JP6050909B1 - Battery control system, battery control device, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

It is desirable to provide a battery that is highly convenient for a battery mounted on an electric vehicle or the like. A battery cell built in a housing, a connector unit that removably holds a SIM, a position acquisition unit that acquires a position, and wireless communication using information recorded in the SIM. A battery having a wireless communication unit that transmits the remaining battery level and position information indicating the position, a battery information receiving unit that receives the remaining battery level and position information from the battery, and the remaining battery level of the plurality of batteries A demand condition deriving unit for deriving a power demand condition based on the position; and a movement instruction transmitting unit for transmitting a movement instruction to a battery that can move autonomously among a plurality of batteries based on the demand situation A battery control system comprising a battery control device is provided. [Selection] Figure 6

Description

  The present invention relates to a battery control system, a battery control device, and a program.

The importance of a battery (see, for example, Patent Document 1) mounted on an electric vehicle or the like is increasing.
[Prior art documents]
[Patent Literature]
[Patent Document 1] JP-A-2015-146162

  It is desirable to be able to systematically realize power supply by a battery.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the battery cell built in the housing, the connector unit that detachably holds the SIM (Subscriber Identity Module), the position acquisition unit that acquires the position, and the SIM are recorded on the SIM. Battery having a wireless communication unit for transmitting the remaining battery level of the battery cell and the position information indicating the position, and battery information for receiving the remaining battery level and position information from the battery. A receiving unit, a demand status deriving unit for deriving a power demand status based on the remaining battery capacity and position of a plurality of batteries, and a battery that can move autonomously among a plurality of batteries based on the demand status There is provided a battery control system including a battery control device having a movement instruction transmission unit that transmits a movement instruction.

  The autonomously movable battery may be a battery in which a plurality of batteries can move together. The demand situation deriving unit may derive a position where power supply is required, and the movement instruction transmitting unit is configured to determine whether the remaining battery level is a predetermined threshold value among the autonomously movable batteries. You may transmit the movement instruction | indication which moves to the position which needs supply of the said electric power to many batteries. The demand situation deriving unit may derive a position where power can be supplied, and the movement instruction transmitting unit has a remaining battery level less than a predetermined threshold among the autonomously movable batteries. You may transmit the movement instruction | indication which moves to the position which can supply the said electric power to a battery. The battery control system is configured to derive a deterioration degree of the battery cell based on a remaining battery level at the first position and a remaining battery level at the second position of the battery that moves using the power of the battery cell. A degree deriving unit may be further provided, wherein the movement instruction transmitting unit transmits a movement instruction to move to an exchange station capable of replacing the battery cell, to the battery having the deterioration degree higher than a predetermined threshold. Good. The battery control device may further include a substation position acquisition unit that acquires a position of the substation, and the movement instruction transmission unit is a battery that can supply power to the substation among the plurality of batteries. In addition, an instruction to move to the position acquired by the substation position acquisition unit may be transmitted.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, the battery cell incorporated in the housing, the connector unit that holds the SIM in a removable manner, the position acquisition unit that acquires the position, and the information recorded in the SIM are used. A battery information receiving unit that receives the remaining battery level and position information from a battery having a wireless communication unit that transmits the remaining battery level of the battery cell and position information indicating the position by wireless communication, and a plurality of batteries A demand status deriving unit for deriving a power demand status based on the remaining battery level and position, and a movement command transmission for transmitting a movement command to a battery that can move autonomously among a plurality of batteries based on the demand status A battery control device is provided.

  According to the 3rd aspect of this invention, the program for functioning a computer as said battery control apparatus is provided.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the battery cell built in the housing, the connector part that removably holds the SIM, the battery position acquisition part that acquires the position, and the information recorded in the SIM An autonomously movable battery having a wireless communication unit that transmits the remaining battery level of the battery cell and position information indicating the position by the wireless communication used, and battery information for receiving the remaining battery level and position from the battery Substation location acquisition for a receiver, a substation location acquisition unit that acquires the location of a substation where power supply was interrupted due to a failure, and a battery that can supply power to the substation out of multiple batteries There is provided a battery control system including a battery control device having a movement instruction transmission unit that transmits a movement instruction to a position acquired by the unit.

  The battery control device may further include a standard voltage acquisition unit that acquires a standard voltage of the substation, and the movement instruction transmission unit includes a standard voltage of the plurality of batteries, and a standard voltage acquisition unit of the plurality of batteries. You may transmit the movement instruction | indication to the position which the said substation position acquisition part acquired to the battery which corresponds with the acquired said standard voltage. The battery may further include a connector for connecting the battery cell to a battery cell of another battery, and the movement instruction transmission unit is connected to the standard voltage acquired by the standard voltage acquisition unit. You may transmit the movement instruction | indication to the position which the said substation position acquisition part acquired to the said some battery which can supply electric power. The battery may further include a power supply plug that supplies power of the battery cell, and the substation includes a charging plug that is connected to the power supply plug and receives the power supply of the battery cell. The movement instruction transmission unit may instruct the battery to supply power to the charging plug by the power supply plug. The battery may further include a radiation measuring unit that measures radiation, and the battery information receiving unit includes the amount of radiation measured by the radiation measuring unit and position information of the battery that measures the radiation. The battery control device may further include a radiation information transmitting unit that transmits the radiation amount and the position information received by the battery information receiving unit to another device.

  According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the battery cell built in the housing, the connector part that removably holds the SIM, the battery position acquisition part that acquires the position, and the information recorded in the SIM It has a wireless communication unit that transmits the remaining battery level of the battery cell and position information indicating the position through the wireless communication used, and receives the remaining battery level and position of the battery cell from a battery that can move autonomously. The battery information receiving unit, the substation position acquiring unit that acquires the position of the substation, and the battery that can supply power to the substation among the plurality of batteries, and moving to the position acquired by the substation position acquiring unit A battery control apparatus is provided that includes a movement instruction transmission unit that transmits an instruction.

  According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a program for causing a computer to function as the battery control device.

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

An example of battery 100 is shown roughly. An example of a functional composition of communication unit 120 is shown roughly. An example of the electric vehicle 300 carrying the battery 100 is shown schematically. An example of display data 400 is shown roughly. Another example of the battery 100 is shown schematically. An example of battery control system 600 is shown roughly. An example of functional composition of information management server 500 is shown roughly. 1 schematically illustrates an example of a battery control system 700. An example of functional composition of information management server 500 is shown roughly. An example of the computer 1000 which functions as the information management server 500 is schematically shown.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described through embodiments of the invention, but the following embodiments do not limit the invention according to the claims. In addition, not all the combinations of features described in the embodiments are essential for the solving means of the invention.

  FIG. 1 schematically shows an example of a battery 100. The battery 100 according to the present embodiment may supply power to an arbitrary device. For example, the battery 100 is mounted on an electric vehicle and supplies power to the electric vehicle. The battery 100 may be mounted on an electric motorcycle, an electric bicycle, a drone, or the like to supply electric power thereto. The battery 100 is mounted on, for example, a robot and supplies power to the robot.

  The battery 100 includes a battery cell 110 and a communication unit 120. The communication unit 120 includes a connector unit 122, a wireless communication unit 124, and a position acquisition unit 126.

  The connector unit 122 holds a SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) in a detachable manner. The connector unit 122 holds, for example, a SIM card so as to be detachable.

  The wireless communication unit 124 performs wireless communication using information recorded in the SIM held by the connector unit 122. The wireless communication unit 124 includes, for example, a 3G (3rd Generation) communication method such as WCDMA (registered trademark) (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access) and CDMA2000 (Code Division Multiple Access 2000), LTE (Long Term Emission 3), and the like. Wireless communication is performed according to a 9G communication method and a mobile communication method such as a 4G communication method such as Advanced LTE. The wireless communication unit 124 may further include an antenna for WiFi communication, and may execute WiFi (registered trademark) (Wireless Fidelity) communication.

  The wireless communication unit 124 may execute communication via the network 10. The network 10 includes, for example, the Internet and a telephone network. For example, the wireless communication unit 124 communicates with the communication terminal 210 and the information management server 500 via the network 10.

  The communication terminal 210 may be any terminal as long as it is a communicable terminal, such as a mobile phone such as a smartphone, a tablet terminal, and a PC (Personal Computer). The information management server 500 manages information transmitted by the battery 100. Further, the information management server 500 may manage information transmitted to the battery 100.

  For example, the wireless communication unit 124 transmits the remaining battery level of the battery cell 110. The wireless communication unit 124 may transmit the remaining battery level of the battery cell 110 to the communication terminal 210. Thereby, the user of the communication terminal 210 can grasp the remaining battery level of the battery 100. Further, the wireless communication unit 124 may transmit the remaining battery level of the battery cell 110 to the information management server 500. As a result, the remaining battery level of the battery 100 can be managed by the information management server 500.

  The position acquisition unit 126 acquires the position of the battery 100. The position acquisition unit 126 is, for example, a GPS (Global Positioning System) unit, and acquires GPS data as the position of the battery 100. When the wireless communication unit 124 can execute WiFi communication, the position acquisition unit 126 may acquire the position of the WiFi access point with which the wireless communication unit 124 has established communication as the position of the battery 100. The position acquisition unit 126 may acquire both the position of the WiFi access point with which the wireless communication unit 124 has established communication and the GPS data as the position of the battery 100.

  The wireless communication unit 124 may transmit position information indicating the position of the battery 100 together with the remaining battery level of the battery 100.

  For example, the wireless communication unit 124 transmits the remaining battery level of the battery 100 and the position information of the battery 100 to the communication terminal 210. For example, when the remaining battery level of the battery 100 received from the battery 100 is lower than a predetermined threshold value, the communication terminal 210 informs the user of the position of the rechargeable point closest to the position indicated by the position information of the battery 100. Notice. The chargeable portion is, for example, a charging stand that is fixedly installed. Further, the rechargeable portion may be a charging station that can charge the battery 100 and can move autonomously. Thereby, when the battery remaining amount of the battery 100 is low, the user can be made aware of the position of the chargeable portion.

  For example, the wireless communication unit 124 transmits the remaining battery level of the battery 100 and the position information of the battery 100 to the information management server 500. For example, when the remaining battery level of the battery 100 received from the battery 100 is lower than a predetermined threshold, the information management server 500 determines the position of the chargeable location closest to the position indicated by the position information of the battery 100 as a communication terminal. To 210. The communication terminal 210 may notify the user of the position of the received chargeable location.

  The wireless communication unit 124 may transmit position information indicating the position of the battery 100 when the remaining battery level of the battery 100 is lower than a predetermined threshold.

  For example, when the remaining battery level of the battery 100 is lower than a predetermined threshold, the wireless communication unit 124 transmits the position information of the battery 100 to the communication terminal 210. For example, the communication terminal 210 may notify the user of the position of the rechargeable point closest to the position indicated by the position information of the battery 100.

  For example, when the remaining battery level of the battery 100 is lower than a predetermined threshold, the wireless communication unit 124 transmits the position information of the battery 100 to the information management server 500. For example, the information management server 500 transmits to the communication terminal 210 the position of the rechargeable point closest to the position indicated by the position information of the battery 100. The communication terminal 210 may notify the user of the position of the received chargeable location. In addition, the information management server 500 transmits, for example, the position of the rechargeable location closest to the position indicated by the position information of the battery 100 to the battery 100. The battery 100 may notify the position of the rechargeable location received from the information management server 500. For example, when the battery 100 is mounted on an electric vehicle, the battery 100 notifies the passenger of the electric vehicle of the position of the rechargeable location by displaying the position of the rechargeable location on a display included in the electric vehicle. You can do it.

  The wireless communication unit 124 may transmit the position information of the battery 100 to the communication terminal 210 in response to a request from the communication terminal 210. For example, when the battery 100 is stolen, the user of the communication terminal 210 can confirm the position of the battery 100 by transmitting a request to the battery 100 using the communication terminal 210.

  FIG. 2 schematically shows an example of the functional configuration of the communication unit 120. The communication unit 120 includes a wireless communication unit 124, a position acquisition unit 126, a remaining amount acquisition unit 134, a notification data output unit 136, a battery information storage unit 138, and a history storage unit 140. Note that it is not essential that the communication unit 120 has all these configurations. For example, at least one of the wireless communication unit 124 and the battery information storage unit 138 may be included in the battery 100 without the communication unit 120.

  The remaining amount acquisition unit 134 acquires the remaining battery level of the battery cell 110. The remaining amount acquisition unit 134 may periodically acquire the remaining battery level of the battery cell 110.

  The notification data output unit 136 outputs notification data. For example, the notification data output unit 136 causes the wireless communication unit 124 to transmit notification data for notifying the remaining battery level of the battery cell 110. The notification data output unit 136 may cause the wireless communication unit 124 to transmit notification data that notifies the remaining battery level of the battery cell 110 and the position information of the battery 100 acquired by the position acquisition unit 126.

  In addition, for example, when the remaining battery level of the battery cell 110 is lower than a predetermined threshold, the notification data output unit 136 causes the wireless communication unit 124 to transmit notification data to notify that effect. When the remaining battery level of the battery cell 110 is lower than a predetermined threshold, the notification data output unit 136 wirelessly communicates notification data for notifying that fact and the position information of the battery 100 acquired by the position acquisition unit 126. You may make it transmit to the part 124.

  The battery information storage unit 138 stores information on the battery cell 110. The battery information storage unit 138 may store the characteristics of the battery cell 110. The battery information storage unit 138 stores, for example, charge / discharge characteristics of the battery cell 110. The notification data output unit 136 may also transmit the characteristics of the battery cell 110 stored in the battery information storage unit 138 when transmitting the remaining battery level of the battery cell 110 to the wireless communication unit 124.

  The battery information storage unit 138 may store manufacturer information regarding the manufacturer of the battery cell 110. The battery information storage unit 138 may store type information indicating the types of other battery cells that can charge the battery cell 110. The notification data output unit 136 may transmit at least one of these pieces of information together when the wireless communication unit 124 transmits the remaining battery level of the battery cell 110.

  The history storage unit 140 stores the history of notification data output by the notification data output unit 136. The notification data output unit 136 may cause the wireless communication unit 124 to transmit a history of notification data stored in the history storage unit 140. The history storage unit 140 stores the history of the remaining battery level of the battery cell 110 acquired by the remaining amount acquisition unit 134 and the position information of the battery 100 when the remaining amount acquisition unit 134 acquires the remaining battery level. May be.

  FIG. 3 schematically shows an example of an electric vehicle 300 on which the battery 100 is mounted. The electric vehicle 300 includes a drive unit 310 and a display 320. The drive unit 310 drives the electric vehicle 300 with the electric power supplied from the battery cell 110.

  The display 320 executes display based on the notification data received from the notification data output unit 136. The display 320 may be, for example, a display included in a car navigation system.

  The notification data output unit 136 transmits, for example, notification data including position information indicating the position of the rechargeable portion received by the wireless communication unit 124 from the information management server 500 to the display 320. Display 320 displays the position indicated by the received position information of the chargeable location. The display 320 displays, for example, map data highlighting the position indicated by the position information of the chargeable location.

  The notification data output unit 136 transmits the notification data including the position information of the battery that can be charged to the battery 100 received by the wireless communication unit 124 from the information management server 500 to the display 320. The notification data output unit 136 receives, from the information management server 500, battery position information that can charge the battery 100 as follows, for example. The notification data output unit 136 first stores the position information of the battery 100 acquired by the position acquisition unit 126 and the battery information storage unit 138 when the remaining battery level of the battery cell 110 is lower than a predetermined threshold. The wireless communication unit 124 is made to transmit to the information management server 500 the type information indicating the type of the other battery cell 110 that can charge the battery cell 110 being charged. The information management server 500 transmits, to the wireless communication unit, position information indicating the position of the electric vehicle that is closer to the position indicated by the position information of the received battery 100 among the electric vehicles that include the battery cell 110 indicated by the type of the received battery cell 110. 124. The notification data output unit 136 includes the position information of the electric vehicle received by the wireless communication unit 124 in the notification data as the position information of the battery that can be charged in the battery 100 and transmits the information to the display 320.

  And the display 320 displays the map data which emphasized the position which the received positional information shows, for example. Thereby, when the battery remaining amount of the battery cell 110 is low, the passenger of the electric vehicle 300 can grasp the position of the electric vehicle on which the battery cell 110 capable of charging the battery cell 110 is mounted.

  The battery 100 may be mounted on an autonomously movable electric vehicle that can move autonomously. The battery 100 may be mounted on a robot that can move autonomously. The battery 100 may be mounted on each of the plurality of robots, and each of the plurality of batteries 100 mounted on the plurality of robots transmits the remaining battery level and position information of each battery cell 110 to the information management server 500. You can do it. Each of the plurality of batteries 100 may receive the remaining battery capacity and position information of the other batteries 100 from the information management server 500. When it is determined that the remaining battery level of the other battery 100 received is less than its own battery level and can be moved to the position indicated by the position information, the battery 100 moves to the position indicated by the position information. The other battery 100 may be charged. Here, any of the plurality of batteries 100 may be a battery 100 dedicated to charging. The battery 100 dedicated to charging receives the remaining battery capacity and position information of the other battery 100 from the information management server 500, and the position information of the battery 100 in which the remaining battery capacity is lower than a predetermined threshold is indicated by the position information. It may move and charge the battery 100.

  FIG. 4 schematically shows an example of the display data 400. The display data 400 may be data generated based on the notification data output from the notification data output unit 136. The display data 400 is generated by the display 320 that has received the notification data, for example. The display data 400 is generated by the communication terminal 210 that has received the notification data, for example. The display data 400 may be generated by the notification data output unit 136 and transmitted to the display 320, the communication terminal 210, etc., and displayed.

  Display data 400 includes map data 402, own vehicle object 410, charging station object 420, and corresponding vehicle object 430. The own vehicle object 410 is arranged at the position of the battery 100 acquired by the position acquisition unit 126 on the map data 402. The charging station object 420 is arranged on the map data 402 at a position indicated by the charging station position information received from the information management server 500. The corresponding vehicle object 430 is disposed at the position of the electric vehicle on which the battery cell 110 capable of charging the battery cell 110 received from the information management server 500 is mounted.

  Display 320 or communication terminal 210 causes display data 400 to be displayed so that a viewer can easily find the location of a charging station where battery 100 can be charged and the location of an electric vehicle equipped with battery cell 110 capable of charging battery 100. It can be grasped.

  FIG. 5 schematically shows another example of the battery 100. 5 includes a battery cell 110, a wireless communication unit 124, a position acquisition unit 126, a remaining amount acquisition unit 134, a notification data output unit 136, a battery information storage unit 138, and a history storage unit 140. Unit 152 and supply connector 154. The battery 100 illustrated in FIG. 5 can be moved by the wheel unit 152, and a plurality of other batteries can be charged by the plurality of supply connectors 154.

  For example, the battery 100 moves to the position indicated by the instruction data according to the instruction data received from the communication terminal 210. For example, the battery 100 moves to a place where a plurality of batteries that require charging are present. The battery 100 transmits the remaining battery level of the battery cell 110 to the communication terminal 210 while supplying power to the plurality of batteries. The battery 100 may further transmit the position information of the battery 100 acquired by the position acquisition unit 126.

  The user of the communication terminal 210 transmits a feedback instruction to the battery 100 using the communication terminal 210 when, for example, the remaining battery level of the battery cell 110 is lower than a predetermined threshold. The battery 100 returns in response to receiving the feedback instruction.

  The battery 100 may be capable of storing the wheel portion 152. For example, the battery 100 stores the wheel unit 152 after moving to the position indicated by the instruction data in accordance with the instruction data received from the communication terminal 210. Thereby, the unexpected movement by the wheel part 152 can be prevented, and electric power can be stably supplied to a plurality of batteries.

  The battery 100 may include an outrigger (not shown). For example, the battery 100 moves to the position indicated by the instruction data according to the instruction data received from the communication terminal 210, and then fixes the vehicle body to the ground by the outrigger. Thereby, the unexpected movement by the wheel part 152 can be prevented, and electric power can be stably supplied to a plurality of batteries.

  The battery 100 in the above embodiment may further include an emotion management unit (not shown) that manages the emotion of the battery 100. For example, the battery 100 receives position information indicating the position of an electric vehicle on which a battery cell that can be charged to the battery cell 110 of the battery 100 is mounted from the information management server 500. The emotion management unit may manage the emotion of the battery 100 such that the greater the distance between the battery 100 and the electric vehicle equipped with a battery cell that can be charged in the battery cell 110, the higher the degree of scissors. In addition, the emotion management unit has a greater degree of scissors as the number of electric vehicles equipped with battery cells that can be charged in the battery cells 110 is within a predetermined range based on the position of the battery 100. The emotion of battery 100 may be managed so as to increase. The notification data output unit 136 causes the wireless communication unit 124 to transmit notification data indicating a warning when the degree of saliency of the battery 100 managed by the emotion management unit is higher than a predetermined threshold. It may be displayed.

  Further, the battery 100 may receive position information indicating the position of the charging stand from the information management server 500, and the emotion management unit increases the degree of scissors as the distance between the battery 100 and the charging stand increases. Thus, the emotion of the battery 100 may be managed. The emotion management unit may manage the emotion of the battery 100 such that the smaller the number of charging stations that are within a predetermined range based on the position of the battery 100, the higher the degree of mischief. .

  FIG. 6 schematically illustrates an example of a battery control system 600. The battery control system 600 includes an information management server 500 and a plurality of charging stations 610. The information management server 500 may be an example of a battery control device.

  Charging station 610 carries at least one battery 100. The charging station 610 may be equipped with a plurality of batteries 100. The charging station 610 includes a wheel portion 612 and a supply connector 614. The charging station 610 can be moved by the wheel portion 612, and a plurality of other batteries can be charged by the plurality of supply connectors 614. Charging station 610 may be an example of a battery that can move autonomously.

  The charging station 610 can charge the battery 100 by receiving supply of electric power from the charging stand 30. The charging station 30 may receive power from any power system such as a thermal power generation system and a nuclear power generation system. For example, the charging station 30 receives power from the solar power generation system 22 and the wind power generation system 24. Further, the charging station 610 may be able to charge the battery 100 by receiving the supply of power from the other charging station 610.

  Charging station 610 may supply power to any device equipped with battery 100. For example, the charging station 610 supplies power to the battery-equipped vehicle 42 on which the battery 100 is mounted, the battery-equipped vehicle 44, and the like.

  The charging station 610, for example, supplies power to the battery-equipped vehicle 42, the battery-equipped vehicle 44, and the like, so that the charging station 610 is charged when the remaining battery level of the mounted battery 100 becomes lower than a predetermined threshold value. The battery 100 may be charged by moving to 30. The remaining battery level 616 schematically represents the remaining battery level of the battery 100 installed in the charging station 610. The charging station 610 may perform movement, charging, and power supply in accordance with instructions from the information management server 500.

  The information management server 500 receives and stores battery remaining amount and position information from a plurality of charging stations 610. The information management server 500 receiving the battery remaining amount and position information from the charging station 610 may be receiving the battery remaining amount and position information from the battery 100 mounted on the charging station 610. When the charging station 610 is equipped with a plurality of batteries 100, the information management server 500 may receive the remaining battery capacity and position information from each of the plurality of batteries 100. Further, the information management server 500 may receive the remaining battery capacity and position information of the plurality of batteries 100 from any one of the plurality of batteries 100. Note that only the position information of any of the plurality of batteries 100 may be received as the position information. In addition, the information management server 500 receives and stores battery remaining amount and position information from any device on which the battery 100 is mounted, such as the battery mounted vehicle 42 and the battery mounted vehicle 44.

  The information management server 500 derives a power demand state based on the stored battery remaining amount and position information. The power demand situation indicates, for example, a position where power supply is required. The position where the power supply is required is, for example, a position indicated by the position information of the battery 100 in which the remaining battery level is less than a predetermined threshold.

  Further, the position where power supply is required may be a position where the number of batteries 100 that require power supply is larger than a predetermined threshold. For example, the position where power supply is required is an area in which a predetermined number or more of batteries 100 whose remaining battery capacity is smaller than a predetermined threshold exist in an area of a predetermined size. Is one of the positions.

  Moreover, the demand situation of electric power shows the position which can supply electric power, for example. The position where the power can be supplied is, for example, a position indicated by position information of the charging station 610 in which the remaining battery level is greater than a predetermined threshold.

  Further, the position where the power can be supplied may be a position where the number of charging stations 610 in which the remaining amount of the battery is greater than a predetermined threshold is larger than the predetermined threshold. For example, the position where power can be supplied is an area in which a predetermined number or more of charging stations 610 having a remaining battery capacity greater than a predetermined threshold exist in an area of a predetermined size. Is one of the positions.

  The information management server 500 transmits a movement instruction to the autonomously movable battery 100 among the plurality of batteries 100 based on the derived power demand situation. For example, the information management server 500 transmits a movement instruction to any one of the plurality of charging stations 610. The information management server 500 transmitting the movement instruction to the charging station 610 may be transmitting the movement instruction to any of the batteries 100 installed in the charging station 610. The information management server 500 is, for example, a charge that is located near a position where the remaining amount of the battery is more than a predetermined threshold among the plurality of charging stations 610 and needs to be supplied with power more than the other charging stations 610. A movement instruction to move to a position where the power supply is required is transmitted to the station 610.

  In addition, the information management server 500 transmits a movement instruction to move to a position where power can be supplied, for example, among the batteries 100 that can move autonomously, with the remaining battery level being less than a predetermined threshold. To do. For example, when the remaining battery level of the battery 100 of the battery-equipped vehicle 42 is less than a predetermined threshold, the information management server 500 transmits a movement instruction to move to a position where power can be supplied to the battery 100. .

  The information management server 500 may transmit a movement instruction to the charging station 610 according to the degree of deterioration of the battery cell of the battery 100 installed in the charging station 610. For example, the information management server 500 determines the degree of deterioration of the battery cell based on the degree of decrease in the remaining battery level with respect to the moving distance of the charging station 610. As a specific example, the information management server 500 calculates the difference between the remaining battery level of the charging station 610 at the first location and the remaining battery level of the charging station 610 at the second location from the first location to the second location. When the value divided by the moving distance to is higher than a predetermined threshold value, it is determined that the battery 100 mounted on the charging station 610 needs to be replaced. The information management server 500 may transmit a movement instruction to move the battery 100 or the battery cell to the exchange station where the battery 100 or the battery cell can be exchanged, to the charging station 610 determined to be exchanged. The movement instruction may include position information of the exchange station.

  FIG. 7 schematically shows an example of the functional configuration of the information management server 500. The information management server 500 includes a battery information receiving unit 502, a battery information storage unit 504, a demand situation deriving unit 506, a movement instruction transmitting unit 508, and a deterioration degree deriving unit 510. Note that it is not essential that the information management server 500 has all these configurations.

  The battery information receiving unit 502 receives battery remaining amount and position information from each of the plurality of batteries 100. The battery information receiving unit 502 may periodically receive the remaining battery capacity and position information. The battery information storage unit 504 stores the remaining battery level and position information received by the battery information reception unit 502.

  The demand status deriving unit 506 derives the power demand status based on the remaining battery level and position information stored in the battery information storage unit 504. The movement instruction transmission unit 508 transmits a movement instruction to the battery 100 based on the power demand situation derived by the demand situation deriving unit 506. The movement instruction transmission unit 508 may transmit a movement instruction to a plurality of batteries 100 that can move autonomously. For example, the movement instruction transmission unit 508 transmits a movement instruction to the battery 100 mounted on the charging station 610.

  Deterioration degree deriving unit 510 derives the deterioration degree of battery 100. The degree of deterioration of the battery 100 may be the degree of deterioration of the battery cell of the battery 100. Deterioration degree deriving unit 510 derives the deterioration degree of battery 100 based on the remaining battery level at the first position and the remaining battery level at the second position of battery 100 that moves using the power of the battery cell of battery 100. To do. The movement instruction transmission unit 508 may transmit a movement instruction to move to the exchange station to the battery 100 whose deterioration degree derived by the deterioration degree deriving unit 510 is higher than a predetermined threshold.

  FIG. 8 schematically illustrates an example of a battery control system 700. The battery control system 700 includes an information management server 500 and a plurality of charging stations 710. Charging station 710 may have the same configuration as charging station 610.

  The plurality of charging stations 710 include charging stations 710 having different standard voltages. For example, the plurality of charging stations 710 include a charging station with a standard voltage that can supply power to the nuclear power plant 50, a charging station with a standard voltage that can supply power to the ultra-high voltage substation 52, and charging with a standard voltage that can supply power to the primary substation 54. A standard voltage charging station capable of supplying power to the intermediate substation 56, and a standard voltage charging station capable of supplying power to the distribution substation 58.

  The charging station 710 that can supply power to the nuclear power plant 50 includes a power supply plug 712 that is connected to the charging plug 51 of the nuclear power plant 50 in order to supply power to the nuclear power plant 50. The charging station 710 capable of supplying power to the ultrahigh voltage substation 52 has a power supply plug 712 that is connected to the charging plug 53 of the ultrahigh voltage substation 52 in order to supply power to the ultrahigh voltage substation 52. The charging station 710 that can supply power to the primary substation 54 has a power supply plug 712 that is connected to the charging plug 55 of the primary substation 54 in order to supply power to the primary substation 54. The charging station 710 that can supply power to the intermediate substation 56 includes a power supply plug 712 that is connected to the charging plug 57 of the intermediate substation 56 in order to supply power to the intermediate substation 56. The charging station 710 that can supply power to the distribution substation 58 has a power supply plug 712 that is connected to the charging plug 59 of the distribution substation 58 in order to supply power to the distribution substation 58.

  The power network including the ultra-high voltage substation 52, the primary substation 54, the intermediate substation 56, and the distribution substation 58 supplies the power generated by the nuclear power plant 50, the solar power generation system 22, and the like hierarchically. However, if a failure occurs in the middle of a hierarchy, power supply to a hierarchy below the hierarchy in which the failure has occurred may stop. For example, when the power supply to the primary substation 54 is interrupted due to a failure occurring between the ultrahigh voltage substation 52 and the primary substation 54, the nuclear power plant 50, the solar power generation system 22, and the ultrahigh voltage substation Even if the station 52 is in operation and the primary substation 54 can be operated, the power supply to the intermediate substation 56 and the distribution substation 58 and lower layers will be stopped.

  The information management server 500 according to the present embodiment acquires the position of a substation where power supply is interrupted due to the occurrence of a failure when a failure occurs in the power network, and charging that can supply power to the substation An instruction to move to the substation is transmitted to the station 710. The charging station 710 that can supply power to the substation where the power supply is interrupted due to the occurrence of a failure may be a charging station 710 that matches the standard voltage of the substation. When the standard voltage of the substation and the standard voltage of the charging station 710 do not match, power cannot be supplied from the charging station 710 to the substation. However, according to the information management server 500 according to the present embodiment, the substation in which a failure has occurred. Since the charging station 710 having the same voltage as that of the station can be moved to the substation where the power supply is cut off, the power supply from the charging station 710 to the substation can be realized. And thereby, the power supply to the hierarchy below the primary substation 54 can be restarted.

  The information management server 500 moves the charging station 710 to the position of the charging station 30 that realizes charging using the power generated by the solar power generation system 22 or the nuclear power plant 50, and then the power supply is performed. It may be moved to the location of the blocked substation. Thereby, a part of the power network can be assigned to the charging station 710, which can contribute to the temporary resumption of the power network when a failure occurs.

  The charging station 710 may further include a connector that is connected to another charging station 710. The information management server 500 connects a plurality of charging stations 710 to a plurality of charging stations 710 capable of supplying power at a standard voltage of a substation where power supply is cut off by connecting to another charging station 710. A movement instruction to move to the position of the substation may be transmitted. Thereby, for example, when there is no charging station 710 capable of supplying power to the substation in the vicinity of the substation where the power supply is cut off, a plurality of charging stations 710 having a standard voltage lower than the standard voltage of the substation are provided. It is possible to supply power to the substation by moving the base to the substation and connecting them.

  The charging station 710 may have a function of measuring radiation. The function of measuring radiation may be included in the charging station 710 or the battery 100 mounted on the charging station 710. The information management server 500 may receive, from the battery 100 of the charging station 710, the measured amount of radiation and position information indicating the position when the radiation is measured. The information management server 500 may transmit the received radiation amount and position information to another device such as the communication terminal 210. As a result, it is possible to collect and provide information on radiation at substations and power plants while realizing the replacement of the power network by the charging station 710.

  FIG. 9 schematically shows an example of the functional configuration of the information management server 500. The information management server 500 includes a battery information reception unit 502, a battery information storage unit 504, a movement instruction transmission unit 508, a substation position acquisition unit 512, a standard voltage acquisition unit 514, and a radiation information transmission unit 516. Note that it is not essential that the information management server 500 has all these configurations. The information management server 500 may further include other functions. For example, the information management server 500 may further include at least one of a demand situation deriving unit 506 and a deterioration degree deriving unit 510.

  The battery information receiving unit 502 receives battery remaining amount and position information from each of the plurality of batteries 100. The battery information receiving unit 502 may periodically receive the remaining battery capacity and position information. The battery information storage unit 504 stores the remaining battery level and position information received by the battery information reception unit 502. The battery information receiving unit 502 may receive from each of the plurality of batteries 100 the measured radiation amount and position information indicating the position when the radiation is measured. The battery information storage unit 504 may store the radiation amount and position information received by the battery information reception unit 502.

  The substation position acquisition unit 512 acquires the position of the substation. The substation position acquisition unit 512 acquires, for example, the position of the substation where the supply of power is interrupted due to the occurrence of a failure. The substation location acquisition unit 512 may receive the location of the substation via the network 10. For example, the substation location acquisition unit 512 is connected to the network 10 from a substation management server that manages the status of the substation, and the location of the substation where the supply of power is interrupted due to the occurrence of a fault and the location of the substation. Receive identification information.

  The standard voltage acquisition unit 514 acquires the standard voltage of the substation from which the substation position acquisition unit 512 has acquired the position. The standard voltage acquisition unit 514 may receive the standard voltage via the network 10. For example, the standard voltage acquisition unit 514 receives a standard voltage from a substation management server. In addition, the standard voltage acquisition unit 514 stores information on each standard voltage in advance in association with the identification information of the plurality of substations, and corresponds to the identification information of the substation received from the substation management server. The standard voltage to be read may be read out.

  The movement instruction transmission unit 508 has acquired the substation position acquisition unit 512 in the charging station 710 that can supply power to the substation from which the substation position acquisition unit 512 has acquired the position among the plurality of charging stations 710. An instruction to move to the position may be transmitted. The movement instruction transmission unit 508 moves the charging station 710 to the position acquired by the substation position acquisition unit 512 to the charging station 710 whose standard voltage matches the standard voltage acquired by the standard voltage acquisition unit 514 among the plurality of charging stations 710. Instructions may be sent.

  The movement instruction transmission unit 508 acquires the substation position from the charging stations 710 out of other charging stations 710 out of the charging stations 710 whose standard voltage matches the standard voltage acquired by the standard voltage acquisition unit 514 among the plurality of charging stations 710. The movement instruction may be transmitted to the charging station 710 close to the position acquired by the unit 512. In addition, the movement instruction transmission unit 508 displays route information from the current position of the charging station 710 whose standard voltage matches the standard voltage acquired by the standard voltage acquisition unit 514 to the position acquired by the substation position acquisition unit 512. For example, the charging station 710 that is received via the network 10 and can reach the position acquired by the substation position acquisition unit 512 may be determined, and a movement instruction may be transmitted to the charging station 710. For example, when a disaster such as an earthquake occurs, even if the charging station 710 is located in the vicinity of the position acquired by the substation position acquisition unit 512, the position acquired by the substation position acquisition unit 512 depends on the road conditions. You may not be able to move. On the other hand, according to this embodiment, since the information management server 500 confirms the route information from each charging station 710 to the position acquired by the substation position acquisition unit 512, the substation position acquisition unit 512 The movement instruction can be transmitted to the charging station 710 having a higher possibility of reaching the acquired position.

  The radiation information transmission unit 516 transmits the amount of radiation stored in the battery information storage unit 504 and position information indicating the position where the radiation is measured to another device such as the communication terminal 210.

  FIG. 10 schematically illustrates an example of a computer 1000 that functions as the information management server 500. The computer 1000 according to this embodiment includes a CPU peripheral unit including a CPU 1010, a RAM 1030, and a graphic controller 1085 connected to each other by a host controller 1092; a communication I / F 1040 connected to the host controller 1092 by an input / output controller 1094; An input / output unit having a hard disk drive 1050 and a DVD drive 1070, and a legacy input / output unit having a ROM 1020, an FD drive 1060, and an input / output chip 1080 connected to the input / output controller 1094 are provided.

  The CPU 1010 operates based on programs stored in the ROM 1020 and the RAM 1030 and controls each unit. The graphic controller 1085 acquires image data generated by the CPU 1010 or the like on a frame buffer provided in the RAM 1030 and displays the image data on the display 1090. Alternatively, the graphic controller 1085 may include a frame buffer that stores image data generated by the CPU 1010 or the like.

  The communication I / F 1040 communicates with other devices via a network by wire or wireless. The communication I / F 1040 functions as hardware that performs communication. The hard disk drive 1050 stores programs and data used by the CPU 1010. The DVD drive 1070 reads a program or data from the DVD-ROM 1072 and provides it to the hard disk drive 1050 via the RAM 1030.

  The ROM 1020 stores a boot program executed when the computer 1000 is started up, a program depending on the hardware of the computer 1000, and the like. The FD drive 1060 reads a program or data from the flexible disk 1062 and provides it to the hard disk drive 1050 via the RAM 1030. The input / output chip 1080 connects the FD drive 1060 to the input / output controller 1094, and connects various input / output devices to the input / output controller 1094 via, for example, a parallel port, a serial port, a keyboard port, and a mouse port. Connect to.

  A program provided to the hard disk drive 1050 via the RAM 1030 is stored in a recording medium such as the flexible disk 1062, the DVD-ROM 1072, or an IC card and provided by the user. The program is read from the recording medium, installed in the hard disk drive 1050 via the RAM 1030, and executed by the CPU 1010.

  A program installed in the computer 1000 and causing the computer 1000 to function as the information management server 500 may work on the CPU 1010 or the like to cause the computer 1000 to function as each unit of the information management server 500. The information processing described in these programs is read by the computer 1000, so that the battery information receiving unit 502, the battery information storing unit, which are specific means in which the software and the various hardware resources described above cooperate with each other. 504, a demand status deriving unit 506, a movement instruction transmitting unit 508, a deterioration degree deriving unit 510, a substation position acquiring unit 512, a standard voltage acquiring unit 514, and a radiation information transmitting unit 516. And the specific information management server 500 according to the purpose of use is constructed | assembled by implement | achieving the calculation or processing of the information according to the purpose of use of the computer 1000 in this embodiment by these concrete means.

  In the above description, each unit of the communication unit 120 may be realized by hardware or may be realized by software. Further, it may be realized by a combination of hardware and software. Further, the computer may function as the communication unit 120 by executing the program. The program may be installed in a computer constituting at least a part of the communication unit 120 from a computer-readable medium or a storage device connected to a network.

  A program that is installed in a computer and causes the computer to function as the communication unit 120 according to the present embodiment works on a CPU or the like to cause the computer to function as each unit of the communication unit 120. Information processing described in these programs functions as a specific means in which software and hardware resources of the communication unit 120 cooperate with each other by being read by a computer.

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

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

10 Network, 22 Solar power generation system, 24 Wind power generation system, 30 Charging stand, 42 Battery-equipped vehicle, 44 Battery-equipped vehicle, 50 Nuclear power plant, 51 Charging plug, 52 Super high voltage substation, 53 Charging plug, 54 Primary substation, 55 charging plug, 56 intermediate substation, 57 charging plug, 58 distribution substation, 59 charging plug, 100 battery, 110 battery cell, 120 communication unit, 122 connector section, 124 wireless communication section, 126 position acquisition unit, 134 remaining amount acquisition unit, 136 notification data output unit, 138 battery information storage unit, 140 history storage unit, 152 wheel unit, 154 supply connector, 210 communication terminal, 300 electric vehicle, 310 drive unit, 320 display , 400 Display data, 402 Map data , 410 own vehicle object, 420 charging station object, 430 compatible vehicle object, 500 information management server, 502 battery information receiving unit, 504 battery information storage unit, 506 demand situation deriving unit, 508 movement instruction transmitting unit, 510 deterioration degree deriving unit 512 Substation position acquisition unit, 514 Standard voltage acquisition unit, 516 Radiation information transmission unit, 600 Battery control system, 610 Charging station, 612 Wheel unit, 614 Supply connector, 616 Battery remaining amount, 700 Battery control system, 710 Charging station 712, power supply plug, 1000 computer, 1010 CPU, 1020 ROM, 1030 RAM, 1040 communication I / F, 1050 hard disk drive, 1060 FD drive, 1062 frame Disability disc, 1070 DVD drive, 1072 DVD-ROM, 1080 output chip 1085 graphics controller, 1090 a display, 1092 host controller, 1094 output controller

Claims (6)

A battery cell built in the housing;
A connector unit that removably holds a SIM (Subscriber Identity Module);
A battery position acquisition unit for acquiring the position;
An autonomously movable battery having a wireless communication unit that transmits the remaining battery level of the battery cell and position information indicating the position by wireless communication using information recorded in the SIM;
A battery information receiving unit for receiving the battery remaining amount and the position from the battery;
A substation position acquisition unit for acquiring the position of the substation;
A movement instruction transmission unit that transmits a movement instruction to the position acquired by the substation position acquisition unit to a battery that can supply power to the substation among the plurality of batteries,
A battery control device having a standard voltage acquisition unit for acquiring a standard voltage of the substation,
The movement instruction transmission unit sends a movement instruction to a position acquired by the substation position acquisition unit to a battery whose standard voltage matches the standard voltage acquired by the standard voltage acquisition unit among the plurality of batteries. Transmit battery control system. The battery further includes a connector for connecting the battery cell to a battery cell of another battery,
The movement instruction transmission unit is configured to connect the plurality of batteries capable of supplying power of the standard voltage acquired by the standard voltage acquisition unit to the position acquired by the substation position acquisition unit. The battery control system according to claim 1 for transmitting. The battery further includes a power supply plug for supplying power of the battery cell,
The substation has a charging plug that is connected to the power supply plug and receives the power supply of the battery cell,
The movement instruction transmitting unit, the battery, and instructs the power supply to the charging plug by the power supply plug, the battery control system according to claim 1 or 2. The battery further includes a radiation measurement unit that measures radiation,
The battery information receiving unit receives the amount of radiation measured by the radiation measuring unit and the position information of the battery from which the radiation has been measured, from the battery,
The battery control apparatus further comprises the amount and radiation information transmitting unit for transmitting the position information to another device of the radiation the battery information receiving unit receives, as claimed in any one of claims 1 3 Battery control system. By wireless communication using a battery cell built in the housing, a connector unit that removably holds a SIM (Subscriber Identity Module), a battery position acquisition unit that acquires a position, and information recorded in the SIM A battery that has a wireless communication unit that transmits the battery remaining amount of the battery cell and position information indicating the position, and that receives the battery remaining amount and the position of the battery cell from a battery that can move autonomously An information receiver;
A substation position acquisition unit for acquiring the position of the substation;
A movement instruction transmission unit that transmits a movement instruction to the position acquired by the substation position acquisition unit to a battery that can supply power to the substation among the plurality of batteries,
A standard voltage acquisition unit for acquiring a standard voltage of the substation,
The movement instruction transmission unit sends a movement instruction to a position acquired by the substation position acquisition unit to a battery whose standard voltage matches the standard voltage acquired by the standard voltage acquisition unit among the plurality of batteries. Transmitting battery control device. A program for causing a computer to function as the battery control device according to claim 5 .