JP2019165580A - Power system, controller, power management method, program, and power management server - Google Patents

Abstract

To solve the problem that incentives to utilization of points by power consumers, or penalties to utilization of no point by the power consumers is not prepared.SOLUTION: A power management device which is communicably connected with each of one or more power consumers to manage power demand-supply of each of the one or more power consumers is provided with: a demand-supply information acquisition part which acquires information regarding power demand-supply of each of the one or more power consumers; a second arithmetic processing part which executes arithmetic processing for integrating or adjusting the power demand-supply of the one or more power consumers based on the information acquired by the demand-supply information acquisition part; and a distributed processing part which allocates a part of the arithmetic processing in the second arithmetic processing part to at least one first arithmetic processing part of the one or more power consumers.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a power system, a control device, a power management method, a program, and a power management server.

There is known a power management system that efficiently uses local power by consuming surplus power generated in the area in the region (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
[Prior art documents]
[Patent Literature]
[Patent Document 1] International Publication No. 2012/066661

  The above power management system predicts surplus power generated in a region, calculates an incentive for encouraging consumption of surplus power, and notifies each customer of the incentive. However, there is no incentive for the power consumer to use the point, or no penalty for the power consumer not to use the point. Therefore, according to the above power management system, for example, it is not possible to suppress the influence on the power supply and demand due to the use of a large number of points at a time.

  In a first aspect of the invention, a power system is provided. The power system includes, for example, a power management device that is communicably connected to each of one or more power suppliers and suppliers, and manages each of the one or more power suppliers and suppliers. In the above power system, each of the one or more power suppliers and suppliers has at least one of a power load and a power supply unit, for example. In the above power system, each of the one or more power suppliers and suppliers has a first arithmetic processing unit that executes arbitrary arithmetic processing, for example. In the above power system, the power management apparatus includes, for example, a supply and demand information acquisition unit that acquires information on the power supply and demand of each of one or more power supply and demand houses. In the above power system, the power management apparatus includes a second arithmetic processing unit that executes arithmetic processing for collecting or adjusting power supply and demand of one or more power suppliers and demands based on information acquired by the information acquisition unit. For example, it has a distributed processing part which allocates a part of arithmetic processing in a 2nd arithmetic processing part to the at least 1 1st arithmetic processing part of one or more electric power suppliers and suppliers.

  The power system described above is, for example, an adjustment that outputs an adjustment request for requesting an increase in supply power or a decrease in demand power in at least a part of one or more electric power suppliers and suppliers to each of the electric power suppliers and suppliers subject to the adjustment request. A request output unit is provided. In the above power system, the distributed processing unit is selected from among the one or more power suppliers and suppliers who are not subject to the adjustment request and the power supplier and supplier who does not respond to the adjustment request output by the adjustment request output unit. You may allocate a part of arithmetic processing in a 2nd arithmetic processing part with respect to the 1st arithmetic processing part of the at least 1 electric power supplier and demander selected.

  In a second aspect of the present invention, a control device is provided. The control device controls, for example, one electric power supplier and demander that includes at least one of a power load and a power supply unit and a first arithmetic processing unit that executes arbitrary arithmetic processing. Said control apparatus is provided with the adjustment request | requirement acquisition part which acquires the adjustment request | requirement which requests | requires the increase in the supply power in one electric power supplier and demand, or the decrease in demand power, for example. The control device described above is, for example, for collecting or adjusting the power supply and demand of one or more power suppliers and suppliers in a power management device that manages the power supply and demand of each of one or more power suppliers and suppliers including one power supplier and supplier. A calculation request acquisition unit that acquires a calculation request for requesting execution of a part of the calculation processing is provided. Said control apparatus is provided with the adjustment determination part which determines whether the one electric power supplier and demander can respond to an adjustment request | requirement, for example. The control device includes, for example, a response unit that outputs information indicating that one power supplier and demander responds to either an adjustment request or a calculation request. In the above control device, for example, when it is determined that (i) one power supplier / supplier can respond to the adjustment request, the response unit outputs information indicating that the one power supplier / supplier responds to the adjustment request. To do. In the above control device, for example, (ii) when it is determined that one power supplier / supplier cannot respond to the adjustment request, the response unit outputs information indicating that the one power supplier / supplier responds to the calculation request. To do.

  Said control apparatus may be provided with the calculation determination part which determines whether one electric power supplier and demander can respond to a calculation request | requirement. In the above control device, when it is determined that one power supplier / supplier cannot respond to the adjustment request, when it is determined that one power supplier / supplier can respond to the calculation request, Information indicating that one electric power supplier and demander responds to the calculation request may be output.

  In a third aspect of the present invention, a control device is provided. The control device controls, for example, one electric power supplier and demander that includes at least one of a power load and a power supply unit and a first arithmetic processing unit that executes arbitrary arithmetic processing. Said control apparatus is provided with the surplus electric power acquisition part which acquires the information which shows the surplus electric power of one electric power supplier and demander, for example. The above control device, for example, based on information indicating surplus power of one power supplier and demander, calculates the amount of computing resources realized when the first arithmetic processing unit of one power supplier and demander uses surplus power. A resource amount determining unit for determining is provided.

  Said control apparatus outputs the information which shows the quantity of the calculation resource which the resource amount determination part determined with respect to the power management apparatus which manages each power supply-demand of one or more power supply-demand suppliers including one power supply-demand supplier A resource amount output unit may be provided.

  In a fourth aspect of the invention, a power system is provided. Said electric power system is provided with the control apparatus which concerns on a 2nd aspect or a 3rd aspect, for example. The power system includes, for example, at least one of a power load and a power supply unit. The power system includes, for example, a first arithmetic processing unit.

  In a fifth aspect of the present invention, a power management method is provided. The above power management method is a method of managing each power supply and demand of one or more power suppliers and demanders, for example, connected to each of one or more power suppliers and suppliers. In the power management method described above, each of the one or more power suppliers and suppliers has at least one of a power load and a power supply unit, for example. Each of the one or more electric power suppliers and suppliers has a first arithmetic processing unit that executes arbitrary arithmetic processing, for example. The power management method described above includes, for example, a supply and demand information acquisition step of acquiring information related to the power supply and demand of each of one or more power supply and demand houses. In the power management method described above, for example, a part of arithmetic processing for aggregating or adjusting power supply and demand of one or more power suppliers and demands based on information acquired in the supply and demand information acquisition stage is performed. A distributed processing stage assigned to at least one first processing unit of the house;

  In the sixth aspect of the present invention, a program is provided. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing the above program may be provided. The program may be a program for causing a computer to function as the power system according to the first aspect, or the control device according to the second aspect or the third aspect. The above program may be a program for causing a computer to execute one or a plurality of information processing procedures in the power system according to the first aspect or the control device according to the second aspect or the third aspect. Said program may be a program for performing the power management method which concerns on a 5th aspect.

  In a seventh aspect of the present invention, a power management server is provided. The power management server is connected to, for example, each of one or more power suppliers and suppliers so as to be able to communicate with each other, and manages the power demand and supply of each of the one or more power suppliers and suppliers. Each of the one or more power suppliers and suppliers has at least one of a power load and a power supply unit, for example. Each of the one or more electric power suppliers and suppliers has a first arithmetic processing unit that executes arbitrary arithmetic processing, for example. In the above-described power management server, the power management apparatus includes, for example, a supply and demand information acquisition unit that acquires information regarding each power supply and demand of one or more power supply and demand houses. In the power management server described above, the power management device performs, for example, a second calculation that performs a calculation process for aggregating or adjusting the power supply and demand of one or more power supply and demand houses based on information acquired by the supply and demand information acquisition unit. It has a processing part. In the above-described power management server, the power management apparatus includes, for example, a distributed processing unit that allocates a part of the arithmetic processing in the second arithmetic processing unit to at least one first arithmetic processing unit of one or more power suppliers and suppliers.

  It should be noted that the above summary of the invention does not enumerate all the necessary features of the present invention. In addition, a sub-combination of these feature groups can also be an invention.

An example of the system configuration of energy management system 100 is shown roughly. An example of the internal configuration of the supply and demand facility 112 is schematically shown. An example of an internal configuration of controller 240 is shown roughly. An example of an internal configuration of energy management equipment 140 is shown roughly. An example of an internal structure of the community management server 440 is shown schematically. An example of an internal configuration of supply-demand management part 540 is shown roughly. An example of the internal structure of the supplier-demand terminal 250 is shown schematically.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described through embodiments of the invention, but the following embodiments do not limit the invention according to the claims. In addition, not all the combinations of features described in the embodiments are essential for the solving means of the invention. In the drawings, the same or similar parts are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description may be omitted.

[Outline of energy management system 100]
FIG. 1 schematically shows an example of the system configuration of the energy management system 100. In this embodiment, the energy management system 100 includes a plurality of devices constituting the community 102 (sometimes simply referred to as the community 102) and a plurality of devices constituting the community 104 (simply referred to as the community 104). And a plurality of devices constituting the community 106 (sometimes simply referred to as the community 106). The energy management system 100 may include a wide area management server 180.

  In the present embodiment, the community 102 includes a supply and demand facility 112, a supply and demand facility 114, a substation facility 120, a power transmission and distribution network 122, an energy management facility 140, and an accommodation facility 160. Each of the plurality of devices constituting the community 102 may transmit and receive information to and from each other via the communication network 14. The energy management facility 140 of the community 102 may send and receive information to and from other communities via the communication network 14. The energy management facility 140 of the community 102 may send and receive information to and from the wide area management server 180 via the communication network 14.

  In this embodiment, the community 104 and the community 106 may have the same configuration as the community 102 except that the accommodation facility 160 is not provided. In this embodiment, a case where the energy management system 100 includes a community 102, a community 104, and a community 106 will be described for the purpose of simplifying the description. However, the number of communities included in the energy management system 100 is not limited to this embodiment. In other embodiments, the energy management system 100 includes one or more (sometimes referred to as one or more) communities.

  The energy management system 100 may comprise one or more communities 102. The energy management system 100 may comprise one or more communities 104. The energy management system 100 may comprise one or more communities 106. The energy management system 100 may not include the community 102. The energy management system 100 may not include the community 104. The energy management system 100 may not include the community 106.

  In the present embodiment, for the purpose of simplifying the description, a case will be described in which the community 102 includes a supply / demand facility 112 and a supply / demand facility 114. However, the number of supply and demand facility included in the community 102 is not limited to this embodiment. In other embodiments, community 102 includes three or more supply and demand facilities.

  The energy management system 100 may be an example of a power system. Community 102 may be an example of a power system. Community 104 may be an example of a power system. Community 106 may be an example of a power system. The supply / demand facility 112 may be an example of a single power supply / demand supplier, a control device, and a power system. The supply / demand facility 114 may be an example of a single power supply / demand supplier, a control device, and a power system. The supply and demand facility 112 and the supply and demand facility 114 may be an example of one or more power supply and demand facilities. The energy management facility 140 may be an example of a power system.

  In the present embodiment, the transmission / distribution network 122 of the community 102 is electrically connected to the grid power network 12 via the substation facility 120. Further, the power transmission / distribution network 122 of the community 102 is electrically connected to the private line 16 via the accommodation facility 160. In the present embodiment, the transmission / distribution network 122 of the community 104 is electrically connected to the grid power network 12 via the substation facility 120. The power transmission / distribution network 122 of the community 104 is electrically connected to the private line 16 and is electrically connected to the accommodation facility 160 of the community 102 via the private line 16. In the present embodiment, the transmission / distribution network 122 of the community 106 is electrically connected to the grid power network 12 via the substation facility 120.

  According to this embodiment, the community 102 and the community 104 can interchange power indirectly via the grid power network 12. Further, the community 102 and the community 104 can exchange power with each other via the private line 16. The community 102 and the community 106 can indirectly exchange power via the grid power network 12. The community 104 and the community 106 can indirectly exchange power via the grid power network 12.

  Here, “element A and element B are electrically connected” is not limited to the case where element A and element B are physically connected. For example, the input winding and output winding of the transformer are not physically connected, but are electrically connected. Further, a member for electrically connecting the element A and the element B may be interposed between the element A and the element B. Examples of the member include a conductor, a switch or switch, a transformer, and the like.

  In the present embodiment, the grid power network 12 is electrically connected to a commercial power source. The grid power network 12 may be a power grid provided by a power provider or a power transmission provider. The grid power network 12 may include a plurality of power companies or a power system of a plurality of power transmission companies. The power system may be a system in which power generation, power transformation, power transmission, and power distribution are integrated.

  In the present embodiment, the communication network 14 may be a wired communication transmission line, a wireless communication transmission line, or a combination of a wireless communication transmission line and a wired communication transmission line. . The communication network 14 may include a wireless packet communication network, the Internet, a P2P network, a dedicated line, a VPN, a power line communication line, and the like. The communication network 14 may include (i) a mobile communication network such as a mobile phone line network, (ii) a wireless MAN (for example, WiMAX (registered trademark)), a wireless LAN (for example, WiFi (registered trademark)). Or a wireless communication network such as Bluetooth (registered trademark), Zigbee (registered trademark), or NFC (Near Field Communication).

  In the present embodiment, each of the community 102, the community 104, and the community 106 may be a group composed of a plurality of demanders. The members of each community share, for example, interests regarding energy supply and demand. Each of the plurality of supply and demand owners owns, occupies, or uses a supply and demand facility (for example, the supply and demand facility 112, the supply and demand facility 114, etc.). Some of the plurality of supply and demanders may be electric power retailers. Details of the supply and demand facility 112 and the supply and demand facility 114 will be described later.

  In the present embodiment, the substation facility 120 controls the distribution of power between the grid power network 12 and the transmission / distribution network 122. The operation of the substation equipment 120 may be controlled by the energy management equipment 140.

  In one embodiment, the substation equipment 120 receives high-voltage power from the grid power network 12 and converts at least one of the voltage and frequency of the electricity. The substation equipment 120 distributes the converted electricity to the power transmission and distribution network 122. In another embodiment, the substation equipment 120 receives the low-voltage power of the power transmission and distribution network 122 and converts at least one of the voltage and frequency of the electricity. The substation equipment 120 distributes the converted electricity to the grid power network 12 (sometimes referred to as reverse power flow). In still another embodiment, the substation equipment 120 switches the electrical connection relationship between the grid power network 12 and the power transmission and distribution network 122. Thereby, for example, the state in which the transmission / distribution network 122 is disconnected from the system power network 12 and the state in which the transmission / distribution network 122 is connected to the system power network 12 can be switched.

  In the present embodiment, the power transmission / distribution network 122 distributes electricity among a plurality of devices constituting the community 102. A part of the transmission / distribution network 122 may be a power network owned or managed by the owner, manager, or operator of the grid power network 12. At least a part of the power transmission and distribution network 122 may be a power network owned or managed by the community 102.

  In the present embodiment, the energy management facility 140 manages energy used in the community 102. For example, the energy management facility 140 manages the demand and supply of energy used in the community 102. Examples of energy include electricity, gas, hydrogen, and heat.

  In the present embodiment, the energy management facility 140 manages the power used in the community 102. For example, the energy management facility 140 manages the stability and quality of power provided through the power transmission and distribution network 122. The energy management facility 140 may manage the power supply and demand of the community 102. For example, the energy management equipment 140 manages power transmission / reception between the power transmission / distribution network 122 and each of the supply / demand facility 112 and the supply / demand facility 114, for example.

  The energy management facility 140 may monitor the power supply / demand status of the community 102 and adjust the excess or deficiency of the electricity flowing through the power transmission and distribution network 122. In the present embodiment, the energy management facility 140 may aggregate or adjust the power supply and demand of a plurality of supply and demand facilities. Equipment that aggregates or adjusts power supply and demand of a plurality of supply and demand facilities may be referred to as an aggregator.

  In the present embodiment, for the purpose of simplifying the description, details of the energy management system 100 and the energy management facility 140 will be described by taking as an example the case where the energy management facility 140 manages the power used in the community 102. The However, the energy management system 100 and the energy management facility 140 are not limited to this embodiment. In other embodiments, the energy management facility 140 may manage energy other than power.

  The energy management facility 140 may output a command to the substation facility 120, which is a command to the substation facility 120 and switches the electrical connection relationship between the grid power network 12 and the transmission / distribution network 122. Thereby, the energy management facility 140 can switch, for example, a state in which the transmission / distribution network 122 is disconnected from the system power network 12 and a state in which the transmission / distribution network 122 is connected to the system power network 12. Details of the energy management facility 140 will be described later.

  In the present embodiment, the accommodation facility 160 exchanges power between the community 102 and the community 104. The accommodation facility 160 may accommodate power between the community 102 and the community 104 without using the grid power network 12. Details of the accommodation facility 160 will be described later.

  In the present embodiment, the wide area management server 180 manages the stability and quality of power provided via the grid power network 12. The wide area management server 180 may manage the power supply and demand of the grid power network 12. For example, the wide area management server 180 manages power transmission / reception between the grid power network 12 and each of the community 102, the community 104, and the community 106. The wide area management server 180 (i) transmits power from the grid power network 12 to each of the community 102, the community 104, and the community 106, and (ii) transmits power from each of the community 102, the community 104, and the community 106 to the grid power network 12. You may manage. The wide area management server 180 may monitor the power supply / demand status of the grid power network 12 and adjust the excess or deficiency of electricity flowing through the grid power network 12.

[Specific Configuration of Each Part of Energy Management System 100]
Each unit of the energy management system 100 may be realized by hardware, may be realized by software, or may be realized by hardware and software. At least a part of each part of the energy management system 100 may be realized by a single server or may be realized by a plurality of servers. At least a part of each part of the energy management system 100 may be realized on a virtual machine or a cloud system. At least a part of each part of the energy management system 100 may be realized by a personal computer or a portable terminal. Examples of the portable terminal include a mobile phone, a smartphone, a PDA, a tablet, a notebook computer or a laptop computer, and a wearable computer. Each unit of the energy management system 100 may store information using a distributed ledger technology such as a block chain or a distributed network.

  When at least a part of the constituent elements constituting the energy management system 100 is realized by software, the constituent elements realized by the software define the operations related to the constituent elements in an information processing apparatus having a general configuration. It may be realized by starting the program. The information processing apparatus includes, for example, (i) a data processing apparatus having a processor such as a CPU and GPU, a ROM, a RAM, a communication interface, and the like (ii) a keyboard, a touch panel, a camera, a microphone, various sensors, and a GPS receiver. (Iii) an output device such as a display device, a speaker, and a vibration device, and (iv) a storage device (including an external storage device) such as a memory and an HDD. In the information processing apparatus, the data processing apparatus or the storage device may store a program. The above program may be stored in a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium. The above program is executed by a processor to cause the information processing apparatus to execute an operation defined by the program.

  The program may be stored in a computer-readable medium such as a CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, memory, or hard disk, or may be stored in a storage device connected to a network. The program may be installed in a computer constituting at least a part of the energy management system 100 from a computer-readable medium or a storage device connected to a network. The computer may function as at least a part of each part of the energy management system 100 by executing the program. The program that causes the computer to function as at least a part of each part of the energy management system 100 may include a module that defines the operation of each part of the energy management system 100. These programs or modules work on a data processing device, an input device, an output device, a storage device, and the like to cause the computer to function as each part of the energy management system 100, or to allow the computer to perform an information processing method in each part of the energy management system 100. Or let it run. The information processing described in the program functions as a specific means in which the software related to the program and various hardware resources of the energy management system 100 cooperate when the program is read by the computer. . And the energy management system 100 according to the said use purpose is constructed | assembled, when said concrete means implement | achieves the calculation or processing of the information according to the use purpose of the computer in this embodiment.

[Overview of each part of the supply and demand facility]
FIG. 2 schematically shows an example of the internal configuration of the supply and demand facility 112. In the present embodiment, the supply and demand facility 112 includes one or more power loads 210 and a power supply facility 220. The supply and demand facility 112 may include a distribution power facility 230, a controller 240, and one or more supply and demand terminals 250. In the present embodiment, the power supply facility 220 includes one or more power generation devices 222 and one or more power storage devices 224. The supply and demand facility 112 may not include at least one of the above components. In one embodiment, the supply and demand facility 112 may not include the power supply facility 220. In other embodiments, the supply and demand facility 112 may not include one of the power generation device 222 and the power storage device 224. In other embodiments, the supplier-supply facility 112 may not include the supplier-supplier terminal 250. The supply and demand facility 114 may have the same configuration as the supply and demand facility 112.

  The power supply facility 220 may be an example of a power supply unit. The distribution power facility 230 may be an example of a surplus power acquisition unit. The controller 240 may be an example of a first arithmetic processing unit. The controller 240 may be an example of a resource amount determination unit and a control device.

  In the present embodiment, the power load 210 uses electricity. The power load 210 may be an electric device that consumes power. The electric power load 210 may be a charging device that charges the electric vehicle 22, the portable storage battery 24, the supply / demand terminal 250, and the like. The operation of at least a portion of the power load 210 may be controlled by the controller 240. The electric vehicle 22 includes a storage battery. The portable storage battery 24 may be an example of a portable device including a storage battery.

  In the present embodiment, the power supply facility 220 supplies power to other devices. The electric power provided by the power supply facility 220 of the supply-demand facility 112 may be used (i) inside the supply-demand facility 112, and (ii) the supply-demand facility via the distribution power facility 230 of the supply-demand facility 112 112, and (iii) may be provided outside the community 102 via at least one of the transformation facility 120 and the accommodation facility 160 of the community 102. The operation of the power supply facility 220 may be controlled by the controller 240.

  In the present embodiment, the power generation device 222 generates electricity. Examples of the power generation device 222 include (i) a power generation device using renewable energy, such as a solar power generation device, a wind power generation device, and a hydropower generation device, (ii) a fuel cell, (iii) a cogeneration system, and (iv) An example is a trigeneration system.

  In the present embodiment, the power storage device 224 stores electricity. The power storage device 224 may store (i) electricity generated by the power generation device 222 of the supply and demand facility 112, or (ii) store electricity provided from outside the supply and demand facility 112. In the present embodiment, the power storage device 224 supplies power to other devices. The electric power provided by the power storage device 224 of the supply-demand facility 112 may be used (i) inside the supply-demand facility 112, and (ii) the supply-demand facility via the distribution power facility 230 of the supply-demand facility 112 112, and (iii) may be provided outside the community 102 via at least one of the transformation facility 120 and the accommodation facility 160 of the community 102.

  In the present embodiment, the power storage device 224 may include (i) a fixed or stationary power storage facility, (ii) an electric vehicle 22, (iii) a portable storage battery 24, and the like. When the electric vehicle 22 or the portable storage battery 24 is electrically connected to the power supply facility 220, at least one of the dischargeable amount (sometimes referred to as remaining amount) and the chargeable amount of the power storage device 224 increases. To do. When the electrical connection relationship between the electric vehicle 22 or the portable storage battery 24 and the power supply facility 220 is disconnected, the dischargeable amount (sometimes referred to as remaining amount) of the power storage device 224 and charging. At least one of the possible amounts is reduced.

  In the present embodiment, the distribution power facility 230 controls the distribution of power between the power transmission and distribution network 122 and the wiring inside the supply and demand facility 112. The operation of the distribution power facility 230 may be controlled by the controller 240.

  In one embodiment, the distribution power facility 230 receives power from the transmission and distribution network 122. The distribution power facility 230 supplies power to the electrical equipment disposed in the supply and demand facility 112. The distribution power facility 230 may adjust at least one of the voltage and frequency of electricity supplied to the electrical equipment disposed inside the supply and demand facility 112. The distribution power facility 230 may convert alternating current into direct current, or may convert direct current into alternating current.

  In another embodiment, the distribution power facility 230 is supplied with power from the power supply facility 220 of the consumer facility 112. The distribution power facility 230 supplies power to the power transmission and distribution network 122. The distribution power facility 230 may adjust at least one of the voltage and frequency of electricity supplied to the power transmission and distribution network 122. The distribution power facility 230 may convert alternating current into direct current, or may convert direct current into alternating current.

  In still another embodiment, the distribution power facility 230 controls the amount of current supplied to the interior of the consumer facility 112. The distribution power facility 230 may switch the electrical connection relationship between the power transmission / distribution network 122 and the wiring inside the supply and demand facility 112. For example, the distribution power facility 230 includes a circuit breaker, and interrupts the current when the value of the current flowing through the distribution power facility 230 exceeds an arbitrary threshold. The threshold value may be set by the controller 240 at an arbitrary timing.

  In the present embodiment, the distribution power facility 230 may measure at least one of the instantaneous electric power [kW] and the electric energy [kWh] supplied to the electrical equipment disposed in the supply and demand facility 112. The distribution power facility 230 may measure at least one of the instantaneous electric power [kW] and the electric energy [kWh] supplied to the power transmission and distribution network 122. The distribution power facility 230 may include one or more watt-hour meters. The distribution power facility 230 may output information indicating at least one of the measured instantaneous power [kW] and power amount [kWh] to the controller 240. The distribution power facility 230 and the controller 240 may send and receive information via the communication network 14. Such information may be an example of information indicating surplus power of the supply and demand facility 112.

  In the present embodiment, the controller 240 controls the supply and demand facility 112. The controller 240 may control at least a part of the devices arranged in the supply and demand facility 112. The controller 240 may monitor the state of at least a part of the devices arranged in the supply and demand facility 112. The controller 240 may execute arbitrary arithmetic processing. The controller 240 may send and receive information to and from each device via the communication network 14. Details of the controller 240 will be described later.

  In the present embodiment, the controller 240 may execute various types of information processing in cooperation with the energy management facility 140. However, the sharing of information processing executed in the energy management facility 140 and information processing executed in the controller 240 is not limited to this embodiment. In another embodiment, the controller 240 may execute a part of information processing of the energy management facility 140 in the present embodiment, and the energy management facility 140 performs a part of information processing of the controller 240 in the present embodiment. You can do it.

  The controller 240 may be realized by hardware, may be realized by software, or may be realized by hardware and software. When at least a part of the constituent elements constituting the controller 240 is realized by software, the constituent elements realized by the software are programs that define operations related to the constituent elements in an information processing apparatus having a general configuration. May be realized by activating.

  The information processing apparatus includes, for example, (i) a data processing apparatus having a processor such as a CPU and GPU, a ROM, a RAM, a communication interface, and the like (ii) a keyboard, a touch panel, a camera, a microphone, various sensors, and a GPS receiver. (Iii) an output device such as a display device, a speaker, and a vibration device, and (iv) a storage device (including an external storage device) such as a memory and an HDD. In the information processing apparatus, the data processing apparatus or the storage device may store a program. The above program may be stored in a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium. The above program is executed by a processor to cause the information processing apparatus to execute an operation defined by the program. The above program may be a program for causing a computer to execute one or a plurality of procedures related to various types of information processing in the controller 240.

  In one embodiment, the above program may be a program for causing a computer to execute a control method. The computer described above may be a computer that implements the controller 240. The control method described above may be a control method for controlling one power supplier / provider including at least one of a power load and a power supply unit and a first calculation processing unit that executes arbitrary calculation processing. The above control method includes, for example, an adjustment request acquisition stage for acquiring an adjustment request for requesting an increase in supply power or a decrease in demand power in one electric power supplier and demander. For example, the control method described above is for collecting or adjusting the power supply and demand of one or more power suppliers and demanders in a power management apparatus that manages the power demand and supply of each of one or more power suppliers and demanders including one power supplier and demander. There is an operation request acquisition stage for acquiring an operation request for requesting execution of a part of the operation processing. The above control method includes an adjustment determination step of determining whether one power supplier and demander can respond to the adjustment request, for example. The above control method includes, for example, a response stage in which one electric power supplier and demander outputs information indicating that one of the adjustment request and the calculation request is met. In the above control method, in the response stage, (i) when it is determined that one electric power supplier and demander can respond to the adjustment request, the step of outputting information indicating that the one electric power supplier and demander responds to the adjustment request May be included. In the control method, in the response stage, (ii) when it is determined that one electric power supplier and demander cannot respond to the adjustment request, the information indicating that the one electric power supplier and demander responds to the calculation request is output. May be included.

  In one embodiment, the above program may be a program for causing a computer to execute a control method. The computer described above may be a computer that implements the controller 240. Said control method may be a control apparatus which controls one electric power supplier and demander provided with at least one of an electric power load and a power supply part, and the 1st arithmetic processing part which performs arbitrary arithmetic processing. Said control method has a surplus electric power acquisition stage which acquires the information which shows the surplus electric power of one electric power supplier and demander, for example. In the above control method, for example, based on information indicating surplus power of one power supplier and demander, the amount of computing resources realized by the first arithmetic processing unit of one power supplier and demander using surplus power is calculated. It has a resource amount determination stage to determine.

  In the present embodiment, the supply and demand terminal 250 is a communication terminal used by the user of the supply and demand facility 112, and details thereof are not particularly limited. As the supplier-demand terminal 250, a personal computer, a portable terminal, etc. can be illustrated. Examples of the portable terminal include a mobile phone, a smartphone, a PDA, a tablet, a notebook computer or a laptop computer, and a wearable computer. The supply and demand terminal 250 may be used as a user interface of the controller 240. The supply and demand terminal 250 may be an example of the power load 210.

  In one embodiment, the supplier and demander terminal 250 sends and receives information to and from the controller 240 via the communication network 14. In another embodiment, the supplier / demand terminal 250 transmits / receives information to / from the energy management facility 140 via the communication network 14.

  FIG. 3 schematically shows an example of the internal configuration of the controller 240. In the present embodiment, the controller 240 includes a communication control unit 320, a supply and demand monitoring unit 332, a supply and demand prediction unit 334, a supply and demand adjustment unit 336, a facility information transmission unit 340, and a request processing unit 350. In the present embodiment, the facility information transmission unit 340 includes a surplus power determination unit 342, a computing resource determination unit 344, and a data transmission unit 346. In the present embodiment, the request processing unit 350 includes a request reception unit 352, a determination unit 354, a response unit 356, and a calculation unit 358.

  The supply and demand monitoring unit 332 may be an example of a surplus power acquisition unit. The facility information transmission unit 340 may be an example of a control device. It may be an example of a surplus power determination unit 342 and a surplus power acquisition unit. The computing resource determination unit 344 may be an example of a resource amount determination unit. The data transmission unit 346 may be an example of a resource amount output unit. The request processing unit 350 may be an example of a control device. It may be an example of a request reception unit 352, an adjustment request acquisition unit, and a calculation request acquisition unit. The determination unit 354 may be an example of an adjustment determination unit and a calculation determination unit. The calculation unit 358 may be an example of a first calculation processing unit.

  In the present embodiment, the communication control unit 320 controls communication between the controller 240 and other devices. The communication control unit 320 may be various communication interfaces. The communication control unit 320 may correspond to one or a plurality of communication methods. In one embodiment, the communication control unit 320 controls communication between the controller 240 and other devices arranged inside the supply and demand facility 112. In another embodiment, the communication control unit 320 controls communication between the controller 240 and the energy management facility 140.

  In the present embodiment, the supply and demand monitoring unit 332 monitors the power supply and demand of the supply and demand facility 112. The supply and demand monitoring unit 332 acquires information related to the power supply and demand situation of the supply and demand facility 112. The supply and demand monitoring unit 332 may acquire information related to the state of power supply and demand from at least one of the power load 210, the power supply facility 220, and the distributed power facility 230. The information regarding the state of power supply and demand may be an example of information indicating surplus power.

  The supply and demand monitoring unit 332 may acquire information related to the power supply and demand situation when a predetermined event occurs. The predetermined events include: (i) that a predetermined time has been reached, (ii) that a predetermined period has elapsed since the previous acquisition of the above information, and (iii) a supplier and demander An example of receiving an instruction to acquire the above information from the terminal 250 can be given.

  The supply and demand monitoring unit 332 may acquire information on the power supply and demand situation for each unit period. The length of the unit period is not particularly limited. The unit period may be 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour or 2 hours. Alternatively, it may be 3 hours, 6 hours, 12 hours, or 1 day.

  Information on the power supply and demand situation of the supply and demand facility 112 includes information on power consumed by the supply and demand facility 112 (sometimes referred to as demand power), information on power supplied by the supply and demand facility 112, and supply and demand Information related to the power stored in the power storage device 224 of the facility 112, information related to surplus power in the supply-demand facility 112, information related to power transmitted to the outside by the supply-demand facility 112, information related to power received from the outside by the supply-demand facility 112, etc. It can be illustrated. Examples of the information related to power include information indicating a statistical value of instantaneous power [kW] in each unit period, power amount [kWh] in each unit period, and the like.

  Examples of the statistical value include a maximum value, a minimum value, an average value, a median value, a mode value, and a dispersion degree. For the sake of simplicity, [kW] is used as the unit of instantaneous power, but other units may be used. Similarly, [kWh] is used as the unit of electric energy, but other units may be used.

  The supply and demand monitoring unit 332 may transmit information related to the state of power supply and demand to the energy management facility 140. The supply and demand monitoring unit 332 may transmit the information related to the power supply and demand situation to the energy management facility 140 in association with information indicating the time or period when the power demand or supply or power transmission / reception occurs. The supply and demand monitoring unit 332 may store information on the power supply and demand situation in a storage unit (not shown) of the controller 240. Note that terms such as time and time may be used as terms representing time or duration.

  In the present embodiment, the supply and demand prediction unit 334 predicts at least one of the power demand and the power supply of the supply and demand facility 112 at a future time or period. The time or period to be predicted may be referred to as a prediction time. The supply and demand prediction unit 334, for example, calculates the power supply and demand of the supply and demand facility 112 at the forecast time based on information related to the power supply and demand of the supply and demand facility 112 in an arbitrary period in the past (sometimes referred to as a supply and demand result). Predict. The supply and demand prediction unit 334 may predict at least one of the statistical value of instantaneous power and the amount of power at the prediction time.

  The supply and demand prediction unit 334 may create various plans related to power supply and demand using the prediction result of power supply and demand. For example, the supply and demand prediction unit 334 creates at least one of a power generation plan for the power generation device 222 and a charge / discharge plan for the power storage device 224 based on the predicted value of power demand. The supply and demand prediction unit 334 may create a plan related to the use restriction of the power load 210 based on the predicted value of power supply. For example, the supply and demand prediction unit 334 creates a plan for power transmission and reception of the supply and demand facility 112 and the power transmission and distribution network 122 based on the predicted value of power demand, the predicted value of power supply, and the predicted value of the remaining amount of power stored in the power storage device 224. May be.

  The supply and demand prediction unit 334 may transmit information indicating the prediction result to the energy management facility 140. The supply and demand prediction unit 334 may associate the information indicating the prediction time with the prediction result corresponding to the prediction time and transmit the information to the energy management facility 140. The supply and demand prediction unit 334 may store information indicating the prediction result in a storage unit (not shown) of the controller 240. The information indicating the prediction result may include information regarding the above plan.

  In the present embodiment, the supply and demand adjustment unit 336 adjusts the supply and demand of the supply and demand facility 112. For example, the supply and demand adjustment unit 336 controls at least one of the demand power and the supply power of the supply and demand facility 112 by controlling one or more devices arranged inside the supply and demand facility 112. The supply and demand adjustment unit 336 controls at least one of the devices disposed in the supply and demand facility 112 to adjust at least one of the amount of power transmitted to the power transmission / distribution network 122 and the amount of power received from the power transmission / distribution network 122. May be. The supply and demand adjustment unit 336 may generate a command for controlling at least one of the one or more devices arranged inside the supply and demand facility 112. The supply and demand adjustment unit 336 may transmit the generated command to a device corresponding to the command.

  The supply and demand adjustment unit 336 may adjust the supply and demand of the supply and demand facility 112 based on at least one of the monitoring result of the supply and demand monitoring unit 332 and the prediction result of the supply and demand prediction unit 334. For example, the supply and demand adjustment unit 336 adjusts the supply and demand of the consumer facility 112 based on the power supply and demand plan created by the supply and demand prediction unit 334 and the actual power supply and demand obtained by the supply and demand monitoring unit 332.

  The supply and demand adjustment unit 336 may determine the power supply and demand tightness based on the monitoring result of the supply and demand monitoring unit 332. The supply and demand adjustment unit 336 may estimate the tightness of future power supply and demand based on the prediction result of the supply and demand prediction unit 334. The tightness of power supply and demand may be a parameter indicating the probability of power shortage. The tightness of power supply and demand may be expressed by continuous numerical values or by stepwise divisions. Each division may be distinguished by a symbol or a character, and may be distinguished by a number.

  The tightness of power supply and demand may be determined based on at least one of surplus power and power supply surplus. For example, the tightness of power supply and demand includes (i) the ratio of surplus power or supply surplus power to demand power, (ii) the ratio of surplus power or surplus power to power supply capacity, and (iii) the manager of the grid power network 12 Alternatively, it is determined based on the power supply / demand state of the grid power network 12 provided by the operator. The tightness of power supply and demand may be determined based on the power supply when no external power is received. The supply and demand adjustment unit 336 may acquire information indicating the power supply and demand state of the grid power network 12 from the wide area management server 180.

  In the present embodiment, the facility information transmission unit 340 transmits information related to the state of the supply and demand facility 112 to the community management server 440. Examples of the information on the state of the supply / demand facility 112 include information on the power supply / demand of the supply / demand facility 112, information on the computing capability of the supply / demand facility 112, and the like. The information related to the power supply / demand of the supply / demand facility 112 may include information related to surplus power of the supply / demand facility 112, information related to the remaining power supply capacity of the supply / demand facility 112, and the like. The information related to the computing capability of the supply / demand facility 112 may include information related to the remaining capacity of the computing capability of the supply / demand facility 112. The information regarding the surplus capacity of the computing facility of the supply-and-demand facility 112 is the calculation resource realized by using the surplus power of the supply-and-demand facility 112 by the processing facility (for example, the controller 240) of the supply-and-demand facility 112. Information indicating the quantity may be included.

  In the present embodiment, the surplus power determination unit 342 acquires information indicating surplus power of the supply and demand facility 112. For example, the surplus power determination unit 342 may determine the surplus power of the supply and demand facility 112 based on the information regarding the power supply and demand of the supply and demand facility 112 acquired by the supply and demand monitoring unit 332.

  In the present embodiment, the computing resource determination unit 344 determines the amount of computing resources in the supply and demand facility 112. The computing resource determination unit 344 may determine the amount of computing resources realized by the use of surplus power by the computing processing equipment of the supplier-facility facility 112 based on information indicating surplus power of the supplier-supply facility 112.

  In the present embodiment, the data transmission unit 346 outputs information related to the state of the supply and demand facility 112 to the outside of the controller 240. The data transmission unit 346 may transmit information regarding the state of the supply and demand facility 112 to the community management server 440 when a predetermined event occurs. The predetermined events include: (i) that a predetermined time has been reached, (ii) that a predetermined period has elapsed since the above information was transmitted last time, and (iii) community management. An example of receiving an instruction to acquire the above information from the server 440 or the supplier-demand terminal 250 can be exemplified.

  In the present embodiment, the request processing unit 350 accepts various requests from other devices and processes the requests. In one embodiment, the request processing unit 350 processes a request from another device arranged in the supply and demand facility 112. For example, the request processing unit 350 processes a request from the supply / demand terminal 250. The request processing unit 350 may generate a request for another device in response to a request from the supplier-supply terminal 250 and transmit the request to the other device. In another embodiment, the request processing unit 350 processes a request from another device outside the supply and demand facility 112. For example, the request processing unit 350 processes a request from the supply and demand facility 114 or the energy management facility 140.

  In the present embodiment, the request receiving unit 352 receives requests from other devices. For example, the request reception unit 352 receives a request from the community management server 440. The request from the community management server 440 includes (i) an adjustment request for requesting an increase in supply power or a decrease in demand power in the supply and demand facility 112, and (ii) power of one or more supply and demand facility in the community management server 440. An example is a calculation request that requests execution of a part of calculation processing for collecting or adjusting supply and demand.

  In the present embodiment, the determination unit 354 determines whether or not the supply and demand facility 112 can respond to the request received by the request reception unit 352. For example, the determination unit 354 determines whether or not the supply and demand facility 112 can respond to the adjustment request. The determination unit 354 may determine whether or not the supply and demand facility 112 can respond to the calculation request.

  In the present embodiment, the response unit 356 responds to the request received by the request reception unit 352. For example, the response unit 356 outputs information indicating that the supply and demand facility 112 responds to either an adjustment request or a calculation request from the community management server 440. The response unit 356 may transmit information indicating that the supply and demand facility 112 responds to either the adjustment request or the calculation request from the community management server 440 to the community management server 440.

  The response unit 356 may output information indicating that the supply / demand facility 112 responds to the adjustment request when it is determined that the supply / demand facility 112 can respond to the adjustment request. The response unit 356 may output information indicating that the supply-demand facility 112 responds to the calculation request when it is determined that the supply-demand facility 112 cannot respond to the adjustment request. When it is determined that the supply and demand facility 112 cannot respond to the adjustment request, the response unit 356 determines that the supply and demand facility 112 can execute the calculation request when it is determined that the supply and demand facility 112 can respond to the calculation request. Information indicating that the response is satisfied may be output.

  In the present embodiment, the calculation unit 358 performs arbitrary calculation processing. In response to a request from the community management server 440, the calculation unit 358 executes a part of calculation processing for the community management server 440 to aggregate or adjust the power supply and demand of one or more supply and demand facilities that constitute the community 102. You can do it.

[Outline of energy management equipment 140]
FIG. 4 schematically shows an example of the internal configuration of the energy management facility 140. In the present embodiment, the energy management facility 140 includes a power supply facility 220, a distributed power facility 230, and a community management server 440. The community management server 440 may be an example of a power system.

  In the present embodiment, the power supply facility 220 is different from the power supply facility 220 of the supply and demand facility 112 in that it operates under the control of the community management server 440. Regarding features other than the above differences, the power supply facility 220 of the energy management facility 140 may have the same configuration as that of the power supply facility 220 of the supply and demand facility 112.

  In the present embodiment, the distribution power facility 230 controls the distribution of power between the power transmission / distribution network 122 and each of the power supply facility 220 and the community management server 440. Is different. Regarding the characteristics other than the above differences, the distribution power facility 230 of the energy management facility 140 may have the same configuration as the distribution power facility 230 of the supply and demand facility 112.

[Outline of Community Management Server 440]
In this embodiment, the community management server 440 manages energy used in the community 102. For example, the community management server 440 manages power used in the community 102. The community management server 440 manages the power supply and demand of the community 102. The community management server 440 may be communicably connected to each of one or more supply and demand facilities that constitute the community 102, and may manage the power supply and demand of each of the one or more supply and demand facilities. The community management server 440 may manage power interchange within the community 102. The community management server 440 may manage power interchange between the community 102 and other communities.

  The community management server 440 executes processing for maintaining the stability and quality of electricity flowing through the power transmission and distribution network 122. The community management server 440 executes processing for maintaining the stability and quality of electricity flowing through the grid power network 12. The community management server 440 may cooperate with the wide area management server 180 to execute processing for maintaining the stability and quality of electricity flowing through the grid power network 12. Details of the community management server 440 will be described later.

[Specific Configuration of Each Part of Community Management Server 440]
The community management server 440 may be realized by hardware, may be realized by software, or may be realized by hardware and software. When at least some of the constituent elements constituting the community management server 440 are realized by software, the constituent elements realized by the software prescribe the operations related to the constituent elements in the information processing apparatus having a general configuration. It may be realized by starting the program.

  The information processing apparatus includes, for example, (i) a data processing apparatus having a processor such as a CPU and GPU, a ROM, a RAM, a communication interface, and the like (ii) a keyboard, a touch panel, a camera, a microphone, various sensors, and a GPS receiver. (Iii) an output device such as a display device, a speaker, and a vibration device, and (iv) a storage device (including an external storage device) such as a memory and an HDD. In the information processing apparatus, the data processing apparatus or the storage device may store a program. The above program may be stored in a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium. The above program is executed by a processor to cause the information processing apparatus to execute an operation defined by the program. The above program may be a program for causing a computer to function as the community management server 440.

  In one embodiment, the above program may be a program for causing a co-computer to execute a power management method. The computer may be a computer that implements the community management server 440. The power management method described above may be a power management method that is communicably connected to each of one or more power suppliers and suppliers and manages each of the one or more power suppliers and suppliers. Each of the one or more electric power suppliers and suppliers may include at least one of an electric power load and a power supply unit, and a first arithmetic processing unit that executes arbitrary arithmetic processing. The power management method described above includes, for example, a supply and demand information acquisition step of acquiring information related to the power supply and demand of each of one or more power supply and demand houses. In the power management method described above, for example, a part of arithmetic processing for aggregating or adjusting power supply and demand of one or more power suppliers and demands based on information acquired in the supply and demand information acquisition stage is performed. A distributed processing stage assigned to at least one first processing unit of the house;

  FIG. 5 schematically shows an example of the internal configuration of the community management server 440. In this embodiment, the community management server 440 includes a communication control unit 520, a data collection unit 530, a supply and demand management unit 540, a supplier and demand facility control unit 552, a community facility control unit 554, and a storage unit 560. .

  The data collection unit 530 may be an example of a supply / demand situation acquisition unit. The supply and demand management unit 540 may be an example of a power information management system.

  In the present embodiment, the communication control unit 520 controls communication between the community management server 440 and other devices. The communication control unit 520 may be various communication interfaces. The communication control unit 520 may correspond to one or a plurality of communication methods.

  The communication control unit 520 may control communication between the community management server 440 and devices arranged in the energy management facility 140. The communication control unit 520 may control communication between the community management server 440 and the controller 240 arranged in each of a plurality of supply and demand facilities that constitute the community 102. The communication control unit 520 may control communication between the community management server 440 and at least one of the substation facility 120 and the accommodation facility 160.

  The communication control unit 520 may control communication between the community management server 440 of the community 102 and the community management server 440 of another community. The communication control unit 520 may control communication between the community management server 440 and the wide area management server 180.

  In the present embodiment, the data collection unit 530 collects various information related to the community 102. For example, the data collection unit 530 acquires information related to power supply and demand of the supply-demand facility from the controller 240 disposed in each of the plurality of supply-demand facilities that constitute the community 102. The data collection unit 530 may acquire information related to the performance of power transmission / reception between the grid power network 12 and the community 102 from the substation facility 120. The data collection unit 530 may acquire information regarding the performance of power transmission / reception between the community 102 and the community 104 from the accommodation facility 160.

  Each of the plurality of supply and demand facility, substation facility 120, and accommodation facility 160 constituting the community 102 sends the above information to the data collection unit 530 in response to a request from the data collection unit 530 or periodically. May be sent. The data collection unit 530 may store the collected information in the storage unit 560.

  In the present embodiment, the supply and demand management unit 540 manages the power supply and demand of the community 102. For example, the supply and demand management unit 540 acquires information on the state of power supply and demand at each supply and demand facility from each of the supply and demand facility 112 and the supply and demand facility 114. The supply and demand management unit 540 controls the power load 210 of each of the supply and demand facility 112 and the supply and demand facility 114 via the controller 240 of each of the supply and demand facility 112 and the supply and demand facility 114, and thereby the power supply and demand of the community 102. May be adjusted. The supply and demand management unit 540 controls the power supply facilities 220 of the supply and demand facility 112 and the supply and demand facility 114 via the controllers 240 of the supply and demand facility 112 and the supply and demand facility 114, respectively, and thereby the power supply and demand of the community 102. May be adjusted. Details of the supply and demand management unit 540 will be described later.

  In the present embodiment, the supply / demand facility control unit 552 generates a command for controlling each of the plurality of supply / demand facilities managed by the community management server 440. The supply-demand facility control unit 552 transmits the generated command to the supply-demand facility that is the target of the command. Thereby, the community management server 440 can control each supply and demand facility.

  In the present embodiment, the community facility control unit 554 generates a command for controlling at least one of the power supply facility 220 and the distribution power facility 230 disposed in the energy management facility 140. The supplier-supply facility control unit 552 transmits the generated command to the equipment that is the target of the command. Thereby, the community management server 440 can control the power transmission / reception of the energy management facility 140.

  In the present embodiment, the storage unit 560 stores various types of information required for information processing in each unit of the community management server 440. The storage unit 560 may store various information generated by each unit of the community management server 440. For example, the storage unit 560 stores information collected by the data collection unit 530. The storage unit 560 may store information related to information processing in the supply and demand management unit 540. Examples of information processing in the supply and demand management unit 540 include a process for managing the amount of electronic value possessed by each supply and demand facility, a process for managing billing to each supply and demand facility, and the like.

[Overview of each part of the supply and demand management unit 540]
FIG. 6 schematically shows an example of the internal configuration of the supply and demand management unit 540. In the present embodiment, the supply and demand management unit 540 includes a facility information acquisition unit 620, a request transmission unit 630, a calculation unit 640, and a distributed processing control unit 650.

  The facility information acquisition unit 620 may be an example of a supply and demand information acquisition unit. The request transmission unit 630 may be an example of an adjustment request output unit and a calculation request output unit. The calculation unit 640 may be an example of a second calculation processing unit. The distributed processing control unit 650 may be an example of a distributed processing unit.

  In the present embodiment, the facility information acquisition unit 620 acquires information related to at least one state of one or more supplier-facility facilities that constitute the community 102. For example, the facility information acquisition unit 620 acquires information related to the power supply and demand of the above-described supply-demand facility, information related to the computing capability of the above-described supply-demand facility, and the like. The facility information acquisition unit 620 may acquire information indicating surplus power of the above-described supply-demand facility. The facility information acquisition unit 620 may acquire information indicating the amount of calculation resources realized by the calculation processing equipment of the above-described supply-demand facility using surplus power of the supply-demand facility. The surplus power of the supply and demand facility may include the remaining power supply capacity of the supply and demand facility (sometimes referred to as supply surplus capacity).

  In the present embodiment, the request transmission unit 630 transmits various requests to at least one of one or more supply and demand facilities. The request transmission part 630 may transmit the said request | requirement with respect to each supply-and-demand facility which becomes the object of a request | requirement. The request transmission unit 630 may acquire a response to the request. As the above request, (i) an adjustment request for requesting an increase in supply power or a decrease in demand power in at least a part of one or more supply and demand facility 112, and (ii) configuring the community 102 in the supply and demand management unit 540 For example, a calculation request that requests execution of a part of calculation processing for collecting or adjusting power supply and demand of one or more supply and demand facilities can be exemplified.

  In the present embodiment, the calculation unit 640 executes arbitrary calculation processing. For example, the calculation unit 640 performs calculation processing for collecting or adjusting the power supply and demand of one or more demand-supply facility based on the information regarding the power supply and demand of each supply-demand facility acquired by the facility information acquisition unit 620. The calculation unit 640 may execute part of the calculation process described above by distributed processing.

  In the present embodiment, the distributed processing control unit 650 controls the distributed processing of the calculation unit 640. For example, the distributed processing control unit 650 allocates a part of the arithmetic processing in the arithmetic unit 640 to at least one arithmetic processing facility of one or more supply-demand facilities. The distributed processing control unit 650 may determine a supplier-facility facility to which a part of the arithmetic processing in the arithmetic unit 640 is assigned based on the information regarding the arithmetic capability of each supplier-supplier facility acquired by the facility information acquisition unit 620. The distributed processing control unit 650 calculates at least one supplier-facility facility selected from among the one or more supplier-facility facilities that are not subject to the adjustment request and the supplier-facility facility that does not respond to the adjustment request. You may allocate a part of arithmetic processing in the calculating part 640 with respect to processing equipment.

  FIG. 7 schematically shows an example of the internal configuration of the accommodation facility 160. In the present embodiment, the accommodation facility 160 includes a power conversion device 762, a distribution control device 764, and a controller 766.

  In the present embodiment, the power conversion device 762 converts direct current to alternating current or converts alternating current to direct current under the control of the controller 766. The power conversion device 762 converts the quality of electricity under the control of the controller 766. In one embodiment, the power conversion device 762 converts at least one of the voltage and frequency of electricity flowing through the power transmission and distribution network 122 and supplies the converted electricity to the private line 16 via the distribution control device 764. In another embodiment, the power conversion device 762 converts at least one of the voltage and frequency of electricity flowing through the private line 16 and supplies the converted electricity to the power transmission and distribution network 122 via the distribution control device 764.

  In the present embodiment, the distribution control device 764 controls the distribution of electricity under the control of the controller 766. In one embodiment, the distribution control device 764 allows current to pass from the power transmission and distribution network 122 in the direction of the private line 16. In another embodiment, the distribution control device 764 allows current to pass from the private line 16 to the grid power network 12. In yet another embodiment, the distribution control device 764 controls the amount of electricity distributed.

  In the present embodiment, the controller 766 controls electricity exchanged between the power transmission and distribution network 122 and the private line 16. In one embodiment, the controller 766 controls the type and quality of electricity that is accommodated. In other embodiments, the controller 766 controls the direction and amount of electricity flow. The controller 766 may control at least one of the power conversion device 762 and the distribution control device 764 in accordance with an instruction from the community management server 440.

  As mentioned above, although this invention was demonstrated using embodiment, the technical scope of this invention is not limited to the range as described in the said embodiment. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications or improvements can be added to the above-described embodiment. In addition, the matters described in the specific embodiment can be applied to other embodiments within a technically consistent range. It is apparent from the scope of the claims that the embodiments added with such changes or improvements can be included in the technical scope of the present invention.

  The order of execution of each process such as operations, procedures, steps, and stages in the apparatus, system, program, and method shown in the claims, the description, and the drawings is particularly “before” or “prior to”. It should be noted that the output can be realized in any order unless the output of the previous process is used in the subsequent process. Regarding the operation flow in the claims, the description, and the drawings, even if it is described using “first”, “next”, etc. for convenience, it means that it is essential to carry out in this order. It is not a thing.

  12 power grids, 14 communication networks, 16 private lines, 22 electric vehicles, 24 storage batteries, 100 energy management systems, 102 communities, 104 communities, 106 communities, 112 supply and demand facilities, 114 supply and supply facilities, 120 substation facilities, 122 transmission and distribution Network, 140 energy management facility, 160 accommodation facility, 180 wide area management server, 210 power load, 220 power supply facility, 222 power generation device, 224 power storage device, 230 distribution power facility, 240 controller, 250 supplier terminal, 320 communication control unit, 332 Supply and demand monitoring unit, 334 Supply and demand prediction unit, 336 Supply and demand adjustment unit, 340 Facility information transmission unit, 342 Surplus power determination unit, 344 Computing resource determination unit, 346 Data transmission unit, 350 Request processing unit, 352 Request reception unit, 354 determination Part, 356 response part, 358 Calculation unit, 362 Supply / demand prediction unit, 440 Community management server, 520 Communication control unit, 530 Data collection unit, 540 Supply / demand management unit, 552 Supply / demand facility control unit, 554 Community facility control unit, 560 Storage unit, 620 Facility information acquisition Unit, 630 request transmission unit, 640 calculation unit, 650 distributed processing control unit, 762 power conversion device, 764 distribution control device, 766 controller

Claims (10)

A power management device that is communicably connected to each of the one or more power suppliers and suppliers and manages each of the one or more power suppliers and suppliers;
Each of the one or more power suppliers and demanders
At least one of a power load and a power supply unit;
A first arithmetic processing unit for executing arbitrary arithmetic processing;
Have
The power management device includes:
A supply and demand information acquisition unit for acquiring information related to the power supply and demand of each of the one or more power supply and demanders;
A second arithmetic processing unit that executes arithmetic processing for aggregating or adjusting the power supply and demand of the one or more power suppliers and demands based on the information acquired by the supply and demand information acquisition unit;
A distributed processing unit that allocates a part of the arithmetic processing in the second arithmetic processing unit to at least one first arithmetic processing unit of the one or more electric power suppliers and demanders;
Having
Power system. An adjustment request output unit that outputs an adjustment request for requesting an increase in supply power or a decrease in demand power in at least a part of the one or more electric power suppliers and suppliers to each of the electric power suppliers and suppliers that are targets of the adjustment request ,
The distributed processing unit is selected from among the one or more electric power suppliers and suppliers who are not subject to the adjustment request and the electric power supplier and supplier that does not respond to the adjustment request output by the adjustment request output unit A part of the calculation processing in the second calculation processing unit is assigned to the first calculation processing unit of at least one electric power supplier and demander.
The power system according to claim 1. A control device for controlling one electric power supplier and demander comprising at least one of a power load and a power supply unit and a first arithmetic processing unit that executes arbitrary arithmetic processing,
An adjustment request acquisition unit for acquiring an adjustment request for requesting an increase in supply power or a decrease in demand power in the one electric power supplier and demander;
A part of arithmetic processing for collecting or adjusting the power supply and demand of the one or more power suppliers and demands in a power management apparatus that manages the power supply and demand of each of one or more power suppliers and demanders including the one power supplier and demander An operation request acquisition unit for acquiring an operation request for requesting execution;
An adjustment determination unit that determines whether the one power supplier and demander can respond to the adjustment request;
A response unit that outputs information indicating that the one power supplier and demander responds to either the adjustment request or the calculation request;
With
The response unit is:
(I) When it is determined that the one power supplier / supplier can respond to the adjustment request, the information indicating that the one power supplier / supplier responds to the adjustment request is output;
(Ii) When it is determined that the one power supplier / supplier cannot respond to the adjustment request, the information indicating that the one power supplier / supplier responds to the calculation request is output.
Control device. A calculation determination unit that determines whether the one power supplier and demander can respond to the calculation request;
In the case where it is determined that the one power supplier / supplier cannot respond to the adjustment request, the response unit determines that the one power supplier / supplier can respond to the calculation request. Outputting information indicating that one power supplier and demander responds to the calculation request;
The control device according to claim 3. A control device for controlling one electric power supplier and demander comprising at least one of a power load and a power supply unit and a first arithmetic processing unit that executes arbitrary arithmetic processing,
A surplus power acquisition unit for acquiring information indicating surplus power of the one power supplier and demander;
Based on the information indicating surplus power of the one power supplier and demander, a resource that determines the amount of computing resources realized by the first arithmetic processing unit of the one power supplier and demander using the surplus power A quantity determining unit;
A control device comprising: A resource amount that outputs information indicating the amount of the computing resource determined by the resource amount determination unit to a power management apparatus that manages the power supply and demand of each of one or more power supply and demanders including the one power supply and demander An output unit;
The control device according to claim 5. A control device according to any one of claims 3 to 6,
At least one of the power load and the power supply unit;
The first arithmetic processing unit;
Power system with A power management method that is communicably connected to each of one or more power suppliers and suppliers and manages each of the one or more power suppliers and suppliers,
Each of the one or more power suppliers and demanders
At least one of a power load and a power supply unit;
A first arithmetic processing unit for executing arbitrary arithmetic processing;
Have
The power management method includes:
Demand-and-supply information acquisition stage for acquiring information related to the power supply and demand of each of the one or more power suppliers and demanders;
Based on the information acquired in the supply and demand information acquisition step, a part of the arithmetic processing for aggregating or adjusting the power supply and demand of the one or more electric power suppliers and demands is at least one of the one or more electric power suppliers and suppliers A distributed processing stage assigned to the first arithmetic processing unit;
Having
Power management method.   A program for causing a computer to execute the power management method according to claim 8. A power management server that is communicably connected to each of one or more power suppliers and suppliers and manages each of the one or more power suppliers and suppliers,
Each of the one or more power suppliers and demanders
At least one of a power load and a power supply unit;
A first arithmetic processing unit for executing arbitrary arithmetic processing;
Have
The power management server
A supply and demand information acquisition unit for acquiring information related to the power supply and demand of each of the one or more power supply and demanders;
A second arithmetic processing unit that executes arithmetic processing for aggregating or adjusting the power supply and demand of the one or more power suppliers and demands based on the information acquired by the supply and demand information acquisition unit;
A distributed processing unit that allocates a part of the arithmetic processing in the second arithmetic processing unit to at least one first arithmetic processing unit of the one or more electric power suppliers and demanders;
Having
Power management server.