JP5830061B2 - Power management system and power management method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a power management system and a power management method, and relates to a power management system and a power management method for predicting the total power consumption consumed in a jurisdiction and performing management according to the prediction result.

  In recent years, a so-called smart city or smart community has been attracting attention as a concept of making effective use of electric power in city units or community units by making full use of IT technology or environmental technology. In order to make effective use of power in city units or community units, grasp the power supply and demand situation in the whole city or community, and reduce the excess power when the power demand exceeds the power supply. The power demand will be adjusted. Here, as a method for adjusting the power demand, a method described in Patent Document 1 is given as an example.

  The power demand adjustment method described in Patent Literature 1 will be described. While predicting the power demand on a certain day, the power demand is measured on the day of the certain day, and the power is calculated based on the predicted value and the actual measurement value of the power demand. The content of the reduction request is determined, and the determined request content is notified to the power consumer. In addition, in the power demand adjustment method described in Patent Document 1, there is a case where the content that prompts the power consumer to go out is determined as a power reduction request. Specifically, the issue of coupons and events of various stores is determined. Notification is made. That is, in patent document 1, the content which gives the motivation for an electric power consumer to go out is notified as an electric power reduction request | requirement. By encouraging the power consumers to go out in this way, the amount of power demand by individual power consumers can be suppressed, so that it is possible to reduce the power demand of the entire city or the entire community.

JP 2013-102737 A

  On the other hand, various services such as event holding are performed by service providers in the power management jurisdiction, but it is effective if the services are provided in consideration of the timing of the above power demand adjustment. In addition, the power demand can be reduced and the service provider can effectively attract customers.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and the object of the present invention is to effectively cooperate with each other in making a power reduction request and providing a service within the jurisdiction of power management. The present invention relates to a power management system and a power management method capable of realizing power reduction and service provision.

According to the power management system of the present invention, the subject is a power management system for managing the total power consumption consumed in a jurisdiction area, and communicates with a residential terminal installed in a house in the jurisdiction area. A first device, and a second device that communicates with the first device and a communication terminal of a service provider who performs a predetermined service in the jurisdiction, and the first device is a set prediction target A power prediction unit that predicts the total power consumption in the jurisdiction on the day, a first device-side storage unit that stores outing promotion information for encouraging the residents of the house to go out on the prediction target day, and the power When the prediction result of the total power consumption predicted by the prediction unit exceeds a preset reference power, the outing promotion information is read out from the first device-side storage unit and distributed to the residential terminal. Together with the prediction A first device-side distribution unit that distributes information indicating that the result exceeds the reference power to the second device, and the second device is information distributed by the first device-side distribution unit. , A second device-side storage unit that stores service request information for causing the service provider to perform the predetermined service within the jurisdiction on the prediction target date, and the prediction result is the A second device side distribution unit that reads out the service request information from the second device side storage unit and distributes the information to the communication terminal when the reception unit receives information indicating that the reference power has been exceeded; When the second device receives response information indicating that the predetermined service can be performed from the communication terminal, the first device receives information on the predetermined service from the second device. And the information By the going out promoting information the first device side distributing unit that incorporates, Ru is delivered toward only the housing side terminal that delivered the information to the effect that respond to the power-saving request to the power-saving request information first device has delivered Is solved.

  In the power management system of the present invention described above, when the prediction result of the total power consumption in the jurisdiction region on the prediction target date exceeds the reference power, information for prompting the resident to go out on the prediction target date The information is transmitted to the terminal, and information for requesting to perform a predetermined service in the jurisdiction region on the prediction target date is transmitted to the communication terminal of the service provider. As a result, the outing timing of the resident and the service execution timing are set to match each other. That is, the resident of the house can go out in accordance with the timing of service execution, and the service executor can perform service in accordance with the outing of the resident. Thus, it becomes possible to implement both efficiently by coordinating between the electric power reduction and service provision in a jurisdiction area. That is, according to the power management system of the present invention, since each service (specifically, security such as event holding, cleaning, security, etc.) is linked with power adjustment (demand response), the above service As compared with the case where the service is executed alone, it is possible to improve the power reduction effect and the operation efficiency and quality of the service, and to reduce the cost for the service operation.

In the above configuration, the second device-side storage unit is distributed toward the communication terminal of an event organizer that holds an event, and the event organizer distributes the event within the jurisdiction on the prediction target date. The first device side storage unit stores the outing promotion information for notifying the resident of the holding time of the event. Good.
With the above configuration, when the prediction result of the total power consumption in the jurisdiction area on the target date exceeds the reference power, the event is held as a motivation for the residents of the house to go out on the target date. It is possible to encourage the resident to go out at the time of the event. As a result, by gathering residents in the event, the power demand in the jurisdiction can be effectively reduced, and the event organizer can also attract customers efficiently.

In the above configuration, the information storage unit is distributed toward the communication terminal of the store manager and requests the manager to issue a discount coupon that can be used at the store on the prediction target day. The service request information and the outing promotion information for displaying the discount coupon may be stored.
With the above configuration, when the forecast result of total power consumption in the jurisdiction on the forecast date exceeds the reference power, a discount coupon is issued as a motivation for the resident to go out on the forecast date, It becomes possible to encourage the resident to go out to the store where the coupon can be used. As a result, it is possible to effectively reduce the power demand in the jurisdiction by housing residents at a predetermined store, and the store managers can also attract customers efficiently and further advertise the store effectively. It becomes possible.

Further, in the above configuration, the second device-side storage unit is distributed toward the communication terminal of the patrol performer who performs patrol in the jurisdiction area, and the patrol is performed in the jurisdiction area on the prediction target date. The service request information for causing the patrol performer to store the service request information may be stored.
With the above configuration, when the prediction result of the total power consumption in the jurisdiction area on the target date exceeds the reference power, it encourages the resident to go out on the target date, while matching the resident's outing. It is possible to conduct patrols in jurisdictions. As a result, it is possible to effectively reduce the power demand in the jurisdiction area by going out of the resident of the house, and the patrol will be carried out in the jurisdiction area where there are more houses without resident. Patrol can be realized.

Further, in the above configuration, the second device-side storage unit is distributed toward the communication terminal of a vehicle driver who drives a vehicle on which a plurality of people can ride, and within the jurisdiction area on the prediction target date. The service request information for causing the vehicle driver to drive the vehicle and transporting the resident may be stored.
With the above configuration, when the prediction result of the total power consumption in the jurisdiction area on the target date exceeds the reference power, it encourages the resident to go out on the target date, while matching the resident's outing. Thus, it is possible to carry out transportation services using shared vehicles within the jurisdiction. As a result, it becomes possible to effectively reduce the electric power demand in the jurisdiction area by going out of the resident of the house, and it is possible to transport the resident efficiently by getting on the resident according to the time of going out. .

In the above configuration, the first device receives a high-voltage power supplied from a power supplier, transforms the high-voltage power into a low-voltage power, and distributes the power to the houses in the jurisdiction area. It is good also as being.
With the above configuration, in the case where the aggregator is providing a “collective power receiving service” to a house in the jurisdiction, when the total power consumption in that area is likely to exceed the contract demand (maximum power consumption) It is necessary to reduce power consumption in the jurisdiction. In such a situation, the effect of the present invention that enables cooperation between power reduction and service provision in the jurisdiction and efficient implementation of both is more meaningfully exhibited. In other words, if services such as event holding and coupon issuance are implemented according to the resident's going out, the resident's going out will be promoted and the total power consumption in the jurisdiction will be reduced, resulting in demand. It will contribute to the decline of. Furthermore, if the demand in the jurisdiction falls, it will be advantageous for the power supplier who supplies high voltage power to the aggregator.

In addition, according to the power management method of the present invention, the above-described problem is a first computer that communicates with a housing-side terminal installed in a house in a jurisdiction region, and a predetermined computer in the first computer and the jurisdiction region. A power management method for managing total power consumption in the jurisdiction using a second computer that communicates with a communication terminal of a service provider who performs a service, wherein the first computer sets a predicted Predicting the total power consumption in the jurisdiction on the target date, and when the predicted result of the predicted total power consumption exceeds a preset reference power, the first computer The outing promotion information for encouraging the resident of the house to go out is read out on the prediction target day stored in the memory of the home and distributed to the home terminal, and the prediction result Distributing information indicating that the power exceeds the reference power to the second computer, receiving the information distributed by the first computer, receiving the information distributed by the first computer, and the prediction result is the reference power When the second computer receives information indicating that the information exceeds the predetermined service, the second computer sends the predetermined service within the jurisdiction on the prediction target date stored in the memory of the second computer. reading the service request information for exemplary service practitioner to have a, a step of distributing towards the communication terminal, said second computer, response information indicating that the it is possible to implement a predetermined service When received from the communication terminal, the first computer receives information on the predetermined service from the second computer, and receives the information. The going out promotional information incorporating, is solved by Rukoto be distributed toward only said housing side terminal first computer has delivered the information to the effect that respond to the power-saving request to the power-saving request information delivery.

  According to the power management system and the power management method of the present invention, on the day when the total power consumption is predicted to exceed the reference power, the resident of the house in the jurisdiction is encouraged to go out, Then, the service provider is allowed to perform a predetermined service. As a result, the residence resident's outing timing and the service implementation timing are set to match each other, and the residence resident can go out according to the service implementation timing. It becomes possible to carry out services according to going out. As a result, cooperation between power reduction and service provision within the jurisdiction is achieved, and both can be implemented efficiently.

It is a conceptual diagram which shows the whole image of the power management system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing, such as the information passed between each part of the power management system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the hardware constitutions of a 1st apparatus and a 2nd apparatus. It is explanatory drawing about the function of a 1st apparatus and a 2nd apparatus. It is a figure which shows the power consumption data memorize | stored in the 1st apparatus. It is explanatory drawing about the 1st example of a power management process. It is explanatory drawing about the 2nd example of a power management process. It is a figure which shows the procedure about the 1st example of a power management process. It is a figure which shows an example of power saving request information. It is a figure which shows an example of event holding request information. It is a figure which shows an example of patrol implementation request information. It is a figure which shows an example of transportation request information. It is a figure which shows an example of going out promotion information. It is a figure which shows the procedure about the 2nd example of a power management process. It is a figure which shows an example of coupon issue request information. It is a figure which shows the other example of going-out promotion information.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention (hereinafter, this embodiment) will be described with reference to the drawings.
<< Outline of Power Management System According to this Embodiment >>
First, a power management system (hereinafter, this system) S according to the present embodiment and a business model realized by the system S will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram showing an overview of the system S.

  This system S is constructed to manage the total power consumption consumed in the jurisdiction area. Specifically, the system S grasps the total power consumption in the jurisdiction area and supplies power corresponding to the total power consumption from the power supplier. It is a system for procurement. Here, the jurisdiction is an area that is a target unit of power management by this system S, and there are a plurality of houses, commercial facilities such as shopping centers, restaurants, amusement halls, and other stores. include. That is, the total power consumption consumed in the jurisdiction area is the sum of the power consumptions of power consumers (specifically, houses, commercial facilities, and stores) existing in the jurisdiction area.

In the following, we will explain the case where multiple houses in the jurisdiction are single-family houses. However, apartments such as apartments are included as houses in the jurisdiction. It is good. Furthermore, the jurisdiction area may include a large power consumer who receives high-voltage power, such as a factory.
Further, in this embodiment, the store is a building constructed by the business owner for business, in addition to restaurants and amusement halls, entertainment facilities such as movie theaters and pachinko stores, gas stations and convenience stores. It is a concept that includes not only stores but also public facilities such as schools and hospitals.

  In addition, a plurality of business operators are involved in this system S. Specifically, from an aggregator that is an intermediary of power supply, a service operator that performs a predetermined service in the jurisdiction, and a requester And a service broker who requests the service provider to perform the service in response to the request.

  An aggregator receives high-voltage power supplied from a power supplier such as a general electric power company or a large-scale electric power company (PPS: Power Producer and Supplier), which is a major electric power company, and transforms the high-voltage power into low-voltage power It is a trader who distributes power to customers in the jurisdiction area. The above power receiving form is called “collective power receiving”, and the aggregator has a high voltage power receiving contract with the power supplier and a low voltage power receiving contract with each power consumer in the jurisdiction. In other words, in the collective power receiving service, a plurality of power consumers existing in the jurisdiction are collectively regarded as one establishment, and the power supplied from the power supplier is received as a high-voltage power in a lump. Each of these electricity consumers will be supplied with cheap electricity.

  On the other hand, the aggregator monitors the total power consumed in the jurisdiction area, and if the total power consumption is likely to exceed the contract demand, the aggregator may request power savings from power consumers in the jurisdiction area. The power supply and demand in the jurisdiction is controlled by procuring surplus power (so-called negative wattage) from other power suppliers. Here, the contract demand is the reference power set in advance in the contract between the aggregator and the power supplier, and specifically, the maximum power consumption (in other words, the total consumption consumed in the jurisdiction area). It is the upper limit of power).

  In the present embodiment, among the power consumers in the jurisdiction, the person whose aggregator requests power saving is limited to each house (strictly, the resident of the house), and the commercial facility or the store requests power saving. It is excluded from the subject of. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and commercial facilities and stores may be included in the power saving request.

  In addition, the aggregator can predict the future total power consumption based on the past total power consumption data, and further make a power saving request according to the prediction result in advance, that is, before the prediction target date. It is possible to do for each house in the jurisdiction area. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the total power consumption in the jurisdiction area from exceeding the contract demand on the day of the prediction target date. Note that the aggregator shares information regarding the above-described total power consumption prediction result (strictly, whether the predicted total power consumption exceeds the contract demand) with the service broker.

  The service provider is a person who provides a service that residents in the jurisdiction can use in the jurisdiction. Specifically, the event organizer that holds events in the jurisdiction, discounts on products, etc. Store managers who conduct sales or issue discount coupons, patrol operators who conduct patrols within the jurisdiction, and drivers of vehicles used by multiple people in the jurisdiction (vehicle drivers) Is mentioned.

  Events mean events and events such as festivals, exhibitions, expositions, antique markets, and sports competitions. The event organizer is a person who manages the entire event including event planning and venue setting. In the following, a case where the manager of a shopping center in a jurisdiction corresponds to an event organizer will be described as an example.

In addition, the manager of the store as a service provider in this embodiment is a person who provides a discount service to the customer who presented the discount coupon. In the following, an example is a movie theater manager in the jurisdiction area. Will be described.
Further, the patrol performer is a person who performs maintenance and security of the jurisdiction area, and performs patrol of the jurisdiction area especially in accordance with the event holding time, for example, a security company.
The driver is, for example, a ride-type vehicle in the jurisdiction in accordance with the time of the event, more specifically, a person who drives a taxi or bus to transport the residents in the jurisdiction to a predetermined destination. This applies to taxi drivers traveling around the area, strictly speaking, taxi company employees.

  Service brokers request service providers (specifically, shopping center managers, movie theater managers, security companies, and taxi drivers) to implement services in response to requests from the client. To do.

  In particular, in this embodiment, when the total power consumption in the jurisdiction is predicted to exceed the contract demand, the aggregator reports to the service broker, and the service broker receives the report, and each service provider Request the implementation of the corresponding service. This is because if an event is held in the jurisdiction when the total power consumption in the jurisdiction is likely to exceed the contract demand, or if a discount coupon is available at the movie theater, The person actively goes out to the event or movie theater. As a result, since power consumption in each house is suppressed, the total power consumption in the jurisdiction area is reduced.

  Therefore, if the total power consumption in the jurisdiction is likely to exceed the contract demand, the service broker will ask the shopping center manager to hold an event, or the movie theater manager will receive a discount coupon. Or request the issuance of

  On the other hand, when the resident of each house goes out, the number of houses that are absent in the jurisdiction area increases. Therefore, for the purpose of preventing crimes such as vacant nests and intrusion of houses in advance, A patrol patrol is required. For this reason, when the total power consumption in the jurisdiction is likely to exceed the contract demand, the service broker requests the security company to perform patrol.

  Further, when a resident of each house goes out, if a shared taxi is running in the jurisdiction area, a plurality of people can easily use the taxi to go to the destination. For this reason, when the total power consumption in the jurisdiction is likely to exceed the contracted demand, the service intermediary rides the taxi driver (specifically, the taxi company where the driver works) and drives the taxi. And ask them to transport the resident. In addition, about a taxi, it is desirable that it is an electric vehicle (EV: Electric Vehicle) from a viewpoint which can accommodate electric power when the electric power corresponding to the total power consumption in a jurisdiction area cannot be procured.

  As described above, this system S controls the total power consumption so that it does not exceed the contract demand in managing the total power consumption in the jurisdiction, and if the total power consumption exceeds the contract demand, It requests power savings from power consumers in the jurisdiction and provides various services such as event holding in an accompanying manner. As a result, in this system S, when making a power reduction request and service provision within the jurisdiction, the two parties will work together to achieve effective power reduction and service provision, and to obtain a synergistic effect of implementing both. Is possible. That is, according to the present system S, since individual services (specifically, security such as event holding, cleaning, security, etc.) are linked with power adjustment (demand response), the above services are performed independently. Compared with the implementation, it is possible to improve the power reduction effect and the operational efficiency and quality of the service, and to reduce the cost for the service operation.

  Further, in the present system S, the aggregator can predict the future total power consumption as described above. Therefore, the prediction result of the total power consumption can be used and reflected in the management of the total power consumption in the jurisdiction by the system S. Specifically, if the total power consumption on the forecast target day exceeds the contracted demand, a request is made to save electricity before the forecast date for power consumers in the jurisdiction, and preparations for various services such as events are forecasted. It can be done by the day.

  In this embodiment, the service broker has a relationship between the aggregator and the group company, and further leases power storage equipment, power management equipment, power generation equipment, and energy-saving air conditioning equipment to houses, stores, and facilities in the jurisdiction. And conducts maintenance inspections. As a result, the present system S can support effective use of electric power in both hardware and software for a house in the jurisdiction. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the work of the service broker may not include the work related to the leasing and maintenance inspection of the equipment described above.

  In addition, for the purpose of effectively reducing power demand (demand) in the jurisdiction in the system S, reward points as incentives for power saving may be presented to the power-saving implementer. More specifically, when the aggregator adjusts the demand in the jurisdiction so that it does not exceed the contract demand, it supplies power as an incentive for the amount and gift points according to the actual result (for example, the amount reduced from the prediction result) It is supposed to be received from the person. If the incentive received by the aggregator from the power supplier is distributed as a reward to the power consumer who responds to the power saving request, the implementation of power saving is promoted, and the demand in the jurisdiction is effectively increased. It becomes possible to reduce. In the following description, description of the above reward point assignment and management will be omitted.

  By the way, the business model based on the system S described above is based on the business operators involved in the system S, specifically, aggregators, service providers, service brokers, and homes in the jurisdiction, which have terminals. This is realized by communication between terminals via the communication network. Hereinafter, communication contents performed in each part of the system S will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of information transferred between each part of the system S.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the system S includes an aggregator server 10 held by an aggregator, a contact server 20 held by a service broker, and a home server 30 which is a communication terminal installed in a house. Further, the system S includes an event organizer terminal 40 which is a communication terminal owned by a shopping center manager, a manager terminal 50 which is a communication terminal owned by a movie theater manager, and a communication terminal owned by a security company. And a driver terminal 70 that is a communication terminal owned by a taxi company.

  The aggregator server 10 corresponds to the first device and the first computer of the present invention, and communicates with the contact server 20 to distribute, for example, power excess information toward the contact server 20. Here, the power excess information will be described. The aggregator server 10 can predict the total power consumption in the jurisdiction region on the prediction target date by using the function. Furthermore, when the predicted total power consumption exceeds the contract demand, the aggregator server 10 specifies the time during which the total power consumption exceeds the contract demand (hereinafter referred to as power excess time) among the prediction target dates, Power excess information, which is information indicating the specified power excess time, is distributed to the contact server 20.

  Then, when the predicted total power consumption exceeds the contract demand, the aggregator server 10 communicates with the home server 30 and saves power saving request information for requesting the resident of the house to save power on the prediction target day. For the residents who distribute and respond to the power saving request, the outing promotion information that prompts the residents to go out is distributed.

  Furthermore, the aggregator server 10 communicates with the home server 30 to receive power consumption data indicating the amount of power consumed in the house from the home server 30. More specifically, the home server 30 is a home-side terminal for constructing a so-called HEMS (Home Energy Management System). The home server 30 remotely controls home appliances in the home through a home network, or from a power sensor (not shown) To obtain data indicating the amount of power consumption. The aggregator server 10 communicates with the home server 30 and receives power consumption data indicating power consumption at intervals of 5 seconds, for example. In the present embodiment, the home server 30 is a lease product from a service broker, and the information acquired by the home server 30 can be viewed through a monitor (not shown) connected to the home server 30. is there.

  The frequency with which the aggregator server 10 communicates with the home server 30 and receives power consumption data is not particularly limited, and may be combined with, for example, the power consumption measurement frequency (once every 5 seconds). Alternatively, data may be temporarily stored in the home server 30 and communication may be performed only once at a predetermined time every day.

Further, like the home server 30, the aggregator server 10 communicates with the event organizer terminal 40 and the manager terminal 50 and transmits power consumption data indicating power consumption at the shopping center from the event organizer terminal 40 in the movie theater. Power consumption data indicating the power consumption of the management terminal 50 is received.
As described above, the aggregator server 10 obtains the data indicating the power consumption of each power consumer in the jurisdiction area, and sums the power consumption of each power consumer to determine the total power consumption in the jurisdiction area. Monitoring power consumption.

  In the present embodiment, power consumption data is individually received from each power consumer in the jurisdiction area, and the total power consumption in the jurisdiction area is calculated by adding the power consumption indicated by each data. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a power sensor is installed immediately downstream of a transformer (not shown) owned by an aggregator to transform high-voltage power received from a power supplier to low-voltage power distributed to power consumers in the jurisdiction. The measurement result of the power sensor may be regarded as the total power consumption in the jurisdiction, and the total power consumption may be monitored by periodically acquiring the measurement result.

  The contact server 20 corresponds to the second device and the second computer of the present invention, and can communicate with the aggregator server 10 as described above. Then, the communication server 20 communicates with the service provider's communication terminal to distribute service request information for causing the service provider to perform the corresponding service. More specifically, the contact server 20 communicates with the event organizer terminal 40 owned by the shopping center manager to provide service request information (hereinafter referred to as an event holding request) for holding an event at the shopping center on a predetermined day. Information) is distributed to the event organizer terminal 40.

The contact server 20 communicates with the management terminal 50 owned by the movie theater manager to issue service request information (hereinafter referred to as coupon issue request information) for issuing a discount coupon that can be used at the movie theater on a predetermined date. ) To the manager terminal 50.
In addition, the communication server 20 communicates with the patrol operator terminal 60 owned by the security company, and service request information (hereinafter referred to as patrol implementation) for carrying out patrol within the jurisdiction on the date of event or coupon availability. Request information) is distributed to the patrol operator terminal 60.
In addition, the communication server 20 communicates with the driver terminal 70 owned by the taxi company, and service request information for driving the cab by driving a taxi in the jurisdiction area on the date of event or coupon availability. (Hereinafter, transportation request information) is distributed toward the driver terminal 70.

  Then, the communication server 20 receives response information indicating whether the requested service can be performed from the communication terminal by communicating with the communication terminal that has received the service request information. Here, when the contact server 20 receives response information of “event held OK” from the event organizer terminal 40, the contact server 20 directs information for notifying the holding time of the event, that is, event notification information to the aggregator server 10. And deliver. Similarly, when the contact server 20 receives response information of “coupon issue OK” from the manager terminal 50, the contact server 20 distributes information for displaying the discount coupon, that is, coupon display information to the aggregator server 10. .

  On the other hand, when the event aggregator server 10 receives event notification information or coupon display information from the contact server 20, the aggregator server 10 distributes the outing promotion information incorporating the content indicated by the information to the home server 30. More specifically, when receiving the event notification information, the aggregator server 10 delivers outing promotion information for notifying the resident of the house of the event holding time. Further, when the aggregator server 10 receives the coupon display information, the aggregator server 10 distributes outing promotion information for displaying discount coupons usable in the movie theater on a monitor connected to the home server 30.

  In the present embodiment, the outing promotion information is not distributed to all the home servers 30 installed in the homes in the jurisdiction area, and is limited to the home servers 30 of the homes that satisfy certain requirements. It is supposed to be delivered. Specifically, the aggregator server 10 distributes the power saving request information to all the home servers 30 installed in the homes in the jurisdiction area before the distribution promotion information is distributed.

  On the other hand, the home server 30 that has received the power saving request information then delivers response information indicating whether or not the resident of the house responds to the power saving request to the aggregator server 10. And the aggregator server 10 specifies the resident of the house who answered that it responds to a power saving request | requirement based on the received response information, and distributes going-out promotion information only to the home server 30 of the specified house. As described above, in the present embodiment, the outing promotion information is distributed only to the home server 30 that has distributed the response information to respond to the power saving request. In other words, in the present embodiment, the event start time is notified only to the resident of the house that has signed a power-saving implementation contract with the aggregator, or a discount coupon is provided.

<< Configuration of Aggregator Server and Contact Server >>
Next, the configuration of the aggregator server 10 and the contact server 20 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the aggregator server 10 and the contact server 20.

  Each of the aggregator server 10 and the contact server 20 is configured by a server computer (an example of a terminal), and includes CPUs 10a and 20a, memories 10b and 20b, hard disk drives (denoted as HDDs in FIG. 3) 10c and 20c, Input devices 10d and 20d, output devices 10e and 20e, and communication interfaces (indicated as communication I / F in FIG. 3) 10f and 20f are provided. In addition, a program for demonstrating the functions of the servers 10 and 20 is installed in each of the servers 10 and 20. Further, the aggregator server 10 and the contact server 20 can communicate with each other via the external communication network GN, and the communication terminal (specifically, the home server 30, the service server) connected to the external communication network GN. It is possible to communicate with the event organizer terminal 40, the manager terminal 50, the patrol operator terminal 60, and the driver terminal 70).

  The hardware configurations of the aggregator server 10 and the contact server 20 are as described above. Hereinafter, the configurations of the aggregator server 10 and the contact server 20 will be described again in terms of functions with reference to FIG. . FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of the functions of the aggregator server 10 and the contact server 20.

  First, the configuration of the aggregator server 10 will be described. As shown in FIG. 4, the aggregator server 10 includes an aggregator server side reception unit 11, an aggregator server side storage unit 12, a power prediction unit 13, a power saving request information generation unit 14, an outing promotion information generation unit 15, and an aggregator server side distribution unit. 16 These are responsible for various types of information processing executed by the aggregator server 10, and the CPU 10a, the memory 10b, the hard disk drive 10c, the input device 10d, the output device 10e, the communication interface 10f, and the installed program cooperate with each other. Is made up of.

  The aggregator server-side receiving unit 11 communicates with the communication terminals (specifically, the home server 30, the event organizer terminal 40, the manager terminal 50) of the power consumers in the jurisdiction region and the contact server 20 from each terminal. Information is acquired. More specifically, the aggregator server-side receiving unit 11 periodically communicates with the home server 30, the event organizer terminal 40, and the manager terminal 50 to indicate data indicating power consumption in a house, a shopping center, and a movie theater ( Power consumption data).

  Further, the aggregator server-side receiving unit 11 communicates with the contact server 20 and receives distribution information from the contact server 20. This distribution information includes event notification information for notifying the holding time of an event held at a shopping center, coupon display information for displaying a discount coupon that can be used at a movie theater, and the like. Further, the aggregator server-side receiving unit 11 receives response information indicating a residential resident response to the power saving request from the home server 30 after delivering the power saving request information to the home server 30.

  The aggregator server side storage unit 12 corresponds to a first device side storage unit, and information and data received by the aggregator server side reception unit 11, information distributed by the aggregator server side distribution unit 16, and power prediction results by the power prediction unit 13. And the information which the power-saving request | requirement information generation part 14 or the going-out promotion information generation part 15 produced | generated is memorize | stored.

  Examples of data stored in the aggregator server storage unit 12 include power consumption data received by the aggregator server reception unit 11 from a communication terminal of a power consumer in the jurisdiction, as an example. Stores the power consumption data in a data file for each date, and further stores the data in a state associated with a value having a correlation with the power consumption. In order to explain in more detail, the above contents will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a data file of power consumption stored in the aggregator server 10.

  The power consumption data is stored by date. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 5, the power consumption of a house, the power consumption of a shopping center, and the power consumption of a movie theater are stored as individual data files. ing. Each data file stores power consumption every predetermined time (in the case shown in FIG. 5, every 5 seconds). In addition, about the power consumption of a house, the power consumption of all the houses in a jurisdiction area is collectively memorize | stored in one data file.

  Each power consumption is stored in association with a value having a correlation with the power consumption. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 5, the power consumption of each house is an environmental value T1, T2, T3. And is stored as a set. Here, the environmental values T1, T2, and T3 are index values indicating the environmental characteristics of the jurisdiction, and are values that can affect the power consumption of the house, and are assigned to, for example, temperature, humidity, and weather. Numerical values. The environmental values T1, T2, and T3 are not limited to the above types and numbers.

  Similarly, the power consumption of the shopping center is stored as a set with the situation values U1 and U2 having a correlation with the power consumption, and the power consumption of the movie theater is stored as a set with the situation values V1 and V2. Here, the situation values U1 and U2 are index values indicating the situation of the shopping center, and may affect the power consumption of the shopping center. For example, the number of visitors, the number of people mobilized at the time of the event, the sales Time etc. are mentioned. The situation values V1 and V2 are index values indicating the situation of the movie theater, and are values that can affect the power consumption of the movie theater. Examples thereof include the number of visitors and business hours. The situation values U1, U2, V1, and V2 are not limited to the above types and numbers.

  Based on the power consumption data stored in the aggregator server-side storage unit 12, the power prediction unit 13 predicts the total power consumption consumed in the jurisdiction area on the date set as the prediction target date. More specifically, the power predicting unit 13 is an approximate expression indicating the correlation between the environmental values T1, T2, T3 and the power consumption from the past power consumption data, the correlation between the situation values U1, U2, V1, V2 and the power consumption. Each of the approximate expressions indicating the relationship is specified. Then, the environmental values T1, T2, and T3 (predicted values of the environmental values T1, T2, and T3) on the prediction target day are announced by the weather forecast and the like, and the prediction target date is calculated from the business plan of the shopping center or movie theater. When the situation values U1, U2, V1, and V2 are found, the power prediction unit 13 calculates the total power consumption in the jurisdiction area on the prediction target date using the above approximate expression.

  Note that the above approximate expression is specified by using a method based on multivariate analysis. Specifically, the environmental values T1, T2, and T3 and the situation values U1, U2, V1, and V2 are close to the prediction target day data. Data is extracted from the data stored in the aggregator server-side storage unit 12, and based on the extracted data and standard data, the environment values T1, T2, T3 and the situation values U1, U2, V1, V2, It can be obtained by functionalizing the correlation with the total power consumption using existing methods. Further, the above approximate expression is updated as power consumption data is added. Specifically, the approximate expression is updated by applying learning using a neural network, an existing learning algorithm, induction learning, or the like. Similarly, data extraction is performed again according to the addition of power consumption data.

  The power saving request information generation unit 14 compares the prediction result of the total power consumption by the power prediction unit 13 with the contract demand, and suppresses the power consumption on the prediction target day when the prediction result exceeds the contract demand. The information requested | required with respect to the resident | resident, ie, power-saving request information, is produced | generated. Here, in the present embodiment, the power saving request information is a request for power saving in a time zone in which the prediction result of the total power consumption exceeds the contract demand (hereinafter referred to as power excess time) on the prediction target date. That is, when the power saving request information generation unit 14 determines that the prediction result of the total power consumption on the prediction target day exceeds the contract demand, the power saving request information generation unit 14 analyzes the prediction result and identifies the power excess time.

  In the present embodiment, the power saving request information generation unit 14 generates the power saving request information for each house in consideration of the power demand situation of each house. Specifically, the power saving request information generation unit 14 calculates the average power consumption in each house based on the power consumption data received by the aggregator server side reception unit 11. Thereafter, the power saving request information generation unit 14 calculates the difference between the prediction result of the total power consumption on the prediction target day and the contract demand, that is, the amount of power saving required for each house from the excess power. Set the power saving amount proportional to the average power consumption of each house.

Then, the power saving request information generation unit 14 generates power saving request information indicating the specified power excess time and the determined power saving amount for each house. Thereafter, the power saving request information generated by the power saving request information generation unit 14 is stored in the aggregator server side storage unit 12, read by the aggregator server side distribution unit 16, and then directed to the home server 30 of the corresponding house. be delivered.
In this embodiment, power saving request information is generated for each house, and the power saving request information for each house is distributed to the home server 30 of the corresponding house. It is good also as information.

The outing promotion information generating unit 15 generates information for encouraging the residents of the house to go out, that is, outing promotion information on the prediction target day. Here, in this embodiment, two types of outing promotion information are prepared, and the outing promotion information generation unit 15 generates outing promotion information corresponding to the prediction target date among the two types of outing promotion information. Here, the two types of outing promotion information are information for notifying residents of residences in the jurisdiction of the time of the event held at the shopping center on the predicted date, and the movie on the predicted date This is information for displaying discount coupons that can be used in the hall.
Note that which of the two types of outing promotion information is generated will be described in a later section.

  The aggregator server-side distribution unit 16 corresponds to the first device-side distribution unit, and is stored in the aggregator server-side storage unit 12 when the prediction result of the total power consumption predicted by the power prediction unit 13 exceeds the contract demand. Information is read out and distributed to a distribution destination corresponding to the information.

  More specifically, the aggregator server-side distribution unit 16 uses the power saving request information generated by the power saving request information generation unit 14 when the total power consumption prediction result exceeds the contract demand as the home of the house in the jurisdiction. Deliver to the server 30. Further, the aggregator server side distribution unit 16 outputs the outing generated by the outing promotion information generation unit 15 to the home server 30 that has returned the response information corresponding to the power saving request among the home servers 30 that have received the power saving request information. Distribute promotional information.

  On the other hand, the aggregator server side distribution unit 16 distributes information indicating that to the contact server 20 when the prediction result of the total power consumption exceeds the contract demand. Here, the information indicating that the prediction result of the total power consumption exceeds the contract demand is information indicating the power excess time on the prediction target date specified by the power saving request information generation unit 14, that is, the power excess information. .

  Next, the configuration of the contact server 20 will be described. As shown in FIG. 4, the contact server 20 includes a contact server-side receiving unit 21, a contact server-side storage unit 22, a service request information generating unit 23, an event notification information generating unit 24, and a coupon display information generating unit 25. And a contact server-side distribution unit 26. These are responsible for various information processing executed by the contact server 20, and the CPU 20a, the memory 20b, the hard disk drive 20c, the input device 20d, the output device 20e, the communication interface 20f, and the installed program cooperate with each other. Is made up of.

  The contact server side receiving unit 21 corresponds to a receiving unit, and is a communication terminal of the aggregator server 10 or a service provider (that is, the event organizer terminal 40, the manager terminal 50, the patrol performer terminal 60, the driver terminal 70). It communicates and acquires information from each terminal. Specifically, when the total power consumption in the jurisdiction predicted on the aggregator server 10 side exceeds the contract demand, the contact server side receiving unit 21 receives the power excess information distributed from the aggregator server 10. To do. The contact server side receiving unit 21 receives service request information from the communication terminal of each service implementer after distributing the service request information to the communication terminal of each service implementer. To do.

  The contact server side storage unit 22 corresponds to a second device side storage unit, and information received by the contact server side reception unit 21 (specifically, power excess information and service provider response information to the service request), and The information generated by the service request information generation unit 23 and the event notification information generation unit 24 is stored.

  The service request information generation unit 23 generates service request information when the excess power information is stored in the contact server-side storage unit 22. Specifically, the service request information generation unit 23 reads the power excess information stored in the contact server-side storage unit 22 and specifies the power excess time from the information. In addition, the service request information generation unit 23 generates service request information for allowing each service provider to perform a predetermined service during the power excess time on the prediction target day.

In the present embodiment, the service request information generated by the service request information generation unit 23 includes the following four types of information.
1) Event holding request information for the shopping center manager to hold an event at the shopping center within the power excess time on the prediction target day 2) Discount coupons available at the movie theater on the prediction target day Coupon issue request information for management to issue 3) Patrol execution request information for the security company to conduct patrols within the jurisdiction on the prediction date 4) Encounter within the jurisdiction on the prediction date Transportation request information for taxi companies to transport residents by driving a taxi

  The event notification information generation unit 24 generates event notification information which is information for notifying the event holding time when receiving response information of “event holding OK” from the management of the shopping center that received the event holding request. To do. The event holding time is determined by the manager of the shopping center and is included in the information indicated by the response information. In other words, when the manager of the shopping center receives the event holding request information through the event organizer terminal 40, it determines the holding time and contents of the event, and distributes response information indicating these determined items to the contact server 20. To do. Through such a series of procedures, an event holding contract is made between the service broker who is the owner of the contact server 20 and the manager of the shopping center.

And the event notification information generation part 24 specifies the event holding time determined by the manager of the shopping center by analyzing the response information received from the event organizer terminal 40. In addition, the event notification information generation unit 24 generates information for notifying the specified event opening time, that is, event notification information.
The event notification information is generated by the event notification information generation unit 24, stored in the contact server side storage unit 22, read by the contact server side distribution unit 26, and distributed toward the aggregator server 10.

  The coupon display information generation unit 25 displays a discount coupon that can be used in the movie theater on the prediction target day when receiving response information of “coupon issue OK” from the movie theater manager who received the coupon issue request. Coupon display information is generated. Here, the coupon display information is discount coupon acquisition destination information distributed in a form incorporated in the response information, specifically, URL information for accessing a discount coupon download site. In other words, when the movie theater manager receives the coupon issue request information through the manager terminal 50, the movie theater manager examines whether or not a discount coupon should be issued. When responding to the coupon issue request, the movie manager discounts the response information indicating that. The URL information related to the coupon download site is distributed to the contact server 20. Through such a series of procedures, a coupon issuance contract is made between the service broker who is the owner of the contact server 20 and the movie theater manager.

  The coupon display information is generated by the coupon display information generation unit 25 and then stored in the contact server side storage unit 22, read by the contact server side distribution unit 26, and distributed toward the aggregator server 10.

  The contact server side distribution unit 26 corresponds to the second device side distribution unit, reads the information stored in the contact server side storage unit 22, and distributes the information to the aggregator server 10 and the communication terminal of the service provider. To do. Specifically, when the power excess information distributed from the aggregator server 10 is received and stored in the contact server side storage unit 22, the service request information generation unit 23 generates service request information triggered by this, The same information is stored in the contact server side storage unit 22. Then, the contact server-side distribution unit 26 reads the stored service request information from the contact server-side storage unit 22 and distributes it to the corresponding service provider's communication terminal.

That is, the contact server side distribution unit 26 notifies information (specifically, power excess information) indicating that the predicted result of the total power consumption in the jurisdiction predicted on the aggregator server 10 side exceeds the contract demand. When the server side receiving unit 21 receives the service request information, the service request information is read from the contact server side storage unit 22 and distributed to the corresponding communication terminal of the service provider.
Further, when event notification information and coupon display information are generated and stored in the contact server-side storage unit 22, the contact server-side distribution unit 26 reads out the information from the contact server-side storage unit 22 and directs it to the aggregator 10. To deliver.

<< About the outline of power management processing >>
Hereinafter, a process for managing the total power consumption in the jurisdiction by the system S (hereinafter, power management process) will be outlined.
The power management processing by the system S employs an example of the power management method of the present invention. That is, the power management method according to the present embodiment is a method of managing the total power consumption consumed in the jurisdiction region using the aggregator server 10 as the first computer and the contact server 20 as the second computer. The flow of the power management process described below shows the procedure of the power management method according to the present embodiment, and each step in the power management process constitutes the power management method.

First, an outline of power management processing according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram for a first example of the power management process, and FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram for a second example of the power management process.
The power management processing according to the present embodiment is executed when the aggregator predicts the total power consumed in the jurisdiction area on the prediction target date, and the prediction result exceeds the contract demand. In the present embodiment, the power management processing is divided into two types according to the number of days from the prediction execution date on which the prediction processing by the aggregator is executed to the prediction target date.

  One type is a type when the number of days is two or more (hereinafter referred to as advance planning type), and the other type is when the number of days is one day, in other words, the day before the prediction target day. Is the type when the predicted execution date is (hereinafter referred to as the previous day type). Hereinafter, each type of power management processing will be described with specific examples.

  In order to explain the power management process of the pre-planning type, for example, when the power prediction was executed on July 10, 2013 using September 13, 2013 as the prediction target day, the prediction result shown in FIG. 6 was obtained. Assume a case. In such a case, the time exceeding the contract demand of 10 GW, that is, the power excess time is 10:00 to 11:00 on the prediction target day. The prediction result including the power excess time is notified from the aggregator to the service broker.

  The advance planning type power management process proceeds in the flow shown in the lower diagram of FIG. More specifically, when the above prediction result is obtained, the aggregator saves power at the above power excess time, that is, at 10:00:00 to 11:00 on September 13, 2013, to each house in the jurisdiction. Request. On the other hand, the service broker requests the manager of the shopping center to hold an event at the shopping center during a time period including 10:00 to 11:00 on the same day. Along with this request, the service broker asked the security company to conduct patrols within the jurisdiction during the time zone including 10:00 to 11:00 on the same day, and on September 13, 2013 Ask a taxi company to drive a taxi in the jurisdiction to drive a resident of a residence in the jurisdiction.

  Furthermore, when an understanding from the manager of the shopping center, the security company, and the taxi company is obtained for each request described above, the service broker notifies the aggregator of the event holding time. After that, the aggregator will set the event time for the purpose of encouraging residents who have signed a contract to save electricity at 10:00 to 11:00 on September 13, 2013 to go out at the same date and time. Notice.

  As a result of the arrangements described above, an event is held at a shopping center on September 13, 2013, including 10:00 to 11:00, and residents who are informed of the time of the event must participate in the event. Go out to the shopping center. In this way, in the pre-planned power management process, when the forecast result of the total power consumption in the jurisdiction region on the forecast date exceeds the contract demand, an event is given as a motivation for the resident of the house to go out on the forecast date. By holding, it encourages residents to go out during overtime hours. As a result of the above, it is possible to effectively reduce the power demand in the jurisdiction area at the same time by gathering residents in the event during the power overtime on the day of the forecast, and also to efficiently attract customers at the shopping center. Become.

In addition, in the jurisdiction area at 10:00 to 11:00 on the day of September 13, 2013, a patrol by a security company is carried out according to the resident's going out. Thus, it becomes possible to implement | achieve a more meaningful patrol by implementing a patrol according to the time zone when the house where a resident is absent increases.
Furthermore, on September 13, 2013, within the jurisdiction area, a shared taxi transport service was implemented, and residents who went out (especially those living in a house far from the station) could use the service to make an event. Will head to the shopping center. As a result, it becomes possible to transport the residents efficiently by getting the residents of each house in the jurisdiction in accordance with the going-out time.

  Next, in order to explain the power management process corresponding to the previous day, for example, when the power prediction is executed on July 10, 2013 with July 11, 2013 as the prediction target day, the prediction result shown in FIG. Assume the case obtained. In such a case, the power excess time exceeding 10 GW which is the contract demand is 13:30 to 15:00 on the prediction target day. The prediction result including the power excess time is notified from the aggregator to the service broker as in the case of the advance planning type.

  Then, the power management process corresponding to the previous day proceeds in the flow shown in the lower diagram of FIG. More specifically, when the above prediction result is obtained, the aggregator requests each house in the jurisdiction to save power in the above power excess time, that is, 13:30 to 15:00 on the next day. On the other hand, the service broker requests the movie theater manager to issue a discount coupon that can be used in the movie theater during a time period including 13:30 to 15:00 on the next day. Along with this request, the service broker asks the security company to patrol within the jurisdiction in the time zone from 13:30 to 15:00 on the next day, and also provides transportation service by shared taxi in the jurisdiction Ask a taxi company.

  Further, when the consent from the movie theater manager, the security company, and the taxi company is obtained for each request described above, the service broker notifies the aggregator of URL information for displaying the discount coupon. Thereafter, the aggregator notifies the resident of the house who has signed a power saving contract from 13:30 to 15:00 on the next day, URL information for displaying the discount coupon for the purpose of encouraging going out the next day.

  With the above arrangement, it becomes possible to use discount coupons at movie theaters during the time period including 13:30 to 15:00 on the next day. Residents who are informed of the time of the event will receive the coupons. Use it to go out to use the movie theater. In this way, in the power management processing for the previous day, when the predicted result of total power consumption in the jurisdiction of the next day exceeds the contract demand, a discount coupon is issued as a motivation for the resident of the house to go out the next day, Encourage residents to go to the theater where the coupon can be used. As a result of the above, housing residents gather at the movie theater during the next day's power overtime, effectively reducing the power demand in the jurisdiction at that time, and movie theater managers can also advertise and attract customers efficiently It becomes.

  As a business model, the number of times discount coupons are displayed (that is, downloaded) may be counted, and the movie theater manager may be charged according to the number of counts. In other words, it is possible to advertise the movie theater through the issuance of the above-mentioned discount coupon, while collecting the advertising cost according to the number of coupons issued from the movie theater manager.

  Also in the power management processing for the previous day, as in the case of the advance planning type, patrol by a security company and transportation service by shared taxi are carried out in the jurisdiction area during the power overtime. This makes it possible to practice meaningful patrols according to the occupant's time to go out and efficiently transport the resident by shared taxi.

  As described above, in this embodiment, one of the two types of power management processing is selected and executed. Which type of power management processing is to be executed is determined based on the relationship between the prediction target date and the prediction execution date, as described above. More specifically, if the necessary information (parameters) for predicting the total power consumption in the jurisdiction area on the forecast target date is available at least two days before the forecast target date, it is a pre-planning type. Is selected, and the previous day correspondence type is selected when the day before the prediction target date is aligned.

<< About the pre-planned power management process >>
Next, of the two types of power management processes described above, the pre-planned power management process will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a procedure for a preplanned power management process. FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of the power saving request information. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of event holding request information. FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of patrol execution request information. FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an example of transportation request information. FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of the outing promotion information distributed in the advance planning type power management process.

  The advance planning type power management process proceeds in the flow shown in FIG. Specifically, the pre-planned power management process is information necessary for predicting the total power consumption in the jurisdiction area for the day set in advance as the prediction target date (hereinafter, information regarding the prediction target date). The process starts from confirming whether or not all are present (S001). Here, the information regarding the prediction target date is the environmental values T1, T2, and T3 of the prediction target day, and the situation values U1, U2, V1, and V2 of shopping centers and movie theaters.

  And when the information regarding a prediction target day is gathered, the electric power prediction part 13 of the aggregator server 10 calculates the total power consumption consumed within a jurisdiction area on a prediction target day based on the information regarding the said prediction target day. Prediction is performed (S002). Thereafter, the power saving request information generation unit 14 of the aggregator server 10 compares the prediction result of the total power consumption with the contract demand (S003). If the prediction result does not exceed the contract demand, the power management process ends at that point.

  On the other hand, if the prediction result exceeds the contract demand, the power saving request information generation unit 14 specifies the power excess time from the prediction result and generates power saving request information for requesting power saving at the same time. The generated power saving request information is stored in the aggregator server side storage unit 12 and then read out by the aggregator server side distribution unit 16 and transmitted to the home server 30 of each house in the jurisdiction area (S004).

  When the power saving request information is received on the home server 30 side, the text shown in FIG. 9 is displayed on a monitor (not shown) connected to the home server 30. The text includes the date and time related to the power saving request, that is, the power excess time on the prediction target day (in the example of FIG. 9 from 10:00 to 11:00 on September 13, 2013), and the power saving request amount (strictly, power The target value of the upper limit of power consumption during the excess time, which is 10 kW in the example of FIG. 9, is described. Then, the resident of each house visually confirms the content of the power saving request from the aggregator by confirming the above sentence on the monitor.

  In the present embodiment, as described above, power saving request information is generated for each house, and the power saving request amount indicated by each power saving request information reflects the difference in average power consumption of each house. They are set to have different sizes.

  The resident of each house checks whether or not to respond to the power saving request after confirming the above sentence, and performs a predetermined input operation on the home server 30 in response to the request. When the home server 30 accepts the above input operation, the home server 30 transmits response information to the aggregator server 10 to respond to the power saving request. Such response information is received by the aggregator server-side receiving unit 11 (S005).

  By the way, in the advance planning type power management processing, when the prediction result of the total power consumption by the power prediction unit 13 exceeds the contract demand, the aggregator server 10 communicates with the contact server 20 held by the service broker ( S006). More specifically, the power excess information indicating the power excess time specified by the power saving request information generation unit 14 is delivered to the contact server 20 by the aggregator server side delivery unit 16, and then the contact server side reception unit 21. Received by. The received power excess information is stored in the communication server side storage unit 22.

  When the excess power information is stored in the contact server side storage unit 22, the service request information generation unit 23 of the contact server 20 generates service request information, triggered by this. Here, in the advance planning type power management process, event holding request information, patrol execution request information, and transportation request information are generated as service request information. The generated service request information is stored in the contact server-side storage unit 22 and then read out by the contact server-side distribution unit 26 and distributed to the communication terminal of the corresponding service provider (S007).

  More specifically, the event holding request information is distributed toward the event organizer terminal 40 owned by the shopping center manager. When the event organizer request information is received on the event organizer terminal 40 side, the text shown in FIG. 10 is displayed on a monitor (not shown) connected to the event organizer terminal 40. Such text includes the fact that the total power consumption in the jurisdiction exceeds the contract demand at the predetermined time (specifically, the excess power time) of the forecast date and that the event is requested at the same time. Have been described.

  Then, the manager of the shopping center confirms the contents of the event hosting request from the service broker by viewing the above sentence on the monitor. After that, the manager of the shopping center examines whether or not to hold an event, and performs a predetermined input operation on the event organizer terminal 40 when responding to the event holding request. When the event organizer terminal 40 receives the above input operation, the event organizer terminal 40 delivers response information to the contact server 20 to respond to the event holding request. The response information is received by the contact server side receiving unit 21.

  The patrol execution request information is distributed toward the patrol performer terminal 60 owned by the security company. Further, the transportation request information is distributed toward the driver terminal 70 owned by the taxi company. Then, when the service request information corresponding to each communication terminal is received, the texts shown in FIGS. 11 and 12 are displayed on a monitor (not shown) connected to the communication terminal. These texts describe the fact that the event will be held at the shopping center and that you request your own service (specifically, patrol or transportation service) within the jurisdiction according to the date and time of the event. Yes.

  The security company or taxi company checks the above text on the monitor and confirms the details of the request from the service intermediary. Is performed on its own communication terminals 60 and 70. When the patrol operator terminal 60 or the driver terminal 70 receives the above input operation, the patrol operator terminal 60 or the driver terminal 70 distributes response information indicating that the request is accepted toward the contact server 20. The response information is received by the contact server side receiving unit 21.

  When the above steps are completed and the contact server side receiving unit 21 receives response information from each service provider (S008), it is determined that the event notification information generating unit 24 of the contact server 20 is held at the shopping center. Event notification information for notifying the event holding time is generated. The generated event notification information is stored in the contact server-side storage unit 22, and then read out by the contact server-side distribution unit 26 and distributed to the aggregator server 10 (S009).

  The event notification information is stored in the aggregator server storage unit 12 after being received by the aggregator server reception unit 11. With this as an opportunity, the outing promotion information generating unit 15 of the aggregator server 10 generates outing promotion information. Here, when event notification information is stored in the aggregator server-side storage unit 12, the outing promotion information generating unit 15 provides outing promotion information for notifying the holding time of the event held at the shopping center on the prediction target day. Generate. In other words, in the advance planning type power management process, information indicating the date and time of the event is generated for the resident of the house in the jurisdiction as the outing promotion information.

  The generated outing promotion information is stored in the aggregator server-side storage unit 12 and then read out by the aggregator server-side distribution unit 16, and responds that the resident responds to the power saving request among the houses in the jurisdiction. It is distributed toward the home server 30 of the house (S010).

  When the outing promotion information is received on the home server 30 side, the text illustrated in FIG. 13 is displayed on a monitor (not illustrated) connected to the home server 30. This text describes that an event is held at the shopping center at the same time as the power excess time on the prediction target date. With the above sentence, it becomes possible to motivate a resident (exactly, a resident of a house who has acquired outing promotion information) to go out during the power excess time on the prediction target day.

  When the series of steps described so far is completed, the pre-planned power management process ends. On the day of the prediction target day, an event is held at the shopping center, and a resident of a house in the jurisdiction area goes out to participate in the event. As a result, it is possible to suppress the power demand during the power overtime on the same day and effectively increase the number of visitors to the shopping center. Furthermore, transportation services by patrols and shared taxis are carried out in the jurisdiction in accordance with the time of the event (in other words, the resident's time to go out). That is, in the jurisdiction area, a related service, specifically, a service that supports the resident's going out will be provided in conjunction with the event.

<< About the power management process for the previous day >>
Next, the power management processing corresponding to the previous day will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating a procedure for the power management process corresponding to the previous day. FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating an example of coupon issue request information. FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating an example of the outing promotion information distributed in the power management process for the previous day.

  The previous day plan type power management process proceeds in the flow shown in FIG. 14, and is generally the same procedure as in the case of the prior plan type. More precisely, in the previous day plan type power management process, from checking whether the information regarding the prediction target date is available to the place where the aggregator server 10 communicates with the contact server 20 and distributes the excess power information. The steps (S011 to S016) are the same as in the advance planning type.

  In the advance planning type power management process, when the power excess information is stored in the contact server-side storage unit 22, the service request information generation unit 23 of the contact server 20 issues a coupon as service request information. Request information, patrol execution request information, and transport request information are generated. The generated service request information is stored in the contact server side storage unit 22 and then read out by the contact server side distribution unit 26 and distributed to the corresponding communication terminal of the service provider (S017).

  More specifically, the coupon issue request information is distributed toward the manager terminal 50 owned by the movie theater manager. When the coupon issue request information is received on the manager terminal 50 side, the text shown in FIG. 15 is displayed on a monitor (not shown) connected to the manager terminal 50. Such text includes the fact that the total power consumption in the jurisdiction exceeds the contract demand at the predetermined time (specifically, the excess power time) of the next day, and a discount coupon that can be used at the movie theater at the same time. The contents of requesting issuance are described.

  Then, the movie theater manager checks the content of the coupon issue request from the service broker through the above statement and examines whether or not to issue a coupon. When responding to the coupon issue request, the movie manager performs a predetermined input operation. This is performed for the manager terminal 50. When the manager terminal 50 receives the input operation, the manager terminal 50 distributes response information to the contact server 20 to respond to the coupon issue request. The response information is received by the contact server side receiving unit 21.

  The patrol implementation request information and the transportation request information are substantially the same as in the case where the delivery destination and the procedure after receiving the information are the advance planning type. When the contact server-side receiving unit 21 receives response information from each service provider (S018), the coupon display information generating unit 25 of the contact server 20 generates coupon display information for displaying the issued discount coupon. To do. The generated coupon display information is stored in the contact server-side storage unit 22, and then read out by the contact server-side distribution unit 26 and distributed toward the aggregator server 10 (S019).

  The coupon display information is stored in the aggregator server storage unit 12 after being received by the aggregator server receiver 11. With this as an opportunity, the outing promotion information generating unit 15 of the aggregator server 10 generates outing promotion information. Here, when coupon display information is memorize | stored in the aggregator server side memory | storage part 12, the going-out promotion information generation part 15 produces | generates the going-out promotion information which incorporated URL information of the download site of the discount coupon which coupon display information shows. In other words, in the power management process corresponding to the previous day, information for displaying a discount coupon that can be used in a movie theater during the power excess time on the next day is generated as the outing promotion information.

  The generated outing promotion information is stored in the aggregator server-side storage unit 12 and then read out by the aggregator server-side distribution unit 16, and responds that the resident responds to the power saving request among the houses in the jurisdiction. It is distributed toward the home server 30 of the house (S020). And when said going-out promotion information is received by the home server 30 side, the text shown in FIG. 16 will be displayed on the monitor not shown connected to the home server 30. Such text includes information on discount coupons that can be used in movie theaters at the same time as the power surplus time of the next day, specifically URL information of the coupon download page. By providing discount coupons that can be downloaded from such URL information, motivate residential residents (strictly, residential residents who have acquired outing promotion information) to go out during the power overtime of the next day Is possible.

  When the series of steps described so far is completed, the power management process corresponding to the previous day ends. Then, during the power surplus time of the next day, a resident of the house in the jurisdiction goes out to the movie theater to use the discount coupon. As a result, the power demand during the power overtime on the next day can be suppressed, and the number of visitors to the movie theater can be effectively increased. In addition, in the power management processing for the previous day, as in the case of the pre-planning type, the transportation service by patrol and shared taxi is implemented in the jurisdiction according to the resident's outing time. Service to support the going out of the person will be provided.

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In the above embodiment, the power management system and the power management method of the present invention have been described by way of an example. However, the above embodiment is for facilitating understanding of the present invention, and does not limit the present invention. The present invention can be changed and improved without departing from the gist thereof, and the present invention includes the equivalents thereof.

  Further, in the above embodiment, the event organizer operates the shopping center manager and patrol operator in the jurisdiction area, the security company, drives a shared vehicle and transports the residents in the jurisdiction area to a predetermined transport destination. He explained the case of a taxi company. However, the event organizer, the patrol performer, and the driver may be persons other than those described above. For example, the residents' association operator in the jurisdiction may be the event organizer, the patrol performer, and the driver.

  In the above embodiment, a movie theater is given as an example of a store where discount coupons can be used. However, the present invention is of course not limited to this, for example, a department store, a shopping center, or other stores. May be. The event organizer and the store manager who can use the discount coupon may be the same.

  In the above embodiment, the event for promoting the resident's outing is held at a shopping center in the jurisdiction area, but the event venue may be outside the jurisdiction area. Similarly, in the above embodiment, the discount coupon issued to promote the resident's outing can be used at a movie theater in the jurisdiction, but the coupon can be used. The store may be outside the jurisdiction.

  In the above embodiment, the aggregator server 10 as the first device and the contact server 20 as the second device are separated, but the functions of the aggregator server 10 and the functions of the contact server 20 are separated. It is good also as using the computer which has both both as both a 1st apparatus and a 2nd apparatus.

  Also, in the above embodiment, from the viewpoint of encouraging residential residents to go out and reducing power demand, an event is held in the advance planning type power management process, and a discount coupon is given in the previous day type power management process. It was decided to issue. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a discount coupon may be issued in the advance planning type power management process, and similarly, an event may be held in the previous day type power management process.

  In the above embodiment, as an example of a method for promoting the outing of a residential resident toward a store, an example in which a discount coupon that can be used at the store is issued has been described. It can be used without any restrictions as long as it is a way to go out, and provides information that can be used as a substitute for discount coupons, for example, information on discount sales (time sale), etc., and useful information for residential residents and store advertisements. It is good as well.

  In addition, as a method for promoting the resident's going out, it is not limited to holding an event, issuing a discount coupon, and advertising for a store, etc., but letting the resident go out and gather in one place. Any possible method can be used without limitation.

  In the above embodiment, the transportation service by patrol or shared taxi is carried out in the jurisdiction area in accordance with the outing of the resident, but as the service required in accordance with the outing of the resident Other services are also possible. For example, a cleaning service or a childcare service in a jurisdiction area may be implemented in accordance with the outing of a residential resident.

  Further, in the above embodiment, when the prediction result of the total power consumption in the jurisdiction area exceeds the contract demand, the power consumer in the jurisdiction area is requested to save power on the prediction target day. That is, in the above embodiment, the reference power compared with the prediction result of the total power consumption in the jurisdiction area is the contract demand, but is not limited to this. For example, the reference power may be set as the reference power that is different from the contract demand, for example, the power calculated by multiplying the contract demand by a predetermined safety factor.

  In the above embodiment, as the prediction of the total power consumption in the jurisdiction, the power on and after the next day of the prediction execution date is predicted, and when the prediction result exceeds the contract demand, To save power. That is, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the total power consumption after the next day is predicted and the demand on the current day is prevented from exceeding the contract demand based on the prediction result has been described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the present invention is also applicable to a case where the prediction execution date is the same as the prediction target date. That is, while predicting the total power consumption after several hours at a predetermined time on the day of the prediction target, and when the prediction result exceeds the contract demand, while requesting power saving to the residents of each house in the jurisdiction The service provider may be requested to perform a predetermined service in the jurisdiction area.

S This system (power management system)
GN External communication network 10 Aggregator server (first device, first computer)
10a CPU, 10b memory, 10c hard disk drive 10d input device, 10e output device, 10f communication interface 11 aggregator server side receiving unit 12 aggregator server side storage unit (first device side storage unit)
13 Power prediction unit 14 Power saving request information generation unit 15 Outing promotion information generation unit 16 Aggregator server side distribution unit (first device side distribution unit)
20 Contact server (second device, second computer)
20a CPU, 20b memory, 20c hard disk drive 20d input device, 20e output device, 20f communication interface 21 contact server side receiving unit (receiving unit)
22 Contact server side storage unit (second device side storage unit)
23 Service request information generation unit 24 Event notification information generation unit 25 Coupon display information generation unit 26 Contact server side distribution unit (second device side distribution unit)
30 Home server (residential terminal)
40 Event organizer terminal (communication terminal)
50 Management terminal (communication terminal)
60 Patrol operator terminal 70 Driver terminal

Claims (7)

A power management system for managing the total power consumed in a jurisdiction,
A first device that communicates with a home terminal installed in a home in the jurisdiction;
The first device and a second device that communicates with a communication terminal of a service provider who performs a predetermined service in the jurisdiction,
The first device is:
A power prediction unit for predicting the total power consumption in the jurisdiction region on the set prediction target date;
A first device-side storage unit that stores outing promotion information for encouraging the residents of the house to go out on the prediction target day;
When the prediction result of the total power consumption predicted by the power prediction unit exceeds a preset reference power, the outing promotion information is read from the first device-side storage unit and directed toward the housing-side terminal A first device-side distribution unit that distributes information indicating that the prediction result has exceeded the reference power to the second device.
The second device is
A receiving unit for receiving information distributed by the first device-side distribution unit;
A second device-side storage unit that stores service request information for causing the service provider to perform the predetermined service within the jurisdiction on the prediction target date;
A second device that reads out the service request information from the second device storage unit and distributes the information to the communication terminal when the receiving unit receives information indicating that the prediction result exceeds the reference power A side distribution unit ,
When the second device receives response information indicating that the predetermined service can be performed from the communication terminal, the first device receives information on the predetermined service from the second device, and The outing promotion information in which information is incorporated is distributed only by the first device-side distribution unit only to the housing-side terminal that has distributed the information indicating that the power-saving request information distributed by the first device responds to the power-saving request. power management system according to claim Rukoto is. The second device-side storage unit is delivered to the communication terminal of an event organizer that holds an event, and the service for causing the event organizer to hold the event in the jurisdiction on the prediction target date I remember the request information,
2. The power management system according to claim 1, wherein the first device-side storage unit stores the outing promotion information for notifying the resident of a holding time of the event. The second device-side storage unit distributes the service request information for the manager to issue a discount coupon that is distributed toward the communication terminal of the store manager and is available at the store on the prediction target date. Remember,
The power management system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the first device side storage unit stores the outing promotion information for displaying the discount coupon.   The second device-side storage unit is distributed toward the communication terminal of a patrol performer who performs patrol in the jurisdiction, and performs the patrol in the jurisdiction within the jurisdiction on the prediction target date. The power management system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the service request information to be stored is stored.   The second device-side storage unit is distributed toward the communication terminal of a vehicle driver who drives a vehicle on which a plurality of people can ride, and sends the vehicle to the vehicle driver within the jurisdiction on the prediction target date. The power management system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the service request information for driving the resident to be transported is stored.   The first device is a terminal held by an aggregator that receives high-voltage power supplied from a power supplier, transforms the high-voltage power into low-voltage power, and distributes the power to houses in the jurisdiction. The power management system according to any one of claims 1 to 5. A first computer that communicates with a housing-side terminal installed in a house in a jurisdiction; and a second computer that communicates with the first computer and a communication terminal of a service provider that performs a predetermined service in the jurisdiction A power management method for managing the total power consumed in the jurisdiction using,
The first computer predicting the total power consumption in the jurisdiction region on a set prediction target date;
When the prediction result of the predicted total power consumption exceeds a preset reference power, the first computer is configured to store the resident of the house on the prediction target date stored in the memory of the first computer. Reading out the outing promotion information for encouraging outing and distributing it toward the residential terminal, and distributing information indicating that the prediction result exceeds the reference power to the second computer;
The second computer receiving the information distributed by the first computer;
When the second computer receives information indicating that the prediction result exceeds the reference power, the second computer is within the jurisdiction area on the prediction target date stored in the memory of the second computer. in have a, a step of distributing towards the communication terminal reads out the service request information for performing said predetermined service to said service practitioner,
When the second computer receives response information indicating that the predetermined service can be performed from the communication terminal, the first computer receives information on the predetermined service from the second computer, the going out promotion information incorporating that information, characterized that you delivered toward only said housing side terminal first computer has delivered the information to the effect that respond to the power-saving request to the power-saving request information delivered Power management method.

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