KR102530607B1 - Method for providing user interfaces to evaluate the economics of solar power generation - Google Patents

Abstract

A method for evaluating the economic feasibility of solar power generation using an artificial neural network learned by a computing device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes the steps of obtaining a user's input on solar power generation conditions including existing electricity rates, The existing electricity rate is a rate determined based on a history of electricity rates paid by the user prior to installation of photovoltaic power generation equipment; Calculating an economic evaluation result including an investment cost required for photovoltaic power generation and an amount of power generation per unit period with reference to the photovoltaic power generation conditions; And displaying the economic evaluation result; may include.

Description

Method for providing user interfaces to evaluate the economics of solar power generation {Method for providing user interfaces to evaluate the economics of solar power generation}

The present invention relates to a method for evaluating the economic feasibility of photovoltaic power generation using an artificial neural network that has learned a correlation between at least one meteorological factor and power generation amount.

Solar power means converting solar energy into electrical energy, and there are generally two methods.

The first is to convert sunlight into electrical energy, which is used in solar cells, and the second is to convert solar heat into electrical energy, which collects heat to create water vapor and turns a turbine to produce electricity.

On the other hand, the installation of power generation facilities for solar energy generation consumes considerable cost and resources, and it is difficult to easily predict economic feasibility, so it is necessary to determine the appropriateness of photovoltaic power generation according to various factors before installing power generation facilities.

An object of the present invention is to provide economic evaluation items according to photovoltaic power generation conditions input by a user.

In addition, the present invention is intended to allow users to easily check the economic feasibility of photovoltaic power generation.

A method for evaluating the economic feasibility of photovoltaic power generation according to an embodiment of the present invention obtains a user's input on photovoltaic power generation conditions including at least one of a photovoltaic installation type, a photovoltaic power generation capacity, an installation location, and an existing electricity price. doing; Calculating an economic evaluation result including an investment cost required for photovoltaic power generation, an amount of power generation per unit period, and a profit per unit period with reference to the photovoltaic power generation conditions; And displaying the economic evaluation result; may include.

Obtaining the user's input may include displaying an image corresponding to the installation location; displaying one or more first candidate positions in which a photovoltaic facility can be installed on the image; and adding information on a candidate location selected by a user from among the one or more first candidate locations to the photovoltaic power generation conditions.

The displaying of the one or more first candidate locations includes selecting one or more second candidate locations in which the photovoltaic facility can be installed within the installation location with reference to the solar installation type and the photovoltaic generation capacity. step; calculating a power generation index corresponding to an amount of power generation at each of the one or more second candidate positions by referring to solar conditions for each of the one or more second candidate positions; and determining a candidate position satisfying a predetermined condition among the one or more second candidate positions as the one or more first candidate positions by referring to the development index.

If the photovoltaic power generation facility is a first installation type installed on land, the displaying of the image displays an image of the land, and the displaying of the first candidate location includes on the displayed land image, The at least one first candidate location may be displayed by corresponding the development index.

When the photovoltaic power generation facility is of the second installation type installed on a building, the displaying of the image includes displaying an image showing an outer structure of the building, and displaying the first candidate location includes displaying the displayed building. On the outer image of , the one or more first candidate positions and the development index may be displayed in correspondence with each other.

The displaying of the economic evaluation result may include displaying an image corresponding to the installation location; displaying an image of a photovoltaic facility corresponding to the photovoltaic power generation condition on the displayed image; and displaying the investment cost, the amount of power generation per unit period, and the profit per unit period.

The step of calculating the power generation index may include extracting a location for which solar conditions are known as one or more locations around the installation location; and calculating a solar radiation condition for each of the one or more second candidate positions by referring to the solar radiation condition at the extracted position.

The photovoltaic power generation condition may be a condition for determining the power generation capacity of the photovoltaic power generation facility so that the amount of power generated is greater than or equal to the amount of power corresponding to the difference between the existing electricity rate and a predetermined standard rate.

A method for evaluating the economic feasibility of solar power generation using an artificial neural network learned by a computing device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes the steps of obtaining a user's input on solar power generation conditions including existing electricity rates, The existing electricity rate is a rate determined based on a history of electricity rates paid by the user prior to installation of photovoltaic power generation equipment; Calculating an economic evaluation result including an investment cost required for photovoltaic power generation and an amount of power generation per unit period with reference to the photovoltaic power generation conditions; And displaying the economic evaluation result; may include.

The obtaining of the user's input may include calculating at least one photovoltaic power generation condition not input by the user based on the photovoltaic power generation condition input by the user.

The calculating of the at least one photovoltaic power generation condition includes determining a power generation capacity of a photovoltaic power generation facility to correspond to a difference between the existing electricity rate and a predetermined standard rate, wherein the predetermined standard rate is Among the plurality of standard rates according to the progressive billing system, a standard rate that is less than or equal to the existing electricity rate and closest to the existing electricity rate may be used.

The calculating of the economic evaluation result may include calculating a weather factor corresponding to the first unit period; and predicting the amount of power generation of the first unit period from the meteorological factors for the first unit period by using the learned artificial neural network. In this case, the learned artificial neural network may be a neural network that has learned a correlation between at least one weather factor and the amount of power generation.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide economic evaluation items according to the photovoltaic power generation conditions input by the user, and accordingly, the user can easily check the economic feasibility of photovoltaic power generation.

In addition, by presenting a bird's eye view of the installation of photovoltaic power generation equipment at the installation location entered by the user, various aspects can be reviewed along with economic feasibility.

In addition, it is intended to be able to easily check the meteorological factors and the resulting power generation at various power generation times.

1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a network environment according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 2 is a block diagram for explaining the internal configuration of the user terminal 100 and the server 200 in one embodiment of the present invention.
3 is an example of a screen 400 for inputting photovoltaic power generation conditions displayed on the user terminal 100 .
4 is an example of an economic evaluation result display screen 500 displayed on the user terminal 100 .
5 is a flowchart illustrating a method for evaluating the economic feasibility of photovoltaic power generation performed by the user terminal 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The detailed description of the present invention which follows refers to the accompanying drawings which illustrate, by way of illustration, specific embodiments in which the present invention may be practiced. These embodiments are described in sufficient detail to enable any person skilled in the art to practice the present invention. It should be understood that the various embodiments of the present invention are different from each other but are not necessarily mutually exclusive. For example, specific shapes, structures, and characteristics described herein may be implemented from one embodiment to another without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. It should also be understood that the location or arrangement of individual components within each embodiment may be changed without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, the detailed description to be described later is not performed in a limiting sense, and the scope of the present invention should be taken as encompassing the scope claimed by the claims and all scopes equivalent thereto. Like reference numbers in the drawings indicate the same or similar elements throughout the various aspects.

Hereinafter, various embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art can easily practice the present invention.

1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a network environment according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The network environment of FIG. 1 shows an example including a plurality of user terminals 101 , 102 , 103 , and 104 , a server 200 and a network 300 . 1 is an example for explanation of the invention, and the number of user terminals or servers is not limited as shown in FIG. 1 .

The plurality of user terminals 101, 102, 103, and 104 may be fixed terminals or mobile terminals implemented as computer devices. Examples of the plurality of user terminals 101, 102, 103, and 104 include a smart phone, a mobile phone, a navigation device, a computer, a laptop computer, a digital broadcasting terminal, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a portable multimedia player (PMP), and a tablet PC. etc.

A plurality of user terminals (101, 102, 103, 104) communicate with each other and/or a server ( 200) can be communicated with.

Meanwhile, the communication method of the plurality of user terminals 101, 102, 103, and 104 is not limited, and a communication network (eg, a mobile communication network, a wired Internet, a wireless Internet, and a broadcasting network) that the network 300 may include is utilized. In addition to the communication method, short-distance wireless communication between devices may also be included.

For example, the network 300 includes a personal area network (PAN), a local area network (LAN), a campus area network (CAN), a metropolitan area network (MAN), a wide area network (WAN), and a broad band network (BBN). , one or more arbitrary networks such as the Internet.

In addition, the network 300 may include any one or more of network topologies including a bus network, a star network, a ring network, a mesh network, a star-bus network, a tree or a hierarchical network, and the like. Not limited.

Hereinafter, for convenience of explanation, the plurality of user terminals 101, 102, 103, and 104 are named as the user terminal 100 and described.

In one embodiment of the present invention, software for an economical evaluation method of photovoltaic power generation may be installed in the user terminal 100 . Accordingly, the user terminal 100 may perform a method for evaluating the economic feasibility of photovoltaic power generation. A detailed description of this will be given later.

The server 200 may be implemented as a computer device or a plurality of computer devices that provide commands, codes, files, contents, services, and the like to the user terminal 100 through the network 300 .

In one embodiment of the present invention, the server 200 may be a device that provides various data necessary for evaluating the economic feasibility of photovoltaic power generation to the user terminal 100 accessed through the network 300 .

For example, the server 200 may provide the user terminal 100 with map data (or place image) corresponding to the installation location input by the user through the network 300, and solar conditions for the installation location input by the user You can also provide data. However, this is an example and the spirit of the present invention is not limited thereto.

Figure 2 is a block diagram for explaining the internal configuration of the user terminal 100 and the server 200 in one embodiment of the present invention.

The user terminal 100 and the server 200 may include memories 111 and 211, processors 112 and 212, communication modules 113 and 213, and input/output interfaces 114 and 214.

The memories 111 and 211 are computer-readable recording media, and may include a random access memory (RAM), a read only memory (ROM), and a permanent mass storage device such as a disk drive. . In addition, the memories 111 and 211 may store an operating system and at least one program code (for example, a code for evaluating the economic feasibility of solar power installed in the user terminal 100 and driven).

These software components may be loaded from a computer-readable recording medium separate from the memories 111 and 211 using a drive mechanism. The separate computer-readable recording medium may include a computer-readable recording medium such as a floppy drive, a disk, a tape, a DVD/CD-ROM drive, and a memory card.

In another embodiment, software components may be loaded into the memory 111 or 211 through the communication module 113 or 213 rather than a computer-readable recording medium. For example, at least one program is based on a program installed by files provided by a file distribution system (not shown, application distribution server, etc.) that distributes application installation files through the network 300. It can be loaded into the memory (111, 211).

Processors 112 and 212 may be configured to process commands of a computer program by performing basic arithmetic, logic, and input/output operations. Instructions may be provided to processors 112 and 212 by memories 111 and 211 or communication modules 113 and 213 . For example, the processors 112 and 212 may be configured to execute instructions received according to program codes stored in a recording device such as the memory 111 and 211 .

The communication modules 113 and 213 may provide a function for the user terminal 100 and the server 200 to communicate with each other through the network 300, and another user terminal (not shown) or another server (not shown). It can provide functions to communicate with. For example, a request generated by the processor 112 of the user terminal 100 according to a program code stored in a recording device such as the memory 111 is transferred to the server 200 through the network 300 under the control of the communication module 113. ) can be transmitted. Conversely, control signals, commands, contents, files, etc. provided under the control of the processor 212 of the server 200 pass through the communication module 213 and the network 300 to the communication module 113 of the user terminal 100. It can be received by the user terminal 100 through.

The input/output interfaces 114 and 214 may be means for interface with the input/output device 115 . At this time, the input device may include, for example, a device such as a keyboard or a mouse, and the output device may include a device such as a display for displaying an economic evaluation result of photovoltaic power generation.

As another example, the input/output interfaces 114 and 214 may be a means for interface with a device in which functions for input and output are integrated into one, such as a touch screen.

Also, in other embodiments, the user terminal 100 and the server 200 may include more elements than those shown in FIG. 2 . However, there is no need to clearly show most of the prior art components. For example, the user terminal 100 is implemented to include at least a part of the aforementioned input/output device 115 or other components such as a transceiver, a Global Positioning System (GPS) module, a camera, various sensors, and a database. may further include.

Hereinafter, an example in which a method of evaluating economic feasibility of photovoltaic power generation is performed by the processor 112 of the user terminal 100 will be described.

The processor 112 according to an embodiment of the present invention may obtain a user's input on the photovoltaic power generation condition using the input/output device 115 . In this case, the 'solar power generation conditions' may include various items. For example, the photovoltaic power generation condition may include a photovoltaic installation type, a photovoltaic power generation capacity, an installation location, an existing electricity price, a photovoltaic facility characteristic, and a photovoltaic power generation type.

In one embodiment, 'solar power installation type' is a first installation type in which solar power generation facilities are installed on land (rent, site, former, paddy field, etc.) and solar power generation facilities are built on buildings (houses, industrial facilities, apartments, etc.) ) may be any one of the second installation types installed on. However, this type of power generation is illustrative, and the spirit of the present invention is not limited thereto.

In one embodiment, 'photovoltaic generation capacity' may refer to an amount of power that a user wants to obtain from a solar power generation facility during a unit period. In another embodiment, such photovoltaic generation capacity may be obtained by inputting a target revenue (ie, amount).

In one embodiment, 'installation site' may refer to a geographic location where a photovoltaic power generation facility is installed. The processor 112 according to an embodiment of the present invention may receive an installation location in the form of an address such as '992, Dongan-gu, Anyang-si, Gyeonggi-do'. In another embodiment, the processor 112 may receive an installation location in the form of an input for setting a user's division on the displayed map. However, the above two methods are illustrative, and a method for specifying a place may be used without limitation.

In one embodiment, the 'existing electricity rate' may refer to an average of electricity rates or electricity rates paid by users prior to the installation of photovoltaic power generation facilities. This 'existing electricity price' may be used to determine the photovoltaic generation capacity in one embodiment. A detailed description of this will be given later.

In one embodiment, the 'photovoltaic facility characteristics' may refer to the characteristics of the photovoltaic facility itself. For example, the photovoltaic facility characteristics may include the energy conversion efficiency of the photovoltaic facility. Users can improve the economic feasibility of photovoltaic power generation by selecting them appropriately in consideration of the unit price and characteristics of each photovoltaic power generation facility.

In one embodiment, the 'photovoltaic power generation type' may be any one of a home solar power generation facility and a solar power generation facility for a power generation company. However, this type of power generation is illustrative, and the spirit of the present invention is not limited thereto.

3 is an example of a screen 400 for inputting photovoltaic power generation conditions displayed on the user terminal 100 .

The processor 112 according to an embodiment of the present invention may obtain a user input for each field 410 , 420 , 430 , and 440 of the screen 400 as a photovoltaic power generation condition. For example, the processor 112 inputs the user's address to the address field 410, the user's type selection input to the installation type field 420, the user's generation capacity input to the generation capacity field 430, and the existing electricity rate field A fee input for 440 may be obtained. Meanwhile, the processor 112 may receive a user's input to the generation capacity field 430 in the form of generation capacity 431 or target revenue 432. However, this is illustrative and the spirit of the present invention is not limited thereto.

At this time, the processor 112 according to an embodiment of the present invention may display an image corresponding to the installation location input by the user on the map display area 460 in response to the user's input to the installation address field 410. there is. Meanwhile, the image corresponding to the installation location may be received from the server 200 described above.

The processor 112 according to an embodiment of the present invention may display one or more first candidate locations where solar power generation facilities can be installed on the image displayed on the map display area 460 . In this case, the processor 112 may display the first candidate location in an appropriate form (size and location, etc.) on the image with reference to the remaining photovoltaic power generation conditions (photovoltaic power generation capacity, photovoltaic installation type, etc.). For example, as shown in FIG. 3 , the processor 112 may display three first candidate locations (Location 1, Location 2, and Location 3) on an image corresponding to the installation location.

The processor 112 according to an embodiment of the present invention may add information on a first candidate location selected by a user from one or more displayed first candidate locations (Location 1, Location 2, and Location 3) to the photovoltaic power generation condition. . For example, when the user selects the first first candidate location (Location 1) among the three displayed first candidate locations (Location 1, Location 2, and Location 3), the processor 112 views the first candidate location (Location 1) As a specific installation location, it can be included in the photovoltaic power generation conditions.

In an optional embodiment, the processor 112 may obtain a user's correction input for any one of the one or more first candidate locations. In this case, the correction input may be an input for moving the entire position of the first candidate position or an input for modifying the shape of a boundary line of a specific part. The processor 112 may acquire the user's input within a range that satisfies the remaining photovoltaic power generation conditions (photovoltaic power generation capacity, solar installation type, etc.) and include it in the photovoltaic power generation conditions.

The processor 112 according to an embodiment of the present invention may select one or more second candidate locations at which a photovoltaic facility can be installed by referring to a photovoltaic power generation condition input by a user. For example, the processor 112 may select one or more second candidate locations at which a photovoltaic facility can be installed within an installation site designated by a user with reference to the photovoltaic installation type and photovoltaic generation capacity.

In addition, the processor 112 according to an embodiment of the present invention refers to the solar condition for each of the one or more second candidate positions selected by the above process, and corresponds to the amount of power generation at each of the one or more second candidate positions. A development index can be calculated. The processor 112 may determine a candidate location that satisfies a predetermined condition as the first candidate location by referring to the development index for each of the one or more second candidate locations.

The first candidate locations determined according to this process may be provided to the user as three first candidate locations (Location 1, Location 2, and Location 3) as shown in FIG. You can choose any one.

In an optional embodiment, the processor 112 may display the power generation index calculated in the process of determining the first candidate location from the second candidate locations in correspondence with each of one or more first candidate locations. For example, the processor 112 may display the development index for the first candidate location (Location 1) as “Score: 87”. However, such a display format is illustrative, and the spirit of the present invention is not limited thereto.

The user may select the most appropriate location from among one or more first candidate locations by comprehensively considering the user's installation site utilization plan (eg, land use plan) and power generation index.

On the other hand, when the processor 112 calculates the power generation index corresponding to the amount of power generation at each of the one or more second candidate locations, the processor 112 selects one or more locations around the installation location input by the user, a location with known solar conditions. can be extracted. In addition, the processor 112 may calculate solar radiation conditions for each of one or more second candidate positions by referring to solar radiation conditions at the extracted positions.

In other words, the processor 112 according to an embodiment of the present invention may calculate the insolation conditions at locations where the insolation conditions are unknown and the power generation index accordingly, based on the insolation conditions in locations where the insolation conditions are known. there is.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the processor 112 may calculate the remaining photovoltaic power generation conditions based on some photovoltaic power generation conditions input by the user. For example, the processor 112 may determine the generation capacity of the photovoltaic facility to correspond to the difference between the existing electricity rate input by the user and a predetermined standard rate. For example, the processor 112 checks a progressive rate threshold that is less than or equal to the existing electricity rate input by the user and closest to the existing electricity rate, and determines the generation capacity of the photovoltaic power generation facility so that the user's electricity rate does not exceed the corresponding threshold. may be However, this is an example and the spirit of the present invention is not limited thereto.

Processor 112 according to an embodiment of the present invention, when the generation type according to the solar power generation condition input by the user is the first installation type (that is, the type in which solar power generation facilities are installed on land), the map display area In 460, an image of the land for the installation location input by the user may be displayed. Also, the processor 112 may display one or more first candidate positions and development indices in correspondence with each other on the displayed land image.

Although not shown in FIG. 3 , the processor 112 according to an embodiment of the present invention sets the power generation type according to the solar power generation condition input by the user to the second installation type (that is, the solar power generation facility is installed on a building). ), an image showing the outer structure of the building may be displayed in the map display area. In addition, the processor 112 may display one or more first candidate locations in correspondence with the development index on the displayed exterior image of the building.

The processor 112 according to an embodiment of the present invention may calculate the economic evaluation result by referring to the photovoltaic power generation condition input by the user. For example, the processor 112 may calculate the economic evaluation result of solar power generation according to the user's input to the setting completion button 450 . At this time, the economic evaluation result may include an investment cost required for photovoltaic power generation, an amount of power generation per unit period, and a profit per unit period.

In an optional embodiment, the economic evaluation result may further include a maintenance cost per unit period, an investment recovery period for facilities, an electricity rate reduction rate, and the like.

The processor 112 according to an embodiment of the present invention may predict the amount of power generation at the installation location input by the user using the learned artificial neural network.

In this case, the artificial neural network is learned based on learning data including at least one meteorological factor and the amount of power generation, and may be a neural network that has learned a correlation between at least one meteorological factor and the amount of power generation.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the processor 112 includes temperature, cloudiness, solar radiation, wind speed, sunrise time, and sunset time as meteorological factors, and generates an artificial neural network based on learning data marked with the amount of power generation corresponding to the meteorological factors. can be learned

According to the learning described above, the artificial neural network may output a predicted amount of power generation corresponding to the input of at least one weather factor, and the processor 112 may calculate an economic evaluation result using the artificial neural network.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the processor 112 may calculate the economic evaluation result for each predetermined unit of time, for example, the processor 112 calculates the economic evaluation result for every week, every day, and every hour can do. However, this is an example and the spirit of the present invention is not limited thereto.

The processor 112 according to an embodiment of the present invention may display the economic evaluation result calculated according to the above-described process.

4 is an example of an economic evaluation result display screen 500 displayed on the user terminal 100 .

As shown in FIG. 4 , the processor 112 according to an embodiment of the present invention may display an image corresponding to the installation location input by the user on the map display area 520 . Also, the processor 112 may display an image of a photovoltaic facility corresponding to a photovoltaic power generation condition on the image displayed on the area 520 .

Of course, the processor 112 according to an embodiment of the present invention may display various economic evaluation result items, for example, the processor 112 may include an investment cost item 530, a facility quantity item 540, and a maintenance cost per unit period. An item 550, an investment payback period item 560, and a rate reduction rate item 570 may be displayed as economic evaluation result items. Also, the processor 112 according to an embodiment of the present invention may display a specific installation location 510 .

As described above, the present invention provides economic evaluation items according to the photovoltaic power generation conditions input by the user, so that the user can easily check the economic feasibility of photovoltaic power generation. In addition, the present invention presents a bird's eye view when the photovoltaic power generation facility is installed at the installation location input by the user, so that various aspects can be reviewed along with economic feasibility.

In an optional embodiment, processor 112 according to an embodiment of the present invention may provide a generation point selection interface. In this case, the 'development point' may mean a specific point in time on a specific day of the year.

In addition, the processor 112 may calculate a meteorological factor corresponding to the generation time point selected by the user. In this case, the processor 112 may calculate a meteorological factor at a power generation time point selected by the user based on an average meteorological factor for a specific time point. However, this is an example and the spirit of the present invention is not limited thereto.

The processor 112 may apply an effect corresponding to the calculated weather factor to the installation location image displayed on the map display area 520 . For example, when the calculated meteorological factor is 'clear weather with strong sunlight', the processor 112 may apply an effect corresponding to strong sunlight to the image.

In addition, the processor 112 may provide an expected generation amount at a specific generation time point selected by the user.

The user can review the economic feasibility of photovoltaic power generation by easily checking the meteorological factors and the resulting power generation at each time point while changing the time point of power generation through the interface.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a method for evaluating the economic feasibility of photovoltaic power generation performed by the user terminal 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, descriptions of contents overlapping with those described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4 will be omitted, but will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4 together.

The user terminal 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may obtain a user's input on the photovoltaic power generation conditions (S31).

In this case, the 'solar power generation conditions' may include various items. For example, photovoltaic power generation conditions may include photovoltaic installation type, photovoltaic power generation capacity, installation location, and existing electricity rates.

In one embodiment, 'solar power installation type' is a first installation type in which solar power generation facilities are installed on land (rent, site, former, paddy field, etc.) and solar power generation facilities are built on buildings (houses, industrial facilities, apartments, etc.) ) may be any one of the second installation types installed on. However, this type of power generation is illustrative, and the spirit of the present invention is not limited thereto.

In one embodiment, 'photovoltaic generation capacity' may refer to an amount of power that a user wants to obtain from a solar power generation facility during a unit period. In another embodiment, such photovoltaic generation capacity may be obtained by inputting a target revenue (ie, amount).

In one embodiment, 'installation site' may refer to a geographic location where a photovoltaic power generation facility is installed. The user terminal 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may receive an installation location in the form of an address such as '992, Dongan-gu, Anyang-si, Gyeonggi-do'. In another embodiment, the user terminal 100 may receive an installation location input in the form of an input for setting a user's division on the displayed map. However, the above two methods are illustrative, and a method for specifying a place may be used without limitation.

In one embodiment, the 'existing electricity rate' may refer to an average of electricity rates or electricity rates paid by users prior to the installation of photovoltaic power generation facilities. This 'existing electricity price' may be used to determine the photovoltaic generation capacity in one embodiment.

It will be described with reference to FIG. 3 again. The user terminal 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may obtain a user input for each field 410 , 420 , 430 , and 440 of the screen 400 as a photovoltaic power generation condition. For example, the user terminal 100 inputs the user's address to the address field 410, the user's type selection input to the installation type field 420, the user's generation capacity input to the generation capacity field 430, and the existing electricity rate A rate entry for field 440 may be obtained. Meanwhile, the user terminal 100 may receive a user's input to the generation capacity field 430 in the form of generation capacity 431 or target revenue 432. However, this is illustrative and the spirit of the present invention is not limited thereto.

At this time, the user terminal 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention displays an image corresponding to the installation location input by the user in the map display area 460 in response to the user's input to the installation address field 410. can Meanwhile, the image corresponding to the installation location may be received from the server 200 described above.

The user terminal 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may display one or more first candidate locations where solar power generation facilities can be installed on the image displayed on the map display area 460 . At this time, the user terminal 100 may display the first candidate location in an appropriate form (size and position, etc.) on the image with reference to the remaining photovoltaic power generation conditions (photovoltaic power generation capacity, photovoltaic installation type, etc.). For example, as shown in FIG. 3 , the user terminal 100 may display three first candidate locations (Location 1, Location 2, and Location 3) on an image corresponding to the installation location.

The user terminal 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may add information on a first candidate location selected by the user from one or more displayed first candidate locations (Location 1, Location 2, and Location 3) to the photovoltaic power generation condition. there is. For example, when the user selects the first first candidate location (Location 1) among the three displayed first candidate locations (Location 1, Location 2, and Location 3), the user terminal 100 selects the first candidate location (Location 1). As a more specific installation location, it can be included in the photovoltaic power generation conditions.

In an optional embodiment, the user terminal 100 may obtain a user's correction input for any one of the one or more first candidate positions. In this case, the correction input may be an input for moving the entire position of the first candidate position or an input for modifying the shape of a boundary line of a specific part. The user terminal 100 may obtain the user's input and include it in the photovoltaic power generation conditions within a range that satisfies the remaining photovoltaic power generation conditions (photovoltaic power generation capacity, solar installation type, etc.).

The user terminal 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may select one or more second candidate locations where a photovoltaic facility can be installed by referring to the photovoltaic power generation condition input by the user. For example, the user terminal 100 may select one or more second candidate locations at which a photovoltaic facility can be installed within an installation location designated by the user by referring to the photovoltaic installation type and photovoltaic generation capacity.

In addition, the user terminal 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention refers to the solar condition for each of the one or more second candidate locations selected by the above-described process, and corresponds to the amount of power generation at each of the one or more second candidate locations. development index can be calculated. The user terminal 100 may determine a candidate location that satisfies a predetermined condition as the first candidate location by referring to the development index for each of the one or more second candidate locations.

The first candidate locations determined according to this process may be provided to the user as three first candidate locations (Location 1, Location 2, and Location 3) as shown in FIG. You can choose any one.

In an optional embodiment, the user terminal 100 may display the power generation index calculated in the process of determining the first candidate location from the second candidate locations in correspondence with each of one or more first candidate locations. For example, the user terminal 100 may display the development index for the first first candidate location (Location 1) as “Score: 87”. However, such a display format is illustrative, and the spirit of the present invention is not limited thereto.

The user may select the most appropriate location from among one or more first candidate locations by comprehensively considering the user's installation site utilization plan (eg, land use plan) and power generation index.

Meanwhile, when the user terminal 100 calculates the power generation index corresponding to the amount of power generation at each of the one or more second candidate locations, the user terminal 100 determines the insolation conditions at one or more locations around the installation location input by the user. location can be extracted. In addition, the user terminal 100 may calculate solar radiation conditions for each of one or more second candidate positions by referring to solar radiation conditions at the extracted positions.

In other words, the user terminal 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention can calculate the insolation conditions in locations where the insolation conditions are unknown and the power generation index accordingly, based on the insolation conditions in locations where the insolation conditions are known. can

In one embodiment of the present invention, the user terminal 100 may calculate the remaining photovoltaic power generation conditions based on some photovoltaic power generation conditions input by the user. For example, the user terminal 100 may determine the generation capacity of the photovoltaic power generation facility to correspond to the difference between the existing electricity rate input by the user and a predetermined standard rate. For example, the user terminal 100 checks a progressive rate threshold that is less than or equal to the existing electricity rate input by the user and closest to the existing electricity rate, and adjusts the generation capacity of the photovoltaic power generation facility so that the user's electricity rate does not exceed the corresponding threshold. may decide However, this is an example and the spirit of the present invention is not limited thereto.

The user terminal 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention displays a map when the generation type according to the solar power generation condition input by the user is the first installation type (that is, the solar power generation facility is installed on land). An image of land for an installation location input by the user may be displayed in the area 460 . In addition, the user terminal 100 may display one or more first candidate locations in correspondence with the development index on the displayed land image.

Although not shown in FIG. 3 , in the user terminal 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention, the power generation type according to the photovoltaic power generation condition input by the user is the second installation type (that is, the photovoltaic power generation facility is installed on a building). type), an image showing the outer structure of the building may be displayed in the map display area. In addition, the user terminal 100 may display one or more first candidate locations in correspondence with the development index on the displayed exterior image of the building.

The user terminal 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may calculate the economic evaluation result by referring to the photovoltaic power generation condition input by the user (S32).

For example, the user terminal 100 may calculate the economic feasibility evaluation result of solar power generation according to the user's input to the setting completion button 450 . At this time, the economic evaluation result may include an investment cost required for photovoltaic power generation, an amount of power generation per unit period, and a profit per unit period.

In an optional embodiment, the economic evaluation result may further include a maintenance cost per unit period, an investment recovery period for facilities, an electricity rate reduction rate, and the like.

The user terminal 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may predict the amount of power generation at the installation location input by the user using the learned artificial neural network.

In this case, the artificial neural network is learned based on learning data including at least one meteorological factor and the amount of power generation, and may be a neural network that has learned a correlation between at least one meteorological factor and the amount of power generation.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the user terminal 100 includes temperature, cloudiness, solar radiation, wind speed, sunrise time, and sunset time as meteorological factors, and artificial neural networks based on learning data labeled with the amount of power generation corresponding to the meteorological factors. can be learned.

According to the learning described above, the artificial neural network can output a predicted power generation amount corresponding to the input of at least one meteorological factor, and the user terminal 100 can calculate economic evaluation results using the artificial neural network.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the user terminal 100 may calculate the economic evaluation result for each predetermined unit of time, for example, the user terminal 100 may calculate the economic evaluation result every week, every day, and every hour. can be calculated. However, this is an example and the spirit of the present invention is not limited thereto.

The user terminal 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may display the economic evaluation result calculated according to the above process. (S33)

4 is an example of an economic evaluation result display screen 500 displayed on the user terminal 100 .

As shown in FIG. 4 , the user terminal 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may display an image corresponding to the installation location input by the user in the map display area 520 . In addition, the user terminal 100 may display an image of a photovoltaic facility corresponding to a photovoltaic power generation condition on the image displayed on the area 520 .

Of course, the user terminal 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may display various economic evaluation result items, for example, the user terminal 100 may include an investment cost item 530, a facility quantity item 540, and a unit period A maintenance cost item 550, an investment payback period item 560, and a rate reduction rate item 570 may be displayed as economic evaluation result items. In addition, the user terminal 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may display a specific installation location 510 .

As described above, the present invention provides economic evaluation items according to the photovoltaic power generation conditions input by the user, so that the user can easily check the economic feasibility of photovoltaic power generation. In addition, the present invention presents a bird's eye view when the photovoltaic power generation facility is installed at the installation location input by the user, so that various aspects can be reviewed along with economic feasibility.

In an optional embodiment, the user terminal 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may provide a generation time selection interface. In this case, the 'development point' may mean a specific point in time on a specific day of the year.

In addition, the user terminal 100 may calculate a meteorological factor corresponding to a power generation time point selected by the user. At this time, the user terminal 100 may calculate a meteorological factor at a power generation time point selected by the user based on an average meteorological factor for a specific point in time. However, this is an example and the spirit of the present invention is not limited thereto.

The user terminal 100 may apply an effect corresponding to the calculated meteorological factor to the installation location image displayed on the map display area 520 . For example, when the calculated meteorological factor is 'clear weather with strong sunlight', the user terminal 100 may apply an effect corresponding to strong sunlight to the image.

In addition, the user terminal 100 may provide an expected amount of power generation at a specific power generation point selected by the user.

The user can review the economic feasibility of photovoltaic power generation by easily checking the meteorological factors and the resulting power generation at each time point while changing the time point of power generation through the interface.

The devices described above may be implemented as hardware components, software components, and/or a combination of hardware components and software components. For example, devices and components described in the embodiments may include, for example, a processor, a controller, an arithmetic logic unit (ALU), a digital signal processor, a microcomputer, a field programmable gate array (FPGA) , a programmable logic unit (PLU), microprocessor, or any other device capable of executing and responding to instructions. The processing device may run an operating system (OS) and one or more software applications running on the operating system. A processing device may also access, store, manipulate, process, and generate data in response to execution of software. For convenience of understanding, there are cases in which one processing device is used, but those skilled in the art will understand that the processing device includes a plurality of processing elements and/or a plurality of types of processing elements. It can be seen that it can include. For example, a processing device may include a plurality of processors or a processor and a controller. Other processing configurations are also possible, such as parallel processors.

Software may include a computer program, code, instructions, or a combination of one or more of the foregoing, which configures a processing device to operate as desired or processes independently or collectively. The device can be commanded. Software and/or data may be any tangible machine, component, physical device, virtual equipment, computer storage medium or device, intended to be interpreted by or provide instructions or data to a processing device. , or may be permanently or temporarily embodied in a transmitted signal wave. Software may be distributed on networked computer systems and stored or executed in a distributed manner. Software and data may be stored on one or more computer readable media.

The method according to the embodiment may be implemented in the form of program instructions that can be executed through various computer means and recorded on a computer readable medium. Computer readable media may include program instructions, data files, data structures, etc. alone or in combination. Program instructions recorded on the medium may be specially designed and configured for the embodiment or may be known and usable to those skilled in computer software. Examples of computer-readable recording media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks and magnetic tapes, optical media such as CD-ROMs and DVDs, and magnetic media such as floptical disks. - includes hardware devices specially configured to store and execute program instructions, such as magneto-optical media, and ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. Examples of program instructions include high-level language codes that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter, as well as machine language codes such as those produced by a compiler. The hardware devices described above may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operations of the embodiments, and vice versa.

As described above, although the embodiments have been described with limited examples and drawings, those skilled in the art can make various modifications and variations from the above description. For example, the described techniques may be performed in an order different from the method described, and/or components of the described system, structure, device, circuit, etc. may be combined or combined in a different form than the method described, or other components may be used. Or even if it is replaced or substituted by equivalents, appropriate results can be achieved.

Therefore, other implementations, other embodiments, and equivalents of the claims are within the scope of the following claims.

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Claims (4)

A method for providing a user interface for a computing device to evaluate the economics of photovoltaic power generation,
A step of providing a first screen for receiving input of photovoltaic power generation conditions, wherein the first screen displays a plurality of fields for inputting the photovoltaic power generation conditions and candidate locations of power generation facilities according to the input photovoltaic power generation conditions a first area to be used, wherein the plurality of fields include a field for selecting an installation type of photovoltaic power generation; and
Providing a second screen displaying economic evaluation results for the photovoltaic power generation condition, wherein the second screen displays a field for displaying a plurality of economic evaluation items and an external appearance of a power generation facility according to the photovoltaic power generation condition. Including; including a second region and a generation point selection interface;
The field for selecting the photovoltaic power generation type includes an interface for selecting one of a first installation type in which the photovoltaic power generation facility is installed on land and a second installation type in which the photovoltaic power generation facility is installed on a building. do,
The display method of the image displayed in each of the first area and the second area varies according to the photovoltaic power generation type, and when the first installation type is selected, a land image and a candidate location selectable on the land image are displayed. displaying an image in such a way that, when the second installation type is selected, displaying an image in such a manner as to further display an image in which the outer structure of the building appears;
Displaying the first screen
displaying an image of land in the first area and displaying one or more candidate locations on the displayed land image, when the first installation type is selected in the field for selecting the photovoltaic power generation type; and
When the second installation type is selected in the field for selecting the photovoltaic power generation type, displaying an image showing an outer structure of a building in the first area and displaying one or more candidate locations on the displayed outer image of the building. including;
Displaying the second screen
When the first installation type is selected in the field for selecting the photovoltaic power generation type, a land image corresponding to the location selected by the user is displayed, and a photovoltaic power generation facility corresponding to the photovoltaic power generation condition is displayed on the displayed land image. displaying an image of; and
Applying an effect corresponding to a meteorological factor corresponding to the generation time selected through the generation time selection interface to at least one of the displayed land image and the displayed power generation facility image; including, economic feasibility of photovoltaic power generation. A method of providing a user interface for evaluating delete delete delete

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