JP2021189998A - Information processing device and information processing method - Google Patents

Abstract

To improve profits acquired by using a storage battery.SOLUTION: An information processing device 1 includes: a prediction part 131 for predicting profits acquired in the case of using a storage battery for a prescribed utilization application about each of a plurality of times and a plurality of areas; a selection part 134 for selecting a combination of areas having relatively high profits in each of the plurality of different times on the basis of profits corresponding to each of the plurality of times and the plurality of areas predicted by the prediction part 131; and a provision part 135 for providing a holder of a storage battery with information showing the combination selected by the selection part 134 in each of the plurality of different times.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus and an information processing method.

Conventionally, electricity charges have been reduced by utilizing storage batteries. For example, Patent Document 1 proposes to cut the peak power consumption and reduce the power charge by discharging the power charged in advance to the storage battery during the time when the power consumption in the facility is at its peak. Has been done.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2019-017157

The owner of the storage battery can make a profit by renting the storage battery to the facility that performs the peak cut and getting the compensation for the electricity charge reduced by the facility due to the peak cut. However, since the peak cut is often performed at one facility only at one time in a year, even if the storage battery owner rents the storage battery to only one facility in one area, it will be profitable efficiently. I can't raise it. Therefore, it is required to improve the profit of the holder obtained by using the storage battery.

Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of these points, and an object thereof is to improve the profit obtained by using the storage battery.

The information processing apparatus according to the first aspect of the present invention has a prediction unit for predicting profits obtained when a storage battery is used for a predetermined usage purpose for each of a plurality of times and a plurality of regions, and the prediction unit. A selection unit that selects a combination of regions with relatively high profits in each of a plurality of different periods based on the revenues corresponding to each of the predicted multiple periods and multiple regions, and a plurality of different selection units. It is provided with a providing unit that provides the storage battery holder with information indicating the combination of the selected areas at each time.

The providing unit provides information indicating the expected profit when the storage battery is installed in each of the plurality of regions corresponding to the combination at each of the plurality of different times corresponding to the combination selected by the selection unit. May be provided to the owner of the storage battery.

The information processing apparatus further includes a reception unit that receives information indicating the capacity of the storage battery from the owner of the storage battery, and the selection unit is provided in the area for a plurality of areas corresponding to the selected combination. The amount of power demand, which is the amount of power required by each of the plurality of existing power consumers at each of the plurality of periods, is specified, and among the plurality of power consumers, the capacity of the storage battery received by the reception unit is used. The electric power consumer who needs the corresponding electric energy amount may be further selected, and the providing unit may provide the owner of the storage battery with information indicating the electric power consumer selected by the selecting unit.

The information processing apparatus further includes a registration unit for registering the electric power consumer, and the selection unit includes the registered electric power demand existing in the area for each of a plurality of different periods. The power demand amount corresponding to the capacity of the storage battery received by the reception unit among the registered power demanders by specifying the power demand amount required by the house at each of a plurality of periods is required. You may choose the consumer.

The forecasting unit may forecast the revenue corresponding to each of the plurality of periods and the plurality of regions based on the past power supply and demand situation in each of the plurality of periods in the plurality of regions.

The selection unit may select a combination of regions in which the profit is relatively high at each of a plurality of different periods, and which can complete the installation of the storage battery within a period in which the storage battery is not operated. ..

The selection unit may select a combination of regions in which the profit is relatively high at each of a plurality of different periods, and which can complete the movement of the storage battery within a period in which the storage battery is not operated. ..

The information processing device further includes a reception unit that receives storage location information indicating the storage location of the storage battery, and the selection unit selects one or more combinations of regions in which the profit is relatively high at each of a plurality of different periods. Then, one or more combinations selected based on the location of the storage location indicated by the storage location information received by the reception unit and the respective locations of the plurality of regions corresponding to each of the selected one or more combinations. Calculate the transfer cost when moving the storage battery to each of the multiple regions corresponding to each of the above, and calculate from the profit obtained by installing the storage battery in each of the multiple regions from one or more selected combinations. You may select a combination of regions where the profit after deducting the travel cost is relatively high.

The prediction unit has a peak cut that suppresses the power consumption in the time zone when the power consumption at the power supply destination peaks, and the peak of the power consumption in one day at the power supply destination as the predetermined usage. You may predict the profit that will be obtained when the storage battery is used in each of the peak shift that moves the time zone to another time zone and the supply and demand adjustment that supplies power to the supply and demand adjustment market.

The selection unit preferentially selects the peak cut from the peak cut, the peak shift, and the supply and demand adjustment as the predetermined usage, and the prediction unit predicts a plurality of the peak cut according to the selected usage. A combination of regions with relatively high revenues at each of a plurality of different time periods may be selected based on the time of year and the profits corresponding to each of the plurality of regions.

The selection unit selects and selects one of the peak cut, the peak shift, and the supply / demand adjustment as the predetermined usage for the region selected for each of the plurality of different periods. Based on the profits corresponding to each of the multiple periods and the multiple regions predicted by the forecasting unit according to the intended use, the combination of the regions with relatively high profits in each of the multiple different periods is selected. May be.

The information processing method according to the second aspect of the present invention includes a step of predicting the profit obtained when the storage battery is used for a predetermined usage for each of a plurality of times and a plurality of regions executed by a computer. At each of the steps of selecting the combination of the regions with relatively high revenues at each of the different time periods, and at each of the different times, based on the expected revenues for each of the multiple periods and the multiple regions. It has a step of providing the battery holder with information indicating the combination of the selected regions.

According to the present invention, there is an effect that the profit obtained by using the storage battery can be improved.

It is a figure which shows the outline of the information processing apparatus which concerns on this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the structure of the information processing apparatus which concerns on this embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the forecast profit information. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the process when the information processing apparatus which concerns on this embodiment provides the information which shows the combination of regions to the holder of a storage battery.

[Overview of information processing device 1]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an outline of the information processing apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment. The information processing device 1 is used to provide a support service that supports the effective use of the storage battery. In the present embodiment, the storage battery is, for example, an industrial lithium ion storage battery having a storage capacity of about 10 kWh to several tens of kWh. The storage battery can be accommodated in a unit that can be moved by a means of transportation such as a truck. The unit shall contain one or more storage batteries. Examples of the unit include a stationary storage battery unit accommodating one or more storage batteries, and a container accommodating one or more storage batteries or one or more storage battery units.

The information processing apparatus 1 predicts the profit obtained when the storage battery is used for a predetermined usage for each of a plurality of periods and a plurality of regions A (regions A1, A2 ... An) ((FIG. 1). 1)). In each of the multiple regions, the demand for electricity varies from season to season and the unit price of electricity varies from season to season, depending on the weather conditions and the major industries in the region. As a result, in each of the plurality of regions, the profit obtained by the storage battery holder by renting the storage battery will differ from time to time.

The information processing apparatus 1 selects a region having a relatively large profit in each of a plurality of different periods based on the predicted profits corresponding to each of the plurality of periods and the plurality of regions ((2) in FIG. 1). .. In the example shown in FIG. 1, the information processing apparatus 1 selects a region A1 and a region A2 as regions having high profits for each of a plurality of different periods.

The information processing apparatus 1 provides the storage battery holder with information indicating the selected area at each of the plurality of different times ((3) in FIG. 1). By doing so, the owner of the storage battery can grasp when and in what area the storage battery owned by the owner can increase the profit.

[Configuration of information processing device 1]
Subsequently, the configuration of the information processing apparatus 1 will be described. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration of the information processing apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 2, the information processing apparatus 1 includes a communication unit 11, a storage unit 12, and a control unit 13.

The communication unit 11 is, for example, a communication interface for communicating with an external device.
The storage unit 12 is a storage medium including a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), and the like. The storage unit 12 stores a program executed by the control unit 13. For example, the storage unit 12 stores a program that causes the information processing device 1 to function as a prediction unit 131, a registration unit 132, a reception unit 133, a selection unit 134, and a provision unit 135.

The control unit 13 is, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit). The control unit 13 functions as a prediction unit 131, a registration unit 132, a reception unit 133, a selection unit 134, and a provision unit 135 by executing a program stored in the storage unit 12.

The prediction unit 131 predicts the profit obtained when the storage battery is used for a predetermined usage for each of a plurality of periods and a plurality of regions. The forecasting unit 131 forecasts the revenue corresponding to each of the plurality of periods and the plurality of regions based on the past power supply and demand situation in each of the plurality of periods of the plurality of regions.

For example, the forecasting unit 131 acquires information from an electric power company or the like indicating the past electric power charge unit price and the electric power purchase unit price for each time zone in each of a plurality of regions and a plurality of periods in a day. Then, based on the information, the prediction unit 131 predicts the profit obtained by the owner of the storage battery when the storage battery is used for a predetermined usage in each of a plurality of times and a plurality of regions.

Here, the predetermined usage includes peak cut, peak shift, and supply and demand adjustment. The peak cut is acquired from the power system at the peak time in a predetermined period (for example, one day) by supplying the power stored in the storage battery to the power supply destination during the time period when the power consumption at the power supply destination peaks. This is a method of reducing power consumption. The unit price of electricity agreed between the electric power consumer and the electric power company is determined based on the peak electric power consumption in one year, and the electric power consumer makes a peak cut with the electric power company. It is possible to suppress the annual electricity unit price to be concluded, and it is possible to suppress the electricity usage fee.

Peak shift is a method of moving the time zone of peak power consumption to another time zone by supplying the power stored in the storage battery during the time zone of peak power consumption in one day at the power supply destination. Is. By performing the peak shift, the electric power consumer can suppress the amount of electric power acquired from the electric power system in the time zone when the electric power charge unit price is high, and can suppress the electric power usage charge.

Supply and demand adjustment is a method of supplying electricity to the supply and demand adjustment market. Specifically, supply and demand adjustment is a method of stabilizing the power balance that changes according to the relationship between the supply amount in the power system and the demand amount in the supply and demand adjustment market. That is, in the supply and demand adjustment, the power stored in the storage battery is used to make up for the power supply amount (δkW) that changes from moment to moment according to the relationship between the supply amount in the power system and the demand amount. It is a method of supplying.

The forecasting unit 131 predicts the profit that the owner of the storage battery can obtain when the storage battery is used for each of the peak cut, the peak shift, and the supply / demand adjustment as the predetermined usage.

When forecasting the profit of the peak cut, the forecasting unit 131 assumes a power consumer who consumes standard power in each of a plurality of regions, and the power consumer can reduce the power by performing the peak cut. The charge is predicted, and the predetermined ratio of the electric power charge is predicted as the profit obtained by the owner of the storage battery. The peak cut can be realized by using the storage battery only at the time of the peak cut. Therefore, the prediction unit 131 predicts that the profit obtained by the peak cut will be generated only at the time of the peak cut, that is, the time when the storage battery is rented out.

When predicting the profit of the peak shift, the forecasting unit 131 determines the power unit price in the time zone where the power charge unit price is the highest and the power charge unit price in the time zone where the power charge unit price is the lowest in each of the plurality of regions and the plurality of periods. The difference from the unit price of electric power is predicted as the electric power charge that can be reduced by the electric power consumer, and the predetermined ratio of the electric power charge is predicted as the profit obtained by the owner of the storage battery. Since the peak shift can be performed all year round, the forecasting unit 131 predicts the profit obtained by the peak shift at all of the plurality of periods.

When forecasting the profit of supply and demand adjustment, the forecasting unit 131 obtains from the electric power company, etc., based on the information indicating the purchase unit price of the electric power in each time zone in each of a plurality of regions and a plurality of periods in a day. Forecast the revenue of supply and demand adjustment. Since the supply and demand adjustment is performed all year round, the forecasting unit 131 forecasts the profit obtained by the supply and demand adjustment at all of the plurality of periods. Specifically, the forecasting unit 131 assumes that power is supplied from the storage battery to a predetermined ratio of the supply and demand adjustments performed at each of the plurality of periods, and the power supply is such. Forecast the profit based on the amount of electricity sold to the electricity adjustment market and the unit price of electricity sold when it is done.

For example, the prediction unit 131 predicts the profit per unit electric energy (for example, 1kWh) supplied from the storage battery. When the forecasting unit 131 predicts the profit for each of the plurality of periods and the plurality of regions, the storage unit 12 associates the area identification information indicating the region with the usage of the storage battery and the predicted profit as the predicted profit information. To memorize. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of forecast profit information. In the example shown in FIG. 3, it can be confirmed that the monthly forecast revenue is associated with each of the plurality of regions and usages.

The registration unit 132 accepts the registration of electric power consumers. For example, the registration unit 132 receives a consumer registration request requesting the registration of the electric power consumer from the consumer terminal 3 used by the electric power consumer. Upon receiving the consumer registration request, the registration unit 132 displays the consumer registration reception screen that accepts the registration of the electric power consumer, and receives the electric power usage history showing the name, address, and past electric power consumption of the electric power consumer. Accepts the registration of electricity consumers. The registration unit 132 stores the name, address, and power usage history of the power consumer who has received the registration in the storage unit 12 as power consumer information in association with each other.

The reception unit 133 receives the storage battery capacity information indicating the capacity of the storage battery and the storage location information indicating the storage location of the storage battery from the owner of the storage battery. For example, the reception unit 133 receives the storage battery capacity information and the storage location information from the holder terminal 2 used by the storage battery holder.

The selection unit 134 selects a combination of regions in which the profits in each of the plurality of different periods are relatively high, based on the profits corresponding to each of the plurality of periods and the plurality of regions predicted by the prediction unit 131. When the reception unit 133 receives the storage battery capacity information and the storage location information from the storage battery holder, the selection unit 134 presents to the holder a combination of regions in which profits are relatively high at each of a plurality of different periods. Select as a combination of.

Specifically, first, when the reception unit 133 receives the storage battery capacity information and the storage location information from the storage battery holder, the selection unit 134 specifies the usage of the storage battery owned by the holder. For example, the selection unit 134 selects any of the peak cut, peak shift, and supply and demand adjustment as the usage. Of the intended use, the peak cut does not significantly affect the performance of the storage battery, and stable profits can be obtained. Therefore, the selection unit 134 may preferentially select the peak cut as the intended use.

The selection unit 134 preferentially selects the peak cut as the intended use, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the reception unit 133 may accept the selection of the usage of the storage battery from the owner of the storage battery. Then, the selection unit 134 may select the intended use selected by the owner of the storage battery.

Subsequently, the selection unit 134 does not overlap the time when the profit peaks based on the profit corresponding to each of the plurality of times and the plurality of regions predicted by the prediction unit 131 for the selected usage. Select one or more of the above regional combinations.

Here, the time when the profit peaks is, for example, the peak month, which is the month when the power consumption peaks, and the peripheral months within a predetermined month before and after the peak month, and the power consumption in the peak month. It is the time when the difference includes the surrounding months within a predetermined ratio, and it is the time when the storage battery is used. In the example shown in FIG. 3, the period when the profit corresponding to the area "A city" and the usage "peak cut" peaks is from November to February, and the area "B town" and the usage "peak cut" are used. The peak period for profits corresponding to is from July to September. In the example shown in FIG. 3, the selection unit 134 represents "A city" and "B town", and "A city" and "C city" as a combination of two or more areas where the peak profit times do not overlap. , Select.

The selection unit 134 determines the operating period of the storage battery in each of the two or more regions corresponding to the combination for each of the selected one or more combinations. The selection unit 134 completes the movement and installation of the storage battery within the period during which the storage battery is not operated among one or more selected combinations based on the predetermined storage battery installation period and the storage battery movement period. Select a combination that can be used. By doing so, the information processing apparatus 1 can prevent the storage battery from being unable to operate during the scheduled operation period due to the installation period or movement period of the storage battery overlapping with the scheduled operation period of the storage battery.

The selection unit 134 selects one based on the position of the storage battery storage location indicated by the storage location information received by the reception unit 133 and the respective positions of the plurality of regions corresponding to each of the selected one or more combinations. The movement cost when moving the storage battery to each of the plurality of areas corresponding to each of the above combinations is calculated. Then, the selection unit 134 is a combination of one or more selected combinations in which the profit after deducting the calculated travel cost from the profit obtained by installing the storage battery in each of the plurality of regions is relatively high. Select. By doing so, the information processing apparatus 1 can select a combination of regions in which the profit obtained by the storage battery owner is relatively high after deducting the travel cost.

Subsequently, when the peak cut or the peak shift is selected as the usage, the selection unit 134 registers the plurality of electric power consumers existing in the region with respect to the plurality of regions corresponding to the selected combination. The electric power demand amount, which is the electric power amount required by each of the electric power consumers registered by the unit 132 at each of the plurality of periods, is specified. For example, the selection unit 134 specifies the amount of power demand expected to be required at each of a plurality of periods based on the power usage history received from the power consumer when the registration unit 132 accepts the registration of the power consumer. do.

Then, the selection unit 134 further selects, among the specified plurality of electric power consumers, the electric power consumer who needs the electric power demand amount corresponding to the capacity of the storage battery owned by the owner of the storage battery accepted by the reception unit 133. .. For example, the selection unit 134 requires a power demand amount smaller than the capacity of the storage battery owned by the owner of the storage battery among the specified plurality of power consumers, and the power demand amount closest to the capacity of the storage battery. Select the electricity consumer to do. By doing so, the information processing apparatus 1 can select a power consumer who has a relatively high possibility that the storage battery can be effectively used.

The providing unit 135 provides information indicating the combination of regions selected by the selection unit 134 at each of a plurality of different times, information indicating the selected usage, and the revenue predicted by the forecasting unit 131 for each of the regions. By notifying the holder terminal 2 of the indicated information, the information is provided to the holder of the storage battery. Further, when the peak cut or the peak shift is selected as the usage, the providing unit 135 may provide the owner of the storage battery with information indicating the selected electric power consumer. By doing so, the owner of the storage battery can understand in which region the storage battery is used to improve the profit, and to which electric power consumer the storage battery can be rented to improve the profit. Can be grasped.

The providing unit 135 provided the information indicating the selected electric power consumer to the owner of the storage battery, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the information of the owner of the storage battery may be provided to the selected electric power consumer. .. By doing so, the owner of the storage battery and the electric power consumer can recognize each other, and the transaction related to the rental of the storage battery can be smoothly performed.

Further, the reception unit 133 may display a transaction screen for receiving the rental of the storage battery from the owner of the storage battery on the consumer terminal 3 and receive the rental request of the storage battery from the electric power consumer. Then, the reception unit 133 may charge a fee for mediation from at least one of the storage battery owner and the electric power consumer in response to the reception of the storage battery rental request.

[Process flow in information processing device 1]
Subsequently, the flow of processing in the information processing apparatus 1 will be described. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a processing flow when the information processing apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment provides information indicating a combination of regions to a storage battery holder. Before the flowchart shown in FIG. 4 starts, it is assumed that the prediction unit 131 predicts the profit obtained when the storage battery is used for a plurality of times and for each of a plurality of regions. Further, it is assumed that the registration unit 132 accepts the registration of a plurality of electric power consumers before the flowchart shown in FIG. 4 starts.

First, the reception unit 133 receives the storage battery capacity information indicating the capacity of the storage battery and the storage location information indicating the storage location of the storage battery from the owner of the storage battery (S1).
Subsequently, the selection unit 134 selects the intended use of the storage battery owned by the owner of the storage battery. (S2).

Subsequently, the selection unit 134 selects a combination of a plurality of regions where the peak profit times do not overlap (S3). The selection unit 134 selects a combination of regions where the profit peaks do not overlap and the profit is relatively high after deducting the movement cost of the storage battery.

Subsequently, when the selection unit 134 selects peak cut or peak shift as the usage, the selection unit 134 requires a power demand amount corresponding to the capacity of the storage battery owned by the storage battery holder received by the reception unit 133. Select a house (S4).

Subsequently, the providing unit 135 notifies the owner terminal 2 used by the owner of the storage battery of information or the like indicating a combination of regions selected by the selection unit 134 at each of the plurality of different times (S5). For example, the providing unit 135 provides information indicating a combination of regions selected by the selection unit 134 at each of a plurality of different times, information indicating the selected usage, and the revenue predicted by the forecasting unit 131 for each of the regions. Notify the holder terminal 2 of the information indicating the above. Further, when the peak cut or the peak shift is selected as the usage, the providing unit 135 notifies the storage battery owner terminal 2 of the information indicating the selected electric power consumer.

[Effects in this embodiment]
As described above, the information processing apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment predicts and predicts the profit obtained when the storage battery is used for a predetermined usage for each of a plurality of periods and a plurality of regions, and the predicted plurality of periods and the predicted plurality of periods. Based on the revenue corresponding to each of the multiple regions, the combination of regions with relatively high revenue in each of the multiple different periods is selected, and information indicating the combination of the selected regions is provided to the battery holder. By doing so, the information processing apparatus 1 can improve the profit obtained by the owner of the storage battery by using the storage battery.

Although the present invention has been described above using the embodiments, the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the scope described in the above embodiments, and various modifications and changes can be made within the scope of the gist. be. For example, all or part of the device can be functionally or physically distributed / integrated in any unit. Also included in the embodiments of the present invention are new embodiments resulting from any combination of the plurality of embodiments. The effect of the new embodiment produced by the combination has the effect of the original embodiment together.

1 ... Information processing device, 11 ... Communication unit, 12 ... Storage unit, 13 ... Control unit, 131 ... Prediction unit, 132 ... Registration unit, 133 ... Reception unit, 134 ... selection unit, 135 ... provision unit, 2 ... owner terminal, 3 ... consumer terminal

Claims (12)

A forecasting unit that predicts the profits that can be obtained when a storage battery is used for a predetermined purpose for each of multiple periods and regions.
A selection unit that selects a combination of regions in which the revenue is relatively high in each of the plurality of different periods, based on the revenue corresponding to each of the plurality of periods and the plurality of regions predicted by the forecasting unit.
A provider that provides the battery holder with information indicating the combination of regions selected by the selector at each of a plurality of different times.
Information processing device equipped with. The providing unit provides information indicating the expected profit when the storage battery is installed in each of the plurality of regions corresponding to the combination at each of the plurality of different times corresponding to the combination selected by the selection unit. To the owner of the storage battery,
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1. Further provided with a reception unit that receives information indicating the capacity of the storage battery from the owner of the storage battery.
The selection unit specifies the electric power demand amount, which is the electric power amount required by each of the plurality of electric power consumers existing in the area in each of the plurality of periods, for the plurality of areas corresponding to the selected combination. Then, among the plurality of electric power consumers, the electric power consumer who needs the electric power demand corresponding to the capacity of the storage battery received by the reception unit is further selected.
The providing unit provides the owner of the storage battery with information indicating the electric power consumer selected by the selecting unit.
The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 2. Further equipped with a registration unit for registering the electric power consumer,
The selection unit identifies and registers the amount of power demand required by the registered power consumer existing in the area in each of the plurality of periods for the area selected for each of the plurality of different periods. Among the electric power consumers, the electric power consumer who needs the electric power demand amount corresponding to the capacity of the storage battery received by the reception unit is selected.
The information processing apparatus according to claim 3. The forecasting unit predicts the revenue corresponding to each of the plurality of periods and the plurality of regions based on the past power supply and demand situation in each of the plurality of periods of the plurality of regions.
The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4. The selection unit selects a combination of regions where the profit is relatively high at each of a plurality of different periods, and which can complete the installation of the storage battery within the period when the storage battery is not operated.
The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5. The selection unit selects a combination of regions in which the profit is relatively high at each of a plurality of different periods, and which can complete the movement of the storage battery within a period in which the storage battery is not operated.
The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6. It is further equipped with a reception unit that receives storage location information indicating the storage location of the storage battery.
The selection unit selects one or more combinations of the regions with relatively high profits at each of a plurality of different periods, and the location of the storage location indicated by the storage location information received by the reception unit and the selected one. Based on the respective positions of the plurality of regions corresponding to each of the above combinations, the movement cost for moving the storage battery to each of the plurality of regions corresponding to each of the selected one or more combinations is calculated. From one or more selected combinations, select the combination of regions where the revenue after deducting the calculated travel cost from the revenue obtained by installing storage batteries in each of multiple regions is relatively high.
The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 7. The prediction unit has a peak cut that suppresses the power consumption in the time zone when the power consumption at the power supply destination peaks, and the peak of the power consumption in one day at the power supply destination as the predetermined usage. Predict the profits that can be obtained by using storage batteries in each of the peak shift that moves the time zone to another time zone and the supply and demand adjustment that supplies power to the supply and demand adjustment market.
The information processing apparatus according to claim 8. The selection unit preferentially selects the peak cut from the peak cut, the peak shift, and the supply and demand adjustment as the predetermined usage, and the prediction unit predicts a plurality of the peak cut according to the selected usage. Select a combination of regions with relatively high revenues at each of several different time periods, based on the time of year and the profits corresponding to each of the regions.
The information processing apparatus according to claim 9. The selection unit selects and selects one of the peak cut, the peak shift, and the supply / demand adjustment as the predetermined usage for the region selected for each of the plurality of different periods. Select a combination of regions with relatively high profits in each of a plurality of different periods, based on the revenues corresponding to each of the plurality of periods and the plurality of regions predicted by the forecasting unit according to the intended use. ,
The information processing apparatus according to claim 9. Computer runs,
Steps to predict the profit that will be obtained when the storage battery is used for a predetermined purpose for each of multiple periods and multiple regions, and
Steps to select a combination of the regions with relatively high revenues at each of the different time periods, based on the revenues corresponding to each of the predicted multiple time periods and multiple regions.
A step of providing battery owners with information indicating the combination of said regions selected at each of several different times.
Information processing method with.

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