JP5999148B2 - Server apparatus and program - Google Patents

Description

The present invention, servers apparatus, and a program.

  With increasing consumer awareness of energy problems in recent years, more and more homes are introducing self-power generation systems that use natural energy, such as solar power generation systems. For example, the following non-patent document 1 discloses a configuration example of a solar power generation system. The solar power generation system includes a solar cell module, a power conditioner, a distribution board, a power monitor, and the like. The user sells surplus power to the power company when the amount of power generated by private power generation is greater than the amount of power consumed. On the other hand, if the amount of generated power is less than the power consumption, the user supplies the insufficient power to the power company. Buy from.

Configuration of solar power generation system, [online], Sharp Corporation, [Search on February 21, 2011], Internet <URL: http://www.sharp.co.jp/sunvista/inquire/product/solar_system/ >

  In order to solve the energy problem, it is necessary for individual users to work together to tackle this problem as well as to reduce power consumption. For that purpose, it is important to tackle energy problems as a whole community by forming a community in which a plurality of users participate and managing the power generation amount and the power consumption amount in the whole community.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and it is possible to promote the reduction of power consumption for each of a plurality of participants in the community. As a result, the community as a whole improves the energy self-sufficiency rate, leveling balance between generated power and power consumption, and it capable of promoting reduction or the like of the peak power consumption, and to obtain servers apparatus, and a program.

  A power management system according to a first aspect of the present invention includes a holding unit that holds a list of participants related to a participant group including a plurality of participants registered in advance, and one associated with each participant. Included in the list when the determination unit determines whether it is necessary to execute power reduction control, which is control for turning off the power of the electrical equipment, and the determination unit determines that execution of power reduction control is necessary. Selecting means for selecting one or more target persons to be subject to power reduction control from a plurality of participants, and control means for executing power reduction control for the target persons selected by the selecting means; And a granting means for granting a privilege based on the reduced power to the target person on which the power reduction control has been executed.

  According to the power management system according to the first aspect, when the determination unit determines that the power reduction control needs to be executed, the selection unit selects the power from the plurality of participants included in the list. Select one or more subjects who will be subject to reduction control. Further, the control means performs power reduction control for the target person selected by the selection means, and the granting means grants a privilege based on the reduced power to the target person for which power reduction control has been executed. As a result, it is possible to promote the reduction of power consumption for each of a plurality of participants included in the participant group. As a result, the entire participant group can improve the energy self-sufficiency ratio, and the amount of power generated and consumed. It is possible to promote the leveling of the balance and reduction of peak power consumption.

  In the power management system according to the second aspect of the present invention, in particular, in the power management system according to the first aspect, the determination means includes a predicted value of the power consumption amount of the entire participant group within a predetermined unit period; Based on a comparison result with a predetermined threshold value, it is determined whether or not it is necessary to execute power reduction control in the unit period.

  According to the power management system according to the second aspect, the determination unit is configured to perform the determination based on the comparison result between the predicted value of the power consumption amount of the entire participant group within the predetermined unit period and the predetermined threshold value. It is determined whether or not it is necessary to execute power reduction control in a unit period. Therefore, when the predicted value of the power consumption of the entire participant group exceeds a predetermined threshold value, the power reduction control can be appropriately executed, and as a result, the energy self-sufficiency rate of the entire participant group is improved. Further, it becomes possible to promote the leveling of the balance between the power generation amount and the power consumption amount, the reduction of the peak power consumption amount, and the like.

  The power management system according to a third aspect of the present invention is the power management system according to the first aspect, in particular, the determination means includes a predicted value of the power consumption amount of the entire participant group within a predetermined unit period, Based on the predicted value of the amount of power supplied by private power generation in the entire participant group within the unit period, it is determined whether or not it is necessary to execute the power reduction control in the unit period.

  According to the power management system according to the third aspect, the determination means is based on a predicted value of the power consumption amount of the entire participant group within the predetermined unit period and self-generation of the entire participant group within the unit period. Based on the predicted value of the power supply amount, it is determined whether or not it is necessary to execute power reduction control in the unit period. Therefore, when the predicted value of power consumption of the entire participant group exceeds the predicted value of power supply by private power generation of the entire participant group, it is possible to appropriately execute power reduction control, and as a result As a whole group, it is possible to promote improvement of the energy self-sufficiency rate, leveling of the balance between the amount of generated power and the amount of power consumption, reduction of the peak power consumption, and the like.

  The power management system according to the fourth aspect of the present invention is the power management system according to any one of the first to third aspects, in particular, the predicted value of the power consumption of the entire participant group within a predetermined unit period. And setting means for setting a target value of the reduced power amount by the power reduction control in the unit period based on the predicted value of the supplied power amount by the private power generation in the entire participant group within the unit period, The selection means selects the target person based on the target value set by the setting means.

  According to the power management system according to the fourth aspect, the setting means is based on the predicted value of the power consumption amount of the entire participant group within the predetermined unit period, and the private power generation of the entire participant group within the unit period. Based on the predicted value of the supplied power amount, a target value of the reduced power amount by the power reduction control in the unit period is set. Therefore, the shortage of the predicted value of the amount of power supplied by private power generation in the entire participant group with respect to the predicted value of the power consumption amount of the entire participant group can be set as the target value of the reduced power amount. As a whole group of participants, it is possible to promote the improvement of the energy self-sufficiency rate, the leveling of the balance between the power generation amount and the power consumption amount, the reduction of the peak power consumption amount, and the like.

  The power management system according to a fifth aspect of the present invention is the power management system according to the fourth aspect, in particular, the setting means is based on the target value and the actual value of the reduced power amount related to a certain unit period. The target value of the reduced power amount for other unit periods thereafter is set.

  According to the power management system of the fifth aspect, the setting means determines the target value of the reduced power amount for another unit period from the next time on the basis of the target value and the actual value of the reduced power amount for a certain unit period. Set. Therefore, it is possible to carry over the shortage or surplus of the reduced power amount related to a certain unit period to another unit period after the next time, and as a result, appropriately set the target value of the reduced power amount related to the other unit period. Is possible.

  The power management system according to a sixth aspect of the present invention is the power management system according to any one of the first to fifth aspects, in particular, the selecting means includes a plurality of participants included in the list. An extraction means for extracting a candidate for selection, an acquisition means for acquiring predetermined information relating to the candidate extracted by the extraction means, a target value of a power reduction amount by power reduction control, and the acquisition means And specifying means for specifying a target person who is a target of power reduction control based on the acquired predetermined information.

  According to the power management system of the sixth aspect, the extraction unit extracts a selection candidate from a plurality of participants included in the list, and the acquisition unit extracts the candidate extracted by the extraction unit. Predetermined information about the person is acquired. Then, the specifying unit specifies a target person who is a target of the power reduction control based on the target value of the reduced power amount by the power reduction control and the predetermined information acquired by the acquiring unit. Therefore, it is possible to appropriately select a target person who can achieve the target value of the reduced power amount from a plurality of participants included in the list.

  In the power management system according to the seventh aspect of the present invention, in particular, in the power management system according to the sixth aspect, the predetermined information includes information indicating a power supply state of an electrical device associated with the candidate. It is characterized by that.

  According to the power management system of the seventh aspect, the predetermined information includes information indicating the power supply state of the electrical device associated with the candidate. Therefore, when all the power supply states of the electrical devices associated with the candidate are off, the candidate can be excluded from selection targets.

  The power management system according to an eighth aspect of the present invention is the power management system according to the seventh aspect, in particular, wherein the selecting means is associated with the candidate in the predetermined information acquired with respect to a certain candidate. When all the power supply states of the electrical equipment are off, the candidate is excluded from selection targets.

  According to the power management system of the eighth aspect, in the predetermined information acquired with respect to a candidate, when the power state of the electrical equipment associated with the candidate is all off, the selecting means Remove candidates from selection. Therefore, other targets that can achieve the target value of reduced power consumption by excluding candidates who cannot expect to reduce power consumption due to the power supply state of all electrical equipment being excluded from the selection targets. It becomes possible to select a person appropriately.

  In the power management system according to the ninth aspect of the present invention, in the power management system according to the sixth aspect, in particular, the predetermined information includes information indicating power consumption of the electrical device associated with the candidate. It is characterized by that.

  According to the power management system of the ninth aspect, the predetermined information includes information indicating the power consumption of the electrical device associated with the candidate. Therefore, when the total power consumption of the electrical equipment associated with the candidate is less than the predetermined threshold value, the candidate can be excluded from selection targets.

  The power management system according to a tenth aspect of the present invention is the power management system according to the ninth aspect, in particular, the selecting means is associated with the candidate in the predetermined information acquired with respect to the certain candidate. In the case where the total value of the power consumption of the electric device is less than a predetermined threshold value, the candidate is excluded from selection targets.

  According to the power management system of the tenth aspect, the selecting means is configured such that, in the predetermined information acquired with respect to a certain candidate, the total value of the power consumption of the electrical equipment associated with the candidate is less than the predetermined threshold value. If so, the candidate is excluded from selection. Therefore, the target value of reduced power consumption is achieved by excluding candidates who cannot expect a reduction in power consumption due to the total value of power consumption of electrical equipment being less than a predetermined threshold. It is possible to appropriately select other target persons who can do this.

  In the power management system according to the eleventh aspect of the present invention, in particular, in the power management system according to the sixth aspect, the predetermined information includes information indicating an estimated reduction power amount related to the candidate obtained from past results. Is included.

  According to the power management system of the eleventh aspect, the predetermined information includes information indicating the estimated reduced power amount related to the candidate obtained from the past performance. Therefore, when the estimated power reduction amount is less than the predetermined threshold, the candidate can be excluded from selection targets.

  The power management system according to a twelfth aspect of the present invention is the power management system according to the eleventh aspect, in particular, wherein the selection means is configured such that the estimated power reduction amount is predetermined in the predetermined information acquired for a candidate. If it is less than the threshold value, the candidate is excluded from selection targets.

  According to the power management system of the twelfth aspect, the selecting means selects the candidate when the estimated reduction power amount is less than a predetermined threshold in the predetermined information acquired for the certain candidate. Exclude from Therefore, it is possible to achieve the target value of reduced power consumption by excluding candidates who are not expected to reduce power consumption because the estimated reduced power amount is less than a predetermined threshold from the selection targets. It becomes possible to select other target persons appropriately.

  The power management system according to the thirteenth aspect of the present invention is the power management system according to any one of the first to twelfth aspects, particularly when there are a plurality of electrical devices associated with a certain subject. The control means is characterized by identifying a control target device that is a target of power reduction control based on a preset priority.

  According to the power management system of the thirteenth aspect, when there are a plurality of electric devices associated with a certain target person, the control means is a target for power reduction control based on a preset priority. Specify the control target device. Therefore, by setting priorities to a plurality of electrical devices in the order desired by the user, it is possible to turn off the power of the electrical devices in the order desired by the user when performing power reduction control. .

  The power management system according to the fourteenth aspect of the present invention is the power management system according to any one of the first to thirteenth aspects, in particular, the power consumption of the subject within the unit period immediately before executing the power reduction control. And a calculation means for calculating an actual value of the reduced power amount reduced by the power reduction control based on the amount and the power consumption amount of the subject within the unit period in which the power reduction control is executed. Is.

  According to the power management system of the fourteenth aspect, the calculating means includes the power consumption amount of the target person within the unit period immediately before executing the power reduction control, and the target person's power consumption within the unit period during which the power reduction control is executed. Based on the power consumption amount, the actual value of the reduced power amount reduced by the power reduction control is calculated. As a result, it is possible to accurately obtain the reduced power amount reduced by the power reduction control.

  In the power management system according to the fifteenth aspect of the present invention, in particular, in the power management system according to the fourteenth aspect, the granting unit provides a privilege to be granted to the target person based on the actual value of the reduced power consumption. The given value is determined.

  According to the power management system according to the fifteenth aspect, the granting means determines a privilege grant value to be granted to the target person based on the actual value of the reduced power consumption. By determining the privilege grant value according to the actual value of the reduced power consumption, it is possible to promote the reduction of the power consumption for each participant.

  In the power management system according to the sixteenth aspect of the present invention, in particular, in the power management system according to the fourteenth aspect, the assigning means is reduced by the actual value of the reduced power amount and the power reduction control for the target person. Based on the planned scheduled power reduction amount, a privilege grant value to be given to the target person is determined.

  According to the power management system of the sixteenth aspect, the granting unit determines a privilege grant value to be granted to the target person based on the actual value of the reduced power amount and the planned reduced power amount. Therefore, it is possible to further promote the reduction of the power consumption for each participant by giving a high grant value to the participants who have reduced the power consumption exceeding the planned reduction power consumption. Become.

  The power management system according to a seventeenth aspect of the present invention is the power management system according to any one of the first to sixteenth aspects, in particular, the granting means includes a participant and an electric power turned off by power reduction control. The first declaration that the device power supply is not turned on during the unit period during which the power reduction control is executed, or the power supply of the electrical device that has been turned off by the power reduction control during the unit period during which the power reduction control is executed. Even if the participant is associated with the first information, the second information is associated with the second information based on the information associated with the second declaration indicating that it may be turned on. A privilege is given on conditions more favorable than the participant who is present.

  According to the power management system of the seventeenth aspect, the granting unit declares that the power supply of the electrical device turned off by the power reduction control is not turned on during the unit period during which the power reduction control is executed. Benefits to participants under conditions that are more advantageous than those who have declared that the power of electrical equipment that has been turned off by power reduction control may be turned on even during the execution of power reduction control Is granted. Thus, by giving a difference to the privilege granting conditions, more participants will not turn on the power of the electrical equipment that has been turned off by the power reduction control during the unit period in which the power reduction control is being executed. Can be expected to declare.

  The power management system according to an eighteenth aspect of the present invention is the power management system according to any one of the first to seventeenth aspects, in particular, the granting means is a participant group unit or a subgroup within the participant group. A privilege is given in units.

  According to the power management system of the eighteenth aspect, the granting means grants a privilege in a participant group unit or a subgroup unit in the participant group. Therefore, by performing comparison display in a ranking format, it is possible to give a sense of competition between participant groups or between subgroups, and as a result, it is possible to further promote reduction of power consumption.

  The power management system according to a nineteenth aspect of the present invention is the power management system according to any one of the first to eighteenth aspects, and in particular, the control means turns on the power supply of the electrical equipment that has been turned off by power reduction control. Whether to turn on at the end of the unit period in which the power reduction control is executed is determined based on the power consumption status of the subject within the unit period.

  According to the power management system of the nineteenth aspect, the control means determines whether or not to turn on the power of the electrical device that has been turned off by the power reduction control at the end of the unit period in which the power reduction control is executed. It is determined based on the power consumption status of the subject within the period. As a result of judgment based on the power consumption status of the subject within the unit period, if it can be estimated that the subject has gone out or went to bed, etc. By not turning on, it is possible to avoid a situation where the electric device is turned on unnecessarily.

  The power management system according to the twentieth aspect of the present invention is the power management system according to any one of the first to nineteenth aspects, in particular via a power management device installed in the participant's house and a communication network. And a server device communicable with the power management device, and the server device identifies a control target device to be subjected to power reduction control.

  According to the power management system of the twentieth aspect, the server device identifies the control target device that is the target of power reduction control. As a result, detailed centralized management and centralized control by the server device can be realized.

  A power management system according to a twenty-first aspect of the present invention is the power management system according to any one of the first to nineteenth aspects, in particular via a power management device installed in a participant's house and a communication network. A server device communicable with the power management device, and when executing power reduction control, the server device notifies the power management device of the reduced power amount, and the power management device sets the reduced power amount to the reduced power amount. Based on this, a control target device to be subjected to power reduction control is specified.

  According to the power management system of the twenty-first aspect, the server device notifies the power management device of the reduced power amount when executing the power reduction control, and the power management device uses the power reduction control based on the reduced power amount. The control target device that is the target of As a result, it is possible to reduce the processing load on the server device and reduce the amount of communication data between the server device and the power management device as compared with the case where the server device specifies the control target device.

  The power management system according to a twenty-second aspect of the present invention is the power management system according to any one of the first to twenty-first aspects, in particular, the list includes identification information of each of a plurality of participants, And information related to an electrical device that is a candidate for power reduction control and is associated with a participant.

  According to the power management system according to the twenty-second aspect, the list includes identification information of each of the plurality of participants, information related to the electric appliances that are associated with each participant and are candidates for power reduction control, and Is included. Therefore, the control means can easily specify the control target device for each target person by referring to the list.

  In the power management system according to the twenty-third aspect of the present invention, particularly in the power management system according to the twenty-second aspect, in the list, whether to execute power reduction control can be individually set for each unit period. It is characterized by.

  According to the power management system of the twenty-third aspect, in the list, whether to execute the power reduction control can be individually set for each unit period. Therefore, it is possible to arbitrarily set whether or not to execute the power reduction control for each time unit according to the user's life pattern and behavior rhythm.

  The power management system according to a twenty-fourth aspect of the present invention is the power management system according to the twenty-second or twenty-third aspect, in particular, the list includes power reduction control for the power supply of the electrical device turned off by the power reduction control. Declaring that the unit will not be turned on during the unit period being executed, or that the power of the electrical equipment turned off by the power reduction control may be turned on even during the unit period during which the power reduction control is being executed. It is characterized by further including information on the declaration.

  According to the power management system of the twenty-fourth aspect, the list includes a declaration that the power source of the electrical device turned off by the power reduction control is not turned on during the unit period during which the power reduction control is executed, or the power Information about a declaration that the power source of the electrical device turned off by the reduction control may be turned on even during the unit period during which the power reduction control is executed is included. Therefore, when the granting means grants a privilege to a target person, it performs operations such as granting a privilege on a condition favorable to the participant making the former declaration rather than the participant making the latter declaration It becomes possible.

  The power management system according to a twenty-fifth aspect of the present invention is the power management system according to any one of the twenty-second to twenty-fourth aspects, and in particular, in the list, the electrical equipment that is a candidate for power reduction control is a unit. It can be set individually for each period.

  According to the power management system of the twenty-fifth aspect, in the list, it is possible to individually set electrical devices that are candidates for power reduction control for each unit period. Therefore, it is possible to arbitrarily set a desired electrical device for each unit time in accordance with the participant's behavior pattern and life rhythm.

  The power management system according to the twenty-sixth aspect of the present invention is a notification means for notifying the subject that the power reduction control is being executed, particularly in the power management system according to any one of the first to twenty-fifth aspects. Is further provided.

  According to the power management system of the twenty-sixth aspect, the notification unit notifies the subject that power reduction control is being executed. Accordingly, it is possible to avoid a situation in which the user misunderstands that the electrical device has failed when the power source of the electrical device is turned off by the power reduction control.

  A server device according to a twenty-seventh aspect of the present invention is related to a participant group including a plurality of pre-registered participants, holding means for holding a list of the participants, and one or more associated with each participant Included in the list when the determination unit determines whether or not it is necessary to execute the power reduction control, which is a control for turning off the power of the electrical device, and the determination unit determines that the power reduction control needs to be executed. Selecting means for selecting one or more subjects to be subject to power reduction control from a plurality of participants, and control means for executing power reduction control for the subject selected by the selection means; And a granting unit that grants a privilege based on the reduced power to the target person on which the power reduction control has been executed.

  According to the server device in the twenty-seventh aspect, when the determination unit determines that the power reduction control needs to be executed, the selection unit selects the power reduction from the plurality of participants included in the list. Select one or more subjects to be controlled. Further, the control means performs power reduction control for the target person selected by the selection means, and the granting means grants a privilege based on the reduced power to the target person for which power reduction control has been executed. As a result, it is possible to promote the reduction of power consumption for each of a plurality of participants included in the participant group. As a result, the entire participant group can improve the energy self-sufficiency ratio, and the amount of power generated and consumed. It is possible to promote the leveling of the balance and reduction of peak power consumption.

  According to a twenty-eighth aspect of the present invention, a program mounted on a server device includes a holding unit that holds a list of participants related to a participant group including a plurality of participants registered in advance, and each participant Determining means for determining whether or not it is necessary to execute power reduction control, which is a control for turning off the power of one or more electrical devices respectively associated with a person, and the determining means determines that execution of power reduction control is necessary In this case, the selection means for selecting one or more target persons to be subject to power reduction control from among a plurality of participants included in the list, and the power reduction for the target person selected by the selection means. It is a program for functioning as a control unit that executes control and a granting unit that grants a privilege based on reduced power to a target person for whom power reduction control has been executed.

  According to the program according to the twenty-eighth aspect, when the determination unit determines that execution of the power reduction control is necessary, the selection unit selects the power reduction control from the plurality of participants included in the list. Select one or more target audiences. Further, the control means performs power reduction control for the target person selected by the selection means, and the granting means grants a privilege based on the reduced power to the target person for which power reduction control has been executed. As a result, it is possible to promote the reduction of power consumption for each of a plurality of participants included in the participant group. As a result, the entire participant group can improve the energy self-sufficiency ratio, and the amount of power generated and consumed. It is possible to promote the leveling of the balance and reduction of peak power consumption.

  According to the present invention, it becomes possible to promote the reduction of power consumption for each of a plurality of participants in the community, and as a result, the community as a whole improves the energy self-sufficiency rate and balances the amount of power generation and power consumption. It is possible to promote leveling of power consumption and reduction of peak power consumption.

It is a figure showing the whole power management system composition concerning an embodiment of the invention. It is a figure which shows the system configuration | structure of a house. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of a power strip. It is a figure which simplifies and shows the hardware constitutions of a server apparatus. It is a figure which simplifies and shows the hardware constitutions of a power management apparatus. It is a figure which simplifies and shows an example of a participant list. It is a figure which simplifies and shows an example of a data table. It is a figure which simplifies and shows an example of a data table. It is a block diagram which shows the function implement | achieved by a data processing part by running a program. It is a figure which shows the function of a selection part concretely. It is a figure which shows the data exchanged between a server apparatus, a power management apparatus, a power strip, a distribution board, and HA terminal.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In addition, the element which attached | subjected the same code | symbol in different drawing shall show the same or corresponding element.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an overall configuration of a power management system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the power management system 1 includes a server device 2 and power management devices 3A to 3C (collectively referred to as “power management device 3” unless otherwise distinguished). The server device 2 is installed in a contract service company such as a provider. The power management devices 3A to 3C are installed in the houses 5A to 5C of the users UA to UC, respectively. The server device 2 and the power management devices 3A to 3C are connected to each other via a communication network 4 such as an IP (Internet Protocol) network. Users UA to UC are community (participant group) participants by expressing their participation in the power reduction plan. In the present embodiment, for simplicity of explanation, the community participants are limited to the users UA to UC, but in reality, a community is formed by a set of many participants.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram typically showing a system configuration of the house 5A. A solar cell module 93, a connection box 94, a power conditioner 95, and a distribution board 96 are installed in the house 5A. The distribution board 96 has a function of calculating the power generated by the solar cell module 93 by measuring the current flowing from the power conditioner 95 and the phase difference between the current and the voltage. In addition, the distribution board 96 has a function of calculating electric power traded with respect to the electric power company by measuring a current flowing in from the electric pole 97 or flowing out toward the electric pole 97 and a phase difference between the current and the voltage. ing. In the present embodiment, the outlet 19P is connected to the first feeding terminal of the distribution board 96, the outlet 19Q is connected to the second feeding terminal, and the floor heating is used for the third feeding terminal. 16 is connected, and an air conditioner 17 is connected to the fourth power supply terminal. The distribution board 96 has a function of calculating the power consumption of the electrical equipment connected to each power supply terminal by measuring the current flowing out from each power supply terminal and the phase difference between the current and the voltage. . The power consumption of the floor heating 16 is calculated by measuring the current flowing out from the third power supply terminal and the phase difference, and the power consumption of the air conditioner 17 is calculated by measuring the current flowing out from the fourth power supply terminal and the phase difference.

  In addition, private power generation is not limited to solar power generation, and any type of power generation by a user (or community), such as wind power generation, may be performed by a power generation device (preferably a power generation device using natural energy). It may be a thing. Further, instead of measuring the generated power of the private power generation with the distribution board 96, a generated power measurement unit using a clamp meter or the like is disposed between the power conditioner 95 and the distribution board 96, and the power conditioner 95 The generated power of the private power generation may be calculated by measuring the current flowing through the distribution board 96 and the phase difference between the current and the voltage by the generated power measurement unit. Similarly, instead of measuring the trading power with respect to the power company with the distribution board 96, a trading power measuring unit using a clamp meter or the like is disposed between the utility pole 97 and the distribution board 96, and the utility pole 97 and the distribution board are arranged. The trading power for the power company may be calculated by measuring the current flowing between the power supply 96 and the phase difference between the current and the voltage by the trading power measuring unit. Further, when calculating the generated power by the distribution board 96 or the generated power measuring unit, instead of measuring both the current and the phase difference, only the current is measured, and a fixed value is used as the phase difference between the current and the voltage. May be. In this case, the generated power is calculated based on the measured current value and the phase difference between the fixed values. Similarly, when calculating trading power with the distribution board 96 or trading power measuring unit, instead of measuring both current and phase difference, only current is measured, and a fixed value is used as the phase difference between current and voltage. It may be used. In this case, trading power is calculated based on the measured current value and the phase difference between the fixed values.

  The outlets 19P and 19Q (collectively referred to as “outlet 19” unless otherwise distinguished) each have one or more connection ports (ports A to C in the present embodiment). A power tap 18P is connected to the port B of the outlet 19P, and a power tap 18Q is connected to the port B of the outlet 19Q. The power strips 18P and 18Q (collectively referred to as “power strip 18” unless otherwise distinguished) each have one or more connection ports (ports X to Z in the present embodiment).

  Various electric devices are installed in the house 5A. In the present embodiment, as an example, a television 12, a recorder 13, a personal computer 14, a refrigerator 15, a floor heater 16, and an air conditioner 17 are installed in the house 5A. Yes. The television 12 is connected to the port X of the power tap 18P, the recorder 13 is connected to the port Y of the power tap 18P, the personal computer 14 is connected to the port Z of the power tap 18P, and the refrigerator 15 is the power tap. It is connected to 18Q port X. Further, as described above, the floor heating 16 is connected to the third power supply terminal of the distribution board 96, and the air conditioner 17 is connected to the fourth power supply terminal of the distribution board 96. The floor heating 16 has an HA (Home Automation) terminal 16H, and the air conditioner 17 has an HA terminal 17H. The power taps 18P and 18Q, the HA terminals 16H and 17H, and the distribution board 96 are connected to a communication network 10 (which may be wired or wireless) such as a home LAN (Local Area Network). Yes. A power management device 3 </ b> A is connected to the communication network 10.

  The power taps 18P and 18Q, the HA terminals 16H and 17H, and the distribution board 96 can communicate with the power management apparatus 3A via the communication network 10.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the power strip 18. As illustrated in FIG. 3, the power tap 18 includes a communication unit 70, power supply control units 71 to 73, and measurement units 74 to 76. The communication unit 70 communicates with the power management apparatus 3A via the communication network 10. The power supply control unit 71 is configured to include a relay or the like, and determines whether or not to supply the driving power supplied from the distribution board 96 via the outlet 19 to the electrical device connected to the port X. Control is performed by a control signal input from the communication unit 70. Similarly, the power supply control units 72 and 73 respectively control whether or not the driving power is supplied to the electric devices connected to the ports Y and Z by the control signal input from the communication unit 70, respectively.

  The measuring unit 74 calculates the power consumption of the electrical device connected to the port X by measuring the current supplied from the power supply control unit 71 to the electrical device via the port X. Then, information regarding the calculated power consumption is input to the communication unit 70. Similarly, the measurement units 75 and 76 calculate the power consumption of each electrical device by measuring the currents supplied to the electrical devices from the power supply control units 72 and 73 via the ports Y and Z, respectively. And the information regarding each calculated power consumption is input into the communication part 70, respectively.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a simplified hardware configuration of the server device 2. As shown in FIG. 4, the server apparatus 2 includes a data processing unit 21 such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a communication unit 22, and a storage unit 23 such as a hard disk or a semiconductor memory. The communication unit 22 communicates with the power management apparatus 3 via the communication network 4. The storage unit 23 stores a program 24 for operating the data processing unit 21. The storage unit 23 stores a predetermined participant list 25.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram schematically illustrating a hardware configuration of the power management apparatus 3A. As shown in FIG. 5, the power management device 3A includes a data processing unit 31 such as a CPU, communication units 32 and 33, a display unit 34 such as a liquid crystal screen, an input unit 35 such as an operation button or a liquid crystal touch panel, and a hard disk. Alternatively, a storage unit 36 such as a semiconductor memory is provided. The communication unit 32 communicates with the server device 2 via the communication network 4. The communication unit 33 communicates with the power taps 18P and 18Q, the HA terminals 16H and 17H, and the distribution board 96 via the communication network 10. The storage unit 36 stores a program 37 for operating the data processing unit 31. The storage unit 36 stores predetermined data tables 38 and 39. In addition, the display part 34 and the input part 35 may be comprised as an apparatus (for example, digital photo frame) separate from the power management apparatus 3A.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram schematically illustrating an example of the participant list 25. In the participant list 25, identification information (participant ID) of users UA to UC who are community participants, address information of each user UA to UC, and identification information (management device ID) of the power management devices 3A to 3C. ), One or more electric devices that each user UA to UC has applied for as a target for power reduction control, the priority of each electric device for each time slot, and the period for each time slot that each user UA to UC has applied for Information on whether or not medium-on (details will be described later) is allowed is associated. A time slot is a unit period in which 24 hours of a day are divided at predetermined time intervals. In this embodiment, 48 time slots TS01 to TS48 are defined per day by dividing them at 30 minute intervals. .

  The priority of the electric device can be arbitrarily set for each time slot by user application. Also, by not setting the priority, it is possible to exclude a desired electrical device from the target of power reduction control. For example, for the user UA, in the time slot TS01, high priority is set in the order of TV → recorder → PC, and floor heating and air conditioners are excluded from power reduction control targets by not setting priority. Has been. In the time slot TS02, higher priority is set in the order of floor heating → air conditioner → TV → recorder → PC. Further, in the time slot TS03, by not setting priorities for all electrical devices, all electrical devices are excluded from power reduction control targets. Thus, by not setting priority for all electric devices, it is possible to set not to execute power reduction control for the time slot. In the time slot TS48, a higher priority is set in the order of TV → recorder → PC → floor heating → air conditioner.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram schematically illustrating an example of the data table 38. In the data table 38, the identification information of the electric device is associated with the information of the connection destination for controlling the power on / off of each electric device. According to the present embodiment, the power on / off of the television 12 can be controlled by opening and closing the relay of the power supply control unit 71 corresponding to the port X of the power tap 18P. 18P-port X "is associated with the connection destination information. Further, since the power on / off of the recorder 13 can be controlled by opening and closing the relay of the power supply control unit 72 corresponding to the port Y of the power tap 18P, the data table 38 shows “tap 18P-port Y” for the recorder. Connection destination information is associated. In addition, since the power on / off of the personal computer 14 can be controlled by opening and closing the relay of the power supply control unit 73 corresponding to the port Z of the power tap 18P, the data table 38 shows “tap 18P-port Z” for the personal computer. Connection destination information is associated. Since the power supply of the floor heating 16 can be controlled by the HA terminal 16H, the data table 38 associates the connection destination information “HA terminal 16H” with the floor heating. In addition, since ON / OFF of the power supply of the air conditioner 17 can be controlled by the HA terminal 17H, connection destination information “HA terminal 17H” is associated with the air conditioner in the data table 38.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram schematically illustrating an example of the data table 39. In the data table 39, one or more electric devices whose power consumption is calculated by the distribution board 96 instead of the power tap 18 among the plurality of electric devices to be subjected to power reduction control are connected to each electric device. The power supply terminal of the distribution board 96 is associated with it. According to the present embodiment, the floor heating 16 connected to the third power supply terminal of the distribution board 96 and the air conditioner 17 connected to the fourth power supply terminal both consume power by the distribution board 96. Calculated. Therefore, in the data table 39, connected device information “floor heating” is associated with the third power supply terminal, and connected device information “air conditioner” is associated with the fourth power supply terminal.

  FIG. 9 is a block diagram illustrating functions implemented in the data processing unit 21 by executing the program 24. As illustrated in FIG. 9, the data processing unit 21 includes a determination unit 211, a setting unit 212, a selection unit 213, a control unit 214, a calculation unit 215, a grant unit 216, and a holding unit 217. In other words, the program 24 causes the computer mounted on the server device 2 to function as the determination unit 211, the setting unit 212, the selection unit 213, the control unit 214, the calculation unit 215, the grant unit 216, and the holding unit 217. It is a program.

  FIG. 10 is a diagram specifically illustrating the function of the selection unit 213. As illustrated in FIG. 10, the selection unit 213 includes an extraction unit 2131, an acquisition unit 2132, and a specification unit 2133.

  FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating data exchanged between the server device 2, the power management device 3A, the power tap 18, the distribution board 96, and the HA terminals 16H and 17H.

  Hereinafter, the operation of the power management system 1 will be specifically described with reference to the drawings.

  2 and 11, the power tap 18P measures the power consumption per predetermined time (1 minute in the following example) of the television 12, the recorder 13, and the personal computer 14 that are the targets of power reduction control. The data D1 relating to each measured power consumption is transmitted to the power management apparatus 3A at 1-minute intervals. Similarly, the distribution board 96 measures the power consumption per minute of the floor heating 16 and the air conditioner 17 that are subject to power reduction control, and the data D1 relating to each measured power consumption is one minute interval. Is transmitted to the power management apparatus 3A. In addition, referring to FIG. 2, power management device 3 </ b> A acquires, from distribution board 96, data relating to the amount of power generated by the solar cell module 3 per predetermined time (in the following example, 10 minutes). Then, data relating to the amount of power purchased and sold per 10 minutes for the electric power company is acquired from the distribution board 96. Then, based on the generated power amount and the purchased and sold power amount, the total power consumption amount per 10 minutes in the house 5A is calculated.

  Referring to FIGS. 2 and 11, power management device 3 </ b> A includes power consumption per minute of television 12, recorder 13, personal computer 14, floor heating 16, and air conditioner 17, and per 10 minutes in house 5 </ b> A. Data D2 relating to the generated power amount and the total power consumption amount is transmitted to the server device 2 at intervals of 10 minutes. Referring to FIG. 1, similarly to the power management device 3A, the power management devices 3B and 3C are configured so that the power consumption per minute of the electrical equipment to be subjected to power reduction control and the power consumption per 10 minutes in the houses 5B and 5C. Data related to the generated power amount and the total power consumption amount is transmitted to the server device 2 at 10-minute intervals.

  Referring to FIG. 9, determination unit 211 determines, for each time slot, whether or not it is necessary to execute power reduction control based on these data received by server apparatus 2 from power management apparatuses 3 </ b> A to 3 </ b> C. To do.

  As a first example, the determination unit 211 obtains a predicted value of the power consumption of the entire community in the next time slot by analyzing the increase / decrease tendency of the power consumption of the entire community in the current time slot. When the predicted value exceeds the threshold value by comparing the predicted value with a predetermined threshold value (a different threshold value may be set for each time slot), the next time It is determined that it is necessary to execute power reduction control in the slot. On the other hand, when the predicted value is less than or equal to the threshold value, it is determined that it is not necessary to execute power reduction control in the next time slot.

  As a second example, the determination unit 211 obtains a predicted value of the power consumption of the entire community in the next time slot by analyzing the increase / decrease tendency of the power consumption of the entire community in the current time slot. Further, the determination unit 211 obtains a predicted value of the power generation amount of the entire community in the next time slot by analyzing the increase / decrease tendency of the power generation amount of the entire community in the current time slot. Then, by comparing the two predicted values, when the predicted value of the power consumption exceeds the predicted value of the generated power, it is determined that the power reduction control needs to be executed in the next time slot. On the other hand, when the predicted value of power consumption is equal to or lower than the predicted value of generated power, it is determined that it is not necessary to execute power reduction control in the next time slot. In addition, although the example in which the private power generation system is installed in each user's house has been described in FIG. 2, the shared private power generation system used by the entire community is installed in, for example, a community shared space instead of each user's house There is also. In this case, the determination unit 211 transmits data related to the amount of power generated by the shared private power generation system from the power generation amount measuring device of the system to the server device 2 periodically (in this example, every 10 minutes). The above determination is made by regarding the amount of power generated by the shared private power generation system as the amount of power generated by the entire community.

  As a third example, the determination unit 211 determines that the power consumption of the entire community in the current time slot exceeds a predetermined threshold value (a different threshold value may be set for each time slot). It is determined that it is necessary to execute power reduction control in the time slot. On the other hand, if the power consumption of the entire community in the current time slot is equal to or less than the threshold value, it is determined that it is not necessary to execute power reduction control in the next time slot.

  As a fourth example, the determination unit 211 needs to execute power reduction control in a predetermined time slot set in advance (for example, a time slot corresponding to a time slot in which power supply is apt to be constantly insufficient). It is determined that it is not necessary to execute power reduction control in other time slots.

  As a fifth example, when the determination unit 211 receives a request to reduce power consumption from another system such as an electric power company, the determination unit 211 determines that it is necessary to execute power reduction control in the next time slot. In other cases, it is determined that it is not necessary to execute power reduction control.

  Referring to FIG. 9, when determining unit 211 determines that execution of power reduction control is necessary, setting unit 212 next sets a target value for the reduced power amount.

  As a first example, the setting unit 212 estimates the power consumption amount of the entire community in the next time slot and the amount of power supplied by private power generation in the entire community in the next time slot (that is, the generated power amount and the accumulated power). The target value of the reduced power amount in the next time slot is set based on the predicted value of the sum of the amount and the amount. For example, the insufficient power amount obtained by subtracting the predicted value of the supplied power amount from the predicted value of the power consumption amount is set as the target value of the reduced power amount. In addition, when an in-house power generation system is installed in each user's house and surplus power is stored in the battery of each user's house, information on the amount of power stored in the battery is transmitted from the power management device in each user's house to the server. It is transmitted to the device 2 periodically (in this example, every 10 minutes). In addition, when a shared private power generation system used in the entire community is installed and surplus power is stored in a shared battery in the system, information on the stored power amount of the battery is stored in the system. It is periodically transmitted from the measuring device to the server device 2 (in this example, at intervals of 10 minutes).

  As a second example, the setting unit 212 has a case where the actual value actually reduced is larger than the target value of the reduced power amount as a result of the power reduction control executed for a certain time slot (that is, the surplus of the reduced power amount). (If a minute occurs), the value obtained by subtracting the surplus from the target value of the power reduction control of the power reduction control executed for the subsequent time slot (or subsequent time slot) is the power reduction amount for the time slot. Set as target value. On the other hand, as a result of the power reduction control executed for a certain time slot, when the actual value actually reduced is smaller than the target value of the reduced power amount (that is, when the shortage of the reduced power amount occurs) A value obtained by adding the shortage to the target value of the reduced power amount of the power reduction control executed for the subsequent time slot (or subsequent time slot) is set as the target value of the reduced power amount in the time slot.

  As a third example, the setting unit 212 sets a predetermined ratio (for example, 20%) with respect to the predicted value of the power consumption of the entire community in the next time slot as a target value of the reduced power.

  Referring to FIG. 9, after setting target value of the reduced power amount is set by setting unit 212, selection unit 213 next displays participant list 25 (see FIGS. 4 and 6) held by holding unit 217. By referencing, one or more target persons to be subjected to power reduction control are selected from a plurality of participants included in the participant list 25.

  Specifically, referring to FIG. 10, the extraction unit 2131 first extracts candidates for selection from a plurality of participants included in the participant list 25. Candidates may be randomly extracted from the participant list 25, or by using address information in the participant list 25, etc., by zip code unit, municipality or street unit, substation unit, transformer unit, You may extract in the area area unit of a weather forecast, or a virtual arbitrary group unit. However, participants who do not have any electric devices that can be subject to power reduction control for the next time slot are excluded from candidates for extraction.

  Next, the acquisition unit 2132 gives the power management device 3 corresponding to each candidate extracted by the extraction unit 2131 the on / off state (currently) of the electrical equipment associated with each candidate for the next time slot. Data D3 (refer to FIG. 11) for requesting information indicating the state of (1) is transmitted. The power management device 3 transmits the requested information to the server device 2 as data D4 (see FIG. 11), whereby the acquisition unit 2132 acquires the information.

  Next, the specifying unit 2133 determines the target of the power reduction control based on the target value of the power reduction amount by the power reduction control and the information indicating the current on / off state of each electrical device acquired by the acquisition unit 2132. Identify the target audience. Here, the identification unit 2133 excludes the candidate from the selection target when all the power states of the electric devices associated with the candidate are off in the information acquired with respect to the candidate.

  When the target value of the reduced electric energy cannot be achieved by excluding the candidate, the extraction unit 2131 extracts other candidates, and until the selection of the target person sufficient to achieve the target value is completed, Repeat the same process.

  Referring to FIG. 9, after a target person is selected by selection unit 213, control unit 214 next refers to participant list 25 (see FIGS. 4 and 6) held by holding unit 217. One or more electric devices (control target devices) to be subjected to power reduction control are identified for each target person. Referring to FIG. 6, for example, when power reduction control is performed for user UA in time slot TS01, when the power of a television set with priority set to “1” is on, the television controls. When the target device is specified and the TV is turned off, the recorder whose priority is set to “2” is specified as the control target device, and the TV and the recorder are turned off. The PC with the priority set to “3” is specified as the control target device. However, a plurality of electrical devices may be specified as control target devices for each target person.

  The control unit 214 transmits data D5 (see FIG. 11) for instructing the power-off of the specified control target device to the power management apparatus 3 of each target person.

  Referring to FIG. 11, the power management apparatus 3 refers to the data table 38 (see FIGS. 5 and 7) to obtain the data D6 for turning off the power of the control target device indicated by the data D5. It transmits toward the power tap or HA terminal to which the control target device is connected. Thereby, the power supply of the control target device is remotely turned off. Here, in order to turn off the power of the electrical equipment connected to the power strip (for example, the television 12, the recorder 13, and the personal computer 14 shown in FIG. 2), the data D6 is transmitted via the power strip, and the power strip. In the case of turning off the power of the electrical equipment that is not connected to (for example, the floor heating 16 and the air conditioner 17 shown in FIG. 2), the data D6 is transmitted via the HA terminal. At this time, the subject is notified that the power reduction control is being executed by displaying a message using predetermined characters, figures, images, etc. on the display unit 34 (see FIG. 5) of the power management apparatus 3. May be.

  Further, after transmitting the data D6, the power management apparatus 3 transmits data D7 indicating that the power-off of the control target device is completed to the server apparatus 2.

  Referring to FIG. 9, after the power reduction control is executed by control unit 214, calculation unit 215 next performs the power consumption control of the target person and the power reduction control in the time slot immediately before the execution of power reduction control. Based on the power consumption amount of the target person in the executed time slot, the actual value of the reduced power amount reduced by the power reduction control is calculated. That is, a value obtained by subtracting the power consumption amount in the time slot in which the power reduction control is executed from the power consumption amount in the immediately preceding time slot is calculated as the actual value of the reduced power amount reduced by the power reduction control.

  Next, the granting unit 216 gives a privilege value to be granted to each target person based on the actual value of the reduced power amount calculated by the calculating unit 215 (that is, a credit grant value as an incentive for reducing power consumption). To decide.

  As a first example, the granting unit 216 determines a contribution point corresponding to a value (for example, 10% of the actual value) that is proportional to the actual value of the reduced power amount as the credit grant value.

  As a second example, the granting unit 216 grants a credit to be granted to the target person based on the actual value of the reduced power quantity and the planned reduction power quantity scheduled to be reduced by the power reduction control for the target person. Determine the value. The scheduled power reduction amount is a power consumption amount that is scheduled to be reduced by powering off an electric device that has been instructed to be turned off over the entire period of one time slot. The fact that the actual value of power reduction is greater than the planned power reduction means that the user has voluntarily turned off the electrical equipment other than the instructed electrical equipment. Give. On the other hand, the fact that the actual value of the reduced power amount is smaller than the planned reduced power amount means that the power supply of the instructed electrical device has not been turned off for the entire period of one time slot. Gives a lower grant value than usual.

  As a third example, in the power management system 1 according to the present embodiment, the user can select “cannot be turned on during the period” or “can be turned on during the period” at the time of application, and declare it for each time slot. The declaration “impossible to turn on during the period” is a declaration that the power source of the electrical device turned off by the power reduction control is not turned on spontaneously during the time slot in which the power reduction control is executed. The declaration that “can be turned on during the period” is a declaration that the power supply of the electrical device turned off by the power reduction control may be turned on spontaneously even during the execution period of the power reduction control. As shown in FIG. 6, the declaration of “impossible or possible” during the period is described in the participant list 25 in association with the participant ID. The granting unit 216 gives a credit to a participant who has declared “impossible to turn on during the period” on a condition (for example, a high grant rate) more advantageous than a participant who has declared “can be turned on during the period”. Give. In addition, when the power reduction control is executed for a participant who declares that “can be turned on during the period” and the off period of the instructed electrical device is shorter than a predetermined minimum period (for example, 10 minutes), You may make it not give credit.

  As a fourth example, the granting unit 216 grants credits in units of communities instead of granting credits to individual participants or in addition to granting credits to individual participants. Alternatively, the community is divided into a plurality of subgroups, and credits are given in units of subgroups.

  Referring to FIG. 9, when the time slot period to be subjected to power reduction control ends, control unit 214 determines whether to turn on the power of the electrical device turned off by power reduction control at the end of the period.

  As a first example, the control unit 214 determines whether or not to turn on the electric device based on the power consumption status of the target person within the time slot period. In the middle of the time slot period, when the total power consumption of the subject's house is extremely reduced, it is estimated that the subject has gone out or went to sleep. Therefore, in such a case, the power supply state of the electric device turned off by the power reduction control is kept off even after the end of the time slot period.

  As a second example, by recording the life pattern as a life log for a subject who acts in a life pattern that can specify whether the user is at home or going out depending on the power state of a specific electrical device. Then, based on the life log, it is determined whether to turn on the power of the electric device. When it can be estimated that the user is at home, the power supply state of the electric device turned off by the power reduction control is turned on at the end of the time slot period. The state remains off after the end of the time slot period.

  As a third example, the control unit 214 turns on the power at the end of the time slot period for an electrical device that has been turned on before the power reduction control.

  As a fourth example, the control unit 214 sets the power state of the electrical device turned off by the power reduction control after the end of the time slot period even if the power is turned on before the power reduction control is executed. Also keep off.

  As a fifth example, the user arbitrarily sets in the participant list 25 an electric device that returns the power state to ON at the end of the execution period of the power reduction control and an electric device that remains in the OFF state. Control is performed based on the setting of the participant list 25.

  Referring to FIG. 11, when there is an electric device that is turned on at the end of the time slot period, control unit 214 uses data D8 for instructing power-on of the electric device as the power of the subject person. It transmits toward the management apparatus 3.

  In addition, the power management apparatus 3 refers to the data table 38 (see FIGS. 5 and 7), and the control target device is connected to the data D9 for turning on the power of the electrical device designated by the data D8. Send to the power strip or HA terminal. Thereby, the power supply of the control target device is turned on remotely. Here, when turning on the power of the electrical equipment (for example, the television 12, the recorder 13, and the personal computer 14 shown in FIG. 2) connected to the power strip, the data D9 is transmitted via the power strip, and the power strip. In the case of turning on the power of the electrical equipment that is not connected to (for example, the floor heating 16 and the air conditioner 17 shown in FIG. 2), the data D9 is transmitted via the HA terminal.

  In addition, after transmitting the data D <b> 9, the power management apparatus 3 transmits data D <b> 10 indicating that the power supply of the electric device has been completed to the server apparatus 2.

  Referring to FIG. 11, the power management apparatus 3 can acquire information related to credits stored in units of participants, communities, or subgroups from the server apparatus 2 as data D11. In order to protect personal information, the information for each participant is transmitted from the server device 2 to the power management device 3 of each participant after personal authentication and the like. The accumulated credit can be arbitrarily selected to be returned to an individual, returned to a subgroup, or donated. Each participant can also convert the accumulated credits into other currencies such as cash, electronic money, and local currency. In addition, when granting credits in units of communities or subgroups, the server apparatus 2 is configured so that the server device 2 can manage each community or subgroup based on the accumulated credit value or the accumulated power reduction amount in order to increase competition between communities or between subgroups. By ranking each subgroup, all communities or all subgroups may be compared and displayed in a ranking format. Alternatively, the server device 2 ranks each user within each community or each subgroup, so that all users within the own community or the own subgroup may be compared and displayed in a ranking format.

<Modification>
In the above description, an example in which the server device 2 identifies the control target device that is the execution target of the power reduction control has been described, but the control target device may be specified by the power management device 3.

  In this case, from the participant list 25 held by the server device 2, the information related to the electrical equipment and the information related to the priority among the plurality of items illustrated in FIG. 6 may be deleted. Information relating to the electric device to be subjected to power reduction control and the priority of each electric device for each time slot is described in a data table 38 held by the power management apparatus 3.

  Referring to FIG. 9, after the target value of the reduced power consumption is set by setting unit 212, next, selection unit 213 refers to participant list 25 held by holding unit 217, so that participants From a plurality of participants included in the list 25, one or more target persons to be subjected to power reduction control are selected.

  Specifically, referring to FIG. 10, the extraction unit 2131 first extracts candidates for selection from a plurality of participants included in the participant list 25.

  Next, the acquisition unit 2132 requests information indicating the current total power consumption amount or the estimated reduction power amount from the power management device 3 corresponding to each candidate extracted by the extraction unit 2131. The estimated power reduction amount is the power consumption that is expected to be reduced by the subject under the same conditions by referring to the past history such as time zone, month, season, or weather conditions. . When the power management device 3 transmits the requested information to the server device 2, the acquisition unit 2132 acquires the information.

  Next, the specifying unit 2133 selects the target person who is the target of the power reduction control based on the target value of the reduced power amount by the power reduction control and the information indicating the current total power consumption acquired by the acquisition unit 2132. Identify. Here, when the total power consumption associated with the candidate is less than a predetermined threshold in the information acquired regarding the candidate, the specifying unit 2133 selects the candidate from the selection target. exclude.

  Alternatively, the specifying unit 2133 specifies the target person who is the target of the power reduction control based on the target value of the reduced power amount by the power reduction control and the information indicating the estimated reduced power amount acquired by the acquisition unit 2132. Here, in the information acquired with respect to a candidate, the specifying unit 2133 selects the candidate from the selection target when the estimated power reduction amount associated with the candidate is less than a predetermined threshold. exclude.

  In addition, when the target value of the reduced electric energy cannot be achieved by excluding candidates, the extraction unit 2131 extracts other candidates, and until the selection of the target person sufficient to achieve the target value is completed, Repeat the same process as above.

  Referring to FIG. 9, after a target person is selected by the selection unit 213, the control unit 214 next relates to each target person by referring to the participant list 25 held by the holding unit 217. Each of the reduced power amounts is transmitted to the power management apparatus 3.

  The power management device 3 refers to the data table 38 to identify one or more control target devices that are subject to power reduction control in order to achieve the reduced power amount notified from the server device 2. Subsequent operations are the same as those in the above embodiment.

<Summary>
As described above, according to the power management system 1 according to the present embodiment, the selection unit 213 is included in the participant list 25 when the determination unit 211 determines that execution of power reduction control is necessary. One or more target persons to be subject to power reduction control are selected from a plurality of participants. In addition, the control unit 214 performs power reduction control for the subject selected by the selection unit 213, and the granting unit 216 grants a privilege based on the reduced power to the subject for which power reduction control has been executed. As a result, it is possible to promote the reduction of power consumption for each of a plurality of participants included in the community. As a result, the community as a whole improves the energy self-sufficiency rate, and balances the amount of generated power and power consumption. It is possible to promote leveling and reduction of peak power consumption.

  Moreover, according to the power management system 1 according to the present embodiment, the determination unit 211 is based on a comparison result between the predicted value of the power consumption of the entire community in a predetermined time slot and a predetermined threshold value. Then, it is determined whether or not it is necessary to execute the power reduction control in the time slot. Accordingly, when the predicted value of the power consumption of the entire community exceeds a predetermined threshold, it is possible to appropriately execute power reduction control. As a result, the community as a whole improves the energy self-sufficiency rate, generates power It is possible to promote leveling of the balance between power consumption and power consumption, reduction of peak power consumption, and the like.

  Also, according to the power management system 1 according to the present embodiment, the determination unit 211 determines the predicted power consumption amount for the entire community in a predetermined time slot and the power supplied by private power generation for the entire community in the time slot. Based on the predicted value of the amount, it is determined whether or not it is necessary to execute the power reduction control in the time slot. Therefore, when the predicted value of the power consumption of the entire community exceeds the predicted value of the amount of power supplied by private power generation in the entire community, it is possible to appropriately execute the power reduction control. It becomes possible to promote the improvement of the self-sufficiency rate, the leveling of the balance between the power generation amount and the power consumption amount, the reduction of the peak power consumption amount, and the like.

  In addition, according to the power management system 1 according to the present embodiment, the setting unit 212 includes the predicted value of the power consumption of the entire community in a predetermined time slot and the power supplied by private power generation in the entire community in the time slot. Based on the predicted value of the amount, a target value of the reduced power amount by the power reduction control in the time slot is set. Therefore, the shortage of the predicted value of the amount of power supplied by private power generation in the entire community relative to the predicted value of the power consumption amount of the entire community can be set as the target value of the reduced power amount. It is possible to promote improvement of the energy self-sufficiency rate, leveling of the balance between the generated power amount and the consumed power amount, reduction of the peak consumed power amount, and the like.

  Further, according to the power management system 1 according to the present embodiment, the setting unit 212 reduces the power consumption related to other time slots after the next time based on the target value and the actual value of the power reduction related to a certain time slot. Set the target value. Accordingly, the shortage or surplus of the reduced power amount related to a certain time slot can be carried over to another time slot after the next time, and as a result, the target value of the reduced power amount related to the other time slot can be set appropriately. Is possible.

  Further, according to the power management system 1 according to the present embodiment, the extraction unit 2131 extracts selection candidates from a plurality of participants included in the participant list 25, and the acquisition unit 2132 Predetermined information related to the candidate extracted by the extraction unit 2131 is acquired. Then, the specifying unit 2133 specifies a target person who is a target of the power reduction control based on the target value of the reduced power amount by the power reduction control and the predetermined information acquired by the acquisition unit 2132. Therefore, it is possible to appropriately select a target person who can achieve the target value of the reduced power amount from a plurality of participants included in the participant list 25.

  In addition, according to the power management system 1 according to the present embodiment, the predetermined information includes information indicating the power supply state of the electrical device associated with the candidate. Therefore, when all the power supply states of the electrical devices associated with the candidate are off, the candidate can be excluded from selection targets.

  In addition, according to the power management system 1 according to the present embodiment, the selection unit 213, in the predetermined information acquired for a candidate, when all the power states of the electrical devices associated with the candidate are off The candidate is excluded from selection. Therefore, other targets that can achieve the target value of reduced power consumption by excluding candidates who cannot expect to reduce power consumption due to the power supply state of all electrical equipment being excluded from the selection targets. It becomes possible to select a person appropriately.

  Moreover, according to the power management system 1 according to the present embodiment, the predetermined information includes information indicating the power consumption of the electrical device associated with the candidate. Therefore, when the total power consumption of the electrical equipment associated with the candidate is less than the predetermined threshold value, the candidate can be excluded from selection targets.

  In addition, according to the power management system 1 according to the present embodiment, the selection unit 213 determines that the predetermined value acquired for a candidate has a total power consumption value of an electrical device associated with the candidate being a predetermined value. If it is less than the threshold, the candidate is excluded from selection. Therefore, the target value of reduced power consumption is achieved by excluding candidates who cannot expect a reduction in power consumption due to the total value of power consumption of electrical equipment being less than a predetermined threshold. It is possible to appropriately select other target persons who can do this.

  Further, according to the power management system 1 according to the present embodiment, the predetermined information includes information indicating the estimated power reduction amount related to the candidate obtained from the past performance. Therefore, when the estimated power reduction amount is less than the predetermined threshold, the candidate can be excluded from selection targets.

  Moreover, according to the power management system 1 according to the present embodiment, the selection unit 213, in the predetermined information acquired for a certain candidate, if the estimated power reduction amount is less than a predetermined threshold, Remove candidates from selection. Therefore, it is possible to achieve the target value of reduced power consumption by excluding candidates who are not expected to reduce power consumption because the estimated reduced power amount is less than a predetermined threshold from the selection targets. It becomes possible to select other target persons appropriately.

  Further, according to the power management system 1 according to the present embodiment, when there are a plurality of electrical devices associated with a certain target person, the control unit 214 performs power reduction control based on a preset priority. The control target device that is the target of Therefore, by setting priorities to a plurality of electrical devices in the order desired by the user, it is possible to turn off the power of the electrical devices in the order desired by the user when performing power reduction control. .

  Moreover, according to the power management system 1 according to the present embodiment, the calculation unit 215 includes the power consumption amount of the target person in the time slot immediately before executing the power reduction control and the target in the time slot in which the power reduction control is executed. The actual value of the reduced power amount reduced by the power reduction control is calculated based on the power consumption amount of the person. As a result, it is possible to accurately obtain the reduced power amount reduced by the power reduction control.

  Moreover, according to the power management system 1 which concerns on this Embodiment, the provision part 216 determines the provision value of the privilege provided to the target person based on the performance value of reduction electric energy. By determining the privilege grant value according to the actual value of the reduced power consumption, it is possible to promote the reduction of the power consumption for each participant.

  Moreover, according to the power management system 1 which concerns on this Embodiment, the provision part 216 determines the provision value of the privilege provided to the target person based on the actual value of reduction electric energy, and plan reduction electric energy. . Therefore, it is possible to further promote the reduction of the power consumption for each participant by giving a high grant value to the participants who have reduced the power consumption exceeding the planned reduction power consumption. Become.

  Further, according to the power management system 1 according to the present embodiment, the granting unit 216 declares that the power supply of the electrical device turned off by the power reduction control is not turned on during the period in which the power reduction control is being executed. It is more advantageous than a participant who declares that the power supply of an electrical device turned off by the power reduction control may be turned on even during the execution period of the power reduction control. A privilege is granted under conditions. In this way, by giving a difference to the privilege granting conditions, more participants will not turn on the power of the electrical equipment that has been turned off by the power reduction control during the period in which the power reduction control is being executed. You can expect to declare it.

  Moreover, according to the power management system 1 which concerns on this Embodiment, the provision part 216 provides a privilege per community unit or the subgroup unit in a community. Therefore, it is possible to give a sense of competition between communities or subgroups by performing comparison display in a ranking format, and as a result, it is possible to further promote reduction of power consumption.

  Further, according to the power management system 1 according to the present embodiment, the control unit 214 determines whether or not to turn on the power of the electrical device turned off by the power reduction control at the end of the time slot in which the power reduction control is executed. Is determined based on the power consumption status of the subject within the time slot. As a result of the determination based on the power consumption status of the target person in the time slot, when it can be estimated that the target person has gone out or went to sleep, the power source of the electrical device turned off by the power reduction control is turned off at the end of the time slot. By not turning on, it is possible to avoid a situation where the electric device is turned on unnecessarily.

  Moreover, according to the power management system 1 which concerns on this Embodiment, the server apparatus 2 specifies the control object apparatus used as the object of power reduction control. As a result, detailed centralized management and centralized control by the server device can be realized.

  Further, according to the power management system 1 according to the present embodiment, the server device 2 notifies the power management device 3 of the reduced power amount when executing the power reduction control, and the power management device 3 determines the amount of reduced power. Based on this, the control target device that is the target of the power reduction control is specified. As a result, the processing load on the server device 2 can be reduced and the amount of communication data between the server device 2 and the power management device 3 can be reduced as compared with the case where the server device 2 specifies the control target device. It becomes.

  Further, according to the power management system 1 according to the present embodiment, the participant list 25 includes the identification information of each of the plurality of participants and the candidates for power reduction control associated with each participant. Information on certain electrical equipment. Therefore, the control unit 214 can easily specify the control target device for each target person by referring to the participant list 25.

  Further, according to the power management system 1 according to the present embodiment, in the participant list 25, whether to execute the power reduction control can be individually set for each time slot. Therefore, it is possible to arbitrarily set whether to execute the power reduction control for each time slot in accordance with the user's life pattern and behavior rhythm.

  In addition, according to the power management system 1 according to the present embodiment, the participant list 25 does not turn on the power supply of the electrical device turned off by the power reduction control during the unit period during which the power reduction control is being executed. Or information on a declaration that the power source of the electrical device turned off by the power reduction control may be turned on even during the unit period during which the power reduction control is executed. Therefore, when the granting unit 216 grants a privilege to the target person, an operation such as granting a privilege on a condition more advantageous to the participant who makes the former declaration than the participant making the latter declaration is performed. Can be done.

  In addition, according to the power management system 1 according to the present embodiment, in the participant list 25, it is possible to individually set electrical devices that are candidates for power reduction control for each time slot. Therefore, it is possible to arbitrarily set a desired electrical device for each time slot in accordance with the participant's behavior pattern and life rhythm.

  Further, according to the power management system 1 according to the present embodiment, the display unit 34 as a notification unit notifies the subject that power reduction control is being executed. Accordingly, it is possible to avoid a situation in which the user misunderstands that the electrical device has failed when the power source of the electrical device is turned off by the power reduction control.

  The embodiment disclosed this time should be considered as illustrative in all points and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is defined not by the above-mentioned meaning but by the scope of claims for patent, and is intended to include all modifications within the scope and meaning equivalent to the scope of claims for patent. For example, in the above embodiment, the system configuration with two layers of the server device and the power management device has been described. However, by implementing the function of the server device and the function of the power management device in a single device, The system configuration may be as follows. Further, by separating the power management device into two layers, a system configuration with three layers of the server device, the first layer power management device, and the second layer power management device may be adopted. In this case, the server device notifies the first level power management device of the reduced power amount of a large-scale area (for example, in apartment units), and the first layer power management device notifies the second layer power management device. The amount of reduced power in a small area (for example, each unit in a condominium) may be notified, and the power management apparatus in the second hierarchy may specify the control target device.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Power management system 2 Server apparatus 3A-3C Power management apparatus 24 Program 25 Participant list 38 Data table 211 Determination part 212 Setting part 213 Selection part 214 Control part 215 Calculation part 216 Assignment part 217 Holding part 2131 Extraction part 2132 Acquisition part 2133 Specific part

Claims (34)

Holding means for holding a list of the participants concerning a participant group including a plurality of participants registered in advance;
A determination means for determining whether or not it is necessary to execute power reduction control that is control for reducing power consumption of one or more electrical devices respectively associated with each participant;
When the determination unit determines that execution of power reduction control is necessary, the power reduction is performed with respect to one or more subjects to be subjected to power reduction control from among a plurality of participants included in the list. Control means for performing control;
With
Received from the power management device corresponding to the target person information that the control target electrical equipment has performed the operation according to the execution instruction of the power reduction control,
After the power reduction control is executed, the actual value of the reduced power reduced by the power reduction control is calculated,
further,
A granting unit that grants a privilege based on the calculated actual value of the reduced power to a target person for whom power reduction control has been executed,
Bei to give a,
The granting unit is turned off by the first declaration that the participant and the power source of the electric device turned off by the power reduction control are not turned on during the unit period during which the power reduction control is executed, or by the power reduction control. Based on the information associated with the second declaration that the power source of the electrical device may be turned on even during the unit period during which the power reduction control is executed, the power is associated with the first declaration. The server apparatus which gives a privilege on the conditions more advantageous than the participant linked | related with the said 2nd declaration with respect to the participant who exists . A determination means;
Control means;
Granting means;
With
Receive information about the power consumption or operating status of electrical equipment from the power management device,
The determination means determines whether or not it is necessary to execute power reduction control, which is control for reducing power consumption of one or more electrical devices respectively associated with a plurality of pre-registered participants.
The control means includes a plurality of participants included in a list of participants related to a participant group including a plurality of participants registered in advance when the determination means determines that execution of power reduction control is necessary. The power reduction control is executed with respect to one or more target persons to be subjected to power reduction control from among the participants, and a power reduction instruction is transmitted to the power management apparatus corresponding to the target person as the power reduction control,
Received from the power management apparatus information that the controlled electrical device has performed an operation according to the power reduction instruction,
After the power reduction control is executed, the actual value of the reduced power reduced by the power reduction control is calculated,
The granting unit grants a privilege based on the calculated actual value of the reduced power to a target for which power reduction control has been executed ,
The granting unit is turned off by the first declaration that the participant and the power source of the electric device turned off by the power reduction control are not turned on during the unit period during which the power reduction control is executed, or by the power reduction control. Based on the information associated with the second declaration that the power source of the electrical device may be turned on even during the unit period during which the power reduction control is executed, the power is associated with the first declaration. The server apparatus which gives a privilege on the conditions more advantageous than the participant linked | related with the said 2nd declaration with respect to the participant who exists . Holding means for holding a list of the participants concerning a participant group including a plurality of participants registered in advance;
Determining means for determining whether or not to execute power reduction control, which is control for turning off the power of one or more electrical devices respectively associated with each participant;
Selection for selecting one or more subjects to be subjected to power reduction control from a plurality of participants included in the list when the determination unit determines that execution of power reduction control is necessary Means,
Control means for executing power reduction control for the subject selected by the selection means;
A granting means for granting a privilege based on reduced power to a target person for whom power reduction control has been executed;
With
The control means transmits, as power reduction control, a power reduction instruction indicating an instruction to turn off the power of the electrical device to be controlled to a power management apparatus corresponding to the target person,
The selecting means is
Extracting means for extracting candidates for selection from a plurality of participants included in the list;
Obtaining means for obtaining predetermined information about the candidate extracted by the extracting means;
A specifying unit that specifies a target person to be subjected to power reduction control based on a target value of a reduced power amount by the power reduction control and the predetermined information acquired by the acquiring unit;
Have
The server device, wherein the predetermined information includes information indicating a power state of an electrical device associated with the candidate.   The determination means determines whether or not it is necessary to execute power reduction control in the unit period based on a comparison result between a predicted value of the power consumption of the entire participant group in a predetermined unit period and a predetermined threshold value. The server device according to claim 1, wherein the server device is determined.   When there are a plurality of electrical devices associated with a certain target person, the control unit specifies a control target device that is a target of power reduction control based on a preset priority. The server device according to any one of the above.   The server device according to claim 3, wherein the granting unit determines a grant value of a privilege to be granted to the target person based on the actual value of the reduced power amount reduced by the power reduction control.   The server device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the granting unit grants a privilege in a participant group unit or a subgroup unit in the participant group.   The server device according to claim 7, wherein the assigning unit further ranks the participant group or the subgroup. The power management device is installed in the participant's home,
The server device can communicate with the power management device via a communication network,
In executing the power reduction control, the server device notifies the power management device of the reduced power amount,
The server device according to claim 1, wherein the power management device specifies a control target device that is a target of power reduction control based on the power reduction amount.   The determination means is based on a predicted value of power consumption of the entire participant group within a predetermined unit period and a predicted value of power supplied by private power generation of the entire participant group within the unit period. The server apparatus as described in any one of Claims 1-9 which determines the necessity of execution of the power reduction control in a unit period.   The server device according to claim 3, wherein the server device receives information from the power management device corresponding to the target person that the control target electrical device has performed an operation in accordance with the execution instruction of the power reduction control. Selection for selecting one or more subjects to be subjected to power reduction control from a plurality of participants included in the list when the determination unit determines that execution of power reduction control is necessary Further comprising means,
The control means executes power reduction control for the target person selected by the selection means,
It further comprises a setting means for setting a target value of the amount of power reduced by the power reduction control in the unit period,
The selecting means selects a target person based on the target value set by the setting means,
The said setting means sets the target value of the reduction electric energy regarding the other unit periods after the next based on the target value and the actual value of the reduction electric energy regarding a certain unit period. Server device described in one.   Reduced power by the power reduction control based on the power consumption of the target person in the unit period immediately before executing the power reduction control and the power consumption of the target person in the unit period of executing the power reduction control The server apparatus as described in any one of Claims 1-12 further provided with the calculation means which calculates the performance value of quantity. The power management device is installed in the participant's home,
The server device can communicate with the power management device via a communication network,
The server device according to any one of claims 1 to 8 and claim 11, wherein the server device specifies a control target device to be subjected to power reduction control.   15. The list according to any one of claims 1 to 14, wherein the list includes identification information of each of a plurality of participants, and information related to an electrical device that is associated with each participant and is a candidate for a power reduction control target. The server device according to one.   The server device according to claim 15, wherein in the list, whether to execute power reduction control can be individually set for each unit period.   The server apparatus according to claim 15 or 16, wherein in the list, electric devices that are candidates for power reduction control can be individually set for each unit period.   The server device according to claim 1, further comprising notification means for notifying the subject that power reduction control is being executed. The control means transmits a power reduction instruction to a power management apparatus corresponding to the target person,
The server device according to any one of claims 1 and 3 to 18, wherein information indicating that an electric device to be controlled has performed an operation according to the power reduction instruction is received from the power management device.   The server device according to any one of claims 3 to 19, wherein after the power reduction control is executed, an actual value of the reduced power reduced by the power reduction control is calculated. Selection for selecting one or more subjects to be subjected to power reduction control from a plurality of participants included in the list when the determination unit determines that execution of power reduction control is necessary Means,
Based on the predicted value of the power consumption of the entire participant group within a predetermined unit period and the predicted value of the amount of power supplied by private power generation for the entire participant group within the unit period, the power reduction during the unit period And a setting means for setting a target value of the amount of power reduced by control,
The server device according to any one of claims 1 to 20, wherein the selection unit selects a target person based on a target value set by the setting unit. Selection for selecting one or more subjects to be subjected to power reduction control from a plurality of participants included in the list when the determination unit determines that execution of power reduction control is necessary Further comprising means,
The control means executes power reduction control for the target person selected by the selection means,
The selecting means is
Extracting means for extracting candidates for selection from a plurality of participants included in the list;
Obtaining means for obtaining predetermined information about the candidate extracted by the extracting means;
A specifying unit that specifies a target person to be subjected to power reduction control based on a target value of a reduced power amount by the power reduction control and the predetermined information acquired by the acquiring unit;
Have
The server apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined information includes information indicating power consumption of an electric device associated with the candidate. Selection for selecting one or more subjects to be subjected to power reduction control from a plurality of participants included in the list when the determination unit determines that execution of power reduction control is necessary Further comprising means,
The control means executes power reduction control for the target person selected by the selection means,
The selecting means is
Extracting means for extracting candidates for selection from a plurality of participants included in the list;
Obtaining means for obtaining predetermined information about the candidate extracted by the extracting means;
A specifying unit that specifies a target person to be subjected to power reduction control based on a target value of a reduced power amount by the power reduction control and the predetermined information acquired by the acquiring unit;
Have
The server device according to any one of claims 1 to 22, wherein the predetermined information includes information indicating an estimated power reduction amount related to the candidate obtained from a past performance.   The said selection means excludes the candidate from the selection object, when the said estimated reduction electric energy is less than a predetermined threshold value in the said predetermined information acquired regarding a certain candidate. The server apparatus of description. The granting unit is turned off by the first declaration that the participant and the power source of the electric device turned off by the power reduction control are not turned on during the unit period during which the power reduction control is executed, or by the power reduction control. Based on the information associated with the second declaration that the power source of the electrical device may be turned on even during the unit period during which the power reduction control is executed, the power is associated with the first declaration. The server apparatus according to any one of claims 3, 6, and 11 , wherein a privilege is given to a participant who has a condition more advantageous than the participant associated with the second declaration.   The list includes a declaration that the power source of the electrical device turned off by the power reduction control is not turned on during the unit period during which the power reduction control is executed, or the power source of the electrical device turned off by the power reduction control. The server device according to claim 24 or 25, further including information related to a declaration that the device may be turned on even during a unit period during which the reduction control is executed.   The server device according to any one of claims 1 and 3 to 26, wherein the server device receives information related to power consumption or an operating state of the electrical device from the power management device.   The selection means excludes the candidate from the selection target when all the power states of the electrical devices associated with the candidate are off in the predetermined information acquired for the candidate. Item 4. The server device according to Item 3.   In the predetermined information acquired for a candidate, the selecting means selects the candidate if the total power consumption of the electrical equipment associated with the candidate is less than a predetermined threshold. The server apparatus according to claim 22, wherein the server apparatus is excluded from the target of the above.   The granting unit determines a grant value to be given to the target person based on the actual value of the reduced power amount and the planned reduction power amount scheduled to be reduced by the power reduction control for the target person. The server device according to claim 13.   The control means determines whether or not to turn on the power supply of the electrical device turned off by the power reduction control at the end of the unit period in which the power reduction control is executed based on the power consumption status of the target person in the unit period. The server device according to claim 1, wherein the server device is determined. The computer installed in the server device
Holding means for holding a list of the participants concerning a participant group including a plurality of participants registered in advance;
A determination means for determining whether or not it is necessary to execute power reduction control that is control for reducing power consumption of one or more electrical devices respectively associated with each participant;
When the determination unit determines that execution of power reduction control is necessary, the power reduction is performed with respect to one or more subjects to be subjected to power reduction control from among a plurality of participants included in the list. Control means for performing control;
As a program to function as
The server device receives information from the power management device corresponding to the target person that the control target electrical device has performed an operation according to the execution instruction of the power reduction control,
further,
After the power reduction control is executed, a calculation unit that calculates the actual value of the reduced power reduced by the power reduction control;
A granting unit for granting a privilege based on the actual value of the reduced power calculated by the calculating unit to a target person for whom power reduction control has been executed;
As a program to function as
The granting unit is turned off by the first declaration that the participant and the power source of the electric device turned off by the power reduction control are not turned on during the unit period during which the power reduction control is executed, or by the power reduction control. Based on the information associated with the second declaration that the power source of the electrical device may be turned on even during the unit period during which the power reduction control is executed, the power is associated with the first declaration. A program in which a privilege is given to a participant who is more advantageous than the participant associated with the second declaration . The computer installed in the server device
A determination means;
Control means;
A calculation means;
Granting means;
As a program to function as
The server device receives information on the power consumption or operation state of the electrical device from the power management device,
The determination means determines whether or not it is necessary to execute power reduction control, which is control for reducing power consumption of one or more electrical devices respectively associated with a plurality of pre-registered participants.
The control means includes a plurality of participants included in a list of participants related to a participant group including a plurality of participants registered in advance when the determination means determines that execution of power reduction control is necessary. The power reduction control is executed with respect to one or more target persons to be subjected to power reduction control from among the participants, and a power reduction instruction is transmitted to the power management apparatus corresponding to the target person as the power reduction control,
The server device receives information from the power management device that the controlled electrical device has performed an operation in accordance with the power reduction instruction;
The calculation means calculates an actual value of the reduced power reduced by the power reduction control after the power reduction control is executed,
The granting unit grants a privilege based on the actual value of the reduced power calculated by the calculating unit to a subject who has been subjected to power reduction control ,
The granting unit is turned off by the first declaration that the participant and the power source of the electric device turned off by the power reduction control are not turned on during the unit period during which the power reduction control is executed, or by the power reduction control. Based on the information associated with the second declaration that the power source of the electrical device may be turned on even during the unit period during which the power reduction control is executed, the power is associated with the first declaration. A program in which a privilege is given to a participant who is more advantageous than the participant associated with the second declaration . The computer installed in the server device
Holding means for holding a list of the participants concerning a participant group including a plurality of participants registered in advance;
Determining means for determining whether or not to execute power reduction control, which is control for turning off the power of one or more electrical devices respectively associated with each participant;
Selection for selecting one or more subjects to be subjected to power reduction control from a plurality of participants included in the list when the determination unit determines that execution of power reduction control is necessary Means,
Control means for executing power reduction control for the subject selected by the selection means;
A granting means for granting a privilege based on reduced power to a target person for whom power reduction control has been executed;
As a program to function as
The control means transmits, as power reduction control, a power reduction instruction indicating an instruction to turn off the power of the electrical device to be controlled to a power management apparatus corresponding to the target person,
The selecting means is
Extracting means for extracting candidates for selection from a plurality of participants included in the list;
Obtaining means for obtaining predetermined information about the candidate extracted by the extracting means;
A specifying unit that specifies a target person to be subjected to power reduction control based on a target value of a reduced power amount by the power reduction control and the predetermined information acquired by the acquiring unit;
Have
The predetermined information includes a program that includes information indicating a power supply state of an electrical device associated with the candidate.

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