KR20170087059A - Method and system for reducing consumption of electric power by compensation for small user of electric power - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method and system for reducing power consumption through compensation for a small power user.
More particularly, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, a method for reducing power consumption through compensation for a small-scale power user includes a power-saving group including at least one or more small-scale power users using less than a predetermined range of power, Receiving a set power consumption reduction range for a predetermined period of time for each of the small power users in the power consumption reduction group, setting the power usage reduction range for each of the small power users after the predetermined period elapses, Of the at least one of the at least one or more small-scale power users, and a step of determining whether or not the reduced power range is satisfied, On usage And calculating and providing a corresponding compensation.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a method and a system for reducing power consumption through compensation for a small-

The present invention relates to a method for reducing power consumption through compensation for a small-scale power user, and more particularly, to a method for setting a power usage reduction range for a small-scale power user, such as a general household, And more particularly, to a method of continuously reducing power consumption by providing compensation or incentives corresponding to future reduced power consumption to the small power users.

Generally, electric power refers to electric energy supplied to an electric device for a unit time or electric energy that is converted into another type of energy for a unit time. Recently, due to the remarkable development of the electric / electronic field, The amount of power that can be considered necessary is also increasing proportionally.

Accordingly, in order to increase the supply of electric power in accordance with the increase in the electric power consumption, many improvement methods such as the addition of the electric power generation plant, the electric power generation, and the improvement of the transmission and distribution system have been taken into consideration. However, There is a problem in that the method to solve the problem is excessive cost. In addition, when the supply of electric power is to be increased, the use of petroleum, coal, etc. necessary for electric power production is increased, and thus environmental problems such as an increase in carbon dioxide emissions may be additionally caused. Therefore, a method of increasing the supply of electric power by producing more electric power has not been considered as a preferable countermeasure for solving the above problems.

In recent years, as another attempt to solve the above problems, there has been introduced a method of reducing the amount of electric power used, that is, a demand amount. However, a small-sized power user such as a general household or a small- In addition, there is no special reward or incentive for power saving for small-sized power consumers. Therefore, there is a need for small-scale power consumers to voluntarily reduce power consumption. There is still a problem that it is difficult to invite participation.

Therefore, a specific method for solving the above problems is required.

Korean Published Patent Application No. 10-2012-0036567 (disclosure date: April 18, 2012)

It is an object of the present invention to provide a method for reducing power consumption through compensation for a small-sized power user so as to solve the above-described problem.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a method for predicting a power consumption reduction range of a small-scale power user with low power consumption and reducing power consumption based thereon.

It is yet another object of the present invention to provide a method for continuously reducing power demand by providing compensation for power usage saved by a small power user.

It is a further object of the present invention to provide a system that provides compensation for the reduction of power consumption of a small-scale power user through the above-described method, and thereby continuously reduces power consumption.

The technical problems to be solved by the present invention are not limited to the technical problems and other technical problems which are not mentioned can be understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of reducing power consumption through compensation for a small-scale power user, the method comprising: Saving power consumption reduction group, setting a power consumption reduction range for a predetermined period of time for each of the small-scale power users in the power consumption reduction group, setting a power consumption reduction range for each of the small-sized power users after the predetermined period of time elapses Determining whether or not the set power consumption reduction range is satisfied, and determining whether or not the set power consumption reduction range is satisfied, Reduced I It may be made, including the step of providing by calculating a compensation corresponding to the amount used.

A method for reducing power consumption through compensation for a small-scale power user according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention is characterized in that the small-scale power user has a specific space including an individual home, an educational facility, an industrial facility, a commercial facility, And a main body that uses electric power in a predetermined range or less as a unit.

The method of reducing power consumption by compensating for a small-scale power user according to an embodiment of the present invention is characterized in that the power usage reduction range includes a ratio of a previous power usage amount and a previous power usage amount of each small- May be determined based on at least one or more.

A method for reducing power consumption through compensation for a small-scale power user according to an embodiment of the present invention, wherein the registering, setting, determining and providing is performed in association with a predetermined power plant, a power trading market, Lt; RTI ID = 0.0 > online < / RTI > space.

In the method of reducing power consumption through compensation for a small-scale power user according to an embodiment of the present invention, the set power consumption reduction range may be provided to a power generation plant and reflected in power generation amount determination of the power generation plant.

In order to solve the above problems, a system for reducing power consumption through compensation for a small-scale power user according to an embodiment of the present invention includes at least one small-scale power user using a power of a predetermined range or less A client that sets a power consumption reduction range for a predetermined period of time for each of the small power users with respect to the power consumption reduction group and a client that sets the power consumption reduction range for each of the small power users after the predetermined period of time has passed And a server for determining whether the power usage amount is within a predetermined power usage reduction range, wherein the server is a small power user who satisfies the set power usage reduction range among the at least one small power user, A compensation corresponding to the power consumption reduction can be provided with respect to calculation.

According to the present invention as described above, the following effects can be obtained. However, effects obtained through the present invention are not limited thereto.

First, according to the present invention, a method of reducing power consumption through compensation for a small-scale power user can be provided.

Secondly, according to the present invention, there is an effect that a method for estimating a power consumption reduction range of a small-sized power user with low power consumption and reducing power consumption based thereon can be provided.

Thirdly, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a method of continuously reducing power demand by providing compensation for power consumption saved by a small power user.

Fourthly, according to the present invention, there is an effect that a system for providing compensation for power consumption reduction of a small-scale power user through the above-described method, and thereby continuously reducing power consumption can be provided.

The effects obtained by the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned effects, and other effects not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description will be.

1 is a diagram illustrating a power consumption reduction system to which the present invention may be applied.
FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a method for reducing power consumption through compensation for a small-scale power user according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG.
3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a client and a server that constitute a power consumption reduction system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The following detailed description, together with the accompanying drawings, is intended to illustrate exemplary embodiments of the invention and is not intended to represent the only embodiments in which the invention may be practiced.

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description of the present invention are exemplary and explanatory and are intended to provide further explanation of the invention as claimed. Only.

In some instances, well-known structures and devices may be omitted or may be shown in block diagram form, centering on the core functionality of each structure and device, to avoid obscuring the concepts of the present invention. In the following description, the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals throughout the specification.

Throughout the specification, when an element is referred to as "comprising" or " including ", it is meant that the element does not exclude other elements, do.

Also, the term "part" in the description means a unit for processing at least one function or operation, which may be implemented by hardware, software, or a combination of hardware and software. Furthermore, the terms " a or an, "" one," and similar related terms, unless the context clearly dictates otherwise or clearly contradicted by context, As used herein.

In addition, specific terms used in embodiments of the present invention are provided to facilitate understanding of the present invention. Unless otherwise defined, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, And have the same meaning as commonly understood by those of ordinary skill in the art. The use of such a specific term may be changed to other forms without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The following detailed description, together with the accompanying drawings, is intended to illustrate exemplary embodiments of the invention and is not intended to represent the only embodiments in which the invention may be practiced.

1 is a diagram illustrating a power consumption reduction system to which the present invention may be applied.

Referring to FIG. 1, a power consumption reduction system to which the present invention can be applied includes a client 100, a server 200, and a network 300.

However, the power consumption reduction system described below includes at least one of the components shown in FIG. 1, but is not limited thereto. In the power consumption reduction system to which the present invention can be applied, at least one client, There can be a server (e.g., a relay server, a mediation server, and a client server) and one or more networks, and each client and server can be connected through different networks.

The client 100 may set a power consumption reduction group including at least one or more small power users using power below a predetermined range in one embodiment of the present invention, The client 100 may be configured to set the power consumption reduction range to at least one external device including the server 200 or another client It is also possible to transmit.

At this time, one or more programs or applications may be installed in advance in the client 100, and in particular, a computer program, an API (Application Programming Interface) Application Program Interface) or Embedded Software (Embedded Software).

That is, in the present invention, the client 100 sets a power consumption reduction group including a small-scale power user that uses power less than a predetermined range as described above through the installed one or more programs or applications, Reduced power consumption You can set a range of power usage savings for a predetermined period of time for each small power user in the group.

A client 100 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may be a personal computer (PC), a notebook computer, a tablet PC, a terminal device, a terminal, a mobile station (MS), an MSS A mobile subscriber station (SS), a subscriber station (SS), an advanced mobile station (AMS), a wireless terminal, a machine-type communication (MTC) device, a machine- Device) device may be further included.

Of course, the above-mentioned devices are merely illustrative, and the client of the present invention is not limited to the examples described above, but can be used for data transmission or signal transmission which is currently developed, commercialized, or developed in future, As well as any device capable of configuring the device.

Meanwhile, the server 200 refers to an object capable of transmitting and receiving data with at least one other device through a wired / wireless communication network. In the present invention, the server 200 may further include a relay server, a mediation server, and / .

An example of the server 200 is a cloud server, an IMS (Multimedia Subsystem) server, a telephony application server, an IM (instant messaging) server, a MGCF (Media Gateway Control Function) And a CSCF (Call Session Control Function) server. The server 200 may include an object capable of transmitting and receiving data, such as a PC (personal computer), a notebook computer, and a tablet PC May be implemented as a device.

In the present invention, the server 200 can determine whether the power consumption reduction range set through the client 100 is satisfied for each small power user. If it is determined that the power consumption reduction range is satisfied, It is possible to estimate and provide a compensation corresponding to the reduced power consumption.

Meanwhile, the network 300 means a data communication network for transmitting and receiving data related to the reduction of power consumption between the client 100 and the server 200, and the type thereof is not particularly limited.

For example, it may be an IP (Internet Protocol) network that provides a large capacity data transmission / reception service through an Internet Protocol (IP), or an All IP network that integrates different IP networks.

Also, the network 300 may include a mobile communication network including a wired network, a Wibro (Wireless Broadband) network, a WCDMA, a mobile communication network including a High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) network and an LTE (Long Term Evolution) LTE-A, 5G (Five Generation), a satellite communication network, and a Wi-Fi network, or a combination of at least one of them.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a method for reducing power consumption through compensation for a small-scale power user according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG.

Prior to describing FIG. 2, the power consumption reduction system according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a client and a server as described above with reference to FIG.

First, the client can register a power consumption reduction group that includes them based on at least one or more small power users using a predetermined range of power (e.g., less than 10 kW). (S201)

At this time, in the present invention, the small-scale power user may include a subject using a predetermined range of power in units of a specific space including an individual home, an educational facility, an industrial facility, a commercial facility, and a building facility .

Also, in the present invention, it is possible to register a power consumption reduction group including the small power users on the basis of the small-scale power users through an online space associated with a predetermined power plant, a power trading market, and a carbon emission market, Refers to a power plant that generates electricity and supplies electric power to a home or an office factory, a power trading market and a carbon emission market in order to measure a reduced electric power amount and to achieve a profit according to the reduced electric power amount, Can be defined as a platform or on-line region capable of performing power saving through a small-scale power user.

On the other hand, after registering the power consumption reduction group in the online area as in step S201, the client can set a power consumption reduction range for a predetermined period for each small power user in the power consumption reduction group. (S202)

In this case, in the present invention, the power consumption reduction range may be determined based on at least one of a previous power usage amount of each of the small-scale power users and a charge detail according to the previous power usage amount, It is provided to the power plant and can be reflected in the determination of the power generation amount of the power plant so that excessive power generation can be prevented.

Generally, electric power is generated from a power plant or an electric power supply company, and is consumed and consumed by a general consumer or a consumer. In recent years, however, electric power saved by a general consumer has been paid by a power plant or a power supply company They may buy back or substitute. Reducing power generation and consumption by using this method can reduce construction and operation cost of electric power plant and can reduce addition and maintenance of transmission and transmission system, which can contribute to cost reduction and environmental protection. Can be.

Accordingly, according to an embodiment of the present invention, a client can set a power consumption reduction range for a predetermined period of time for each small power user in the power consumption reduction group, and the server determines whether the predetermined period It can be determined whether or not the set power consumption reduction range is satisfied for each of the small power users. (S203)

 According to an embodiment of the present invention, when it is determined that the set power consumption reduction range is satisfied according to the determination in step S203, the server determines whether the set power consumption reduction range It is possible to estimate and provide compensation corresponding to the reduced power consumption for a specific small-scale power user. (S204)

At this time, in order to determine whether or not the power consumption reduction range is satisfied, at least one or more of the amount of power used before and the amount of electricity used in the past may be used for each small power user . Further, the previous power consumption to be compared to determine whether or not the power consumption reduction range is satisfied may be set to, for example, the power consumption of the same month a year ago, or the power consumption of the last 3 to 5 years May be set to a value that averages the usage of the same month during the same month. Alternatively, a lesser amount may be measured based on the average power consumption of facilities of similar size, and these are examples only, and are not limited to these examples.

In addition, the compensation may be made of a commodity such as cash, but it may be provided in various forms according to a setting such as a charge discount for power supply or power consumption.

As described above, according to the present invention, compensation can be provided for the reduction of power consumption of a small-scale power user, so that it is possible to expect an additional reduction in power consumption of a small-scale power user, thereby continuously reducing power consumption.

3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a client and a server that constitute a power consumption reduction system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, a client and a server that can be used in the present invention are shown. In FIG. 3, only one client and one server are shown in FIG. 3, but one or more clients and servers may be included.

The server 200 includes a radio communication unit 311 including a transmitting unit and a receiving unit capable of transmitting and receiving access information required for wireless connection, a memory unit 312, a display unit 313, 314, which are merely examples, and may further include other configurations than those shown in FIG. 3, or alternatively may be implemented by omitting some of the configurations shown in FIG.

The overall process of data communication with the client 100 such as signal processing and hierarchical processing of the server 200 is controlled by the memory 312 and the control unit 314. The memory 312 and the wireless communication unit 311, And the control unit 314 may be formed.

The wireless communication unit 311 included in the server 200 may include a transmitting unit and a receiving unit as described above and the transmitting unit and the receiving unit may be configured to transmit and receive data or signals between the client 100 and the server 200 .

The control unit 314 may be configured to be operatively connected to the transmitting unit and the receiving unit in the wireless communication unit so that the transmitting unit and the receiving unit can control the process of transmitting and receiving data or signals between the client 100 and the server 200. [ In addition, the controller 304 may perform various processes on the data to be transmitted and then transmit the data to the transmitter, and may perform processing on the data received by the receiver.

If necessary, the control unit 314 may store the information included in the exchanged data in the memory unit 312. With this structure, the server 200 can perform the methods of the various embodiments of the present invention described above.

Referring to the client 100 of FIG. 3, the wireless communication unit 301 including the transmitting unit and the receiving unit of the client 100 is configured to transmit and receive data or signals with the server 200.

In addition, the control unit 304 of the client 100 may be configured to be operatively connected to the transmitting unit and the receiving unit to control the transmitting and receiving units to transmit and receive data or signals with the server 200 or other devices.

In addition, in the present invention, when the client 100 receives supplementary information related to the compensation corresponding to the amount of power saved from the server, the client 100 displays the display unit 303 inside or outside the client 100 .

The display unit 303 displays information to be processed by the client 100 and inputs detailed information such as access information necessary for wireless connection, advertisement information or request to re-input the connection information through a UI (User Interface) or GUI (Graphic User Interface ) And the like.

In addition, the display unit 303 may be a liquid crystal display, a thin film transistor-liquid crystal display, an organic light-emitting diode, a flexible display, a three-dimensional display (3D display), and there may be two or more display portions depending on the implementation. For example, the client 100 may be provided with an external display unit and an internal display unit at the same time.

Meanwhile, the controller 304 may perform various processes on the data or the signal to be transmitted and then transmit the processed data or signal to the transmitter, and may further process the data or the signal received by the receiver.

If necessary, the control unit 304 may store the information included in the exchanged data in the memory 303.

The control units 304 and 314 of the client 100 and the server 200 can instruct (for example, control, adjust, manage, etc.) the operations of the client 100 and the server 200, (304, 314) may also be coupled with memory (302, 312) capable of storing program codes and data.

The memories 302 and 312 may be connected to the controls 304 and 314 to store operating systems, applications, and general files.

The controllers 304 and 314 of the present invention may also be referred to as a processor, a controller, a microcontroller, a microprocessor, a microcomputer, or the like. Meanwhile, the control unit 304 and 314 may be implemented by hardware or firmware, software, or a combination thereof.

In the case of an implementation by firmware or software, an embodiment of the present invention may be implemented in the form of a module, a procedure, a function, or the like which performs the functions or operations described above. The software codes may be stored in the memories 302 and 312 and may be driven by the control units 304 and 314. [ The memory may be located inside or outside the client 100 and the server 200 and may exchange data with the controllers 304 and 314 by various well-known means.

On the other hand, the above-described method can be implemented in a general-purpose digital computer that can be created as a program that can be executed in a computer and operates the program using a computer-readable medium. Further, the structure of the data used in the above-described method can be recorded on a computer-readable medium through various means. Computer readable media for storing executable computer code for carrying out the various methods of the present invention include magnetic storage media (e.g., ROM, floppy disks, hard disks, etc.), optical readable media (e.g., Etc.).

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. Therefore, the disclosed methods should be considered in an illustrative rather than a restrictive sense. It is intended that the scope of the invention be defined by the claims appended hereto and their equivalents falling within the scope of the invention.

A method and system for reducing power consumption through compensation for a small-scale power user according to the present invention can be applied to various methods and systems for reducing power consumption.

100: client 200: server
301: wireless communication unit 311: wireless communication unit
302: memory unit 312: memory unit
303: display unit 313: display unit
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Claims (5)

A method for reducing power consumption through compensation for a small power user,
Providing an online space to a client of the small power user using a server;
Registering a power consumption reduction group in the on-line space, the power consumption reduction group including at least one or more small power users using power less than a predetermined range;
Setting a power consumption reduction range for a predetermined period for each of the small power users in the power consumption reduction group in the online space;
Transmitting information on the power usage reduction range to at least one of a power plant, a power trading market, and a carbon emission market;
Determining whether the predetermined power consumption reduction range is satisfied for each of the small-scale power users after the predetermined period has elapsed; And
Calculating a compensation amount corresponding to the reduced power consumption for the small-scale power user satisfying the set power usage reduction range among the at least one small-scale power user, if it is determined that the set power usage reduction range is satisfied, Wherein said compensation is calculated based on revenue obtained by receiving information on said power usage reduction range in said power plant, power trading market and carbon emission market. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the small-scale power user includes a main body that uses power of a predetermined range or less in units of a specific space including a private home, an educational facility, an industrial facility, a commercial facility, and a building facility. Way. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the power consumption reduction range is determined based on at least one of a previous power usage amount of each of the small power users and a charge detail according to the previous power usage amount. The method according to claim 1,
The set power consumption reduction range is provided to a power generation power plant and reflected in power generation amount determination of the power generation plant,
Wherein the step of estimating the compensation comprises:
Receiving information on a profit obtained by receiving information on the power usage reduction range and reflecting the power generation amount in the electric power generation unit; And
Estimating the compensation based on the received information; ≪ / RTI > In a system for reducing power consumption through compensation for a small power user,
A power consumption reduction group including at least one or more small-scale power users using power below a predetermined range, using an online space associated with a power plant, a power trading market, and a carbon emission market, A client for setting a power consumption reduction range for a predetermined period and transmitting the power consumption reduction range to a server; And
Providing the online space to the client, delivering information on the power usage reduction range received from the client to at least one of the power plant, the power trading market, and the carbon emission market, and after the predetermined period has elapsed Wherein the server determines whether the set power consumption reduction range is satisfied for each of the small power users; Lt; / RTI >
Wherein the server calculates a compensation corresponding to the reduced power consumption for the small power user satisfying the set power consumption reduction range among the at least one small power user Wherein the compensation is calculated based on a profit obtained by receiving information on the power usage reduction range in the power plant, the power trading market, and the carbon emission market.

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