JP2023138958A - Battery delivery system and battery delivery method - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a battery delivery system and a battery delivery method, which effectively utilize electric power generated by a power generation facility.SOLUTION: A battery delivery system 100 includes a delivery management device 500 which is a management unit configured to issue a delivery instruction to deliver a battery to a power generation facility 10 using a mobile object of a home delivery system 50 and a delivery instruction to deliver a battery charged in the power generation facility to a consumer by using the mobile object. The delivery management device manages the battery by associating it with location information and information regarding a charge amount, and when delivering the battery, updates the location information in response to it that the battery is loaded onto the mobile object, and updates the location information in response to it that the battery is delivered to the consumer.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

Application for application of Article 30, Paragraph 2 of the Patent Act Date: August 3, 2021 Location: 5th Expert Meeting to Promote Climate Change Countermeasures (Large Hall on the 2nd floor of the Prime Minister's Residence)

The present invention relates to a battery delivery system and a battery delivery method.

Power generation facilities using renewable energy do not always produce a constant amount of power. For example, in solar power generation, the amount of power generated changes depending on the time of day and the weather, so solar panels are sometimes overloaded to ensure that electricity can be transmitted even during times when power generation is low. Therefore, surplus power is generated during times when the amount of power generation is high, so surplus power is supplied to electric power companies and sold (for example, Patent Document 1)

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However, there is a limit to the amount of power that can be supplied to electric power companies using transmission lines, and transmitting power in excess of the limit may cause problems such as power outages. Therefore, when surplus power becomes large, some power cannot be transmitted, resulting in power loss.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and one of the objects is to provide a battery delivery system and a battery delivery method that effectively utilize the electric power generated by power generation equipment.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and one aspect of the present invention is to provide a delivery instruction for delivering a battery to a power generation facility using a mobile object, and a delivery instruction for delivering the battery charged in the power generation facility. The battery delivery system includes a management unit that issues delivery instructions for delivery to consumers using the mobile body.

Further, one aspect of the present invention is a battery delivery method in a battery delivery system, which includes a step in which a management unit issues a delivery instruction for delivering the battery to a power generation facility using a mobile object, This battery delivery method includes the step of issuing a delivery instruction to deliver the battery to a consumer using the mobile object.

According to the above aspect of the present invention, it is possible to effectively utilize the electric power generated by the power generation equipment.

1 is a diagram showing an overview of a battery delivery system according to an embodiment. An explanatory diagram of surplus power in the power generation equipment according to the embodiment. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of a battery delivery system according to an embodiment. FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of a delivery management device according to an embodiment. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a delivery instruction process to a power generation facility according to an embodiment. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an example of collection instruction processing from the power generation equipment according to the embodiment. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a delivery instruction process to a consumer according to an embodiment. FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of deployment of the battery delivery system according to the embodiment to the electric power market. FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of business development using the battery delivery system according to the embodiment.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
[Overview of battery delivery system]
First, an overview of the battery delivery system according to this embodiment will be explained.
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an overview of a battery delivery system according to this embodiment. The power generation facility 10 is a power generation facility owned by a renewable energy power generation company. Here, the power generation equipment 10 will be described as an example of equipment that performs solar power generation, but it may also be equipment that generates power using renewable energy such as wind power, water power, geothermal energy, biomass, or the like. Further, the power generation facility 10 may be a facility that generates power using sources other than renewable energy, or may be a facility that generates power using fossil fuels, nuclear power, or the like. The equipment may also include solar power generation at each home, a small water turbine, or a power generation device such as a vehicle.

In solar power generation, a solar panel 11 that is made up of modular cells made of silicon semiconductor converts sunlight into electrical energy and outputs it. For example, the power generation output per solar panel 11 is about 180W to 230W. Electric power generated by the solar panel 11 is sent to the power conditioner 12.

The power conditioner 12 plays the role of converting direct current into alternating current and adjusting the voltage so that power can be transmitted, and the role of adjusting the voltage that allows the solar panel 11 to easily generate power. The distribution board 13 plays the role of causing reverse power flow to the power transmission and distribution network 20, and plays the role of sending out a determined amount of electric power from the power generation equipment 10 to the power transmission line. The power transmission and distribution network 20 includes power transmission lines, substations, and the like, and transmits high-voltage power from the power generation equipment 10 to the consumers 30. The power transmission and distribution network 20 lowers the voltage near the consumer 30 and transforms the voltage into 200V or 100V, which is easy to use at home, and transmits the power. The consumers 30 are commercial facilities, factories, companies, general households, etc. that use the power supplied from the power generation facility 10.

Since the amount of power generated by the power generation facility 10 changes depending on the time of day and the weather, it is common to have overloaded solar panels 11 so that power can be transmitted even during times when the amount of power generated is low. For example, the power generation equipment 10 is equipped with a sufficient number (for example, 1.5 times) of the solar panels 11 in order to obtain the specified amount of electricity from the power conditioner 12 even in the morning and evening hours when the amount of sunlight is low. overloaded). Therefore, surplus electricity occurs during times when the amount of power generation is high. Note that the weather includes weather information such as temperature or humidity as environmental conditions that affect the amount of power generation, and may also include information such as month, day, season, etc. in addition to weather information.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of surplus power in the power generation equipment. In this figure, the horizontal axis is time, and the vertical axis is the power generation capacity of the solar panel 11 (hereinafter referred to as "panel capacity"). Power loss (surplus power) occurs depending on the ratio between the panel capacity and the power conditioner 12 capacity. A line indicated by the symbol d1 shows changes in one day when a power conditioner 12 with the same capacity as the panel capacity is used. In this case, even during the day when the panel capacity is at its peak, the capacity of the power conditioner 12 (capacity of the power conditioner) is not exceeded, so power loss can be suppressed. However, the peak time is a short period of the day, for example, in the morning and evening hours, the amount of power generation is low and the utilization rate of the power generation facility 10 is low.

The line indicated by the symbol d2 shows the change in one day when the solar panels 11 are added and the panel capacity is made larger than the capacity of the power conditioner 12. Moreover, the line indicated by the symbol d3 shows the change in one day when the solar panels 11 are further stacked and the ratio of the panel capacity to the capacity of the power conditioner 12 is increased.

If the panel capacity exceeds the capacity of the power conditioner 12 during daytime hours, it will result in power loss, but the portion where the panel capacity increases within the range that does not exceed the capacity of the power conditioner 12 (shaded area) will reduce the amount of power generation. There will be an increase. For example, in the characteristic of the line indicated by the symbol d2, even if power loss occurs, there are only a limited number of days and times during the year when the amount of power generation is at its maximum, so the amount of power loss is limited, and the total amount of power generated is limited. The utilization rate of the equipment 10 is improved.

As the number of solar panels 11 is further increased, the panel capacity exceeds the capacity of the power conditioner 12 and the amount of power loss increases, as shown by the line indicated by the symbol d3. If the ratio of the panel capacity to the capacity of the power conditioner 12 becomes too large, the power loss at the peak of the panel capacity will increase, and the disadvantage of increased power generation cost will be greater than the advantage of improving the utilization rate of the power generation equipment 10. .

The power generation equipment 10 has a configuration in which the solar panels 11 are overloaded to the extent that the above advantages outweigh the disadvantages, and although there are times when the panel capacity exceeds the capacity of the power conditioner 12, the total utilization rate of the power generation equipment 10 is improved. is improving. Furthermore, the power generation equipment 10 reduces power loss by utilizing surplus power in the amount where the panel capacity exceeds the capacity of the power conditioner 12 (that is, the amount of power that cannot be transmitted using the power transmission and distribution network 20) without wasting it. suppress.

As shown in FIG. 1, the power generation facility 10 includes, in addition to a power transmission system to the power transmission and distribution network 20, a charging system that can step down surplus power using a DC/DC converter 14 and charge the battery 40. The battery 40 is a secondary battery that can be charged and discharged. The battery delivery system 100 delivers the battery 40 charged with this surplus power to the consumer 30 using a vehicle 51 (such as a truck) that is used by the home delivery system 50 to collect and deliver packages. The courier system 50 is, for example, an existing courier system that delivers general packages. The consumer 30 can use the power supplied from the delivered charged battery 40. Further, the battery delivery system 100 uses the vehicle 51 to deliver the battery 40 that has been discharged due to the use of electric power by the consumer 30 to the power generation facility 10 . This delivered battery 40 is charged with surplus power in the power generation facility 10.

In this way, the battery delivery system 100 charges surplus power that cannot be sent to the power transmission and distribution grid 20 into the battery 40 and carries it on a vehicle instead of the power transmission and distribution network 20 to the consumer 30 to generate electricity. Loss of power generated by the equipment 10 can be reduced and the generated power can be used effectively.

[Battery delivery system configuration]
Next, the configuration of the battery delivery system 100 will be explained in detail.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the battery delivery system according to this embodiment. In this figure, components corresponding to each part in FIG. 1 are given the same reference numerals. Two power generation facilities 10 are illustrated as a plurality of power generation facilities 10 of a renewable energy power generation company. The number of 10 power generation facilities is not limited to two, and may be three or more. Part or all of each of the plurality of power generation facilities 10 may be power generation facilities of the same renewable energy power generation company, or may be power generation facilities of different renewable energy power generation companies. In this embodiment, an example will be described in which a plurality of power generation facilities 10 capable of charging the battery 40 are provided, but a configuration in which one power generation facility 10 is provided may be used.

The battery delivery system 100 predicts the power generation amount of each of the plurality of power generation facilities 10, and based on the predicted result, delivers the battery 40 to the power generation facility 10 expected to generate surplus power from among the plurality of power generation facilities 10. . There may be one power generation facility 10 that delivers the battery 40, or there may be a plurality of power generation facilities 10. The power generation facility 10 charges the delivered battery 40 with surplus power. Then, the battery delivery system 100 checks the charging status of the batteries 40 and collects the fully charged batteries 40. For example, the power purchase price is determined based on the power generation cost, and the power purchase transaction is performed in accordance with the collection of charged batteries 40. Note that the battery delivery system 100 determines, for each of the plurality of power generation facilities 10, the quality (content) of power, such as whether or not it is renewable energy, the proportion of renewable energy, and the type of renewable energy, and the amount of power generated. may be predicted. Types of renewable energy may be classified according to power generation factors such as solar power, wind power, hydropower, geothermal power, biomass, etc., or may be classified according to greenhouse gas emissions resulting from power generation. Further, the power purchase price may be determined based on the quality of power.

In addition, the battery delivery system 100 performs demand forecasting or confirmation of remaining battery power of a plurality of consumers 30, and charges the consumers 30 with expected demand (or the consumers 30 with low battery power) using the power generation equipment 10. The charged battery 40 is delivered. For example, the power sales price is determined based on the power generation cost, battery cost, delivery cost, etc., and the power sales transaction is performed in accordance with the delivery of the charged battery 40.

Furthermore, the battery delivery system 100 delivers the battery 40 used by the consumer 30 (discharged battery 40) to the power generation facility 10 as a battery 40 for charging.

The battery 40 is a removable cartridge type battery and can be carried alone. The power generation equipment 10 can be charged by attaching the battery 40 to a charging terminal section or the like for connecting to a charging system to which power is supplied via the DC/DC converter 14 (see FIG. 1). In addition, the consumer 30 can supply power from the battery 40 to the consumer 30 by attaching the battery 40 to a power supply terminal section for power connection provided in the consumer 30 .

Further, as described above, the courier system 50 is used to deliver the battery 40. The courier system 50 is, for example, a courier system operated by a courier company that delivers general packages, and handles the battery 40 as a package. In other words, the battery 40 can be delivered by carrying the battery 40 on the vehicle 51 used for collecting and delivering the luggage, in the same way as the luggage. The vehicle 51 is typically a truck used for collecting, delivering, and transporting cargo, but may be a vehicle other than a truck.

Further, the vehicle 51 may be an EV (Electric Vehicle), and in the case of an EV, it may be able to run on a battery provided in the vehicle 51, or instead of or in addition to the battery. It may be possible to run on electric power from the battery 40. Note that the present invention is not limited to the vehicle 51, and other moving objects such as a drone may be used.

Furthermore, the battery delivery system 100 may deliver the charged battery 40 charged by the power generation facility 10 to a delivery base 31 of a courier company that provides the courier system 50, in addition to the consumer 30. For example, the charged battery 40 may temporarily pass through the delivery base 31 during delivery to the consumer 30. Further, the charged battery 40 may be once delivered to the delivery base 31 and stored, and then delivered to the consumer 30 according to demand. Further, the charged battery 40 may be used at the delivery base 31 to which the charged battery 40 is delivered. Further, the battery 40 stored at the delivery base 31 may be charged or discharged at the delivery base 31 depending on the storage condition (for example, storage period).

Furthermore, the battery delivery system 100 may deliver the charged battery 40 charged by the power generation facility 10 to other companies in the industry 32 other than the courier company that provides the courier system 50. Even when the charged battery 40 is delivered to another company 32 in the industry, electricity is sold in accordance with the delivery. The other company in the industry 32 may use the delivered battery 40 at another company in the industry 32, or the other company in the industry 32 may deliver (sell power to) the consumer 30.

In this way, the battery distribution system 100, in place of the power transmission and distribution network 20, charges the battery 40 from the power generation facility 10 and transports it to the consumer 30, thereby purchasing power from the power generation facility 10 and selling the power to the consumer 30. It is possible to provide a power trading system that allows Thereby, the battery distribution system 100 can make the surplus power of the power generation equipment 10 that cannot be transmitted through the power transmission and distribution network 20 available to the consumer 30, thereby reducing power loss in the power generation equipment 10 and reducing power loss in the power generation equipment 10. The generated electric power can be used effectively.

The battery delivery system 100 includes a delivery management device 500 that predicts the power generation amount of the power generation equipment 10 described above, predicts the demand of the consumer 30, and instructs delivery of the batteries 40. For example, the delivery management device 500 is a server that includes a computer that executes a program for realizing the functions of the delivery management device 500. For example, the delivery management device 500 instructs the delivery of the battery 40 to a terminal owned by a collection and delivery worker who performs collection and delivery work using a vehicle 51.

[Delivery management device configuration]
Next, with reference to FIG. 4, the functional configuration of the delivery management device 500 will be described.
FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the delivery management device according to this embodiment. Delivery management device 500 includes a communication section 510, a control section 520, and a storage section 530.
The communication unit 510 communicates with the power generation facility 10, the consumer 30, the vehicle 51, an external server that provides weather information, etc. via a communication network.

The control unit 520 includes an information acquisition unit 521, a power generation amount prediction unit 522, a demand prediction unit 523, a collection and delivery planning unit 524, and a delivery instruction unit 525. The storage unit 530 also includes a power generation equipment information storage unit 531, a customer information storage unit 532, a vehicle information storage unit 533, a battery information storage unit 534, a prediction information storage unit 535, and a collection and delivery plan storage unit 536. Equipped with

The information acquisition unit 521 acquires various information from the power generation equipment 10, the consumer 30, the vehicle 51, an external server, etc. that are connected to the communication network via the communication unit 510. For example, the information acquisition unit 521 acquires power generation equipment information along with the name and location of the power generation equipment 10 from each of the plurality of power generation equipment 10, and stores it in the power generation equipment information storage unit 531. For example, the power generation equipment information includes the panel capacity of the solar panel 11, the capacity and volume of the power conditioner 12, and the like. Note that the power generation equipment information may include historical data of the actual power generation amount and surplus power of the power generation equipment 10 during a predetermined period. The power generation equipment information storage unit 531 stores, for example, the name and location of the power generation equipment 10, power generation equipment information, etc. in association with each other.

Further, the information acquisition unit 521 acquires customer information from each of the plurality of customers 30 and stores it in the customer information storage unit 532. For example, the information acquisition unit 521 acquires the name and location of the consumer 30 as well as battery information of the battery 40 used by the consumer 30 from each of the plurality of consumers 30 as consumer information. The battery information includes, for example, a battery ID for identifying the battery 40, information regarding the remaining battery level of the battery 40 (for example, state of charge (SOC)), and the like. The customer information storage unit 532 stores, for example, the name and location of the customer 30, battery information (battery ID, battery remaining amount, etc.) in association with each other. Note that the information acquisition unit 521 acquires the power usage amount (for example, the power usage amount per day) of the customer 30 from each of the plurality of customers 30 as customer information, and stores it in the customer information storage unit 532. It's okay.

The information acquisition unit 521 also acquires vehicle information from a terminal owned by a collection and delivery worker who uses the vehicle 51 to deliver (or collect) packages and batteries 40 in the delivery system 50, and acquires vehicle information from a vehicle information storage unit. 533. The vehicle information includes, for example, a vehicle ID for identifying the vehicle 51, location information of the vehicle 51, and information on the cargo loaded on the vehicle 51 (information on luggage, battery 40, etc.). The vehicle ID of the vehicle 51 to be used may be registered in advance in a terminal owned by the collection and delivery worker, or the vehicle ID may be registered by communicating with the vehicle 51. Communication includes not only wireless communication but also contactless communication such as communication using RFID (Radio Frequency Identifier) technology and wired connection. Further, the position information of the vehicle 51 may be position information detected by a terminal owned by a collection and delivery worker, or may be position information detected by a position detection function installed in the vehicle 51. The loaded item information may be registered at the delivery base in a terminal owned by the collection and delivery worker, or may be input into the terminal by the collection and delivery worker's operation. Further, the information acquisition unit 521 may be provided with some or all of the functions of the terminal in the vehicle 51, and the information acquisition unit 521 may acquire vehicle information from the vehicle 51, or may communicate with the vehicle 51 for collection and delivery. Vehicle information may be acquired from each terminal owned by the worker.

Note that the battery 40 may be attached with a sensor that detects battery monitoring information such as the temperature, expansion rate, ignition, and leakage of the battery 40, and the information acquisition unit 521 collects battery information for each battery ID as battery information. Monitoring information may also be acquired. For example, the information acquisition unit 521 may acquire battery information including battery monitoring information as the load information of each vehicle 51 and as battery information of the battery 40 loaded in each vehicle 51. Thereby, the normality and abnormality of the battery 40 can be monitored, and accidents such as ignition or explosion of the battery 40 can be prevented.

The vehicle information storage unit 533 stores, for example, a vehicle ID, position information, loaded information, etc. in association with each other. Note that the cargo information includes, for example, a cargo ID for identifying the cargo, a battery ID for identifying the battery 40, and the like. The package ID and the battery ID may be information that allows each to be identified, and may be, for example, the slip number of the delivery slip when the package and the battery 40 are delivered.

Further, the information acquisition unit 521 acquires battery information of the battery 40 and stores it in the battery information storage unit 534. The battery information storage unit 534 stores a battery ID, position information, charge amount, remaining battery amount, etc. in association with each other.

For example, the information acquisition unit 521 acquires information regarding the battery ID and charging status from the power generation equipment 10 as battery information of the battery 40 being charged in the power generation equipment 10 . The charging status of the battery 40 is, for example, the amount of charge of the battery 40 (for example, the charging rate (SOC)). Based on the battery information acquired from the power generation equipment 10, the information acquisition unit 521 stores the battery ID, position information, charge amount (for example, charging rate (SOC)), etc. of the battery 40 in the power generation equipment 10 in the battery information storage unit 534. Make me remember. The location information may be the name or location of the power generation facility 10. Note that the information acquisition unit 521 may acquire information regarding the time since the battery 40 was delivered to the power generation equipment 10 or the time since charging started, as information regarding the charging status of the battery 40.

The information acquisition unit 521 also acquires the battery ID, location information, and remaining battery level (for example, charging rate (SOC) of the battery 40 in the consumer 30 based on the battery information acquired from the consumer 30 and included in the consumer information). ) etc. are stored in the battery information storage unit 534. The location information may be the customer ID of the customer 30 or the location.

Furthermore, the information acquisition unit 521 updates the position information of the battery information stored in the battery information storage unit 534 based on the vehicle information acquired from the terminal owned by the collection and delivery worker. For example, when the battery 40 in the power generation facility 10 or the consumer 30 is loaded onto the vehicle 51, the location information of the battery 40 is updated to the location information included in the vehicle information.

Specifically, when the battery 40 is delivered from the power generation facility 10 to the consumer 30, the information acquisition unit 521 first transmits the position information of the battery 40 to the vehicle 51 in response to the battery 40 being loaded on the vehicle 51. Then, when the battery 40 is delivered to the consumer 30, the location information of the battery 40 is updated to the name or location of the consumer 30. Further, when the battery 40 is delivered from the consumer 30 to the power generation facility 10, the information acquisition unit 521 first transmits the position information of the battery 40 to the vehicle of the vehicle 51 in response to the battery 40 being loaded on the vehicle 51. The location information included in the information is updated, and then, in response to the battery 40 being delivered to the power generation facility 10, the location information of the battery 40 is updated to the name or location of the power generation facility 10.

Note that when the battery 40 is delivered to the delivery base 31, the information acquisition unit 521 stores the location information of the battery 40 as the base ID of the delivery base 31 in response to the fact that the battery 40 has been delivered to the delivery base 31. (or location name) or location.

The information acquisition unit 521 also acquires weather information (for example, weather forecast) for the location of each power generation facility 10 from an external server that provides weather information. This weather information is used to predict the amount of power generated by the power generation facility 10.

The power generation amount prediction unit 522 predicts the power generation amount of each of the plurality of power generation facilities 10 based on the information acquired by the information acquisition unit 521. For example, the power generation amount prediction unit 522 predicts the amount of solar radiation of each of the plurality of power generation facilities 10 based on at least weather information (for example, weather forecast) to predict the amount of power generation. Further, the power generation amount prediction unit 522 predicts surplus power based on the prediction result of the power generation amount and the capacity of the installed power conditioner 12.

Here, the power generation amount prediction unit 522 may predict the power generation amount (or surplus power) using AI (Artificial Intelligence). For example, the power generation amount prediction unit 522 is based on the power generation facility information of each of the plurality of power generation facilities 10, the weather at the location of each power generation facility 10 (for example, weather), and the power generation amount (or surplus power) at that time. Using a machine-learned model, the power generation amount (or surplus power) of each power generation facility 10 may be predicted based on weather information (for example, weather forecast information such as a weather forecast).

Note that weather information such as temperature or humidity may be used in addition to the weather to predict the amount of power generation (or surplus power). Furthermore, in addition to weather information, information such as date and season may also be used to predict the amount of power generation (or surplus power).

Further, the power generation amount prediction section 522 generates power generation amount prediction information based on the prediction result and stores it in the prediction information storage section 535. For example, the prediction information storage unit 535 stores the facility ID of the power generation equipment 10, the power generation amount prediction result, the surplus power prediction result, etc. in association with each other as the power generation amount prediction information.

Note that in the case of wind power generation, the amount of power generation may be predicted based on, for example, wind prediction, and in the case of hydroelectric power generation, the amount of power generation may be predicted, for example, based on rain prediction.

The demand forecasting unit 523 performs demand forecasting for each of the plurality of consumers 30. For example, the demand prediction unit 523 predicts the power demand of each consumer 30 based on the remaining battery level of each battery 40 of the plurality of consumers 30. For example, the demand forecasting unit 523 predicts that a customer 30 whose remaining battery level of the battery 40 is less than or equal to a predetermined amount needs to have the charged battery 40 delivered (there is a demand for it). Note that the demand prediction unit 523 may predict the power demand of each consumer 30 based on the daily power consumption of the plurality of consumers 30 and the remaining battery level of the battery 40.

Here, the demand forecasting unit 523 may perform demand forecasting using AI. For example, the demand forecasting unit 523 performs machine learning based on customer information of each of the plurality of customers 30 (e.g., daily power usage, remaining battery level, etc.) and the demand for the battery 40 at that time. Demand forecasting for each customer 30 may be performed using the completed model.

Note that weather information at the location of each customer 30 may be used for demand prediction. Further, for demand prediction, information on the elapsed time since the charged battery 40 was delivered to each consumer 30 may be used.

Further, the demand forecasting unit 523 generates demand forecasting information based on the demand forecasting result and stores it in the forecasting information storage unit 535. For example, the prediction information storage unit 535 stores the customer ID of the customer 30, the demand prediction result, etc. in association with each other as demand prediction information.

Note that the demand forecasting unit 523 may use weather information at the location of each consumer 30 for demand forecasting.

The collection and delivery planning unit 524 determines the power generation facility 10 to which the battery 40 will be delivered based on the prediction result of the power generation amount (or surplus power) of each power generation facility 10, and delivers the battery 40 for charging to the determined power generation facility 10. Create a shipping plan for shipping. For example, the collection and distribution planning unit 524 preferentially assigns batteries for charging to a power generation facility 10 that is expected to generate a large amount of surplus power among the plurality of power generation facilities 10 based on the prediction result of the power generation amount (or surplus power). Plan to deliver 40.

The delivery plan to the power generation facility 10 includes, for example, information on the power generation facility 10 to be delivered (name, address (location), etc.) and information on the battery 40 to be delivered to the power generation facility 10 (battery ID, battery location information, etc.). ) and the vehicle ID of the vehicle 51 used for delivery. Further, the delivery plan may include information on the delivery date (scheduled delivery date) or the delivery date and time (scheduled delivery date and time). Note that the batteries 40 to be delivered to the power generation equipment 10 are, for example, batteries 40 that have been exchanged with charged batteries 40 at the consumer 30 and collected, or batteries 40 that have been collected from the consumer 30 and then used as rechargeable batteries 40 at the delivery base 31. This may be a stored battery or a new, uncharged battery 40.

In addition, the collection and delivery planning unit 524 determines the customer 30 to which the battery 40 is to be delivered based on the demand forecast result of each customer 30, and delivers the charged battery charged by the power generation equipment 10 to the determined customer 30. Create a delivery plan to deliver 40. For example, the collection and delivery planning unit 524 may preferentially charge the batteries 40 used by each consumer 30 out of the plurality of consumers 30 where the battery level is low or where there is a high possibility that the battery level will be insufficient. The plan is to deliver the batteries 40.

The delivery plan to the consumer 30 includes, for example, information on the consumer 30 to be delivered (name, address (location), etc.) and information on the battery 40 to be delivered to the consumer 30 (battery ID, battery location information, etc.). ) and the vehicle ID of the vehicle 51 used for delivery. Further, the delivery plan may include information on the delivery date (scheduled delivery date) or the delivery date and time (scheduled delivery date and time). Note that the batteries 40 to be delivered to the consumers 30 are, for example, those that have been charged and collected at the power generation equipment 10, and those that have been charged and collected at the power generation equipment 10 and then stored at the delivery base 31. , or a new charged battery 40.

Furthermore, when collecting charged batteries 40 from the power generation equipment 10 , the collection and delivery planning unit 524 refers to the battery information stored in the battery information storage unit 534 and determines the charging status of each power generation equipment 10 . Accordingly, a collection plan is created in which batteries 40 that have been fully charged or batteries 40 that have taken less than a predetermined time to complete charging are to be collected. The predetermined time is, for example, the time (estimated time) it will take for the vehicle 51 headed for collection to arrive. Note that the collection and delivery planning unit 524 may target batteries 40 that can be determined to have been fully charged based on information about the time since the batteries 40 were delivered to the power generation equipment 10 or the time since charging started. .

Further, the collection and delivery planning unit 524 may create a delivery plan for delivering the charged batteries 40 collected from the power generation equipment 10 and the used batteries 40 collected from the consumers 30 to the delivery base 31. Further, the collection and delivery planning unit 524 may create a delivery plan for delivering the charged batteries 40 collected from the power generation equipment 10 to other companies 32 in the industry.

Further, the collection and delivery planning unit 524 may select the vehicle 51 to be used for delivering the battery 40 based on the loading amount and type of general cargo other than the battery 40. For example, when selecting the vehicle 51 to be used for delivering the battery 40, the collection and delivery planning unit 524 selects a vehicle 51 with a smaller load than a vehicle 51 with a larger load of general cargo other than the battery 40. It's okay. For example, the vehicle 51 may be loaded with a lot of baggage on the outbound route and have no or little baggage on the return route, or vice versa. There may be heavy loads. The collection and delivery planning unit 524 may refer to the vehicle information stored in the vehicle information storage unit 533 and create a delivery plan so as to load the battery 40 on a route with no or fewer loads. .

Furthermore, the collection and delivery planning unit 524 determines the priority of the instruction for delivering the battery 40 with respect to the instruction for delivering the package. For example, the collection and delivery planning unit 524 may lower the priority of the instruction to deliver the battery 40 relative to the instruction to deliver the package. For example, the collection/delivery planning unit 524 may load the batteries 40 on the vehicle 51 with priority so that the batteries 40 on the vehicle 51 do not cause any cargo that cannot be loaded. It may also be loaded. Further, the collection and delivery planning unit 524 may increase the priority of the instruction to deliver the battery 40 relative to the instruction to deliver the package. For example, if there is a consumer 30 who urgently needs a charged battery 40, the collection and delivery planning unit 524 may preferentially deliver the battery 40.

Here, the collection and delivery planning unit 524 may determine the delivery plan for the battery 40 using AI. For example, the collection/delivery planning unit 524 may be configured to use the prediction results of the power generation amount (or surplus power) of each power generation facility 10 described above, the demand prediction results of each customer 30, the battery information stored in the battery information storage unit 534, and vehicle information. Using a learned model that has been machine-learned based on vehicle information stored in the storage unit 533 or a delivery plan created for learning delivery routes, delivery route status, etc. (or delivery plans actually used), etc. You can also create a delivery plan.

In addition, the collection and distribution planning unit 524 also includes power generation equipment information for each of the plurality of power generation facilities 10 described above, weather at the location of each power generation equipment 10 (for example, weather), consumer information for each of the plurality of consumers 30 (for example, battery remaining capacity). (or the amount of power used per day and remaining battery power, etc.), the battery information stored in the battery information storage section 534, the vehicle information stored in the vehicle information storage section 533, or the delivery route, delivery A delivery plan may be created using a learned model that has been machine-learned based on a delivery plan created for learning route conditions, etc. (or a delivery plan actually used).

The collection and delivery planning unit 524 creates a delivery plan (for example, selecting the batteries 40 to be delivered) based on usage conditions (usage history) such as the usage period of the battery 40, the number of charging/discharging cycles, season, and temperature. Or, the usage may be changed (for example, whether or not it is used to power an EV). For example, the collection and delivery planning unit 524 may add information such as the period of use of the battery 40, the number of charging/discharging cycles, the season, and the temperature as feature quantities used in machine learning. A delivery plan may be created using the model. Thereby, the collection and delivery planning unit 524 can create a highly accurate delivery plan even if the capacity stored in the battery 40 varies depending on the period of use of the battery 40, the number of charging/discharging cycles, the season, and the temperature.

Further, the collection and delivery planning section 524 stores the created delivery plan and collection plan in the collection and delivery plan storage section 536. The delivery plan includes, for example, information on the delivery destination (name, address, etc.), information on the battery 40 to be delivered (battery ID, battery location information, etc.), and the vehicle ID of the vehicle 51 used for delivery. Associated. In addition, the collection plan includes, for example, information on the collection destination (name, address (location), etc.), information on the battery 40 to be collected (battery ID, battery position information, etc.), and the vehicle ID of the vehicle 51 used for collection. etc. are associated.

The delivery instruction unit 525 transmits a delivery instruction based on the delivery plan created by the collection and delivery planning unit 524 to the vehicle 51. Alternatively, the delivery instruction unit 525 may transmit a delivery instruction based on the delivery plan created by the collection and delivery planning unit 524 to the vehicle 51 via the delivery base 31.

For example, the delivery instruction unit 525 issues a delivery instruction based on a delivery plan for delivering the charging battery 40 to the power generation facility 10 determined as the delivery destination. Furthermore, the delivery instruction unit 525 issues a delivery instruction based on a delivery plan for delivering the battery 40 charged in the power generation equipment 10 to the consumer 30 determined as the delivery destination. As an example, this delivery instruction corresponds to a delivery slip used for general package delivery.

Further, the delivery instruction unit 525 issues a collection instruction based on a collection plan for collecting the batteries 40 from the power generation equipment 10 or the consumer 30. Furthermore, the delivery instruction unit 525 issues delivery instructions based on a delivery plan for delivering the battery 40 to the delivery base 31 or other companies in the industry 32.

Note that when issuing a delivery instruction for the batteries 40 stored at the delivery base 31, the delivery instruction unit 525 determines the storage status of the stored batteries 40 (for example, storage period, storage environment (natural disasters, etc.)). ) etc., the charging or discharging instruction may be given to the delivery base 31 in advance. For example, the delivery instruction unit 525 may instruct the battery 40 to be delivered to the power generation equipment 10 to discharge and then instruct the battery 40 to be delivered to the power generation equipment 10. Furthermore, if the storage period of the battery 40 to be delivered to the consumer 30 is long, the delivery instruction unit 525 may issue a delivery instruction to instruct the battery 40 to be charged and then deliver it to the consumer 30. good.

[Delivery processing in battery delivery system]
Next, the operation of the delivery management process executed by the delivery management device 500 in the battery delivery system 100 will be described.

First, a description will be given of the operation of the delivery instruction process in which the delivery management device 500 delivers the charging battery 40 to the power generation facility 10.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a delivery instruction process to a power generation facility according to the present embodiment.

The delivery management device 500 acquires power generation equipment information along with the name and location of the power generation equipment 10 from each of the plurality of power generation equipment 10 (step S101). Furthermore, the delivery management device 500 acquires weather information (for example, weather forecast) for the location of each power generation facility 10 from an external server that provides weather information (step S103).

Next, the delivery management device 500 predicts the power generation amount and surplus power of each of the plurality of power generation facilities 10 based on the acquired power generation facility information and weather information (for example, weather forecast) (step S105).

Next, the delivery management device 500 determines the power generation facility 10 to which the battery 40 will be delivered based on the prediction result of the power generation amount (or surplus power) of each power generation facility 10, and supplies the determined power generation facility 10 with the power generation facility 10 for charging. A delivery plan for delivering the battery 40 is created. For example, the delivery management device 500 may preferentially assign batteries for charging to a power generation facility 10 that is expected to generate a large amount of surplus power among the plurality of power generation facilities 10 based on the prediction result of the power generation amount (or surplus power). 40 to be delivered (step S107).

The delivery management device 500 then instructs the vehicle 51 to deliver based on the created delivery plan. For example, based on the created delivery plan, the delivery management device 500 issues a delivery slip for delivering the charging battery 40 and the number of batteries 40 to the determined delivery destination power generation facility 10, and delivers it to the vehicle 51. An instruction is given (step S109). Note that the number of batteries 40 may be determined based on the amount of power consumed by the consumer.

Next, the operation of the collection instruction process for the delivery management device 500 to collect the charged batteries 40 from the power generation equipment 10 will be described.
FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an example of collection instruction processing from the power generation equipment 10 according to the present embodiment.

The delivery management device 500 acquires information regarding the charging status of the battery 40 being charged in the power generation facility 10 (step S201). For example, the delivery management device 500 acquires information about the amount of charge (for example, the charging rate (SOC)) of the battery 40 from the power generation equipment 10.

The delivery management device 500 determines whether charging of the battery 40 is completed (or whether the time until charging is completed is less than a predetermined time) based on the charging status of the battery 40 (step S203). . If the delivery management device 500 determines that there are no batteries 40 that have been fully charged (or batteries 40 that have taken less than a predetermined time to complete charging) (NO), the delivery management device 500 performs the process of step S203 again.

On the other hand, if the delivery management device 500 determines that there is a battery 40 that has been fully charged (or a battery 40 that has taken less than a predetermined time to complete charging) (YES), the delivery management device 500 collects the battery 40 from the power generation facility 10. A collection plan is created (step S205).

The delivery management device 500 then instructs the vehicle 51 to collect the cargo based on the created collection plan. For example, the delivery management device 500 instructs the vehicle 51 to collect charged batteries 40 from the power generation equipment 10 at the determined delivery destination based on the created collection plan (step S207).

Next, a description will be given of the operation of the delivery instruction process in which the delivery management device 500 delivers the charged battery 40 to the consumer 30.
FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a delivery instruction process to the customer 30 according to the present embodiment.

The delivery management device 500 acquires consumer information (for example, remaining battery level, etc.) from each of the plurality of consumers 30 (step S301). Note that the delivery management device 500 may acquire power usage (for example, power usage per day) from each of the plurality of consumers 30 as customer information.

Next, the delivery management device 500 performs demand prediction for each of the plurality of consumers 30 based on the acquired consumer information (step S303). For example, the delivery management device 500 predicts the power demand of each consumer 30 based on the remaining battery level of each battery 40 of the plurality of consumers 30. Note that the delivery management device 500 may predict the power demand of each consumer 30 based on the daily power consumption of the plurality of consumers 30 and the remaining battery level of the battery 40.

Next, the delivery management device 500 determines the customer 30 to which the battery 40 will be delivered based on the demand forecast results of each customer 30, and delivers the charged battery charged by the power generation equipment 10 to the determined customer 30. A delivery plan for delivering the battery 40 is created (step S305). For example, the delivery management device 500 may preferentially charge the batteries 40 used by each consumer 30 among the plurality of consumers 30 where the battery level is low or where there is a high possibility that the battery level will be insufficient. The plan is to deliver the batteries 40.

The delivery management device 500 then instructs the vehicle 51 to deliver based on the created delivery plan. For example, based on the created delivery plan, the delivery management device 500 issues a delivery slip for delivering the charged battery 40 to the customer 30 at the determined delivery destination, and instructs the vehicle 51 to make the delivery (step S307).

When instructing the delivery of the charged battery 40 to the customer 30, the delivery management device 500 may also instruct the collection of the battery 40 that has been used by the customer 30 as the delivery destination.

As described above, the battery delivery system 100 according to the present embodiment includes a delivery instruction for delivering the battery 40 to the power generation equipment 10 using the vehicle 51 (an example of a mobile object), and a battery charged in the power generation equipment 10. 40 to the consumer 30 using a vehicle 51.

Thereby, the battery delivery system 100 can charge the battery 40 with surplus power of the power generation equipment 10 and send it to the consumer 30 using the vehicle 51, thereby reducing power loss in the power generation equipment 10 and The electricity generated can be used effectively.

For example, the delivery management device 500 predicts the power generation amount of each of the plurality of power generation facilities 10 based on at least weather information, and determines the power generation facility 10 to which the battery 40 will be delivered based on the predicted power generation amount. For example, the delivery management device 500 predicts surplus power based on the prediction of the power generation amount, and determines the power generation facility 10 to which the battery 40 will be delivered based on the prediction of the surplus power. The delivery management device 500 then issues a delivery instruction to deliver the battery 40 (rechargeable battery 40) to the power generation facility determined as the delivery destination.

As a result, the battery delivery system 100 can charge the battery 40 from the power generation facility 10 that has a large amount of power generation (or surplus power) and send it to the consumer 30, thereby reducing power loss in the power generation facility 10. can be reduced.

Furthermore, the delivery management device 500 performs a power demand forecast based on the remaining capacity of each of the batteries 40 of the plurality of consumers 30, and determines the consumer 30 to which the battery 40 will be delivered based on the demand forecast. The delivery management device 500 then issues a delivery instruction for delivering the battery 40 charged in the power generation facility 10 to the consumer 30 determined as the delivery destination.

As a result, the battery delivery system 100 can send the battery 40 charged in the power generation equipment 10 to the place where the demand for electricity is high among the plurality of consumers 30, thereby reducing power loss in the power generation equipment 10 and reducing the demand for electricity. Necessary power can be supplied to the house 30.

Furthermore, the delivery management device 500 issues a collection instruction for collecting the batteries 40 delivered to the power generation equipment 10 based on the charging status of the batteries 40. For example, the charging status is the amount of charge of the battery 40 (for example, the rate of charge (SOC)), the time since the battery 40 was delivered, or the time since charging started.

Thereby, the battery delivery system 100 can collect the batteries 40 charged in the power generation equipment 10 at an appropriate timing and deliver them to the consumers 30.

Furthermore, the delivery management device 500 issues delivery instructions for delivering the batteries 40 collected from the power generation equipment 10 to the delivery base 31 (an example of a predetermined base), and provides the customer 30 with the batteries 40 that have been charged in the power generation equipment 10. When delivering the battery 40, a delivery instruction for delivering the battery 40 delivered from the power generation facility 10 to the delivery base 31 to the consumer 30 is given.

As a result, the battery delivery system 100 stores the charged batteries 40 at the delivery base 31 when the timing of collecting the charged batteries 40 from the power generation equipment 10 and the timing of delivering the charged batteries 40 to the consumer 30 do not match. It is possible to deliver to the consumer 30 at an appropriate timing.

Furthermore, when delivering the battery 40 charged in the power generation facility 10 to the consumer 30, the delivery management device 500 issues a collection instruction for collecting the battery 40 that has been used by the consumer 30.

Accordingly, when the battery delivery system 100 delivers the charged battery 40 to the consumer 30, the battery 40 is replaced with a used battery 40 and collected, so the delivery efficiency is good.

Furthermore, the delivery management device 500 manages the battery 40 in association with location information and information regarding the amount of charge.

Thereby, the battery delivery system 100 can manage the location and state of charge of each battery 40, and therefore can appropriately deliver the batteries 40 to the power generation facility 10 and the consumer 30.

Further, the vehicle 51 is used for delivering packages in the courier system 50, and delivers the battery 40 as the package.

As a result, the battery delivery system 100 uses the existing delivery system 50 to deliver the battery 40 to the home, thereby reducing delivery costs.

Furthermore, the delivery management device 500 determines the priority of the instruction to deliver the battery 40 with respect to the instruction to deliver the package.

Thereby, the battery delivery system 100 can adjust the delivery of general cargo and the delivery of the batteries 40 as appropriate. For example, the battery delivery system 100 lowers the priority of the instruction to deliver the battery 40 compared to the instruction to deliver the package, so that the battery 40 can be delivered without affecting general packages delivered by the parcel delivery system 50. Electricity can be delivered from the power generation facility 10 to the consumer 30 using the power generation facility 10. Furthermore, for example, the battery delivery system 100 may increase the priority of the instruction to deliver the battery 40 with respect to the instruction to deliver the package, so that the customer 30 who urgently needs the charged battery 40 will receive the following information: The battery 40 can be delivered preferentially.

In addition, the delivery management device 500 uses the vehicle 51 with less baggage loading to deliver the battery 40, giving priority to the vehicle 51 loaded with less baggage than the vehicle 51 with a larger load of baggage among the plurality of vehicles 51.

Thereby, the battery delivery system 100 can deliver electricity from the power generation facility 10 to the consumer 30 using the battery 40 without affecting general packages delivered by the delivery system 50.

The power generation facility 10 also includes a power transmission system that generates power using renewable energy and transmits the generated power to the consumer 30 via a power transmission line, and a charging system that charges the battery 40 with the generated power. .

Thereby, the battery delivery system 100 can use the charging system to charge the surplus power that cannot be sent to the power transmission and distribution network 20 out of the power generated by the power generation equipment 10 to the battery 40 and deliver it to the consumer 30.

Further, information regarding the power purchase price is set for the delivery of the battery 40 to the power generation facility 10, and information regarding the power selling price is set for the delivery of the battery 40 to the consumer 30.

As a result, the battery delivery system 100 can purchase electricity from the power generation equipment 10 and sell electricity to the consumer 30 at the set transaction price in home delivery of electricity using the battery 40.

In addition, the battery delivery method in the battery delivery system 100 includes steps in which the delivery management device 500 issues a delivery instruction to deliver the battery 40 to the power generation equipment 10 using the vehicle 51, and the steps of: The step includes a step of instructing delivery to the customer 30 using the vehicle 51.

Thereby, the battery delivery system 100 can charge the battery 40 with surplus power of the power generation equipment 10 and send it to the consumer 30 using the vehicle 51, thereby reducing power loss in the power generation equipment 10 and The electricity generated can be used effectively.

[Deployment to electricity market/business]
FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of deployment of the battery delivery system 100 according to the present embodiment to the electric power market. The battery delivery system 100 can also participate in the market (buy and sell electricity) in a VPP (Virtual Power Plant) business. For example, the battery delivery system 100 is configured to match the overall power supply and demand, including the power from the power generation company in the battery delivery system 100 and the power from other power generation companies including thermal power generation, nuclear power generation, etc. It is also possible to participate in the supply and demand adjustment market or the wholesale power market, which adjusts power resources by buying and selling the power (regulating power) required for.

For example, if there is surplus power in the battery distribution system 100, the battery distribution system 100 transfers the power purchased from the power generation facility 10 to a power transmission and distribution business that transmits power from another power generation business or Electricity may be sold to a retail electricity business that buys and sells electricity from other power generation businesses. Further, when the battery delivery system 100 is short of power, the battery delivery system 100 may purchase power from another power generation company from a power transmission and distribution company or a retail electricity company. This makes it possible to maintain an overall balance between supply and demand and a stable supply of electricity.

Note that the battery 40 stored at the delivery base 31 in the battery delivery system 100 may be discharged to a power transmission and distribution business that transmits power from another power generation business, or may be charged by the power transmission and distribution business. .

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of business development using the battery delivery system 100 according to the present embodiment. Since the battery delivery system 100 can realize home delivery of electricity using the battery 40, it can be expanded to the VPP business as described with reference to FIG. Furthermore, by using a cartridge-type battery as the battery 40, the battery delivery system 100 can be expanded to share businesses such as car share business and battery share business using EVs.

Although the embodiments of this invention have been described above in detail with reference to the drawings, the specific configuration is not limited to that described above, and various design changes may be made without departing from the gist of this invention. It is possible to do so.

For example, in the battery delivery system 100, the delivery management device 500 may notify the delivery destination in advance when instructing delivery of the battery 40. For example, when issuing a delivery instruction to deliver the battery 40 to the power generation equipment 10, the delivery management device 500 notifies the delivery destination in advance that the amount of power generation is large and surplus power is expected to be generated, and A delivery instruction for delivering the battery 40 may be given after receiving a request from the equipment 10. For example, when issuing a delivery instruction to deliver the battery 40 to the consumer 30, the delivery management device 500 notifies the delivery destination in advance that the remaining battery power is expected to be insufficient, and The delivery instruction for delivering the battery 40 may be given after receiving a request from.

For example, in the above embodiment, an example was described in which the battery 40 is delivered using the existing delivery system 50, but any delivery system can be used. For example, a dedicated delivery system specialized for delivery of batteries 40 may be constructed.

Note that the delivery management device 500 described above has a computer system inside. Then, a program for realizing the functions of each component of each of the delivery management devices 500 described above is recorded on a computer-readable recording medium, and the program recorded on the recording medium is read into a computer system and executed. By doing so, processing in each configuration included in each of the delivery management apparatuses 500 described above may be performed. Here, "reading a program recorded on a recording medium into a computer system and executing it" includes installing the program on the computer system. The "computer system" here includes hardware such as an OS and peripheral devices. Further, a "computer system" may include a plurality of computer devices connected via a network including the Internet, a WAN, a LAN, a communication line such as a dedicated line, etc. Furthermore, the term "computer-readable recording medium" refers to portable media such as flexible disks, magneto-optical disks, ROMs, and CD-ROMs, and storage devices such as hard disks built into computer systems. In this way, the recording medium storing the program may be a non-transitory recording medium such as a CD-ROM. The recording medium also includes a cloud-type storage medium using multiple storage media and a storage medium in which data is stored in a blockchain format.

The recording medium also includes a recording medium provided internally or externally that can be accessed from the distribution server for distributing the program. Note that the program may be divided into a plurality of parts, downloaded at different timings, and then combined with each of the components provided in the delivery management device 500, or the distribution servers that deliver each of the divided programs and data may be different. . Furthermore, a ``computer-readable recording medium'' refers to a storage medium that retains a program for a certain period of time, such as volatile memory (RAM) inside a computer system that serves as a server or client when a program is transmitted via a network. This shall also include things. Moreover, the above-mentioned program may be for realizing a part of the above-mentioned functions. Furthermore, it may be a so-called difference file (difference program) that can realize the above-mentioned functions in combination with a program already recorded in the computer system.

Further, a part or all of the functions provided in the delivery management device 500 in the embodiment described above may be realized as an integrated circuit such as an LSI (Large Scale Integration). Each function may be implemented as an individual processor, or a part or all of them may be integrated into a processor. Further, the method of circuit integration is not limited to LSI, but may be implemented using a dedicated circuit or a general-purpose processor. Further, if an integrated circuit technology that replaces LSI emerges due to advances in semiconductor technology, an integrated circuit based on this technology may be used.

10 Power generation equipment, 11 Solar panels, 12 Power conditioners, 13 Distribution boards, 14 DC/DC converters, 20 Power transmission and distribution networks, 30 Consumers, 31 Delivery bases, 32 Other companies in the industry, 40 Batteries, 50 Delivery systems, 51 vehicle, 100 battery delivery system, 500 delivery management device, 510 communication unit, 520 control unit, 521 information acquisition unit, 522 power generation prediction unit, 523 demand prediction unit, 524 collection and delivery planning unit, 525 delivery instruction unit, 530 storage unit, 531 power generation equipment information storage unit, 532 consumer information storage unit, 533 vehicle information storage unit, 534 battery information storage unit, 535 prediction information storage unit, 536 collection and delivery plan storage unit

Claims (11)

a management unit that issues a delivery instruction to deliver a battery to a power generation facility using a mobile body, and a delivery instruction to deliver the battery charged in the power generation facility to a consumer using the mobile body;
Equipped with
The management department is
managing the battery by associating location information and information regarding the amount of charge;
When delivering the battery from the power generation facility to the consumer using the mobile body, the position information is updated in response to the battery being loaded on the mobile body, and the battery is delivered to the consumer. update the location information according to the delivery to
When the battery is delivered from the consumer to the power generation facility using the mobile body, the position information is updated in response to the battery being loaded on the mobile body, and the battery is delivered to the power generation facility. updating the location information in response to delivery to
Battery delivery system. The management department is
Predicting the amount of power generated by each of the plurality of power generation facilities based on at least weather information, determining the power generation facility to which the battery will be delivered based on the prediction of the amount of power generation, and determining the power generation facility determined as the delivery destination. giving delivery instructions for delivering the battery to equipment;
The battery delivery system according to claim 1. The management department is
Predicting the demand for electricity based on the remaining capacity of the battery of each of the plurality of consumers, determining the consumer to whom the battery will be delivered based on the demand forecast, and determining the demand determined as the delivery destination. giving delivery instructions for delivering the battery charged by the power generation equipment to a house;
The battery delivery system according to claim 1 or claim 2. The management department is
issuing a collection instruction for collecting the battery delivered to the power generation facility based on the charging status of the battery;
The battery delivery system according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The management department is
A delivery instruction is given to deliver the batteries collected from the power generation equipment to a predetermined base, and when the batteries charged in the power generation equipment are delivered to the consumer, the batteries are sent from the power generation equipment to the predetermined base. giving delivery instructions for delivering the battery delivered to the customer to the consumer;
updating the location information in response to the battery being delivered to the predetermined base;
The battery delivery system according to claim 4. The management department is
When delivering the battery charged in the power generation facility to the consumer, issuing a collection instruction for collecting the battery that was being used by the consumer;
The battery delivery system according to any one of claims 1 to 5. The management department is
managing the battery by associating it with location information and information regarding the amount of charge;
The battery delivery system according to any one of claims 1 to 6. The mobile body is
It is used to deliver packages in the courier system,
delivering the battery as the package;
The battery delivery system according to any one of claims 1 to 6. The power generation equipment is
Generate electricity using renewable energy,
a power transmission system that transmits the generated power to the consumer via a power transmission line;
a charging system that charges the battery with the generated power;
The battery delivery system according to any one of claims 1 to 8, comprising: Information regarding the power purchase price is set in the delivery of the battery to the power generation facility, and information regarding the power selling price is set in the delivery of the battery to the consumer.
The battery delivery system according to any one of claims 1 to 9. A battery delivery method executed by a management unit as a computer in a battery delivery system,
The management department,
a step of issuing delivery instructions for delivering the batteries to the power generation facility using a mobile object;
issuing a delivery instruction to deliver the battery charged in the power generation equipment to a consumer using the mobile body;
a step of associating and managing location information and information regarding the amount of charge to the battery;
including;
In the managing step,
When delivering the battery from the power generation facility to the consumer using the mobile body, the position information is updated in response to the battery being loaded on the mobile body, and the battery is delivered to the consumer. update the location information according to the delivery to
When the battery is delivered from the consumer to the power generation facility using the mobile body, the position information is updated in response to the battery being loaded on the mobile body, and the battery is delivered to the power generation facility. updating the location information in response to delivery to
Battery delivery method.

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