JP7063311B2 - Energy trading support systems, methods and programs - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an energy transaction support system, method and program that supports an energy transaction in which a portable storage device for storing energy is exchanged between a plurality of parties.

Recently, with the spread of the sharing economy, a system has been proposed in which, for example, devices for collecting, charging and distributing batteries (so-called energy stations) are installed in each area to share batteries among multiple users. ing.

In Patent Document 1, when a first charging station having a surplus battery and a second charging station having a shortage of battery are mixed, the surplus battery in the first charging station is used as the second charging station. Techniques for physically moving are disclosed.

Japanese Patent Publication No. 2014-527689

However, when trading energy from an energy station, the parties must stop at the nearest station to exchange energy storage, which can be inconvenient geographically or temporally. There is.

It is an object of the present invention to provide an energy transaction support system, method and program that enables more efficient transaction of energy as compared with the case of conducting energy transaction based on an energy station. ..

The first energy transaction support system in the present invention is a system that supports energy transactions in which a portable storage device for storing energy is exchanged between a plurality of parties, and includes a receiving point and a receiving point of the portable storage device. Specified using the acquisition means for acquiring transaction conditions, the collection means for collecting the first storage device information including the operation plan for each portable storage device from the outside, and the first storage device information collected by the collection means. A first-choice means for selecting one or more portable storage devices acquired by the acquisition means that are not scheduled to operate at the time of receipt from a plurality of possible portable storage devices as a provision target, and the first selection means. (1) The portable storage device to be provided selected by the selection means is provided with a transportation means for moving the portable storage device to the receiving point at the receiving point or before the receiving point.

Further, the moving means may be a self-propelled mechanism provided in the portable storage device.

Further, the energy transaction support system further includes a user terminal configured to be able to specify the transaction conditions according to the operation of the user, and the first selection means is designated by using the user terminal. The portable storage device to be provided may be selected so as to satisfy all the transaction conditions.

In addition, the energy transaction support system further includes a management processing means for performing management processing for managing the incentives associated with the energy transaction, and the management processing means is reproducible for transactions using renewable energy. Management processing may be performed to give a relatively high incentive as compared with transactions that do not use energy.

In addition, the energy transaction support system has a user terminal configured so that the lending conditions including the point of use and the start time of use of the lending used together with the portable storage can be specified according to the operation of the user, and the above-mentioned. Further, a lending business server that performs lending processing related to the lending item according to the lending condition specified by using the user terminal is further provided, and the acquisition means corresponds to the receiving point corresponding to the used point and the use start time point. The transaction conditions including the time of receipt may be acquired from the lending business server.

Further, when the portable storage device to be provided is used in combination with a fixed type storage device capable of storing energy in a state of being fixed to a specific device, the first-choice means relates to the fixed-type storage device. The second storage device information may be used to select whether or not the portable storage device needs to be provided or the portable storage device to be provided.

Further, the first selection means may select the portable storage device to be provided according to an objective function indicating the utility associated with the inflow and outflow of the portable storage device in the pre-divided area.

In addition, the energy transaction support system is a function indicating the utility associated with the inflow and outflow of the portable storage device, and is one or more portable types according to a plurality of objective functions corresponding to a plurality of areas constituting a regional block. The moving means further comprises a second selection means for selecting the reservoir as the distribution target, wherein the transportable storage for the distribution target selected by the second selection means is placed in the area block among the plurality of areas. It may be moved from the outside to the inside or from the inside of the area block to the outside.

Further, the second selection means may select the portable storage device to be distributed so that the overall utility in the plurality of areas is high before and after the movement of the portable storage device.

In addition, the energy transaction support system is provided with a usage restriction means provided in the portable storage device to restrict the use of the own device, and a restriction of use by the usage restriction means when a predetermined condition indicating an emergency situation is satisfied. It may be further provided with a control means for controlling the temporary release of the above.

In addition, the energy transaction support system further includes a plurality of facility-side terminals that are associated with each of the plurality of facilities and are configured to be able to acquire the first storage information regarding the portable storage device in each facility. The acquisition means, the collection means, and the first selection means are composed of one or a plurality of management servers, and the management server collects the first storage device information from the plurality of facility-side terminals. You may.

The second energy transaction support method in the present invention is a method for supporting energy transactions in which a portable storage device for storing energy is exchanged between a plurality of parties, and includes a receiving point and a receiving point of the portable storage device. An acquisition step for acquiring transaction conditions, a collection step for collecting storage device information including an operation plan for each portable storage device from the outside, and a plurality of portable storage devices that can be specified using the collected storage device information. One or more computers perform a selection step of selecting one or more portable storages that are not scheduled to operate at the time of receipt and are selected from among the provided items. The target portable storage device is moved to the receiving point by means of a moving means at the receiving point or before the receiving point.

The third energy transaction support program in the present invention is a program for supporting energy transactions in which a portable storage device for storing energy is exchanged between a plurality of parties, and is a receiving point and receiving point of the portable storage device. An acquisition step to acquire transaction conditions including, a collection step to collect storage device information including an operation plan for each portable storage device from the outside, and a plurality of portable storage devices that can be specified by the collected storage device information. A selection step of selecting one or more portable storage devices that are not scheduled to operate at the time of receipt, and a selected portable storage device of the target of provision at the time of receipt. Alternatively, one or more computers are made to perform an instruction step of instructing the user to move to the receiving point before the receiving point.

According to the present invention, it is possible to execute more flexible transactions more efficiently than in the case of conducting energy transactions based on an energy station.

It is a schematic diagram about an energy trading service. It is a schematic diagram which shows the 1st workflow concerning an energy transaction service. It is a schematic diagram which shows the 2nd workflow concerning an energy transaction service. It is a schematic diagram which shows the 3rd workflow concerning an energy transaction service. It is an overall block diagram of the energy transaction support system in 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is an electric block diagram of the management server shown in FIG. FIG. 7A is a diagram showing an example of a data structure of user information possessed by the user DB of FIG. FIG. 7B is a diagram showing an example of a data structure of supplier information possessed by the supplier DB of FIG. FIG. 7C is a diagram showing an example of a data structure of battery attribute information included in the battery DB of FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the data structure of the transaction list of FIG. It is an electric block diagram of the terminal on the facility side shown in FIG. FIG. 10A is a diagram showing an example of the data structure of the battery information of FIG. FIG. 10B is a diagram showing an example of the data structure of the movement plan table of FIG. It is a flowchart about the 1st operation of the energy transaction support system in 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart about the 2nd operation of the energy transaction support system in 1st Embodiment. It is a schematic diagram which shows the 1st cooperation operation with an external server. It is a schematic diagram which shows the 2nd cooperation operation with an external server. It is an overall block diagram of the energy transaction support system in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is an electric block diagram of the management server shown in FIG. It is a detailed flowchart about the selection operation of a shared battery. It is a figure which shows an example of the use plan of a battery. It is a figure which shows the evaluation method of the operating cost with the movement of the shared battery between the 1st and 2nd areas. It is an overall block diagram of the energy transaction support system in 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is an electric block diagram of the management server shown in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the operation of the management server about the distribution control of a shared battery. It is a figure which shows an example of the evaluation result of the distribution cost. It is an overall block diagram of the energy transaction support system in 4th Embodiment of this invention. FIG. 24 is an electrical block diagram of the shared battery shown in FIG. 24. It is an electric block diagram of the management server shown in FIG. 24. It is a flowchart about the 1st operation of the energy transaction support system in 4th Embodiment. It is a flowchart about the 2nd operation of the energy transaction support system in 4th Embodiment.

The energy transaction support system in the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, citing suitable embodiments in relation to the energy transaction support method and the energy transaction support program. It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the following embodiments and modifications, and of course, the present invention can be freely changed without departing from the gist of the present invention. Alternatively, each configuration may be arbitrarily combined as long as there is no technical contradiction.

[Overview of Energy Trading Service]
First, the outline of the energy trading service will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4. This "energy trading service" means a service that enables a portable storage device for storing energy to be exchanged between a plurality of parties. This energy may be electricity or gas, liquid or solid fuel. For example, the resource of electric energy may be "depleting energy" which is an underground resource including fossil fuel (for example, coal, oil, natural gas, oil sand, shale gas, biomass hydrate, etc.) and uranium. It may be "renewable energy" including solar energy, wind power, geothermal energy, small and medium-sized hydropower, and biomass.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an energy trading service. Hereinafter, electric energy, that is, a battery capable of charging and discharging electric power will be described as an example. Multiple parties can receive energy trading services through the "energy trading support system" described later. The parties are broadly divided into "suppliers" who charge and supply batteries and "users" who use charged batteries. Both the supplier and the user may be an organization including a corporation or an individual.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a first workflow regarding an energy trading service. This workflow assumes that multiple suppliers manage batteries in a decentralized manner. When the service operator receives the battery request from the user, the service operator requests the suppliers A and B to provide various information about the battery at hand. The service operator selects a battery to be rented (hereinafter, also referred to as “rental battery”) from a plurality of batteries whose operating status has been confirmed by using various information collected from each of the suppliers A and B. If the rented battery is in the hands of the supplier A, the service operator asks the supplier A to move the rented battery. Then, the supplier A moves the rented battery at hand to the receiving point designated by the user, and then delivers the rented battery to the user. In this way, the lending of the battery between the user and the supplier A is completed.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing a second workflow regarding the energy trading service. This workflow assumes that the service operator will centrally manage the battery. The suppliers A and B provide various information about the battery at hand at regular intervals. The service operator determines whether or not the rented battery can be stocked by using various information collected from the suppliers A and B respectively. If stock is available, the service operator asks suppliers A and B to move the rented battery. Then, the suppliers A and B move the rented battery at hand to the receiving point designated by the service operator, and then temporarily deposit the rented battery with the service operator. After that, when the service operator receives the battery request from the user, the service operator selects a rented battery (here, the battery of the supplier B) from the plurality of stocked batteries. Then, the service operator moves the rented battery to the receiving point designated by the user, and then delivers the battery to the user. In this way, the lending of the battery between the user and the supplier B is completed.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing a third workflow regarding the energy trading service. This workflow assumes that the supplier rents out the battery only during holidays. When the service operator receives a battery request from users X and Y during weekdays, the service operator requests the supplier to rent the battery during the weekend. When the battery operating period ends during the weekday, the supplier moves the rentable battery to the receiving points designated by the users X and Y, respectively. The users X and Y use the battery rented from the supplier during the weekend and return the used battery to the service operator. Then, at the end of the weekend, the supplier starts using the battery returned by the service operator. In this way, the battery exchange between the users X and Y and the supplier is completed.

[First Embodiment]
Subsequently, the energy transaction support system 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 to 14. In this first embodiment, it is assumed that the shared battery 12 is rented out for a fee (a mode of "providing") between a plurality of parties in one pre-divided area.

<Overall configuration>
FIG. 5 is an overall configuration diagram of the energy transaction support system 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The energy transaction support system 10 is a system configured to enable smooth paid lending of the shared battery 12 in one area. Specifically, the energy transaction support system 10 includes a plurality of shared batteries 12 (portable storage), a management server 14, a storage device 16, one or more supplier terminals, and one or more. It is configured to include a user terminal.

The shared battery 12 is a portable removable battery shared by a plurality of parties. The shared battery 12 includes a power storage unit 12a (so-called battery core pack) capable of charging and discharging electric power. The configuration of the power storage unit 12a may be, for example, a secondary battery such as a lithium ion battery or a lead storage battery, a capacitor, or a composite battery in which these are combined. Here, the rented battery 13r means a battery rented to the user among the plurality of shared batteries 12 in the area. Further, in this area, a "self-propelled" shared battery 12 further equipped with a self-propelled mechanism 12b (moving means) for traveling by its own power, and a "non-self-propelled type" not equipped with a self-propelled mechanism 12b. The shared batteries 12 of "" are provided in a mixed manner.

The management server 14 is a computer that controls the energy transaction service in an integrated manner, and may be either an on-premises type or a cloud type. Although the management server 14 is shown as a single computer in FIGS. 5 and 6, the management server 14 may be a group of computers for constructing a distributed system instead.

The storage device 16 is composed of a non-transient and computer-readable storage medium, for example, a hard disk drive (HDD) or a solid state drive (SSD). The storage device 16 stores various data handled by the management server 14.

The supplier terminal is, for example, a general-purpose computer including a workstation and a personal computer, and is a terminal device owned or managed by the supplier. In the example of FIG. 5, the supplier terminal corresponds to the facility side terminal 20 installed for each facility in the area. The facility-side terminal 20 is configured to be capable of bidirectional communication with the management server 14 via the network NW.

The user terminal is a terminal device owned or managed by the user, which comprises a multifunctional / multipurpose device including, for example, a personal computer, a smartphone, and a tablet. In the example of FIG. 5, the user terminal may be the facility-side terminal 20 described above, or may be a mobile terminal 22 that the user can carry.

In one facility, in addition to the shared battery 12 and the facility side terminal 20, a photovoltaic generator 26 capable of charging the shared battery 12 using solar energy and a transport vehicle 28 for transporting the shared battery 12 are contained. (Transportation means) is provided. In the other facility, in addition to the shared battery 12 and the facility side terminal 20, a charging station 30 capable of charging the shared battery 12 is provided. The equipment in the facility is not limited to the example shown in this figure, and may have various configurations.

<Configuration of management server 14>
FIG. 6 is an electrical block diagram of the management server 14 shown in FIG. The management server 14 can communicate bidirectionally with the storage device 16, and includes a server-side communication unit 40, a server-side control unit 42, and a server-side storage unit 44.

The server-side communication unit 40 is an interface for transmitting and receiving electrical signals to and from an external device. The server-side control unit 42 is composed of a processing unit including a CPU (Central Processing Unit), an MPU (Micro-Processing Unit), and a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit). The server-side control unit 42 reads and executes the program stored in the server-side storage unit 44, so that the transaction condition acquisition unit 46 (acquisition means), the information collection unit 48 (collection means), and the first selection unit 50 ( It functions as a first-choice means) and a transaction processing unit 52 (management processing means).

The server-side storage unit 44 is composed of a non-transient and computer-readable storage medium. Here, the computer-readable storage medium is a storage device such as a magneto-optical disk, a ROM, a CD-ROM, a portable medium such as a flash memory, or a hard disk built in a computer system. In the example of this figure, the transaction list 54, which will be described later, is stored in the server-side storage unit 44.

On the other hand, in the storage device 16, a database relating to the user (hereinafter referred to as "user DB56"), a database relating to the supplier (hereinafter referred to as "supplier DB58"), and a database relating to the shared battery 12 (hereinafter referred to as "" Battery DB60 ") is constructed respectively.

FIG. 7A is a diagram showing an example of the data structure of the user information 62 possessed by the user DB 56 of FIG. The user information 62 includes a "user ID" which is user identification information, "terminal information" about a user terminal, a "user position" indicating the location of a pre-registered user, and this service. It is a table format data showing the correspondence between the "payment history" showing the payment status of the usage fee of. This "terminal information" may be, for example, network information including the host name, IP address, and MAC address of the user terminal. Further, the "user position" may be location information including latitude and longitude in addition to the address and building name on the map.

FIG. 7B is a diagram showing an example of the data structure of the supplier information 64 possessed by the supplier DB 58 of FIG. The supplier information 64 includes a "supplier ID" which is identification information of the supplier, "terminal information" about the supplier terminal, a "supplier position" indicating the location of a pre-registered supplier, and this service. It is a table format data showing the correspondence between the "receipt history" showing the receipt status of the usage fee of. This "terminal information" is, for example, network information defined in the same manner as the "terminal information" shown in FIG. 7A. Further, the "supplier position" is, for example, position information defined in the same manner as the "user position" shown in FIG. 7A.

FIG. 7C is a diagram showing an example of the data structure of the battery attribute information 66 included in the battery DB 60 of FIG. The battery attribute information 66 includes a "battery ID" which is identification information of the shared battery 12, a "battery type" indicating the type of the shared battery 12, a "battery capacity" indicating the capacity of the shared battery 12, and the shared battery 12. It is data in a table format showing the correspondence with the "movement method" indicating the movement type of. This movement method is classified, for example, according to whether the shared battery 12 is "self-propelled" or "non-self-propelled".

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of the data structure of the transaction list 54 of FIG. The transaction list 54 includes a "transaction ID" indicating transaction identification information, an "event number" for identifying one or more events constituting one transaction, and a "transaction target" involved in the event. , Table format data showing the correspondence with "time information" showing the transaction timetable. This "transaction target" is various IDs relating to the user and the supplier who are the transaction target, or the shared battery 12 which is the transaction target. Further, the "time information" may be various time points related to the transaction, including the time when the transaction is concluded and the time when the shared battery 12 is delivered.

<Configuration of facility-side terminal 20>
FIG. 9 is an electrical block diagram of the facility-side terminal 20 shown in FIG. The facility-side terminal 20 includes an input unit 70, an output unit 72, a terminal-side communication unit 74, a terminal-side control unit 76, and a terminal-side storage unit 78.

The input unit 70 is composed of an input device including a mouse, a keyboard, a touch sensor or a microphone. The output unit 72 is composed of an output device including a display and a speaker. A graphical user interface (GUI) is constructed by combining the input function of the input unit 70 and the display function of the output unit 72. The terminal-side communication unit 74 is an interface for transmitting and receiving electrical signals to and from an external device, similar to the server-side communication unit 40 of FIG.

The terminal-side control unit 76 is configured by a processing arithmetic unit including a CPU and an MPU, similarly to the server-side control unit 42 in FIG. The terminal-side control unit 76 functions as a negotiation processing unit 80 and a movement plan management unit 82 by reading and executing a program stored in the terminal-side storage unit 78.

Similar to the server-side storage unit 44 of FIG. 6, the terminal-side storage unit 78 is composed of a non-transient and computer-readable storage medium. In the example of this figure, the battery information 84 (first storage device information) and the movement plan table 86 are stored in the terminal side storage unit 78, respectively.

FIG. 10A is a diagram showing an example of the data structure of the battery information 84 of FIG. The battery information 84 includes the above-mentioned battery ID, a "battery state" indicating the state of the shared battery 12, a "power generation type" indicating the type of power generation method, and an operation schedule of the shared battery 12 for each predetermined unit time. It is table format data showing the correspondence with the "operation plan" shown. This "battery state" may be, for example, a short-term use state including SOC (State Of Charge) or a long-term use state including a degree of deterioration. Further, this "power generation type" can be classified according to various classification items such as thermal power, nuclear power, solar power, depleting energy, and renewable energy.

FIG. 10B is a diagram showing an example of the data structure of the movement plan table 86 of FIG. The movement plan table 86 shows the above-mentioned battery ID, a “scheduled time” indicating the schedule of the movement start time and the movement end time, a “moving point” indicating the moving destination, and a “moving means” indicating the type of the moving means. It is a table format data showing a correspondence relationship between "charge required" and "charge required" indicating whether or not charging is required before moving.

<First operation: Energy transaction contract control>
The energy transaction support system 10 in the first embodiment is configured as described above. Subsequently, the first operation of the energy transaction support system 10 will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart of FIG. Here, the "first operation" means an operation related to contract control of energy transactions.

In step S1, the server-side control unit 42 of the management server 14 confirms whether or not the user's request operation via the user terminal (for example, the mobile terminal 22) has been accepted. If the request operation from the user terminal has not been accepted yet (step S1: NO), the request operation remains in step S1 until the request operation is accepted.

The user can input the transaction conditions of the shared battery 12 via the user control provided on the transaction screen displayed by the mobile terminal 22. After accepting a predetermined operation by the user (for example, tapping the [Apply] button on the transaction screen), the mobile terminal 22 transmits a request signal including the user ID and the transaction conditions to the management server 14. .. Then, the management server 14 receives the request signal from the mobile terminal 22 via the relay device 24, the network NW, and the server-side communication unit 40. As a result, the server-side control unit 42 accepts the user's request operation (step S1: YES), and the process proceeds to the next step S2.

In step S2, the server-side control unit 42 (transaction condition acquisition unit 46) acquires the transaction conditions included in the request signal received in step S1. As an example of this transaction condition, user identification information (user ID or name), number, type, total capacity of shared batteries 12 desired to be rented, date and time of receipt, receiving point, type of power generation, upper limit of usage fee The forehead etc. can be mentioned.

In step S3, the server-side control unit 42 (information collection unit 48) collects battery information 84 including the operation plan or status of the shared battery 12 in the facility from the outside. Specifically, the information collecting unit 48 may request each facility-side terminal 20 to provide the battery information 84 prior to this collection, or is periodically or irregularly transmitted from the facility-side terminal 20. The latest battery information 84 may be read out. When bidirectional communication is possible between the management server 14 and each shared battery 12, the management server 14 may directly collect the battery information 84 from each shared battery 12.

In step S4, the server-side control unit 42 (first selection unit 50) receives the battery information obtained in step S2 from the plurality of shared batteries 12 that can be specified by using the battery information 84 collected in step S3. One or more shared batteries 12 that are not scheduled to operate at the time are selected as candidates for lending. The loan target candidates may be all selected from within one facility, or may be selected by combining two or more facilities.

Here, the first selection unit 50 cross-references the battery attribute information 66 and the battery information 84, so that the quality desired by the user for all the shared batteries 12 whose operation plan or state is known. Evaluate whether or not the cost and delivery date are met. When there are a plurality of selection patterns of the shared battery 12 satisfying the above-mentioned transaction conditions, the first selection unit 50 uses various evaluation criteria (for example, minimizing the number, moving distance, moving cost, maximizing the operating rate, etc.). The selection pattern may be determined according to.

In step S5, the server-side control unit 42 inquires of the facility-side terminal 20 corresponding to the loan target candidate selected in step S4 whether or not the shared battery 12 can be rented. Specifically, the management server 14 transmits an inquiry signal including the minimum information (for example, the battery ID, the receiving point, and the receiving time) necessary for renting the shared battery 12 to the corresponding facility-side terminal 20. do.

After that, the facility-side terminal 20 receives the inquiry signal from the management server 14 via the network NW and the terminal-side communication unit 74. The terminal-side control unit 76 (more specifically, the negotiation processing unit 80) of the facility-side terminal 20 acquires various information included in the inquiry signal and determines whether or not the shared battery 12 of the loan target candidate can be rented. do. Then, the facility-side terminal 20 transmits a response signal including an answer regarding whether or not the shared battery 12 can be rented to the management server 14.

In step S6, the server-side control unit 42 confirms whether or not there is a reply to the inquiry in step S5 that the loan is possible. If there is a reply that lending is not possible (step S6: NO), return to step S4, and after excluding the shared battery 12 that cannot be rented, selection of lending target candidates (S4), whether lending is possible or not. The inquiry (S5) and the confirmation of the answer (S6) are repeated in sequence. On the other hand, if there is a reply that the loan is possible (step S6: YES), the process proceeds to the next step S7.

In step S7, the management server 14 notifies the corresponding terminals (facility-side terminal 20 and mobile terminal 22) that the transaction has been concluded. Specifically, the management server 14 notifies the corresponding facility-side terminal 20 of requesting the rental of the shared battery 12 (that is, the rental battery 13r) confirmed to be rentable in step S6. conduct. Along with this notification, the management server 14 also transmits information regarding lending (hereinafter referred to as lending information) which is a part of the transaction conditions.

In step S8, the transaction processing unit 52 performs an update process for adding a transaction related to the loan battery 13r to the transaction list 54 stored in the server-side storage unit 44. After that, returning to step S1, the management server 14 sequentially repeats the operation shown in the flowchart of FIG. When the transaction processing unit 52 confirms the end of the transaction between the parties, the transaction processing unit 52 updates the "payment history" of the user information 62 and the "receipt history" of the supplier information 64, and the transaction list 54. Perform the update process to delete the corresponding transaction.

<Second operation: Movement control of rental battery 13r>
Subsequently, the second operation of the energy transaction support system 10 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. Here, the "second operation" means an operation related to the movement control of the rented battery 13r after the conclusion of the transaction.

In step S11, the terminal-side control unit 76 of the facility-side terminal 20 confirms whether or not the notification from the management server 14 (see step S7 in FIG. 11) has been received. If the notification has not been received yet (step S11: NO), steps S12 and S13 are skipped, and the process proceeds to step S14 described later. On the other hand, when the notification is received (step S11: YES), the process proceeds to the next step S12.

In step S12, the terminal side control unit 76 (movement plan management unit 82) acquires the lending information included in the notification received in step S11. Examples of the rental information include user identification information (user ID or name), identification information of the rental battery 13r (battery ID), date and time of receipt, receiving point, type of power generation, and the like.

In step S13, the movement plan management unit 82 creates a movement plan for the rental battery 13r using the rental information acquired in step S12, with respect to the movement plan table 86 stored in the terminal side storage unit 78. An update process for adding a movement plan for the rental battery 13r is performed. It should be noted that this movement plan is created in consideration of a certain time margin so that the delivery of the rental battery 13r is not delayed.

In step S14, the movement plan management unit 82 refers to the movement plan table 86 updated in step S13, and confirms whether or not the execution timing of the movement plan has arrived. If the execution timing has not yet arrived (step S14: NO), the process returns to step S11, and steps S11 to S14 are repeated until the execution timing arrives. On the other hand, when the execution timing has arrived (step S14: YES), the process proceeds to the next step S15.

In step S15, the facility-side terminal 20 instructs the movement of the corresponding rental battery 13r. Then, the moving means moves the rental battery 13r to the receiving point at the time of receiving or before the receiving time (for example, so that the waiting time is within the threshold value) in response to the instruction from the facility side terminal 20.

When the moving means is the transport vehicle 28, the output unit 72 of the facility side terminal 20 may output visible information indicating the movement plan to the driver of the transport vehicle 28. Further, when the moving means is the self-propelled mechanism 12b, the rental battery 13r may be input to specify the receiving point and the receiving time respectively.

In step S16, the terminal-side control unit 76 performs an update process for deleting the information regarding the rented battery 13r with respect to the battery information 84 and the movement plan table 86, respectively. After that, returning to step S11, the facility-side terminal 20 sequentially repeats the operation shown in the flowchart of FIG.

<Effect of the first embodiment>
As described above, the energy transaction support system 10 includes a transaction condition acquisition unit 46 (acquisition means) for acquiring transaction conditions including a receiving point and a receiving point of the shared battery 12 (portable storage), and each shared battery 12. Receiving acquired from the information collecting unit 48 (collecting means) that collects the battery information 84 (reservoir information) including the operation plan from the outside and the plurality of shared batteries 12 that can be specified by the collected battery information 84. A first selection unit 50 (selection means) that selects one or more shared batteries 12 that are not scheduled to operate at a time point and a selected rental battery 13r at the time of receipt or before the time of receipt. It is equipped with a transportation means (transport vehicle 28, self-propelled mechanism 12b) for moving to the receiving point.

Further, in this energy transaction support method and program, the acquisition step (S2) for acquiring the transaction conditions including the receiving point and the receiving time of the shared battery 12 and the battery information 84 including the operation plan for each shared battery 12 are collected from the outside. The collection step (S3) to be performed and one or more shared batteries 12 that are not scheduled to be operated at the time of receiving the acquired batteries are provided from among the plurality of shared batteries 12 that can be specified by using the collected battery information 84. The selection step (S4) selected as ).

In this way, since the rented battery 13r is moved to the receiving point before the receiving point, the user can receive the rented battery 13r by going to the receiving point at the receiving point. Further, since one or more shared batteries 12 that are not scheduled to be operated at the time of receipt are selected as the provision target from the plurality of shared batteries 12 that can be specified by using the collected battery information 84, after the time of receipt. There is a high possibility that the rental battery 13r will operate, and the operating rate of the entire system will improve. As a result, more flexible transactions can be performed more efficiently than when energy transactions are performed based on an energy station.

Further, the means of transportation may be a self-propelled mechanism 12b provided in the shared battery 12. This allows the shared battery 12 to be moved without the need for a separate device for movement, further increasing transaction flexibility.

Further, the energy transaction support system 10 further includes a mobile terminal 22 (user terminal) configured to be able to specify transaction conditions according to the operation of the user, and the first selection unit 50 uses the mobile terminal 22. The rental battery 13r may be selected so as to satisfy all the specified transaction conditions. As a result, the user can receive the shared battery 12 that meets his / her request by designating the transaction conditions using the mobile terminal 22.

Further, the transaction condition acquisition unit 46, the information collection unit 48, and the first selection unit 50 may be configured by one or a plurality of management servers 14. As a result, the processing from the acquisition of the transaction conditions to the selection of the shared battery 12 can be centrally executed, and the overall optimization of the transaction operation can be easily achieved.

Further, the energy transaction support system 10 further includes and manages a plurality of facility-side terminals 20 that are associated with each of the plurality of facilities and are configured to be able to acquire battery information 84 regarding the shared battery 12 in each facility. The server 14 may collect battery information 84 from a plurality of facility-side terminals 20. By adopting the so-called edge computing technique, the processing load of the management server 14 is reduced as compared with the case where the battery information 84 is collected from each of the shared batteries 12.

On the contrary, when each shared battery 12 and the management server 14 can communicate with each other in both directions, a system configuration in which a plurality of facility-side terminals 20 are not provided may be adopted. In this case, the management server 14 may execute the function of the movement plan management unit 82 (FIG. 9) instead of the facility side terminal 20.

<Cooperation with external server 18>
As described above, the energy transaction support method in the first embodiment is basically performed in cooperation with the management server 14, the facility side terminal 20, and the mobile terminal 22. In addition to these devices, an external server 18 may be linked.

FIG. 13 is a schematic diagram showing a first cooperation operation with the external server 18. Here, the external server 18 corresponds to a server managed by a green energy certification body (hereinafter, simply referred to as “certification body”). This certification body is an organization that gives users of renewable energy tangible or intangible incentives. Examples of incentives include cash, virtual currencies, and electronic coupons. The energy transaction support system 10 may manage data between a plurality of devices by using a blockchain technique in order to carry out fair and clear transactions.

(1) The mobile terminal 22 transmits a request signal requesting the lending of the shared battery 12 to the management server 14. This request signal includes an intention to use the electric power generated by using the renewable energy.
(2) The management server 14 selects the rental battery 13r from the plurality of shared batteries 12 and then notifies the corresponding facility-side terminal 20 of the rental request.
(3) The transportation means moves the rental battery 13r charged using the renewable energy to the receiving point designated by the user, triggered by the instruction from the facility side terminal 20.
(4) The facility-side terminal 20 issues a renewable energy usage certificate after the details of the energy transaction are confirmed, and provides this certificate to the management server 14.

(5) The management server 14 applies for the grant of an incentive by submitting the usage certificate issued by the facility-side terminal 20 to the external server 18.
(6) The external server 18 performs a process of examining the usage certificate submitted from the management server 14, and then transmits a signal including information necessary for granting an incentive to the management server 14.
(7) The management server 14 performs management processing for managing incentives associated with energy transactions. Specifically, the transaction processing unit 52 (FIG. 6) of the management server 14 updates the electronic ledger so as to return the incentives obtained from the external server 18 to the corresponding parties (users and suppliers), respectively.

For example, the transaction processing unit 52 may give a relatively high incentive to a transaction using renewable energy as compared with a transaction not using renewable energy. This encourages the use of renewable energy, motivated by the provision of incentives.

FIG. 14 is a schematic diagram showing a second cooperation operation with the external server 18. Further, the external server 18 is a server managed by a business operator (for example, a rental space business operator) that rents out a loaned item that is a movable property or real estate.

(1) The mobile terminal 22 transmits a request signal indicating that the reservation of the rental space is requested to the external server 18. This request signal includes lending conditions for the lending used with the shared battery 12. As an example of this rental condition, in addition to the user identification information, the rental item identification information (for example, the room number of the rental space and the type of equipment), the point of use, the time of use (at the start and end of use), The necessity of arranging the shared battery 12 and the like can be mentioned.
(2) The external server 18 uses the mobile terminal 22 to perform lending processing (here, reservation of rental space and equipment) regarding the rented item according to the rented condition specified. Hereinafter, it is assumed that the reserved equipment includes an electronic device (for example, an office device) and it is necessary to arrange a shared battery 12.
(3) The external server 18 transmits a request signal including the transaction conditions of the shared battery 12 to the management server 14. As in the case of step S2, this transaction condition includes the user identification information, the number and type of shared batteries 12, the total capacity, the date and time of receipt, the receiving point, the type of power generation, the upper limit of the usage fee, and the like. Is done. The receiving point of the shared battery 12 corresponds to the point of use of the rented item, and the receiving point of the shared battery 12 corresponds to the point of use of the rented item.
(4) The management server 14 selects the rental battery 13r from the plurality of shared batteries 12 and then notifies the corresponding facility-side terminal 20 of the rental request.
(5) The moving means moves the charged rental battery 13r to the position of the rental space, which is the receiving point, or a position around it, triggered by an instruction from the facility side terminal 20. As a result, the user can operate the electronic device by the rental battery 13r at hand even if the commercial power source in the rental space cannot be used for some reason.

As described above, when the energy transaction support system 10 is configured to include an external server 18 (lending business server) that performs lending processing related to lending items according to the lending conditions specified by using the mobile terminal 22, the management server 14 is configured. The transaction condition acquisition unit 46 may acquire the transaction conditions including the receiving point corresponding to the used point of the loan and the receiving point corresponding to the start time of use of the loan from the external server 18. As a result, the shared battery 12 used together with the rented item can be automatically arranged by the operation of the user who specifies the renting condition as a trigger, and the trouble of arranging by the user can be saved.

[Second Embodiment]
Subsequently, the energy transaction support system 100 according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 15 to 19. In this second embodiment, it is assumed that the shared battery 12 is rented out for a fee (one aspect of "providing") over a plurality of pre-divided areas. The same reference numerals and reference numerals may be given to the same configurations or functions as those of the first embodiment, and the description thereof may be omitted.

<Overall configuration>
FIG. 15 is an overall configuration diagram of the energy transaction support system 100 according to the second embodiment of the present invention. The energy transaction support system 100 is a system configured to enable smooth paid lending of a shared battery 12 between a plurality of areas. Specifically, the energy transaction support system 100 includes a plurality of shared batteries 12, a management server 104, a storage device 106, one or a plurality of supplier terminals (here, a facility side terminal 20), and one. Alternatively, it is configured to include a plurality of user terminals (here, a mobile terminal 22).

The user is, for example, a driver of a vehicle 102 (specific device) whose drive source is at least electric power. The vehicle 102 is equipped with an in-vehicle battery 103 (fixed storage) that can be charged while being fixed to the vehicle 102. Further, the vehicle 102 is configured so that at least one shared battery 12 can be added.

<Configuration of management server 104>
FIG. 16 is an electrical block diagram of the management server 104 shown in FIG. The management server 104 can communicate bidirectionally with the storage device 106, and in addition to the server-side communication unit 40 and the server-side storage unit 44, the server-side control unit 110 having a function different from that of the first embodiment. Consists of including.

The server-side control unit 110 is configured by a processing arithmetic unit including a CPU, an MPU, and a GPU, similarly to the server-side control unit 42 in FIG. The server-side control unit 110 reads and executes the program stored in the server-side storage unit 44, thereby performing the first embodiment in addition to the transaction condition acquisition unit 46, the information collection unit 48, and the transaction processing unit 52. Functions as a first selection unit 112 (first selection means) having different functions. In addition to the transaction list 54, the server-side storage unit 44 stores battery information 108 (second storage device information), which will be described later.

On the other hand, in the storage device 106, in addition to the user DB 56, the supplier DB 58, and the battery DB 60, a database related to map information in a plurality of areas (hereinafter referred to as “map information DB 114”) is further constructed.

<Control of contracts for energy transactions>
The energy transaction support system 100 in the second embodiment is configured as described above. Subsequently, the operation of the energy transaction support system 100, more specifically, the operation related to the contract control of the energy transaction by the management server 14 will be described. Since this contract control is basically as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 11, the steps (specifically, S1, S2, S4) whose operation is different from that of the first embodiment will be mainly described below.

In step S1 of FIG. 11, the server-side control unit 110 of the management server 104 confirms whether or not the user's request operation via the user terminal (for example, the mobile terminal 22) has been accepted. After accepting a predetermined operation by the user (for example, tapping the [Apply] button on the transaction screen), the mobile terminal 22 transmits a request signal including the user ID and the transaction conditions to the management server 14. .. The user may perform the request operation before using the vehicle 102, or may perform the request operation while using the vehicle 102.

In step S2 of FIG. 11, the server-side control unit 110 (transaction condition acquisition unit 46) acquires the transaction conditions included in the request signal received in step S1. The transaction conditions may include information on the vehicle-mounted battery 103 (hereinafter referred to as battery information 108) in addition to traveling conditions including a departure time point, a departure point, a waypoint, and a destination point. As an example of the battery information 108, the presence / absence of the in-vehicle battery 103, the number, the remaining amount, the maximum capacity, the electric cost or the fuel consumption of the vehicle 102, and the like can be mentioned.

In step S4 of FIG. 11, the server-side control unit 110 (first selection unit 112) is acquired in step S2 from among the plurality of shared batteries 12 that can be specified using the battery information 84 collected in step S3. One or more shared batteries 12 that are not scheduled to operate at the time of receipt are selected as candidates for lending. Hereinafter, an example of the algorithm for selecting the shared battery 12 will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

In step S41 of FIG. 17, the first selection unit 112 reads out the map information stored in the map information DB 114, and uses various search methods including known methods to obtain an optimum travel route from the starting point to the destination point. To determine.

In step S42, the first selection unit 112 assumes traveling along the traveling route determined in step S41, and extracts handling area candidates for the shared battery 12. Specifically, the first selection unit 112 calculates the number of times (including necessity) of using the shared battery 12 by using the relationship between the total length distance of the traveling route, the battery capacity, and the electricity cost of the vehicle 102, and the shared battery 12 Estimate the handling point with the highest handling efficiency. Then, the first selection unit 112 extracts one or a plurality of areas within a predetermined distance range around this handling point as a "handling area".

FIG. 18 is a diagram showing an example of a battery usage plan. More specifically, FIG. 18A shows a case where the total length distance is short, FIG. 18B shows a case where the total length distance is medium, and FIG. 18C shows a case where the total length distance is long.

When the total length distance is short, it is assumed that the vehicle 102 can reach the destination using only the in-vehicle battery 103. In this case, as shown in FIG. 18A, no handling area of the shared battery 12 is set.

When the total length distance is medium, it is assumed that the vehicle 102 can reach the destination using the in-vehicle battery 103 and one shared battery 12. In this case, as shown in FIG. 18B, a “rental area” for renting the shared battery 12 and a “return area” for returning the shared battery 12 are set in order from the side closest to the departure point. ..

When the total length distance is long, it is assumed that the vehicle 102 can reach the destination using the in-vehicle battery 103 and the two shared batteries 12. In this case, as shown in FIG. 18C, the “rental area” for renting the shared battery 12, the “replacement area” for replacing the shared battery 12, and the return of the shared battery 12 in order from the starting point. "Return area" to perform is set respectively.

In step S43 of FIG. 17, the first selection unit 112 evaluates the operating cost of the shared battery 12 in the handling area candidate extracted in step S42. Specifically, the first selection unit 112 calculates the total amount of reduction in operating costs before and after the movement of the shared battery 12 as an evaluation value. The amount of reduction in operating costs is determined according to objective functions 116, 118, which indicate the utility (cost, gain, or combination thereof) associated with the inflow and outflow of the shared battery 12 in the pre-partitioned area.

FIG. 19 is a diagram showing a method of evaluating an operating cost associated with the movement of the shared battery 12 between the first and second areas. In the example of this figure, the objective functions 116 and 118 show the characteristic curve of the operating cost with respect to the total capacity T. Here, the total capacity T (unit: kAh) corresponds to the total capacity of the shared batteries 12 in one area. Further, the operating cost (unit: none) corresponds to the running cost of the shared battery 12 in one area.

More specifically, FIG. 19A shows the case where the objective functions 116 in the first and second areas are the same, and FIG. 19B shows the case where the objective functions 116 and 118 in the first and second areas are different. Is shown. In the example of this figure, the objective functions 116 and 118 both have a downwardly convex function shape.

As shown in FIG. 19A, the current total capacity in the first area is T1, and the current total capacity in the second area is T2. Here, with respect to T = To that minimizes the objective function 116, the magnitude relationship of T1 <To <T2 holds. Here, when the shared battery 12 is moved from the second area to the first area, the operating cost in the first area and the operating cost in the second area are reduced at the same time as shown by the arrows. That is, the evaluation value in this movement pattern becomes relatively large. On the contrary, when the shared battery 12 is moved from the first area to the second area, the operating cost in the first area and the operating cost in the second area increase at the same time, so that the evaluation value in this movement pattern is relatively high. It gets smaller.

As shown in FIG. 19B, the current total capacity in the first area is T1, and the current total capacity in the second area is T2. Here, with respect to T = To1 that minimizes the objective function 116 and T = To2 that minimizes the objective function 118, the magnitude relationship of T1 <To1 <T2 <To2 holds. Here, when the shared battery 12 in the second area is moved into the first area, the operating cost in the first area decreases, but the operating cost in the second area increases, as shown by the arrow. Since the decrease in the former exceeds the increase in the latter, the sign of the evaluation value becomes positive.

In this way, the first selection unit 112 calculates the evaluation values for all possible movement patterns (step S43). When the utility of the objective functions 116 and 118 is "cost", the evaluation value increases as the amount of cost reduction increases. On the other hand, when the utility of the objective functions 116 and 118 is "gain", the evaluation value increases as the gain increase amount increases.

In step S44 of FIG. 17, the first selection unit 112 determines one or more handling areas from the handling area candidates extracted in step S42 based on the evaluation result in step S43. Specifically, the first selection unit 112 identifies the movement pattern that maximizes the calculated evaluation value, and determines one or more handling areas for renting, returning, or exchanging the shared battery 12.

In step S45, the first selection unit 112 is specified by using the collected battery information 84 in the handling area determined in step S44, as in the case of the first embodiment (FIG. 11). From the shared batteries 12, one or more shared batteries 12 that are not scheduled to operate at the time of receipt of the acquired batteries are selected as candidates for lending.

In this way, step S4 in FIG. 11 ends. Hereinafter, the management server 104 sequentially repeats the operation shown in the flowchart of FIG. 11 as in the first embodiment. As a result, the driver of the vehicle 102 can rent, return, or replace the shared battery 12 at the designated receiving place.

<Effect of the second embodiment>
As described above, the energy transaction support system 100 in the second embodiment has a different function from the first selection unit 50 in addition to the acquisition means, the collection means, and the transportation means having the same configuration as the first embodiment. A first selection unit 112 (selection means) is provided. Even with this configuration, the same action and effect as in the first embodiment (effect of improving flexibility and efficiency in energy transactions) can be obtained.

In particular, the first choice when the shared battery 12 (portable storage) is used in conjunction with the vehicle-mounted battery 103 (fixed storage) that can store energy while fixed to the vehicle 102 (specific equipment). The unit 112 may select whether or not to provide the shared battery 12 or the rental battery 13r by using the battery information 108 (second storage device information) regarding the vehicle-mounted battery 103. By taking into account the simultaneous use of the vehicle-mounted battery 103 and the shared battery 12, it is possible to present a more suitable plan for providing the shared battery 12.

Further, the first selection unit 112 may select the rental battery 13r according to the objective functions 116 and 118 indicating the utility associated with the inflow and outflow of the shared battery 12 in the pre-divided area. By taking into account the utility in the area associated with the inflow and outflow of the shared battery 12, a more suitable plan for providing the shared battery 12 can be presented.

[Third Embodiment]
Subsequently, the energy transaction support system 120 according to the third embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 20 to 23. In this third embodiment, it is assumed that the shared battery 12 is distributed (a mode of "providing", including charging, accommodation, and collection) in a regional block composed of a plurality of areas. The same reference numerals and reference numerals may be given to the same configurations or functions as those of the first and second embodiments, and the description thereof may be omitted.

<Overall configuration>
FIG. 20 is an overall configuration diagram of the energy transaction support system 120 according to the third embodiment of the present invention. The energy transaction support system 120 is a system configured to enable smooth distribution of the shared battery 12 within the regional block. Specifically, the energy transaction support system 120 includes a plurality of shared batteries 12, a management server 122, a storage device 106, one or more vendor-side terminals 124, 126, and one or a plurality of supplier terminals. (Here, the facility side terminal 20) is included.

The vendor-side terminal 124 is, for example, a general-purpose computer including a workstation and a personal computer, and is a terminal device managed by the manufacturer of the shared battery 12. The trader-side terminal 126 is, for example, a general-purpose computer including a workstation and a personal computer, and is a terminal device managed by a trader of the shared battery 12. The trader-side terminals 124 and 126 are configured to be bidirectionally communicable with the management server 122 via the network NW.

The “distribution battery 13d” means the shared battery 12 that is put into the regional block, accommodated in the regional block, or recovered from the regional block. "Injection" is to provide the shared battery 12 manufactured by the manufacturer in the regional block. "Flexibility" is to provide the shared battery 12 in one area to another area. "Recovery" is to provide the processor with the shared battery 12 in the regional block.

<Configuration of management server 122>
FIG. 21 is an electrical block diagram of the management server 122 shown in FIG. The management server 122 can communicate bidirectionally with the storage device 106, and in addition to the server-side communication unit 40 and the server-side storage unit 44, the server-side control unit 130 has a function different from that of the second embodiment. Consists of including.

The server-side control unit 130 is configured by a processing arithmetic unit including a CPU, an MPU, and a GPU, similarly to the server-side control unit 110 of FIG. The server-side control unit 130 reads and executes the program stored in the server-side storage unit 44, in addition to the transaction condition acquisition unit 46, the information collection unit 48, the first selection unit 50, and the transaction processing unit 52. , It functions as a selection means (hereinafter, second selection unit 132) different from the first selection unit 50.

<Distribution control of shared battery 12>
The energy transaction support system 120 in the third embodiment is configured as described above. Subsequently, the operation of the energy transaction support system 120, more specifically, the operation of the management server 122 relating to the distribution control of the shared battery 12 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

In step S51 of FIG. 22, the server-side control unit 130 confirms whether or not the operation execution timing has arrived. This execution timing may be set periodically or irregularly. In the former case, the execution interval may be, for example, a daily unit, a week unit, or a monthly unit. If the execution timing has not yet arrived (step S51: NO), the process remains in step S51 until the execution timing arrives. On the other hand, when the execution timing has arrived (step S51: YES), the process proceeds to the next step S52.

In step S52, the server-side control unit 130 (information collecting unit 48) collects battery information 84 from a plurality of facility-side terminals 20 as in the case of the first embodiment (step S3 in FIG. 11).

In step S53, the server-side control unit 130 (second selection unit 132) creates a plurality of possible distribution plans using the battery information 84 collected in step S52. Prior to this creation, the second selection unit 132 evaluates the distribution cost of the shared battery 12 according to the plurality of objective functions 116 and 118 corresponding to the plurality of areas constituting the area block, respectively. Here, the "distribution plan" means an overall plan for specifying the distribution source, distribution destination, and distribution amount of the shared battery 12 for each area in the area block.

The second selection unit 132 has, for example, [1] the amount of change in operating cost in the distribution source area, [2] the amount of change in operating cost in the distribution destination area, and [3] the movement cost associated with movement between areas. Is calculated as the distribution cost. For example, the amount of change in the operating cost is calculated so that the moving cost increases according to the distance between the areas, as in the case of the second embodiment (see FIG. 19).

FIG. 23 is a diagram showing an example of the evaluation result of the distribution cost. Here, it is assumed that the supply state of the shared battery 12 in the area A is "excessive" and the supply state of the shared battery 12 in the other areas B to E is "insufficient". For example, when the distribution source and the distribution amount of the shared battery 12 are fixed, four distribution plans are created in which the distribution destination is one of the areas B to E.

The first candidate "Plan1" indicates a distribution plan in which the distribution source of the shared battery 12 is the area A and the distribution destination is the area B. The second candidate "Plan2" indicates a distribution plan in which the distribution source of the shared battery 12 is area A and the distribution destination is area C. The third candidate "Plan3" indicates a distribution plan in which the distribution source of the shared battery 12 is area A and the distribution destination is area D. The fourth candidate "Plan4" indicates a distribution plan in which the distribution source of the shared battery 12 is the area A and the distribution destination is the area E.

The vertical axis of the bar graph corresponds to the amount of cost reduction (reduction cost) before and after distribution. The upper side (+) of the reference value (0) indicates a decrease in cost, and the lower side (-) indicates an increase in cost. "A to E" indicate the amount of change in the operating cost in the area (A to E), and "M" indicates the moving cost. It should be noted that since it is premised that the shared battery 12 is distributed, the movement cost always takes a negative value.

Generally, since the utility (function shape or total capacity) is different for each area, the operating cost changes depending on the distribution destination area. Similarly, since the positional relationship with the distribution source area is different, the movement cost changes depending on the distribution destination area. As can be understood from this figure, Plans 2, 3, 1, and 4 are arranged in descending order of reduction cost. If the reduction cost is non-positive (0 or negative), a loss will occur during distribution, so the two applicable Plans 1 and 4 are excluded from the options of the distribution plan.

In addition, the second selection unit 132 may calculate the distribution cost corresponding to the distribution plan by the carpet bombing search, and select a plurality of distribution plans for which higher evaluation results are obtained. Instead, the second selection unit 132 introduces an objective function in which the amount of circulation between the two areas is an unknown variable set, and uses various regression analysis methods to be the pole point of the objective function or its vicinity. A variable set may be obtained, and a plurality of distribution plans corresponding to this variable set may be selected.

In step S54 of FIG. 22, the second selection unit 132 selects one or more shared batteries 12 as distribution target candidates according to one of the distribution plans created in step S53. The distribution target candidates may be all selected from within one facility, or may be selected by combining two or more facilities in the same area. Further, the distribution target candidates may be all selected from within one area, or may be selected by combining two or more areas.

In step S55, the server-side control unit 130 inquires of the terminal corresponding to the distribution target candidate selected in step S54 whether or not the shared battery 12 can be distributed (charged, accommodated, or collected). .. Specifically, the management server 122 sends an inquiry signal including the minimum information necessary for distribution of the shared battery 12 (for example, the battery ID, the receiving point and the receiving time point) to the trader side terminal 124, the facility side terminal 20, and so on. Alternatively, it is transmitted to the terminal 126 on the trader side.

After that, each terminal receives an inquiry signal from the management server 122 via the network NW. Each terminal acquires various information included in the inquiry signal and determines whether or not the shared battery 12 as a distribution target candidate can be distributed.

When the shared battery 12 is "loaded", the distributor terminal 124 of the distribution source transmits a response signal including an answer regarding whether or not the shared battery 12 can be charged to the management server 122. On the other hand, the facility-side terminal 20 at the distribution destination transmits a response signal including an answer regarding acceptance / rejection of the shared battery 12 to the management server 122.

When the shared battery 12 is "accommodated", the facility-side terminal 20 of the distribution source transmits a response signal including an answer regarding whether or not the shared battery 12 can be released to the management server 122. On the other hand, the facility-side terminal 20 at the distribution destination transmits a response signal including an answer regarding acceptance / rejection of the shared battery 12 to the management server 122.

When the shared battery 12 is "recovered", the facility-side terminal 20 of the distribution source transmits a response signal including an answer regarding whether or not the shared battery 12 can be released to the management server 122. On the other hand, the distribution destination terminal 126 on the trader side transmits a response signal including an answer regarding acceptance / rejection of the shared battery 12 to the management server 122.

In step S56, the server-side control unit 130 confirms whether or not there is a reply to the effect that distribution is possible in response to the inquiry in step S55. When there is a reply that distribution is not possible (step S56: NO), return to step S54, and after excluding the distribution plan that is not distribution, select a distribution target candidate (S54) and inquire about distribution availability. (S55) and confirmation of the answer (S56) are repeated in sequence. On the other hand, if there is a reply that distribution is possible (step S56: YES), the process proceeds to the next step S57.

In step S57, the management server 122 notifies the corresponding terminal (trader side terminal 124, facility side terminal 20, or trader side terminal 126) that the distribution agreement has been made. Specifically, the management server 122 notifies the corresponding terminal to request distribution of the shared battery 12 confirmed to be distributable in step S56. In addition to this notification, the management server 122 also transmits information related to distribution (hereinafter, distribution information) that is a part of the transaction conditions.

After that, returning to step S51, the management server 122 sequentially repeats the operation shown in the flowchart of FIG. In this way, the shared battery 12 is charged, accommodated or recovered in a timely manner.

<Effect of the third embodiment>
As described above, the energy transaction support system 120 in the third embodiment has the same configuration as the first embodiment, that is, the acquisition means, the collection means, the first selection means (specifically, the first selection unit 50) and the first selection unit 50. Equipped with means of transportation. Even with this configuration, the same action and effect as in the first embodiment (effect of improving flexibility and efficiency in energy transactions) can be obtained.

Further, the energy transaction support system 120 is a function indicating the utility associated with the inflow and outflow of the shared battery 12, and is one or more according to the plurality of objective functions 116 and 118 corresponding to the plurality of areas constituting the regional block, respectively. A second selection unit 132 (second selection means) that selects the shared battery 12 as the distribution target (that is, the distribution battery 13d) may be further provided. By taking into account the utility of each area due to the inflow and outflow of the shared battery 12, a more suitable distribution plan for the shared battery 12 can be presented.

Further, the second selection unit 132 may select the distribution battery 13d so that the overall utility in the plurality of areas is high before and after the movement of the shared battery 12. This makes it possible to present a distribution plan with high utility for the entire regional block.

[Fourth Embodiment]
Subsequently, the energy transaction support system 140 according to the fourth embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 24 to 28. In this fourth embodiment, it is assumed that the shared battery 142 is lent out free of charge (one aspect of "providing"). The same reference numerals and reference numerals may be given to the same configurations or functions as those of the first to third embodiments, and the description thereof may be omitted.

<Overall configuration>
FIG. 24 is an overall configuration diagram of the energy transaction support system 140 according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention. The energy transaction support system 140 is a system configured to enable smooth free lending of the shared battery 142 in the area where the emergency event has occurred. Here, the "emergency event" means an event in which energy is predicted to be temporarily or locally insufficient, and examples thereof include earthquakes, fires, power outages, and accidents.

Specifically, the energy transaction support system 140 includes a plurality of shared batteries 142, a management server 144, a storage device 106, an information transmission device 146, and one or more supplier terminals (here, the facility side). The terminal 20) and one or more user terminals (here, the mobile terminal 22) are included.

The information transmission device 146 is a device that transmits information to an area where an emergency event has occurred (hereinafter, the corresponding area). The information transmission device 146 may output information in a manner perceptible to humans (eg, audio, image, video, etc.), or is perceived by humans to another output device capable of outputting visible or audible information. Information may be provided in a mode that cannot be achieved (eg, electromagnetic waves, sound waves, etc.). Further, the information transmission device 146 is configured to be capable of bidirectional communication with the management server 144 via the network NW.

<Configuration of shared battery 142>
FIG. 25 is an electrical block diagram of the shared battery 142 shown in FIG. 24. The shared battery 142 includes a communication module 150, a processor 152, a memory 154, a display 156, and a communication module 150, a processor 152, a memory 154, and a display 156, in addition to a power storage unit 142a which is an essential configuration and a self-propelled mechanism 142b whose configuration is selective. Consists of including. The power storage unit 142a has the same or different configuration as that of the first embodiment (storage unit 12a in FIG. 5). The self-propelled mechanism 142b has the same or different configuration as that of the first embodiment (self-propelled mechanism 12b in FIG. 5).

The communication module 150 is a module configured to enable bidirectional wireless communication with an external device. The processor 152 functions as an authentication unit 160 (use restriction means) and an authentication control unit 162 (control means) by reading and executing a program stored in the memory 154. For example, the authentication information 164 described later is stored in the memory 154. The display 156 is configured to be able to output visible information including characters to the user.

By the way, since the shared battery 142 moves to various places during energy transactions, there is a concern that a third party who is not involved in the transaction may illegally take out and use the shared battery 142. Therefore, each shared battery 142 is provided with an authentication unit 160 that restricts the use (access to the own device) of the own device by various authentication methods including password authentication, card authentication, and biometric authentication.

For example, the user of the shared battery 142 is notified in advance of the password for authentication for removing the access restriction. This user inputs the battery ID and password via the screen 22a of the mobile terminal 22. Then, the mobile terminal 22 transmits a request signal including a user ID, a battery ID, and a password to the shared battery 142 via the wireless module 22b. Then, the authentication unit 160 determines the consistency between the information received from the mobile terminal 22 and the authentication information 164 stored in the memory 154. Only when the consistency between the two is confirmed, the access restriction of the shared battery 142 is lifted.

<Configuration of management server 144>
FIG. 26 is an electrical block diagram of the management server 144 shown in FIG. 24. The management server 144 can communicate bidirectionally with the storage device 106, and in addition to the server-side communication unit 40 and the server-side storage unit 44, the server-side control unit 170 has a function different from that of the third embodiment. Consists of including.

The server-side control unit 170 is configured by a processing arithmetic unit including a CPU, an MPU, and a GPU, similarly to the server-side control unit 130 in FIG. The server-side control unit 170 reads and executes the program stored in the server-side storage unit 44, in addition to the transaction condition acquisition unit 46, the information collection unit 48, the first selection unit 50, and the transaction processing unit 52. , Functions as an authentication control unit 172 (control means). In addition to the transaction list 54, the server-side storage unit 44 stores authentication information 164 common to the shared battery 142.

<First operation: Management control by shared battery 142>
The energy transaction support system 140 in the fourth embodiment is configured as described above. Subsequently, the first operation of the energy transaction support system 140 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 27. Here, the "first operation" means the operation of the shared battery 142 regarding the management control of the access restriction. It should be noted that the authentication control unit 162 of the shared battery 142 normally sets the authentication mode by the authentication unit 160 to “ON”.

In step S61 of FIG. 27, the processor 152 of the shared battery 142 confirms whether or not periodic communication with a specific device is possible. Here, the "specific device" may be a facility-side terminal 20 around itself or a management server 144. If communication is possible (step S61: possible), stay in step S61 until communication becomes impossible. On the other hand, if communication is not possible (step S61: not possible), the process proceeds to the next step S62. When an emergency event occurs, it is possible that a plurality of shared batteries 142 located close to each other (for example, in the same area) cannot communicate at the same time.

In step S62, the processor 152 (authentication control unit 162) attempts wireless communication with another shared battery 142 in the vicinity by a narrow area network (LAN) or peer-to-peer (P2P). Through this trial, the shared battery 142 acquires the number of shared batteries 142 that can be communicated and the confirmation result of periodic communication in step S61 (for example, the number of "possible", the number of "impossible", or a ratio thereof). ..

In step S63, the authentication control unit 162 confirms whether or not the failure occurrence condition is satisfied according to the trial result in step S62. This "failure occurrence condition" means a condition indicating a state in which a communication failure has occurred due to an emergency event. For example, the number of shared batteries 142 for which periodic communication was "impossible" exceeds the threshold value. Can be mentioned. If the failure occurrence condition is not satisfied (step S63: NO), the process returns to step S61, and steps S61 to S63 are sequentially repeated until the above-mentioned periodic communication is restored. On the other hand, if the failure occurrence condition is satisfied (step S63: YES), the process proceeds to the next step S64.

In step S64, the authentication control unit 162 controls to automatically or manually release the access restriction of the shared battery 142. For example, in the case of automatic, the authentication control unit 162 switches the authentication mode from "ON" to "OFF". As a result, the user in the area where the emergency event has occurred (hereinafter referred to as the corresponding area) can use the shared battery 142 without user authentication.

Further, in the case of manual operation, the authentication control unit 162 causes the display 156 to display the authentication information 164 (for example, the password) read from the memory 154. The user in the corresponding area can use the shared battery 142 after the user authentication by the authentication unit 160 is completed by inputting the authentication information 164 displayed by the display device 156 via the screen 22a of the mobile terminal 22. can. In this way, the particular shared battery 142 will be temporarily released to all users.

In step S65, the authentication control unit 162 confirms whether or not the user's operation for resetting the access restriction (hereinafter referred to as the resetting operation) has been accepted. This resetting operation may be performed from the operation unit (not shown) of the shared battery 142, or may be performed from the screen 22a of the mobile terminal 22. If the reset operation has not been accepted yet (step S65: NO), the process remains in step S65 until this operation is accepted. On the other hand, when the reset operation is accepted (step S65: YES), the process proceeds to the next step S66.

In step S66, the authentication control unit 162 resets the access restriction of the shared battery 142. After that, returning to step S61, the shared battery 142 sequentially repeats the operation shown in the flowchart of FIG. 27. As a result, the energy transaction support system 140 sets the access restriction of the shared battery 142 in principle, and operates to temporarily remove the access restriction of the shared battery 142 only when an emergency event occurs. Can be done.

<Second operation: Management control by management server 144>
Subsequently, the second operation of the energy transaction support system 140 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 28. Here, the "second operation" means the operation of the management server 144 regarding the management control of the access restriction. It should be noted that, as in the case of the first operation described above, the authentication control unit 162 of the shared battery 142 normally sets the authentication mode by the authentication unit 160 to “ON”.

In step S71, the server-side control unit 170 of the management server 144 confirms whether or not a notification indicating that an emergency event has occurred (hereinafter referred to as an occurrence notification) has been received from the external device. If the occurrence notification has not been received yet (step S71: NO), the process remains in step S71 until this notification is received. On the other hand, when the occurrence notification is received (step S71: YES), the process proceeds to the next step S72.

In step S72, the server-side control unit 170 identifies the shared battery 142 in the corresponding area. Specifically, the server-side control unit 170 reads out the map information stored in the map information DB 114, identifies the corresponding area, and can specify a plurality of areas using the latest battery information 84 transmitted from the facility-side terminal 20. It is determined whether or not the shared battery 142 of the above belongs to the corresponding area.

In step S73, the server-side control unit 170 attempts to communicate with a specific device in the corresponding area. Here, the "specific device" may be a facility-side terminal 20 or a shared battery 142.

In step S74, the server-side control unit 170 confirms the result of the communication trial in step S73. If communication is possible (step S74: YES), the process proceeds to step S75, while if communication is not possible (step S74: NO), the process proceeds to step S76.

In step S75, the authentication control unit 172 performs the first control to automatically release the access restriction of the shared battery 142. Specifically, the authentication control unit 172 sends a command signal indicating that the access restriction is temporarily released via the server-side communication unit 40 to the one or a plurality of shared batteries 142 specified in step S72. Send to. Here, the management server 144 may directly transmit the command signal to each shared battery 142, or may indirectly transmit the command signal via the facility side terminal 20.

When the authentication control unit 162 of the shared battery 142 receives the command signal from the management server 144, the authentication mode by the authentication unit 160 is switched from "ON" to "OFF". As a result, the user in the corresponding area can use the shared battery 142 without user authentication. That is, the particular shared battery 142 will be temporarily released to all users. Then, the process proceeds to step S77, which will be described later.

On the other hand, in step S76, the authentication control unit 172 performs a second control for manually releasing the access restriction of the shared battery 142. Specifically, the authentication control unit 172 transmits a command signal indicating that the access restriction is temporarily released to the information transmission device 146 together with the authentication information 164 via the server-side communication unit 40. Then, the information transmission device 146 transmits the authentication information 164 acquired from the management server 144 toward the corresponding area.

The user in the corresponding area inputs the authentication information 164 (for example, a password) transmitted by the information transmission device 146 via the screen 22a of the mobile terminal 22, and the shared battery is used after the user authentication by the authentication unit 160 is completed. 142 can be used. That is, the particular shared battery 142 will be temporarily released to all users. Then, the process proceeds to step S77.

In step S77, the authentication control unit 172 confirms whether or not the notification indicating the end of the emergency event generated in step S71 (hereinafter referred to as the end notification) has been received from the external device. If the end notification has not been received yet (step S77: NO), the process remains in step S77 until this notification is received. On the other hand, when the occurrence notification is received (step S77: YES), the process proceeds to the next step S78.

In step S78, the authentication control unit 172 controls to automatically or manually reset the access restriction of the shared battery 142. In the case of automatic, the authentication control unit 172 sends a command signal indicating that the access restriction is reset to the one or more shared batteries 142 specified in step S72 via the server-side communication unit 40. Send. In the manual case, the authentication control unit 172 transmits a command signal indicating that the access restriction is temporarily released to the information transmission device 146 via the server-side communication unit 40.

After that, returning to step S71, the management server 144 sequentially repeats the operation shown in the flowchart of FIG. 28. As a result, the energy transaction support system 140 sets the access restriction of the shared battery 142 in principle, and operates to temporarily remove the access restriction of the shared battery 142 only when an emergency event occurs. Can be done.

<Effect of the fourth embodiment>
As described above, the energy transaction support system 140 in the fourth embodiment has the same configuration as the first embodiment, that is, the acquisition means, the collection means, the first selection means (specifically, the first selection unit 50) and the first selection unit 50. It is provided with a means of transportation (for example, a self-propelled mechanism 142b). Even with this configuration, the same action and effect as in the first embodiment (effect of improving flexibility and efficiency in energy transactions) can be obtained.

In particular, the energy transaction support system 140 is provided by the authentication unit 160 (use restriction means) provided in the shared battery 142 to restrict the use of the own device, and the authentication unit 160 when a predetermined condition indicating an emergency situation is satisfied. An authentication control unit 162, 172 (control means) that controls the use so as to temporarily release the restriction may be further provided. As a result, it is possible to suppress unauthorized use of the shared battery 142 in a normal time, and to temporarily release the shared battery 142 to the user in an emergency situation where energy shortage is predicted.

10,100,120,140 Energy transaction support system, 12,142 shared battery (portable storage), 12a, 142a storage unit, 12b, 142b self-propelled mechanism (transportation means), 13d distribution battery, 13r rental battery, 14 , 104,122,144 Management server, 16,106 Storage device, 18 External server (rental business server), 20 Facility side terminal, 22 Mobile terminal, 28 Transport vehicle (transportation means), 46 Transaction condition acquisition unit (acquisition means) , 48 Information collection unit (collection means), 50, 112 First selection unit (first selection means), 52 Transaction processing unit (management processing means), 54 Transaction list, 62 User information, 64 Supplier information, 66 Battery Attribute information, 80 negotiation processing department, 82 movement plan management department, 84 battery information (first storage information), 86 movement plan table, 102 vehicle (specific equipment), 103 in-vehicle battery (fixed storage), 108 battery Information (second storage information), 116, 118 objective function, 124, 126 trader side terminal, 132 second selection unit (second selection means), 146 information transmission device, 160 authentication unit (use restriction means), 162, 172 Authentication control unit (control means).

Claims (14)

An energy transaction support system that supports energy transactions in which portable storage devices that store energy are exchanged between multiple parties.
Acquisition means for acquiring transaction conditions including the receiving point and receiving point of the portable storage device, and
A collection method for collecting information on the first storage device from the outside, including an operation plan for each portable storage device.
Among a plurality of portable storage devices that can be specified by using the first storage device information collected by the collection means, one or more that are not scheduled to be operated at the time of receipt acquired by the acquisition means. The first-choice means of selecting a portable storage device as a provision target,
A transportation means for moving the portable storage device to be provided selected by the first selection means to the receiving point at the receiving point or before the receiving point.
Equipped with
The means of transportation is an energy transaction support system characterized by being a self-propelled mechanism provided in a portable storage device . An energy transaction support system that supports energy transactions in which portable storage devices that store energy are exchanged between multiple parties.
Acquisition means for acquiring transaction conditions including the receiving point and receiving point of the portable storage device, and
A collection method for collecting information on the first storage device from the outside, including an operation plan for each portable storage device.
Among a plurality of portable storage devices that can be specified by using the first storage device information collected by the collection means, one or more that are not scheduled to be operated at the time of receipt acquired by the acquisition means. The first-choice means of selecting a portable storage device as a provision target,
A transportation means for moving the portable storage device to be provided selected by the first selection means to the receiving point at the receiving point or before the receiving point.
A management processing means for performing management processing for managing the incentives associated with the energy transaction, and
Equipped with
The management processing means is an energy transaction support system characterized in that a management process for giving a relatively high incentive to a transaction using renewable energy as compared with a transaction not using renewable energy is performed. An energy transaction support system that supports energy transactions in which portable storage devices that store energy are exchanged between multiple parties.
Acquisition means for acquiring transaction conditions including the receiving point and receiving point of the portable storage device, and
A collection method for collecting information on the first storage device from the outside, including an operation plan for each portable storage device.
Among a plurality of portable storage devices that can be specified by using the first storage device information collected by the collection means, one or more that are not scheduled to be operated at the time of receipt acquired by the acquisition means. The first-choice means of selecting a portable storage device as a provision target,
A transportation means for moving the portable storage device to be provided selected by the first selection means to the receiving point at the receiving point or before the receiving point.
Equipped with
When the portable storage device to be provided is used in combination with a fixed storage device capable of storing energy while being fixed to a specific device.
The first selection means uses the second storage information regarding the fixed storage to select whether or not to provide the portable storage or to select the portable storage to be provided. Support system. Further equipped with a user terminal configured to be able to specify the transaction conditions according to the user's operation.
One of claims 1 to 3 , wherein the first selection means selects a portable storage device to be provided so as to satisfy all the transaction conditions specified by using the user terminal. The energy transaction support system described in the section . A user terminal configured to be able to specify the lending conditions including the point of use and the point of start of use of the lending item used with the portable storage device according to the user's operation.
Further provided with a lending business server that performs lending processing related to the lending according to the lending conditions specified by using the user terminal.
Any of claims 1 to 4, wherein the acquisition means acquires the transaction conditions including the receiving point corresponding to the usage point and the receiving point corresponding to the usage start time from the lending business server. The energy transaction support system described in paragraph 1. Use restriction means provided in the portable storage device to limit the use of the own device,
A control means that controls to temporarily release the use restriction by the use restriction means when a predetermined condition indicating an emergency situation is satisfied.
The energy transaction support system according to any one of claims 1 to 5 , further comprising. The energy transaction support system according to any one of claims 1 to 6 , wherein the acquisition means, the collection means, and the first selection means are composed of one or a plurality of management servers. Further equipped with a plurality of facility-side terminals that are associated with each of the plurality of facilities and are configured to be able to acquire the first storage device information regarding the portable storage device in each facility.
The energy transaction support system according to claim 7 , wherein the management server collects the first storage device information from the plurality of facility-side terminals. It is an energy transaction support method that supports energy transactions in which a portable storage device that stores energy is exchanged between multiple parties.
The acquisition step to acquire the transaction conditions including the receiving point and the receiving point of the portable storage device, and
A collection step to collect storage device information from the outside, including an operation plan for each portable storage device,
Selection to select one or more portable storage devices that are not scheduled to be in operation at the time of receipt, from among a plurality of portable storage devices that can be identified using the collected storage device information. Steps and
Is run by one or more computers,
The selected portable storage device to be provided is moved to the receiving point at the receiving point or before the receiving point by using a transportation means .
The means of transportation is an energy transaction support method characterized by being a self-propelled mechanism provided in a portable storage device . It is an energy transaction support method that supports energy transactions in which a portable storage device that stores energy is exchanged between multiple parties.
The acquisition step to acquire the transaction conditions including the receiving point and the receiving point of the portable storage device, and
A collection step to collect storage device information from the outside, including an operation plan for each portable storage device,
Selection to select one or more portable storage devices that are not scheduled to be in operation at the time of receipt, from among a plurality of portable storage devices that can be identified using the collected storage device information. Steps and
A management process step that performs a management process for managing the incentives associated with the energy transaction, and
Is run by one or more computers,
The selected portable storage device to be provided is moved to the receiving point at the receiving point or before the receiving point by using a transportation means.
The management processing step is an energy transaction support method characterized in that a management process for giving a relatively high incentive to a transaction using renewable energy as compared with a transaction not using renewable energy is performed. It is an energy transaction support method that supports energy transactions in which a portable storage device that stores energy is exchanged between multiple parties.
The acquisition step to acquire the transaction conditions including the receiving point and the receiving point of the portable storage device, and
A collection step to collect storage device information from the outside, including an operation plan for each portable storage device,
Selection to select one or more portable storage devices that are not scheduled to be in operation at the time of receipt, from among a plurality of portable storage devices that can be identified using the collected storage device information. Steps and
Is run by one or more computers,
The selected portable storage device to be provided is moved to the receiving point at the receiving point or before the receiving point by using a transportation means.
When the portable reservoir targeted for provision is used in combination with a fixed reservoir capable of storing energy while being fixed to a specific device.
The selection step is an energy transaction support method, characterized in that the necessity of providing a portable storage device or the selection of the portable storage device to be provided is selected by using the second storage device information regarding the fixed type storage device. .. An energy transaction support program to support energy transactions in which portable reservoirs for storing energy are exchanged between multiple parties.
The acquisition step to acquire the transaction conditions including the receiving point and the receiving point of the portable storage device, and
A collection step to collect storage device information from the outside, including an operation plan for each portable storage device,
A selection step to select one or more portable storage devices that are not scheduled to be in operation at the time of receipt, from among a plurality of portable storage devices that can be identified by the collected storage device information. ,
An instruction step for instructing the selected portable storage device to be provided to move to the receiving point at or before the receiving point.
To run on one or more computers
The selected portable storage device to be provided is moved to the receiving point at the receiving point or before the receiving point by using a transportation means .
The means of transportation is an energy transaction support program characterized by being a self-propelled mechanism provided in a portable storage device . An energy transaction support program to support energy transactions in which portable reservoirs for storing energy are exchanged between multiple parties.
The acquisition step to acquire the transaction conditions including the receiving point and the receiving point of the portable storage device, and
A collection step to collect storage device information from the outside, including an operation plan for each portable storage device,
A selection step to select one or more portable storage devices that are not scheduled to be in operation at the time of receipt, from among a plurality of portable storage devices that can be identified by the collected storage device information. ,
An instruction step for instructing the selected portable storage device to be provided to move to the receiving point at or before the receiving point.
A management process step that performs a management process for managing the incentives associated with the energy transaction, and
To run on one or more computers
The selected portable storage device to be provided is moved to the receiving point at the receiving point or before the receiving point by using a transportation means.
The management process step is an energy transaction support program characterized by performing a management process for giving a relatively high incentive to a transaction using renewable energy as compared with a transaction not using renewable energy. An energy transaction support program to support energy transactions in which portable reservoirs for storing energy are exchanged between multiple parties.
The acquisition step to acquire the transaction conditions including the receiving point and the receiving point of the portable storage device, and
A collection step to collect storage device information from the outside, including an operation plan for each portable storage device,
A selection step to select one or more portable storage devices that are not scheduled to be in operation at the time of receipt, from among a plurality of portable storage devices that can be identified by the collected storage device information. ,
An instruction step for instructing the selected portable storage device to be provided to move to the receiving point at or before the receiving point.
To run on one or more computers
The selected portable storage device to be provided is moved to the receiving point at the receiving point or before the receiving point by using a transportation means.
When the portable reservoir targeted for provision is used in combination with a fixed reservoir capable of storing energy while being fixed to a specific device.
The selection step is an energy transaction support program characterized in that the necessity of providing a portable storage device or the selection of the portable storage device to be provided is selected by using the second storage device information regarding the fixed type storage device. ..

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