggregator are the same, the aggregation coordinator may manage the management system 100. Further, the host system 200 may be managed by an electric power company such as a general power transmission and distribution business operator, a retail electric power company, or a renewable energy power generation company.

The command sent by the host system 200 is a command to the VPP for the purpose of achieving, for example, achieving the same amount of planned values of the retail electric power company at the same time, or adjusting the supply-demand balance of the general power transmission and distribution business operator. As an example, the command sent by the host system 200 may include a lower DR that reduces (suppresses) the demand for electricity and an upward DR that increases (creates) the demand for electricity. The lower DR may include, for example, a command to reduce the output of the load at the timing of peak demand for electricity. Raise DR issues a command to consume the excess output of electric power (renewable energy) output by a power generation system such as a photovoltaic power generation system by operating a load or by charging the storage battery 31. Can include.

As shown in FIG. 1, the management system 100 includes an acquisition unit 10 and a processing unit 11. Further, the processing unit 11 includes a consideration generation unit 111 and a control unit 112. In the present embodiment, the processing unit 11 mainly comprises a computer system having one or more processors and memories. Therefore, one or more processors function as the processing unit 11 by executing the program recorded in the memory. The program may be pre-recorded in a memory, provided through a telecommunication line such as the Internet, or may be recorded and provided on a non-temporary recording medium such as a memory card.

The acquisition unit 10 has a communication interface for communicating with each electric facility 2 and the host system 200 via the network N1. The acquisition unit 10 acquires connection information regarding the electrical connection status between the storage battery 31 that can be mounted on the mobile body 3 and the electrical equipment 2 from each electrical equipment 2. The acquisition unit 10 is the execution subject of the acquisition step ST1 (see FIG. 3), which will be described later. As described above, in the present embodiment, the electric equipment 2 has both a function of charging the storage battery 31 and a function of discharging the storage battery 31. Therefore, the acquisition unit 10 acquires the connection information of any one of the following first connection information to the third connection information from each electric facility 2.

The first connection information is information indicating that only the charging of the storage battery 31 by the electric equipment 2 is permitted. The second connection information is information indicating that only the discharge of the storage battery 31 by the electric equipment 2 is permitted. The third connection information is information indicating that both charging and discharging of the storage battery 31 by the electric equipment 2 are permitted. If the connector 22 of the charging cable 21 is not connected to the inlet 30 of the mobile body 3, the acquisition unit 10 does not acquire the connection information.

Hereinafter, examples of acquisition of connection information by the acquisition unit 10 will be listed.

As an example, it is assumed that the user has previously set the setting information of whether or not to allow charging and / or discharging of the storage battery 31 in the moving body 3. In this case, when the connector 22 of the charging cable 21 is connected to the inlet 30 of the mobile body 3, the electrical equipment 2 receives the setting information from the mobile body 3 by communication via the charging cable 21. Then, the electrical equipment 2 transmits the received setting information to the acquisition unit 10 of the management system 100. As a result, the acquisition unit 10 can acquire the connection information of any one of the first connection information to the third connection information.

Further, as an example, the electrical equipment 2 sets to the user whether or not to allow charging and / or discharging of the storage battery 31 when the connector 22 of the charging cable 21 is connected to the inlet 30 of the moving body 3. The request screen to be requested is displayed on the built-in display. The user uses an input device (for example, a touch panel display) provided with an input device (for example, a touch panel display) to input whether or not to allow charging and / or discharging of the storage battery 31 according to the guidance displayed on the request screen. Then, the electrical equipment 2 transmits the input information to the acquisition unit 10 of the management system 100. As a result, the acquisition unit 10 can acquire the connection information of any one of the first connection information to the third connection information.

Further, as an example, it is assumed that an information terminal (for example, a smartphone or the like) owned by the user is associated with the mobile body 3 and registered in the management system 100 in advance. In this case, the management system 100 transmits a request signal requesting the user to set whether to allow charging and / or discharging of the storage battery 31 at an arbitrary timing to the information terminal corresponding to the mobile body 3. do. The arbitrary timing may include, for example, the time when the information terminal is registered in the management system 100. For example, when the user starts a dedicated application while receiving the request signal, the information terminal displays the request screen on the built-in display. The user inputs whether or not to allow charging and / or discharging of the storage battery 31 by operating the information terminal according to the guidance displayed on the request screen. Then, the information terminal transmits the input information to the acquisition unit 10 of the management system 100 via the network N1. As a result, the acquisition unit 10 can acquire the connection information of any one of the first connection information to the third connection information.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the acquisition unit 10 acquires the connection information after asking the user whether the storage battery 31 may be used for charging and / or discharging. That is, in the present embodiment, the intention of the user is reflected in the connection status.

The consideration generation unit 111 generates a consideration for the user of the storage battery 31 based on the connection information acquired by the acquisition unit 10. The consideration generation unit 111 is the execution subject of the consideration generation step ST2 (see FIG. 3), which will be described later. In the present embodiment, the consideration generating unit 111 pays different consideration in three cases, that is, when the first connection information is acquired, when the second connection information is acquired, and when the third connection information is acquired. generate. Further, the consideration generation unit 111 does not generate the consideration when neither the first connection information to the third connection information is acquired. As an example, the consideration generating unit 111 generates the lowest consideration when the first connection information is acquired (that is, when only charging of the storage battery 31 is allowed), and when the third connection information is acquired (that is, the storage battery). The highest consideration is generated when both charging and discharging of 31 are allowed).

In the present embodiment, the consideration generation unit 111 generates a consideration for the user based only on whether or not charging and / or discharging of the storage battery 31 is permitted. That is, the consideration generating unit 111 generates a consideration for the user regardless of the amount of electric power exchanged between the electric equipment 2 and the storage battery 31 (in other words, the amount of charge and / or the amount of discharge of the storage battery 31). There is. Therefore, when charging and / or discharging of the storage battery is permitted, even if the storage battery 31 is charged, the user does not incur the electricity bill required for charging, and only the consideration is incurred. Further, when charging and / or discharging of the storage battery is permitted, even if neither charging or discharging of the storage battery 31 is executed, a consideration will be incurred for the user.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the user is charged only by allowing the storage battery 31 to be charged and / or discharged. Therefore, the user is urged to actively use the storage battery 31 in the electric equipment 2. It has the advantage of being easy. Therefore, in the present embodiment, there is an advantage that not only the storage battery 31 fixed to a facility such as a house but also the storage battery 31 of the mobile body 3 whose position can be changed can be easily incorporated into the power system 5. Further, in the present embodiment, since the consideration can be determined without measuring the charge amount and / or the discharge amount of the storage battery 31, there is an advantage that it is not necessary to measure the amount of electricity used.

Here, assuming that the consideration generated based only on whether or not charging and / or discharging of the storage battery 31 is permitted as described above is the "basic consideration", in the present embodiment, the consideration generating unit 111 is the basic consideration. In addition to this, it is possible to generate additional "additional consideration". Specifically, the consideration generation unit 111 generates an additional consideration according to the time when the connector 22 of the charging cable 21 is connected to the inlet 30 of the moving body 3. That is, the consideration generating unit 111 determines the consideration (here, the additional consideration) based on the connection time between the electric equipment 2 and the storage battery 31 in the connection information. For example, the consideration generation unit 111 increases the additional consideration as the connection time is longer. In this case, the consideration generation unit 111 may increase the additional consideration in proportion to the above-mentioned connection time, or may increase the additional consideration step by step according to the above-mentioned connection time. Whether or not to generate additional consideration in the consideration generation unit 111 can be appropriately set by the business operator operating the hourly parking lot A1.

Here, the consideration generation unit 111 may determine whether or not to generate the basic consideration according to the time when the connector 22 of the charging cable 21 is connected to the inlet 30 of the moving body 3. For example, the consideration generation unit 111 generates a basic consideration when the time when the connector 22 of the charging cable 21 is connected to the inlet 30 of the moving body 3 exceeds a predetermined time, and generates a basic consideration when the time is less than the predetermined time. It does not have to be. Specifically, the consideration generation unit 111 does not generate the basic consideration if the connector 22 of the charging cable 21 is connected to the inlet 30 of the moving body 3 for a relatively short time such as 1 minute. A basic consideration may be generated for a relatively long time of minutes or more.

In this embodiment, the management system 100 cooperates with the billing system 4. Specifically, the billing system 4 determines the parking fee to be paid by the user in consideration of the consideration generated by the consideration generation unit 111 of the management system 100. That is, the consideration generated by the consideration generation unit 111 is the usage consideration (here, the parking fee) generated for the use of the storage space (here, the parking space) A11 of the mobile body 3 in which the electric equipment 2 is installed. Is added up or offset with.

Specifically, when the consideration is less than the parking fee, the user charges the fee, which is obtained by offsetting the consideration from the parking fee according to the parking time, from the charge settlement machine 42 when leaving the parking lot A1 for rent. You will be charged. In this case, the user can leave the parking lot A1 for rent by paying the invoiced fee with the toll settlement machine 42. On the other hand, when the consideration exceeds the parking fee, the user can leave the parking lot A1 on an hourly basis without being charged any fee by the fee settlement machine 42. In this case, the user may receive, for example, money corresponding to the difference between the consideration and the parking fee at the charge settlement machine 42, or for example, points that can be used at a specific store or the like corresponding to the above difference are passed through the network N1. You may receive it at.

The control unit 112 controls the storage battery 31. Specifically, the control unit 112 issues a command to instruct the electric equipment 2 electrically connected to the storage battery 31 to be controlled among the plurality of electric equipments 2 to charge or discharge the storage battery 31. It is transmitted via N1. The electrical equipment 2 that has received the command controls the storage battery 31 to be charged or discharges the storage battery 31 in response to the command. That is, in the present embodiment, the control unit 112 indirectly controls the storage battery 31 via the electrical equipment 2.

Hereinafter, control examples by the control unit 112 will be listed. The control examples shown below may be combined as appropriate.

As an example, the control unit 112 controls charging and / or discharging of one or more storage batteries 31 to be controlled in response to a command of raising DR or lowering DR from the host system 200. For example, when a raising DR command is sent from the host system 200, the control unit 112 controls to charge one or more storage batteries 31. Further, for example, when a lower DR command is sent from the host system 200, the control unit 112 controls to discharge one or more storage batteries 31.

As an example, the control unit 112 performs frequency control by repeating charging and / or discharging of one or more storage batteries 31 to be controlled in response to a command from the host system 200. The term "frequency control" as used in the present disclosure refers to control that suppresses fluctuations in the frequency of the power system 5 and maintains the frequency (that is, adjusts the balance between supply and demand). Examples of frequency control include EDC (Economic load Dispatching Control) and LFC (Load Frequency Control). That is, the control unit 112 controls the storage battery 31 so as to suppress fluctuations in the frequency of the power system 5.

Here, the control unit 112 may execute frequency control regardless of the command from the host system 200. For example, the management system 100 may repeat charging and discharging of one or more storage batteries 31 to be controlled so as to monitor the frequency of the power system 5 and suppress fluctuations in the monitored frequency.

As an example, the control unit 112 controls charging and / or discharging of the plurality of storage batteries 31 so as to make the charging rates of the plurality of storage batteries 31 subject to DR-based control or frequency control uniform. For example, it is assumed that the charge rate of one of the two storage batteries 31 is higher than the predetermined value and the charge rate of the other storage battery 31 is lower than the predetermined value. In this case, the control unit 112 controls to discharge one of the storage batteries 31. Then, the control unit 112 charges the other storage battery 31 by controlling the discharge power to be supplied to the other storage battery 31. That is, the control unit 112 controls at least one of charging from the other storage battery 31 to the storage battery 31 and discharging from the storage battery 31 to the other storage battery 31.

In this way, by accommodating electric power among the plurality of storage batteries 31 to make the charge rate uniform, each of the plurality of storage batteries 31 can be charged and / or discharged by DR-based control or frequency control. It has the advantage that it can be in a state. Further, by accommodating electric power between the plurality of storage batteries 31 in this way, there is an advantage that the frequency of the electric power system 5 (in other words, the balance between supply and demand) does not have to be affected.

Here, if the storage battery 31 to be controlled is in a state close to full charge, the storage battery 31 cannot be charged any more, and control based on the raised DR cannot be executed or frequency control cannot be executed. Problems can arise. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the control unit 112 controls the storage battery 31 so that the charge rate of the storage battery 31 does not exceed a predetermined charge rate (upper limit charge rate). As a result, in the present embodiment, there is an advantage that the storage battery 31 to be controlled can be constantly charged, and control based on raised DR or frequency control can be supported.

Similarly, if the charge rate of the storage battery 31 to be controlled is close to 0%, the storage battery 31 cannot be discharged any more, and control based on the lowered DR cannot be executed or frequency control cannot be executed. The problem of spilling can occur. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the control unit 112 controls the storage battery 31 so that the charge rate of the storage battery 31 does not fall below a predetermined charge rate (lower limit charge rate). Thereby, in this embodiment, there is an advantage that the storage battery 31 to be controlled can be in a state where it can be discharged at all times, and control based on lower DR or frequency control can be supported. Further, in the present embodiment, since the charge rate of the storage battery 31 does not fall below the lower limit charge rate, it is easy for the user to drive the mobile body 3 and secure a charge amount capable of traveling to the destination (for example, home). There are also advantages.

(3) Operation Hereinafter, an example of the operation of the management system 100 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. In the following, it is assumed that the acquisition unit 10 acquires connection information from the electrical equipment 2 after the connector 22 of the charging cable 21 is connected to the inlet 30 of the mobile body 3.

First, when the connector 22 of the charging cable 21 of the electric equipment 2 is connected to the inlet 30 of the moving body 3 (S1: Yes), the acquisition unit 10 acquires the connection information from the electric equipment 2 (S2). Process S2 corresponds to acquisition step ST1.

Next, if the acquired connection information is the first connection information (S3: Yes), the consideration generation unit 111 generates the first consideration for the user (S4). Here, the first consideration is the sum of the basic consideration for allowing only the storage battery 31 to be charged and the additional consideration. Further, if the acquired connection information is not the first connection information (S3: No) but the second connection information (S5: Yes), the consideration generation unit 111 generates the second consideration for the user (S5: Yes). S6). Here, the second consideration is the sum of the basic consideration for allowing only the discharge of the storage battery 31 and the additional consideration. Further, the consideration generation unit 111 generates a third consideration for the user if the acquired connection information is not the second connection information (S5: No) but the third connection information (S7: Yes) (S7: Yes). S8). Here, the third consideration is the sum of the basic consideration for allowing both charging and discharging of the storage battery 31 and the additional consideration. Then, the consideration generation unit 111 does not generate a consideration for the user unless the acquired connection information is the third connection information (S7: No) (S9). The processes S3 to S8 correspond to the consideration generation step ST2.

After that, the management system 100 outputs the consideration generated by the consideration generation unit 111 to the billing system 4 (S10). As a result, the billing system 4 charges the user a fee that is obtained by offsetting the consideration from the parking fee at the fee settlement machine 42. Further, when the storage battery 31 is charged, the charging system 4 may further charge the user for a charging fee according to the charging time.

Here, the charge charged by the billing system 4 to the user in the case of generating the first consideration to the user (S4) is the charge system 4 in the case of not generating the consideration to the user (S9). Is lower than the fee charged to the user. For example, it is assumed that the parking time of the moving body 3 is the same and the charging time is the same in both cases. In the latter case, the billing system 4 charges the user a parking fee according to the parking time and a charging fee according to the charging time. On the other hand, in the former case, the billing system 4 charges the user a charge obtained by subtracting the first consideration from the total charge of the charge according to the parking time and the charge according to the charging time. That is, in the former case (when the user allows the storage battery 31 to be charged, but the storage battery 31 does not have to be charged while parking), compared to the latter case (when the user wants to charge the storage battery 31). The fee paid by the user is reduced by the amount of the first consideration.

(4) Modified Example The above-described embodiment is only one of the various embodiments of the present disclosure. The above-described embodiment can be changed in various ways depending on the design and the like as long as the object of the present disclosure can be achieved. Further, the same function as the management system 100 may be embodied by a (computer) program, a non-temporary recording medium on which the program is recorded, or the like, in addition to the management method.

The management method according to one aspect includes acquisition step ST1 and consideration generation step ST2. The acquisition step ST1 is a step of acquiring connection information regarding the electrical connection status between the storage battery 31 that can be mounted on the mobile body 3 and the electrical equipment 2 that is electrically connected to the storage battery 31. The consideration generation step ST2 is a step of generating a consideration for the user of the storage battery 31 based on the connection information acquired in the acquisition step ST1 regardless of the amount of electric power exchanged between the electric equipment 2 and the storage battery 31. .. The (computer) program according to one aspect causes one or more processors to execute the above management method.

Hereinafter, modifications of the above-described embodiment will be listed. The modifications described below can be applied in combination as appropriate.

The management system 100 in the present disclosure includes a computer system. The main configuration of a computer system is a processor and memory as hardware. When the processor executes the program recorded in the memory of the computer system, the function as the management system 100 in the present disclosure is realized. The program may be pre-recorded in the memory of the computer system, may be provided through a telecommunications line, and may be recorded on a non-temporary recording medium such as a memory card, optical disk, hard disk drive, etc. that can be read by the computer system. May be provided. A processor in a computer system is composed of one or more electronic circuits including a semiconductor integrated circuit (IC) or a large scale integrated circuit (LSI). The integrated circuit such as IC or LSI referred to here has a different name depending on the degree of integration, and includes an integrated circuit called a system LSI, VLSI (Very Large Scale Integration), or ULSI (Ultra Large Scale Integration). Further, an FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array) programmed after the LSI is manufactured, or a logical device capable of reconfiguring the junction relationship inside the LSI or reconfiguring the circuit partition inside the LSI should also be adopted as a processor. Can be done. A plurality of electronic circuits may be integrated on one chip, or may be distributed on a plurality of chips. The plurality of chips may be integrated in one device, or may be distributed in a plurality of devices. The computer system referred to here includes a microprocessor having one or more processors and one or more memories. Therefore, the microprocessor is also composed of one or a plurality of electronic circuits including a semiconductor integrated circuit or a large-scale integrated circuit.

Further, it is not an essential configuration for the management system 100 that a plurality of functions in the management system 100 are integrated in one housing, and the components of the management system 100 are distributed and provided in the plurality of housings. You may be. Further, at least a part of the functions of the management system 100 may be realized by a cloud (cloud computing) or the like.

In the above-described embodiment, the acquisition unit 10 acquires the connection information by inquiring to the user, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the acquisition unit 10 may acquire the connection information without inquiring to the user, that is, regardless of the intention of the user. In this case, for example, the acquisition unit 10 may acquire the connection information by estimating the connection status based on the charge rate (State of Charge) of the storage battery 31. The charge rate of the storage battery 31 can be obtained from the mobile body 3 by communication via the charging cable 21. Specifically, the acquisition unit 10 may acquire the first connection information by presuming that only the charging of the storage battery 31 is permitted if the charging rate of the storage battery 31 is less than the first threshold value. .. Further, the acquisition unit 10 acquires the second connection information by presuming that only the discharge of the storage battery 31 is permitted if the charge rate of the storage battery 31 is equal to or higher than the second threshold value (> first threshold value). You may. Further, the acquisition unit 10 acquires the third connection information by presuming that both charging and discharging of the storage battery 31 are permitted if the charging rate of the storage battery 31 is equal to or more than the first threshold value and less than the second threshold value. You may.

Further, for example, in the hourly parking lot A1, there may be a case where the rules stipulate that the storage battery 31 may be charged and / or discharged in advance. In this case, the acquisition unit 10 may acquire the connection information by assuming that the user has allowed the storage battery 31 to be charged and / or discharged by parking in the hourly parking lot A1. That is, in this case, if the connector 22 of the charging cable 21 is connected to the inlet 30 of the mobile body 3, the acquisition unit 10 will have connection information (first connection information to third connection) according to the rules of the hourly parking lot A1. Information) will be acquired.

In the above-described embodiment, the consideration generation unit 111 may generate a consideration for the user based on the charge rate of the storage battery 31. That is, the consideration generation unit 111 may increase the consideration as the chargeable amount and / or the dischargeable amount of the storage battery 31 is larger.

In the above-described embodiment, the management system 100 does not have to include the control unit 112. In this case, the management system 100 only needs to be able to generate a consideration for the user by the consideration generation unit 111, and another system may be responsible for controlling the storage battery 31.

In the above-described embodiment, the electric equipment 2 is not limited to the charging stand, and may be, for example, a non-contact power feeding device installed under the road surface of the parking space A11.

In the above-described embodiment, the plurality of electric facilities 2 may be a plurality of electric facilities 2 installed in one hourly rental parking lot A1. That is, the electric equipment 2 managed by the management system 100 may be a plurality of electric equipments 2 that are collectively installed in one area, or a plurality of electric appliances that are scatteredly installed in a plurality of areas. It may be equipment 2.

In the above-described embodiment, the number of electrical equipment 2 managed by the management system 100 may be one. In this case, the management system 100 may be incorporated in the electrical equipment 2.

In the above embodiment, the management system 100 does not have to cooperate with the billing system 4. For example, the management system 100 may generate a consideration based on the electrical connection status between the electric equipment 2 installed around the parking space A11 where the parking fee is not generated and the storage battery 31.

In the above-described embodiment, the management system 100 may be managed by a business operator operating the hourly parking lot A1 instead of an aggregator. This aspect has an advantage that it is easy for the business operator to collectively manage the calculation of the parking fee and the generation of the consideration.

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As described above, the management system (100) according to the first aspect includes an acquisition unit (10) and a consideration generation unit (111). The acquisition unit (10) acquires connection information regarding the electrical connection status between the storage battery (31) that can be mounted on the mobile body (3) and the electrical equipment (2) that is electrically connected to the storage battery (31). do. The consideration generation unit (111) of the storage battery (31) is based on the connection information acquired by the acquisition unit (10) regardless of the amount of electric power exchanged between the electric equipment (2) and the storage battery (31). Generate compensation for users.

According to this aspect, there is an advantage that it is easy to encourage the user to actively use the storage battery (31) in the electric equipment (2).

In the management system (100) according to the second aspect, in the first aspect, the consideration generating unit (111) pays based on the connection time between the electric equipment (2) and the storage battery (31) in the connection information. To determine.

According to this aspect, for example, the longer the connection time is, the higher the consideration for the user is, and it becomes easier to further encourage the user to actively use the storage battery (31) in the electric equipment (2). , Has the advantage.

In the management system (100) according to the third aspect, in the first or second aspect, the connection status includes a situation in which only the storage battery (31) is allowed to be charged by the electric equipment (2).

According to this aspect, there is an advantage that the user can enjoy the price even when the electric equipment (2) does not have the function of discharging the storage battery (31).

In the management system (100) according to the fourth aspect, in any one of the first to third aspects, the connection status includes a situation in which only the discharge of the storage battery (31) by the electric equipment (2) is allowed. ..

According to this aspect, there is an advantage that the user can enjoy the price even when the electric equipment (2) does not have the function of charging the storage battery (31).

In the management system (100) according to the fifth aspect, in any one of the first to fourth aspects, the connection status is both charging of the storage battery (31) by the electric equipment (2) and discharging of the storage battery (31). Includes situations where is allowed.

According to this aspect, there is an advantage that the consideration for the user can be easily differentiated as compared with the case where only one of charging and discharging of the storage battery (31) is allowed.

In the management system (100) according to the sixth aspect, the intention of the user is reflected in the connection status in any one of the third to fifth aspects.

According to this aspect, there is an advantage that it is easy to prevent the electric equipment (2) from using the storage battery (31) regardless of the intention of the user.

In the management system (100) according to the seventh aspect, in any one of the first to sixth aspects, the acquisition unit (10) estimates the connection status based on the charge rate of the storage battery (31). Get connection information.

According to this aspect, there is an advantage that connection information can be acquired without inquiring to the user.

The management system (100) according to the eighth aspect further includes a control unit (112) for controlling the storage battery (31) in any one of the first to seventh aspects. The control unit (112) controls the storage battery (31) so as to suppress fluctuations in the frequency of the power system (5).

According to this aspect, there is an advantage that it can contribute to the adjustment of the supply and demand balance of electric power.

The management system (100) according to the ninth aspect further includes a control unit (112) for controlling the storage battery (31) in any one of the first to eighth aspects. The control unit (112) controls at least one of charging from the other storage battery (31) to the storage battery (31) and discharging from the storage battery (31) to the other storage battery (31).

According to this aspect, there is an advantage that it is easy to make the charge rate of the storage battery (31) uniform without affecting the balance between supply and demand of electric power.

The management system (100) according to the tenth aspect further includes a control unit (112) for controlling the storage battery (31) in any one of the first to ninth aspects. The control unit (112) controls the storage battery (31) so that the charge rate of the storage battery (31) does not exceed a predetermined charge rate.

According to this aspect, since the storage battery (31) is likely to be in a state where it can be charged at all times, there is an advantage that the storage battery (31) can be easily used.

In the management system (100) according to the eleventh aspect, in any one of the first to tenth aspects, the consideration is the use of the storage space (A11) of the mobile body (3) in which the electrical equipment (2) is installed. It is added up or offset with the usage consideration generated for.

According to this aspect, there is an advantage that it is easy to encourage the user to actively use the storage space (A11).

The management method according to the twelfth aspect includes an acquisition step (ST1) and a consideration generation step (ST2). The acquisition step (ST1) acquires connection information regarding the electrical connection status between the storage battery (31) that can be mounted on the mobile body (3) and the electrical equipment (2) that is electrically connected to the storage battery (31). It is a step to do. The consideration generation step (ST2) is performed on the storage battery (31) based on the connection information acquired in the acquisition step (ST1) regardless of the amount of electric power transferred between the electrical equipment (2) and the storage battery (31). This is a step to generate compensation for the user.

According to this aspect, there is an advantage that it is easy to encourage the user to actively use the storage battery (31) in the electric equipment (2).

The program according to the thirteenth aspect causes one or more processors to execute the management method according to the twelfth aspect.

According to this aspect, there is an advantage that it is easy to encourage the user to actively use the storage battery (31) in the electric equipment (2).

The configuration according to the second to eleventh aspects is not an essential configuration for the management system (100) and can be omitted as appropriate.

By the way, in the above-described embodiment, the consideration generating unit 111 can also generate the consideration based on the amount of electric power exchanged between the electric equipment 2 and the storage battery 31. However, in this case, for example, as shown in FIG. 4, the amount of electric power transferred between the electric equipment 2 and the storage battery 31 is measured by the smart meter 6 connected to the electric equipment 2. Therefore, the subject who executes the transfer of electric power between the electric equipment 2 and the storage battery 31 is not the user but the owner of the smart meter 6, that is, the owner of the electric equipment 2. Therefore, the consideration generated by the consideration generation unit 111 may be not the consideration for the user but the consideration for the owner of the electric equipment 2.

That is, the owner of the electrical equipment 2 will enjoy the consideration that would otherwise be enjoyed by the owner of the storage battery 31 (in other words, the owner of the mobile body 3), and the owner of the storage battery 31 simply enjoys the storage battery. Only 31 is used. Therefore, there may be a problem that the user cannot be given an incentive to positively use the storage battery 31.

In order to solve the above problem, as shown in FIG. 4, the mobile body 3 is a measuring instrument 32 that measures the amount of electric power transferred between the storage battery 31 mounted on the mobile body 3 and the electric equipment 2. May be provided. In this aspect, it becomes clear that the subject who executes the transfer of electric power between the electric equipment 2 and the storage battery 31 is not the owner of the electric equipment 2 but the user. Therefore, in this embodiment, the consideration generating unit 111 can generate a consideration for the user of the storage battery 31 who should originally enjoy the consideration, and thus an incentive for the user to positively use the storage battery 31. Has the advantage of being able to give.

The measuring instrument 32 may be installed in the electrical equipment 2. In this case, the electric equipment 2 may associate the electric power measured by the measuring instrument 32 with the identifier of the mobile body 3 using the electric equipment 2 by communicating with the mobile body 3. That is, the electrical equipment 2 may include a measuring instrument 32 and a linking portion. By communicating with the mobile body 3, the linking unit links the electric power measured by the measuring instrument 32 with the identifier of the mobile body 3 using the electric equipment 2.

100 Management system 10 Acquisition unit 111 Compensation generation unit 112 Control unit 2 Electrical equipment 3 Mobile unit 31 Storage battery 5 Power system A11 Parking space (storage space)
ST1 acquisition step ST2 consideration generation step

Claims (13)

An acquisition unit that acquires connection information regarding the electrical connection status between the storage battery that can be mounted on the mobile body and the electrical equipment that is electrically connected to the storage battery.
A consideration generating unit for generating a consideration for a user of the storage battery based on the connection information acquired by the acquisition unit is provided regardless of the amount of electric power exchanged between the electric equipment and the storage battery.
Management system. The consideration generating unit determines the consideration based on the connection time between the electric equipment and the storage battery in the connection information.
The management system according to claim 1. The connection status includes a situation in which only charging of the storage battery by the electrical equipment is permitted.
The management system according to claim 1 or 2. The connection status includes a situation in which only the discharge of the storage battery by the electrical equipment is allowed.
The management system according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The connection status includes a situation in which both charging of the storage battery and discharging of the storage battery by the electrical equipment are permitted.
The management system according to any one of claims 1 to 4. The connection status reflects the intention of the user.
The management system according to any one of claims 3 to 5. The acquisition unit acquires the connection information by estimating the connection status based on the charge rate of the storage battery.
The management system according to any one of claims 1 to 6. A control unit for controlling the storage battery is further provided.
The control unit controls the storage battery so as to suppress fluctuations in the frequency of the power system.
The management system according to any one of claims 1 to 7. A control unit for controlling the storage battery is further provided.
The control unit controls at least one of charging the storage battery from another storage battery and discharging the storage battery to the other storage battery.
The management system according to any one of claims 1 to 8. A control unit for controlling the storage battery is further provided.
The control unit controls the storage battery so that the charge rate of the storage battery does not exceed a predetermined charge rate.
The management system according to any one of claims 1 to 9. The consideration is added up or offset with the usage consideration generated for the use of the storage space of the mobile body in which the electrical equipment is installed.
The management system according to any one of claims 1 to 10. An acquisition step for acquiring connection information regarding the electrical connection status between the storage battery that can be mounted on the mobile body and the electrical equipment that is electrically connected to the storage battery.
It has a consideration generation step for generating a consideration for a user of the storage battery based on the connection information acquired in the acquisition step regardless of the amount of electric power exchanged between the electric equipment and the storage battery.
Management method. For one or more processors
The management method according to claim 12 is executed.
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