JP2016182034A - Electric power controller, electric power control system and method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electric power controller capable of performing on-demand control of electric power to prevent deterioration in an environment aspect while satisfying demand response requests.SOLUTION: The electric power controller unit includes: a unit for receiving a request for reducing a power consumption at the electric power demand side and a server. The server is configured to control an apparatus which consumes the electric power based on the electric power consumption amount responding the reduction request; to set the priority in the conditions for executing the consumption reduction control; to execute the consumption reduction control in order from the higher priority; and to terminate the consumption reduction control at a point when the electric power consumption amount in the reduction request has been fulfilled.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  Embodiments described herein relate generally to a power control apparatus that realizes power demand control.

  In recent years, the development of a power supply system or a power network utilizing an information communication system called a smart grid has attracted attention. As a technology for realizing a smart grid, a power demand control technology is particularly important.

  The power demand control technology is a power control technology for realizing power reduction on the power demand side as a response to a power consumption reduction request from the power supply side (sometimes referred to as demand response or demand response).

JP 2008-295193 A

  Electric power demand control technology is important for the realization of smart grids. However, at present, there are no specific assignments of responses to demands and methods for realizing them. For this reason, in order to realize power reduction on the power demand side, when the power consumption of specific power consuming equipment such as lighting and air conditioning is reduced, even if the demand response request is satisfied, work efficiency and There is a possibility of causing environmental degradation such as safety.

  Therefore, there is a demand for a power control apparatus that performs power demand control that satisfies the demand response request and can minimize environmental degradation.

According to the present embodiment, the power control apparatus includes a receiving unit and a control unit. The receiving means receives a power consumption reduction request on the power demand side. The control means acquires information indicating a correspondence relationship between the ID number and the priority of the consumption reduction control, acquires the ID number in the target area of the consumption reduction control, and the priority corresponding to the acquired ID number Based on the degree, it is configured to execute consumption reduction control of the power consuming device in the target area.

The block diagram for demonstrating the structure of the power control system regarding embodiment. The block diagram for demonstrating the system configuration | structure by the side of the electric power demand regarding embodiment. The flowchart for demonstrating the electric power demand control regarding embodiment regarding embodiment. The figure for demonstrating the priority of the power demand control regarding embodiment. The figure for demonstrating the specific example of the electric power demand control regarding embodiment. The figure for demonstrating the specific example of the electric power demand control regarding embodiment. The figure for demonstrating the allocation method of DR priority regarding the specific example of embodiment. The figure for demonstrating the allocation method of DR priority regarding the specific example of embodiment. The figure for demonstrating the allocation method of DR priority regarding the specific example of embodiment. The figure for demonstrating the allocation method of DR priority regarding the specific example of embodiment. The figure for demonstrating the specific example of the illumination control regarding embodiment. The figure for demonstrating the specific example of the air-conditioning control regarding embodiment. The figure for demonstrating the specific example in the illumination control and air-conditioning control regarding embodiment.

  Embodiments will be described below with reference to the drawings.

[System configuration]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram for explaining a configuration of a power control system according to the present embodiment.

  The power control system of this embodiment is a system for realizing, for example, a smart grid, and includes a server (hereinafter referred to as a DR server) 10 that executes power demand control on the power demand side. The DR server 10 is a computer that executes power control for realizing power reduction on the power demand side as a demand response (DR) to a power consumption reduction request from the power supply side. In other words, the DR server 10 is a management device that performs demand response management.

  The power supply side is roughly divided into a central feeding station 20 and a power transmission system 21. The power transmission system 21 is an integrated power transmission system from a nuclear power plant 22 or a thermal power plant 23 that functions as a main power source, or a solar power generation device (mega solar) 24 that functions as a distributed power source. The central power station 20 is a power supply system that manages and operates the power transmission system 21 in an integrated manner and supplies power to the power demand side.

  The power demand side of the present embodiment is a plurality of buildings 12A and 12B having power facilities. The DR server 10 exchanges information with the central power supply station 20 on the power supply side via the communication network (Internet) 11. Further, the DR server 10 exchanges information with the control systems 120A and 120B included in each power facility on the power demand side via the communication network 11.

  Each of the control systems 120A and 120B includes a computer and various peripheral devices, and controls the power of lighting equipment, air conditioning equipment, elevators, OA equipment including personal computers and printers installed in the buildings 12A and 12B. (Control of power consumption) is performed. Here, for convenience, these devices are collectively referred to as power consuming devices.

  The control systems 120A and 120B collect measurement data output from various sensors 121A and 121B installed in the buildings 12A and 12B. The various sensors 121A and 121B include a camera for photographing a person existing in the building, a sensor for measuring the number of persons present in the building, an illuminometer for measuring the illuminance of the lighting device, a temperature sensor for measuring the indoor temperature, A humidity sensor that measures the humidity of the air, an anemometer that measures the wind force in the room, or a sensor that detects on / off of the OA equipment.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining a system configuration on the power demand side. In the present embodiment, for convenience, four buildings 12A to 12D in the X district are assumed as the power demand side. The DR server 10 executes power demand control (demand response management) for the buildings 12A to 12D. In the present embodiment, power demand control (demand response management) for the building 12A will be described for convenience.

[Power demand control]
Hereinafter, the power demand control according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 3 and FIGS. 4 to 13.

  First, as a basic operation, the DR server 10 starts power demand control when it receives a demand command issued from the central power station 20 via the communication network 11. The demand command means, for example, a reduction request for requesting a reduction in power consumption of 1000 KW for the X district.

  In response to the demand command, the DR server 10 distributes the power reduction amount (consumption energy reduction amount) among the four buildings 12A to 12D existing in the X district in order to realize a reduction in power consumption of 1000 KW. Furthermore, the DR server 10 assigns a power consumption reduction amount of, for example, 100 KW as the energy consumption reduction amount that is a DR request for the building 12A (step S1).

  Here, as shown in FIG. 2, in the building 12A, a plurality of zones A1, A2, B1, and B2 are set as a range for which power consumption is reduced for convenience. As will be described later, the power consumption reduction target range indicates each area when the zone is further divided into a plurality of areas. As shown in FIG. 4, the zones A1 and A2 are areas existing on the floor A of the building 12A, and are, for example, a lobby / corridor and a conference room. Zones B1 and B2 are areas existing on the floor B of the building 12A, for example, offices 1 and 2.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 4, the DR server 10 calculates the DR priority from the priority of consumption reduction control set for each zone (hereinafter sometimes referred to as DR priority) ( Step S2). As the DR priority is smaller, the priority of the consumption reduction control is higher. The consumption reduction control is, for example, control for turning off the lighting device or the air conditioning device or reducing the level (level of brightness, air volume, etc.).

  Here, the DR priority is determined in accordance with, for example, the intended use of the zone and the number of people present. For example, since the zones A1 and A2 are shared parts, they are places where there is little influence on human work efficiency. For this reason, the DR priority is relatively high. On the other hand, the zones B1 and B2 are dedicated portions, and if the consumption reduction control is performed, the work efficiency of the person who is performing the work deteriorates. Therefore, the DR priority is relatively low. In other words, the zone with higher DR priority can minimize the influence of environmental degradation associated with consumption reduction control.

  The DR server 10 preferentially executes the consumption reduction control of the corresponding power consuming device in descending order of DR priority (step S3). Specifically, consumption reduction control is performed for the zone A1 having the highest DR priority to turn off (or reduce the level of) power consumption devices such as lighting devices and air conditioning devices in the zone A1. When the amount of power consumption is reduced to such an extent that the DR request is satisfied by the consumption reduction control of the power consuming device, the DR server 10 ends the consumption reduction control of the corresponding power consuming device (YES in step S4, S5). .

  On the other hand, if the DR request is not yet satisfied, the DR server 10 reduces the consumption by turning off (or lowering the level of power consumption equipment) such as lighting equipment and air conditioning equipment for the zone A2 having the next highest DR priority. Control is executed (NO in step S4). At this time, the DR server 10 provisionally sets the DR priority of the zone A1 to the lowest value (for example, 3) (step S5).

  Further, when the DR request is not satisfied, the DR server 10 executes the consumption reduction control for lowering the level of the power consuming device such as the lighting device or the air conditioner even for the zones B1 and B2 having a low DR priority. .

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the consumption reduction control is performed to turn off (or decrease the level) the corresponding power consuming device such as the lighting device or the air conditioner in descending order of the DR priority with respect to the DR request. . If the DR request is satisfied, the consumption reduction control is terminated. Therefore, by setting the DR priority according to, for example, the zone usage and the number of people present, the impact on human work efficiency (the impact of environmental degradation) associated with consumption reduction control is minimized. Is possible. Moreover, when the DR request is satisfied, the original environment can be restored by ending the consumption reduction control.

The DR request format may be, for example, “X [kW] reduction from the time of issuing the DR request”, “X [%] reduction from the time of issuing the DR request”, or “Reducing to X [kW]”. . The DR request format is, for example, “reduction to level X (the definition of level X is changed in stages, such as level 1: 100 [kW] reduction, level 2: 300 [kW] reduction, etc.) ", or" x ₁ to time _{t 1 [kW], x 2} [kW] at time t _2, ..., may be any of reduced "within x _n [kW] at time t _n.

  Furthermore, an organization that issues a DR request (for example, an electric power company), as a guideline for determining the amount of reduction in energy consumption (power consumption), the demand side uses the energy consumption during normal times (such as the average value of measured data for the past several years). Information calculated and notified may be used. Further, as a control method of the power consuming device, as described above, a method of performing control by transmitting an instruction to the building management system of the building may be used in addition to the method in which the DR server 10 directly controls. Further, the DR server 10 may be a system that instructs the person in charge of the control target zone to control the power consuming device by presenting it on a monitor, notifying by e-mail, or the like.

[Specific example of this embodiment]
FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining a specific example to which the power demand control of the present embodiment is applied.

  As shown in FIG. 5, in this specific example, each area 50 </ b> A to 50 </ b> D when the area of the floor 50 with the building (12 </ b> A) is divided for convenience is used as a range for reducing power consumption. On the upper surface corresponding to the floor 50, a power consuming device 51 is arranged.

  The power consuming device 51 includes air conditioners 52A to 52D, a human sensor 53, and lighting devices 54A to 54F. The human sensor 53 is an image sensor, a camera, an infrared sensor, a wireless tag receiver, or the like for detecting a human distribution (density, number of people) existing in each of the areas 50A to 50D. The DR server 10 calculates the position and the number of people by the human sensor 53, and detects the human distribution, specifically, the human density in each of the areas 50A to 50D in three stages: low, high, and high.

  The DR server 10 assigns a DR priority to each of the areas 50A to 50D as shown in FIG. 7 according to the detected human density. As described above, the DR priority is higher as the value is smaller, and the consumption reduction control of the power consuming device 51 is executed with priority.

  Specifically, the DR server 10 controls the air conditioner 52C and the lighting device 54C for the area 50C having the highest DR priority, with no human beings, off. When the DR request is satisfied by this consumption reduction control, the DR server 10 ends the consumption reduction control of the power consuming device 51. When the DR request is not satisfied, the DR server 10 controls the air conditioners 52A and 52B and the lighting devices 54A and 54B for the areas 50A and 50B having the next highest DR priority to a low level. When the DR request is not satisfied by this consumption reduction control, the DR server 10 controls the air conditioner 52D and the lighting device 54D to a low level even for the area 50D having a lower DR priority.

  As described above, the consumption reduction control of the power consuming devices 51 for each of the areas 50A to 50D is executed in descending order of priority set based on the human distribution. The DR server 10 continues the consumption reduction control until the DR request is satisfied.

The human density is not limited to three levels, and may be a value obtained by dividing the number of persons by the floor area (for example, 0.2 [person / m ² ]). In this case, DR priority, such as 1 if 2,0.3～ if 0.0 to 0.1 if the People / m ^2] a 3,0.1～0.2 [human / m ^2] [human / m ^2], It may be set corresponding to the range of human density, or may be set by a function of DR priority = 0.1 / human density (upper limit 3).

  FIG. 6 is a specific example of the case where the consumption reduction control is performed without dividing the area of the floor 50 that is the target of power consumption reduction into the areas 50A to 50D. The DR server 10 calculates the position of the human by the human sensor 53, and reduces the consumption of the area of the floor 50 in descending order of priority according to the human density (three levels of none, low, and high) based on the position information. Take control.

  Here, in the area where no human is present on the floor 50, the DR server 10 controls the air conditioner 52C and the lighting devices 54C and 54F to be turned off. Here, the DR server 10 normally controls all of the other power consuming devices 51 by turning them on. However, until the DR request is satisfied, the DR server 10 performs the consumption reduction control in order of the high priority area of the floor 50 ( Continue off or low level.

  FIG. 8 shows a case where the DR priority is set for each type of the power consuming device 51 as a specific example to which the power demand control of the present embodiment is applied. When the DR priority is 0, the DR server 10 does not control.

  The DR server 10 determines the target area for the consumption reduction control (off or low level) based on the above-described human density measurement result (no, low, high), as shown in FIG. The consumption reduction control of the power consuming device 51 is executed in descending order. Naturally, conversely, after the target device for consumption reduction control is determined, the consumption reduction control may be executed in descending order of DR priority according to the human density measurement result.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 5, the DR server 10 determines an area 50C where no human is present as a target area for consumption reduction control (off or low level). Further, as shown in FIG. 8, the DR server 10 controls the lighting device 54 </ b> C having the highest priority among the power consuming devices 51 in the target area 50 </ b> C to be turned off. When the DR request is satisfied by the consumption reduction control, the DR server 10 ends the consumption reduction control. When the DR request is not satisfied, the DR server 10 controls the air conditioner 52C having the next highest priority to be turned off.

  By setting the DR priority for each type of the power consuming device 51, it is possible to execute the consumption reduction control in order from the device that is relatively less affected by the environmental degradation associated with the consumption reduction control. Therefore, for example, in a region where the density of humans is low, the lighting device is controlled to a low level, but the influence of environmental degradation can be minimized by normally controlling the air conditioning device.

  Also, among the devices, for personal computers (PCs) 55 and printers 56 that have a large impact on work efficiency, the DR priority is set low, and the order of executing the consumption reduction control is lowered. Naturally, the setting of DR priority as shown in FIG. 8 is an example, and the DR priority of a different device may be set for each area. Different DR priorities may be set for individual devices.

  Here, the DR server 10 sets a function for evaluating the DR priority P by mixing the DR priority MD derived from the human density measurement result and the DR priority PD of the power consuming device 51, and based on this function. Then, the process of determining the power consumption device 51 to be controlled may be executed. This will be specifically described below.

  First, the DR priority P is defined as “P = MD × α + PD × (1−α), where α = 0 to 1.0”. The DR server 10 evaluates the DR priority P by setting α to about 0.8 when executing the consumption reduction control that places importance on human density.

  Further, the DR priority P is set to “P = MD × α + PD × β + DR priority for human attribute × (1−α−β), where α = 0 to 1.0, β = 0 to 1.0, α + β. ≦ 1.0 ”. The DR server 10 evaluates the DR priority P by setting α to about 0.2 and β to about 0.2 when executing the consumption reduction control that places importance on human attributes. Further, when the consumption reduction control that places importance on human density is executed, the DR priority P may be evaluated by setting α to 0.8 and β to about 0.2.

  FIG. 9 shows a case where DR priority is set for a human as a specific example to which the power demand control of this embodiment is applied. That is, as shown in FIG. 9, for example, the DR priority is set for the human ID number (identification number) in the building 12A, and the DR server 10 acquires the ID number and the DR priority of the ID number. The consumption reduction control of the power consuming device 51 is executed in descending order. The DR server 10 acquires an ID number from a wireless tag worn by a human as a method for acquiring the ID number. In addition, by collaborating with an entrance management system, a person's ID is acquired when entering the room, or an image obtained from an image sensor installed in a living room is subjected to image recognition processing to identify an individual and acquire an ID. The method to do is also good.

  FIG. 10 shows a case where the DR priority is set for the human attribute by associating the ID number with the human attribute. The DR server 10 recognizes attributes such as VIP (important person), employee, guest, and the like from the acquired ID number, and performs consumption reduction control of the power consuming equipment 51 in descending order of DR priority set in the attribute. Run.

  Specifically, for example, when a VIP exists in a certain area (for example, a conference room) in the building 12A, the DR server 10 performs the consumption reduction control of the power consuming device 51 because the DR priority is 0. Do not execute. Accordingly, in the area (for example, the conference room), both the lighting device and the air conditioning device are in the on state by the normal control. Similarly, when there is a guest in the area (for example, a conference room), the DR server 10 has a low DR priority. Therefore, for example, when executing the consumption reduction control of the power consuming device 51, the lighting device and the air conditioner Control to low level without turning off the equipment.

  On the other hand, for example, in an area where employees are present, the DR server 10 has the highest DR priority. Therefore, as described above, the DR server 10 executes the consumption reduction control of the power consuming device 51 to control the lighting device to a low level, for example. Execute the control to turn off the air conditioning equipment.

  If there are people with different types of attributes in an area, the average priority value is calculated and used, the attribute with the lowest priority is selected, and the priority of that attribute is used. Do. For example, when the attribute with the lowest priority is selected, when the employee and VIP are mixed in the conference room, the priority of the VIP is selected and the consumption reduction control is not performed.

  As described above, if the DR priority is set in association with the human attribute, for example, the consumption reduction control for the power consuming device 51 such as the conference room where the guest exists can be suppressed. It becomes possible to realize a reliable consumption reduction control.

  FIGS. 11 and 12 are specific examples in the case of performing step-by-step cost reduction control as well as on / off control when performing power reduction control for the power consuming device 51.

  Specifically, when the DR server 10 assigns the DR priority to each of the areas 50A to 50D (see FIG. 7), as shown in FIG. 11, the lighting device for the area 50C having the highest DR priority, as shown in FIG. Turn off 54C and reduce the illumination from 100% brightness to 0%. Also, the DR server 10 controls the lighting device 54F to a low level to reduce the lighting from 100% to 50%. When the DR request is satisfied by the consumption reduction control, the DR server 10 ends the consumption reduction control.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 12, the DR server 10 controls the air conditioner 52C for the area 50C having the highest DR priority to a low level to reduce the air volume from 100% to 20%. When the DR request is satisfied by the consumption reduction control, the DR server 10 ends the consumption reduction control. In this case, the effect of further reducing the power consumption is increased by changing not only the air volume but also the set temperature. For example, effective consumption reduction control can be performed by performing control to increase the set temperature from about 27 ° C. to about 28 ° C. in summer and control to decrease the set temperature from about 22 ° C. to about 20 ° C. in winter. .

  In this specific example, the lighting control and the air conditioning control are separately described as the step-by-step consumption reduction control, but a control in which these are mixed may be used. In addition to lighting equipment and air conditioning equipment, OA equipment such as personal computers (PCs), printers, and copiers may be subject to gradual consumption reduction control. That is, for example, control for turning off unused PCs or stepwise control for shifting to the standby mode is performed. Even in the case of the gradual consumption reduction control as described above, the DR server 10 ends the control when the DR request is satisfied.

  Furthermore, regarding the DR priority, the administrator arbitrarily sets a priority (for example, 2 or more) that allows the consumption reduction control of the power consuming device 51, and for areas and devices having a DR priority lower than this set value, Control without reduction control is also possible.

  FIG. 13 is a specific example in the case where, for example, the DR administrator or the resident of the building 12A is notified in advance when performing stepwise consumption reduction control for the power consuming device 51. That is, as shown in FIG. 13, the DR server 10 presents a plurality of stepwise consumption reduction control plans (A, B) to the DR management device or the like. The DR server 10 performs a control such as a plan A for mainly executing the lighting equipment consumption reduction control, a plan B for mainly executing the air conditioning equipment consumption reduction control, or not executing any plan according to the response of the presentation. To do.

  Note that the DR priority setting method is merely an example, and can be arbitrarily changed according to the usage of the building, the control policy of the power consuming device 51 including the OA device, or a change in the situation.

  Further, in the present embodiment and each specific example, the following modifications will be described.

  After the DR request is satisfied, the consumption reduction control may be continuously executed. For example, when receiving a DR request to continuously reduce the power consumption to 800 kW for 1 hour, the DR server 10 periodically executes the control process shown in FIG. 3 at intervals of 1 minute or 10 minutes. To do. Thereby, during the instructed period, the consumption reduction control is continued to satisfy the DR request.

  The DR request may be a method of issuing a DR request directly from a building manager or the like as well as an external power supply side. Thereby, for example, when the peak of power consumption is expected to exceed contract power in a building, it becomes possible to suppress power consumption to a certain level or less by issuing a DR request in advance.

  The DR server 10 stores information such as a DR request, selection of an area targeted for consumption reduction control for the request, reason for area selection, power consumption, and the like, and displays a report in response to a request from a user of the DR management apparatus. It may be configured. Examples of user requests include history display for the past day, week, month, and year, and their regular display, history display for a specific area, and the like. If there is such a display, it can be utilized as confirmation that the power saving effect has been confirmed and that the request is satisfied with respect to an organization (for example, a power company) that issues a DR request.

  Further, the DR server 10 may be configured to notify the content of the consumption reduction control to a person such as a building before automatically executing the consumption reduction control. Specifically, before executing the consumption reduction control shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, it is announced that the control is performed for the entire floor, or is presented on a monitor installed in each area, or by e-mail. You may be notified. Moreover, you may show to the administrator of DR management apparatus in a building.

  By this advance notification, it is possible to inform the resident that the device is not malfunctioning or the system is malfunctioning. The notification timing is in the morning of device control, immediately before device control, or the like. It is also possible to perform the control only when receiving an input for accepting the consumption reduction control from the administrator or the resident of the DR management device when notified. As an input method, there are an input from a DR management device (for example, a PC), an input from a PC installed in a living room, a device control notification monitor, an input by e-mail transmission, or the like.

  Further, the DR request may be distributed not for each zone or area but for each tenant (floor A, floor B) in the building and the consumption reduction control process shown in FIG. 3 may be executed. In this case, the floor A and the floor B may be configured to execute the consumption reduction control process shown in FIG. With this configuration, if there are many areas where there are no humans in many zones on floor A, and there are humans evenly in each area on floor B, the consumption reduction amount is evenly distributed between floor A and floor B. Instead, the consumption reduction control can be executed sequentially from the floor A area. Therefore, effective consumption reduction control can be realized.

  The tenants may be divided for each floor or may be divided within the floor, and an arbitrary area group may be formed without being limited to the floor unit. Moreover, not only the group for every tenant but you may form arbitrary area groups. For example, it may be a group formation of building units or regional units.

  Furthermore, when the DR priority is set as shown in FIG. 7 described above, the DR server 10 calculates the power reduction amount when the consumption reduction control is executed in an area where the DR priority is 2 or more, for example. The DR server 10 regards the reduced power amount as a DR surplus power, and can transmit it to, for example, a device (for example, μEMS) that issues a DR request to a DR management device in a building. Further, the DR server 10 can hold a history of DR remaining power, and can output a report as an amount of power that can be consumed daily, monthly, yearly, or the like.

  The DR server 10 calculates the DR reserve capacity for each building, floor, and area. For example, when there is a DR request for the building, it is possible to distribute the power consumption reduction amount according to the ratio of the DR reserve capacity. . Furthermore, the DR server 10 calculates not only a simple ratio of DR remaining power but also DR priority by a calculation formula such as “DR priority = DR remaining capacity × number of people in corresponding area”. It is also possible to distribute based on the ratio.

  Further, for example, in the building 12A shown in FIG. 2, it is assumed that only one person exists in the zone A1 and only one person exists in the zone A2. At this time, the air-conditioning equipment and lighting equipment in zones A1 and A2 operate, but if a person in zone A2 can move to zone A1, turn off the power consumption equipment in zone A2. Is possible.

  Therefore, the DR server 10 executes consumption reduction control that integrates the zones A1 and A2. In this case, the DR server 10 estimates the amount of consumption reduction when a person moves and increases energy efficiency based on the energy consumption of each power consuming device and the number of people using each power consuming device. When there is a DR request, the DR server 10 can satisfy the DR request by notifying a person who uses each power consuming device of an announcement or a monitor presentation that prompts the user to move. When the notification is made, the DR server 10 executes the consumption reduction control process shown in FIG. 3 again after a certain waiting time.

  Although several embodiments of the present invention have been described, these embodiments are presented by way of example and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. These novel embodiments can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, replacements, and changes can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. These embodiments and modifications thereof are included in the scope and gist of the invention, and are included in the invention described in the claims and the equivalents thereof.

10 ... DR server, 11 ... communication network (Internet),
12A to 12D ... Building, 20 ... Central power station, 21 ... Transmission system, 22 ... Nuclear power plant,
23 ... Thermal power plant, 24 ... Solar power generation equipment (mega solar),
50A-50D ... area, 51 ... power consuming equipment, 52A-52D ... air conditioning equipment,
53 ... Human sensor, 54A-54F ... Lighting equipment.

According to the present embodiment, the power control apparatus includes a receiving unit, an acquiring unit, and a control unit. The receiving means receives a power consumption reduction request on the power demand side. The acquisition unit acquires information indicating a stage of human density distribution for a plurality of regions included in the target range in the target range of power consumption reduction to which the power consumption of the reduction request is allocated. The control means executes consumption reduction control of the power consuming devices in the target range based on the power consumption according to the reduction request, and sets the human density distribution as a condition for executing the consumption reduction control. Based on the priority, a priority is set for each of the areas, and consumption reduction control of the power consuming device is executed step by step for the corresponding area based on the priority, and the power consumption of the reduction request is satisfied. The consumption reduction control is ended at the stage where the consumption reduction control is completed, and the priority setting and the stepwise execution of the consumption reduction control are repeated at predetermined intervals after the consumption reduction control is completed .

Claims (8)

A receiving means for receiving a power consumption reduction request on the power demand side;
Control means for executing consumption reduction control of the power consuming device based on the power consumption corresponding to the reduction request,
The control means includes
Obtaining information indicating the correspondence between the ID number and the priority of the consumption reduction control;
Obtaining the ID number in the consumption reduction control target area;
A power control device configured to execute consumption reduction control of the power consuming device in the target area based on the priority corresponding to the acquired ID number. The control means includes
The priority value corresponding to the ID number is a first value that does not execute the consumption reduction control, a second value that indicates that the power consuming device is controlled at a low level as the consumption reduction control, and the consumption It is set to one of the third values indicating that the power consuming device is turned off as reduction control,
The power control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the power control apparatus is configured to control the power consuming device based on a priority value corresponding to the acquired ID number. The control means includes
Obtaining a plurality of ID numbers in the consumption reduction control target area;
3. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of priority values corresponding to the acquired ID numbers are averaged, and the consumption reduction control is executed based on the average value. The power control apparatus described. The control means includes
Obtaining a plurality of ID numbers in the consumption reduction control target area;
The power control apparatus according to claim 2, wherein when the first value is included among a plurality of priority values corresponding to the acquired ID numbers, the consumption reduction control is not executed. . The control means includes
5. The power control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the power reduction control is configured to end the consumption reduction control when the power consumption of the reduction request is satisfied.   The power control apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the reception unit is configured to receive the reduction request from a power supply side. A power control system in which a power supply side and a power demand side are connected by a network, and a power consumption reduction request is transmitted from the power supply side via the network,
The power demand side
Receiving means for receiving the reduction request;
Control means for executing consumption reduction control of the power consuming device based on the power consumption corresponding to the reduction request,
The control means includes
Obtaining information indicating the correspondence between the ID number and the priority of the consumption reduction control;
Obtaining the ID number in the consumption reduction control target area;
A power control system configured to execute consumption reduction control of the power consuming device in the target area based on the priority corresponding to the acquired ID number. The present invention is applied to a power control apparatus that includes a receiving unit that receives a power consumption reduction request on the power demand side and a control unit that executes power consumption control based on the power consumption corresponding to the reduction request. A power control method,
Processing for obtaining information indicating a correspondence relationship between the ID number and the priority of the consumption reduction control;
A process of acquiring the ID number in the target area for the consumption reduction control;
A power control method for executing processing for executing consumption reduction control of the power consuming device in the target area based on the priority corresponding to the acquired ID number.