TW202131266A - Battery reutilization support system decides the purpose of battery based upon the state of deterioration so as to effectively support battery - Google Patents

Abstract

A battery reutilization system capable of deciding the purpose of the battery to effectively support the battery is provided. The battery reutilization support system comprises: a recognition portion of recognizing the state of deterioration of the battery; a memory portion of memorizing information that represents a purpose of the battery corresponding to the state of deterioration of the battery as purpose information; a deciding portion of deciding the purpose of the battery based upon the state of deterioration and purpose information of the battery; and an output portion outputting the decided result of the deciding portion.

Description

Battery recycling support system

The present invention relates to a battery reuse support system.

Conventionally, a system that can recycle electronic components such as mobile phones has been known (for example, Patent Document 1).

With the system of Patent Document 1, the owner of an electronic component such as a mobile phone uses an electronic life information station (Kiosk) to determine the status of the electronic component, and sells the electronic component for re-sale or recycling, thereby allowing cash Wait for compensation. Prior art literature Patent literature

Patent Document 1: Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2017-188124

(The problem to be solved by the invention)

Consider using the search device of Patent Document 1 as a system that supports battery recycling.

A battery whose performance gradually deteriorates due to repeated charging and discharging. If the degraded state progresses, it will become impossible to continue using it for the current purpose.

On the other hand, batteries have a variety of uses, and the required performance requirements of the battery vary greatly depending on the use. Therefore, even if the deteriorated state progresses and it becomes impossible to continue using it for the current use, it may be reused for other uses.

However, the system of Patent Document 1 can only determine whether the determination object is a resale target (that is, whether it can be continuously used for the current purpose), but it does not consider whether it can be reused for other purposes.

Therefore, in the system of Patent Document 1, even if it is a battery that can be reused for other purposes, if it is not a target for resale, it is judged to be a target for recycling, and the battery that can be reused for other purposes is not effectively used. .

The object of the present invention is to provide a battery recycling support system that can determine the purpose of the battery and efficiently support the recycling of the battery in view of the problem of the conventional technology. (Technical means to solve the problem)

The characteristics of the battery reuse support system obtained by the present invention are: have: The identification part, which identifies the deterioration state of the battery; The storage unit stores information indicating the use of the battery corresponding to the deterioration state of the battery, that is, use information; The determination unit determines the use of the battery based on the degradation state of the battery identified by the identification unit and the use information; and The output unit outputs the decision result of the aforementioned decision unit.

According to the present invention, information indicating the use of the battery corresponding to the deterioration state of the battery, that is, use information is stored.

Next, the battery reuse support system is configured to recognize the degradation state of the battery, determine the use of the battery based on the degradation state and use information of the battery, and output the determination result.

In this way, the user of the battery recycling support system can know whether the battery can be reused for other purposes in addition to the objective information of the so-called battery degradation state. The battery is effectively used in appropriate applications corresponding to the deterioration of the battery.

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a battery recycling support system that can determine the purpose of the battery according to the deterioration state of the battery and efficiently support the recycling of the battery.

In the battery reuse support system obtained by the present invention, It is preferable that the determination unit is configured to determine the return obtained when the battery is sold in order to use the battery for the purpose, that is, the sale amount, in response to the deterioration state of the battery.

According to the present invention, the battery recycling support system is configured to correspond to the deterioration state of the battery, and to determine the return when the battery is sold for use in the determined application, that is, the sale amount.

It is assumed that, for example, a trading company of used batteries uses the battery recycling support system of the present invention.

With the battery recycling support system of this structure, system users such as dealers of used batteries can obtain objective information based on the so-called deterioration state of the battery. It is the amount of return when the battery is sold for the purpose of use, so the battery can be safely set at a price for trading.

As described above, with the present invention, it is possible to provide a battery recycling support system that determines the use of the battery and the sales amount based on the deterioration state of the battery, and can efficiently support the recycling of the battery.

In the battery reuse support system obtained by the present invention, It is better to have: The calculation unit, based on the aforementioned sales amount, calculates that the system user should pay the system provider's return, that is, the usage fee; and The settlement department, which settles the aforementioned usage fee.

According to the present invention, the battery recycling support system is configured to calculate the system user's return to the system provider, that is, the usage fee, and settle the settlement based on the sales amount of the battery.

If the battery recycling support system of the present invention is provided, the system provider will provide the system at the expense of operating the system and updating the usage information. If the system provider bears all these expenses at its own expense, it may be difficult to continue to provide a battery recycling support system.

With the battery recycling support system of this structure, the usage fee is calculated based on the sales amount of the battery, and the system user pays the fee to the system provider.

In this way, the system provider's cost burden is reduced by the system usage fee, so it is easy for the system provider to continue to provide the battery reuse support system.

As described above, the present invention can provide a battery reuse support system that can efficiently support the reuse of the battery by deciding the use of the battery according to the deterioration state of the battery while reducing the cost burden of the system provider.

In the battery reuse support system obtained by the present invention, Preferably, the aforementioned memory unit memorizes the purchase condition information including the information identifying the person who wishes to purchase the battery for the aforementioned purpose and the purchase amount of the battery, and The aforementioned determination unit is configured to determine the aforementioned sale amount based on the aforementioned desired purchase amount contained in the aforementioned purchase condition information, have: The trading department uses the aforementioned buying condition information and the use determined by the aforementioned decision unit to generate information indicating that the owner of the aforementioned battery will sell the battery to those who wish to buy the battery, and is a transaction containing the aforementioned sales amount. Sales information; and The calculation unit, based on the aforementioned sales amount included in the aforementioned sales information, calculates the system user's return to the system provider, that is, the usage fee.

The battery recycling support system of the present invention memorizes purchase condition information including information for identifying a person who wishes to purchase a battery for a predetermined use, and a desired purchase amount of the battery.

In addition, the battery recycling support system determines the sales amount of the battery based on the desired purchase amount included in the purchase condition information.

Next, the battery reuse support system uses the purchase condition information and purpose to generate information indicating that the battery’s owner will sell the battery to those who wish to buy the battery, and is the information including the sale amount, and based on the Calculate the usage fee based on the sales amount.

In this way, system users such as dealers of used batteries can efficiently find potential buyers of batteries. In addition, since the system usage fee is calculated based on the sales amount of the battery determined according to the desired purchase amount, the system user can only pay for the system usage fee that is more in line with the actual situation of the transaction.

With this, system users can buy and sell batteries with greater peace of mind.

As shown above, the present invention can provide a battery recycling support system in which system users can buy and sell batteries with greater peace of mind.

The following figures illustrate the embodiments of the present invention.

First, using FIG. 1, an example of the overall configuration of the battery recycling support system of this embodiment will be described.

The battery recycling support system of this embodiment includes a server 1 and a user terminal 2. The server 1 and the user terminal 2 can be connected to each other through a network 3 to communicate with each other. Alternatively, it may also be provided with a buyer's terminal 4 that can communicate with the server 1 via the network 3.

The server 1 is a computer equipped with a control unit 10 and a storage unit 20.

The user terminal 2 is provided with components such as the acquisition unit 30 and the output unit 40, and may be dedicated components, or may be constituted by general-purpose components such as a personal computer, a smartphone, and a tablet terminal.

The user U of the user terminal 2 is a virtual used battery trading business, a used car business, and an automatic car repair business. Alternatively, the owner O of the battery himself may be the user U.

Network 3 is a wired or wireless network, such as LAN (Local Area Network), WAN (Wide Area Network), or Internet communication network.

The buyer’s terminal 4 is equipped with a battery and the buyer’s B hopes to input the buying condition information 202 described later, and stores it in the input section 60 of the memory section 20 of the server 1, or it may be a dedicated component. The components can also be composed of general-purpose components such as personal computers, smart phones, and tablet terminals.

The input unit 60 is an input device that accepts information input by the buyer B, such as a keyboard, a mouse, a touch pad, or a touch panel and other pointing elements.

The control unit 10 of the server 1 is composed of a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and other arithmetic processing devices, memory, and I/O (Input/Output) components. The control unit 10 may also be formed by a processor, or may be formed by a plurality of processors that can communicate with each other.

The control unit 10 is executed by reading a predetermined program, and functions as a recognition unit 101, a determination unit 102, a calculation unit 103, a settlement unit 104, and a trading unit 105 that execute the processing described later.

The recognition unit 101 recognizes the deterioration state of the battery 50 based on the information acquired by the acquisition unit 30.

The determination unit 102 determines the use of the battery 50 based on the degradation state of the battery 50 recognized by the recognition unit 101 and the use information 201 stored in the storage unit 20.

In addition, the deciding unit 102 determines the sales amount, which is the return obtained when the battery 50 is used for the purpose for sale according to the deterioration state of the battery 50.

The deciding unit 102 may also determine the sale amount based on the expected purchase amount included in the buying condition information 202 memorized in the memory unit 20 (for example, determine the highest amount of the expected purchase amount in each application as the sale amount). Amount, etc.), such as obtaining a price website or the transaction price of a battery through the Internet, and the transaction price obtained determines the transaction amount.

The calculation unit 103 calculates the usage fee that is the return that the system user U should pay to the system provider P based on the sales amount of the battery 50 determined by the determination unit 102.

The settlement unit 104 settles the usage fee, which is the return that the system user U should pay to the system provider P.

The buying and selling section 105 uses the buying condition information 202 and the purpose of the battery 50 determined by the determining section 102 to generate information indicating that the battery 50 is expected to be bought and sold by the owner O of the battery 50, and includes the selling and selling information. The amount of transaction information 203.

The memory unit 20 is composed of a memory device such as ROM (Read Only Memory), RAM (Random Access Memory), HDD (Hard Disk Drive), etc. Use information 201, buying condition information 202, transaction information 203, and processing results obtained by the control unit 10.

The usage information 201 is information indicating the usage of the battery corresponding to the deterioration state of the battery. As shown in FIG. 2A, it includes, for example, usage ID, usage name, deterioration level, sale amount, and sale unit.

The use ID is composed of, for example, a combination of letters, numbers, and symbols including an identification code indicating the name and use of the battery market.

The use name is a character string indicating the name of the use of the battery corresponding to the use ID. The use name can also be general purposes such as "reuse for electric vehicles", "reuse for stationary storage batteries (ESS)", "recycling", or as shown in Figure 2A, such as "Company A Electric Vehicle 01 ", "Suitable for G company to rebuild electric vehicles (modules)", "H company recycling (cell)" and other more detailed purposes.

The deterioration level is, for example, an identification code indicating the level of the deterioration state of the battery, and is composed of a combination of letters and symbols. The deterioration level is, for example, "S+", which is the best state including the unused state, and indicates the state where the deterioration state progresses as the work becomes A, B, C....

The criteria for determining the degradation level of the battery are, for example, the current value, voltage value, and ambient temperature of the battery. The values of voltage conditions, current conditions, and temperature conditions corresponding to each degradation level are stored in, for example, the table shown in FIG. 2B. Among them, these values can be changed appropriately.

In addition, in this embodiment, the voltage conditions, current conditions, and temperature conditions of the battery 50 are used as examples of determining criteria for the degradation level. However, if the charge and discharge history described later can be obtained, the charge and discharge history can be used as The basis for determining the degradation level. At this time, in the table shown in FIG. 2B, in addition to or instead of the values of voltage conditions, current conditions, and temperature conditions, the values related to the charge and discharge history are stored.

Alternatively, the deterioration state of the battery can also be expressed as the degree of decrease in the charging capacity of the battery. In this case, the usage information 201 replaces the deterioration level or in addition, includes information indicating the degree of decrease in the charging capacity of the battery. Information indicating the degree of decrease in the charge capacity of the battery refers to, for example, "80% or more", "less than 80% to 〇% or more", "less than 〇%", etc. when the unused state of charge capacity is set to 100% value.

The sale amount is the amount of return obtained when the battery 50 is used for various purposes for sale. The sale unit is a unit corresponding to the sale of batteries for each purpose, such as a cell, an assembly of monomers, that is, a module, or an assembly of modules, that is, a battery pack.

The purchase condition information 202 is information about a person who wishes to buy a battery for a predetermined use, as shown in FIG. 2C, and includes, for example, a use ID, a purchaser's ID, and a purchase amount. Among them, in the buying condition information 202, for the same purpose, the desired buying amount of each of the different buyers B may be stored. Or, for the same purpose, different desired purchase amounts of the same desired buyer B can be stored.

The ID of the purchaser is the information identifying the person who wants to buy the battery 50 for each purpose, that is, the purchaser B, and is composed of a combination of letters, numbers, and symbols.

The desired purchase amount is the desired amount when each prospective buyer B buys the battery 50 for each purpose.

The sale information 203 is information indicating the sale of the battery 50 to those who wish to purchase the battery 50 by the owner O of the battery 50. As shown in FIG. 2D, it includes: user ID, owner information, and purchaser ID. , And the sales amount.

The owner information is information for identifying the owner O of the battery, and is composed of, for example, a combination of letters, numbers, and symbols including the name and identification code of the battery owner O.

The acquiring unit 30 is a device that acquires information related to the deterioration state of the battery 50, and is composed of, for example, a voltage sensor, a current sensor, and a temperature sensor. Alternatively, in addition to these or alternatives, if the charge and discharge history of the battery 50 can be obtained, it may also be constituted by an obtaining device that obtains the charge and discharge history.

The charge and discharge history refers to information such as the number of times of charge and discharge, the percentage of charge and discharge from the state of charge to a percentage of charge and discharge during each charge and discharge, or the value of the voltage or current during each charge and discharge, and the time required for each charge and discharge. .

Among them, the acquisition unit 30 may not be constituted by a device that automatically acquires information from the battery 50 such as a sensor or an acquisition device. For example, the acquisition unit 30 may be constituted by an input device for inputting information related to the deterioration state of the battery 50 by the user U of the receiving system.

The acquisition unit 30 and the user terminal 2 are connected to each other in a communicable manner using, for example, a cable. Alternatively, the acquisition unit 30 and the user terminal 2 may also be communicatively connected using a wired or wireless network such as LAN (Local Area Network), WAN (Wide Area Network), or Internet communication network. Alternatively, the acquisition unit 30 may be integrally formed with the user terminal 2.

The output unit 40 is a part that displays information output by the battery recycling support system to the user, such as a liquid crystal display and an organic EL display.

The battery 50 is a variety of batteries for electric vehicles, batteries suitable for household storage batteries, electric transportation equipment (truck, stacker, etc.), personal computers, mobile phones, etc., such as lead storage batteries, Nickel-cadmium batteries, nickel-hydrogen batteries, lithium-ion batteries, or fuel cells. Among them, the electrolyte of the battery 50 is not limited, and may be liquid or solid.

Next, using FIG. 3, a series of processing of the battery recycling support system of this embodiment will be described.

First, the battery reuse support system executes a purchase condition input process (FIG. 3/P10) and a use condition update process (FIG. 3/P20) to determine the use of the battery 50 or prepare for the sale of the battery. Among them, each processing content will be detailed later.

In the buying condition input processing (Figure 3/P10), the buyer's terminal 4 accepts the input of the buying condition information 202 by the buyer B who wants to buy the battery 50 and sends it to the server 1. The terminal 4 of the buyer who wishes to purchase can repeatedly receive the reason for the buyer B to input the buying condition information 202 at any time sequence.

In the use information update process (Figure 3/P20), the server 1 updates the use information 201 based on the buying condition information 202 received from the terminal 4 of the person who wishes to buy. The server 1 receives the buying condition information 202 from the terminal 4 of the person wishing to buy, or repeatedly executes the purpose information update processing at an arbitrary timing.

Next, the battery recycling support system executes the decision/calculation process (Figure 3/P302) including the decision process (Figure 3/P301) and the calculation process (Figure 3/P302) at any time in accordance with the operation of the user U or automatically. 3/P30).

(Buy condition input processing) 4A, the buying condition input processing will be explained. When the buying condition input processing is started, first, the input unit 60 of the terminal 4 of the desired buyer accepts the information (application ID) indicated by the desired buyer B and the input of the desired purchase amount (Fig. 4A/STEP101).

Next, the input unit 60 transmits the input information indicating the purpose, the desired purchase amount, and the information indicating the desired buyer B (the desired buyer ID) to the server 1 (FIG. 4A/STEP102).

Then, the server 1 receives the information indicating the purpose, the desired purchase amount, and the information indicating the desired buyer from the terminal 4 of the prospective buyer, and stores the information in the memory unit 20 (FIG. 4A/STEP111), and the processing ends.

(Usage information update processing) 4B, the usage information update process will be described. When the application information update process is started, first, the server 1 obtains the buying condition information 202 stored in the memory unit 20, and extracts the highest expected buying amount for each application (FIG. 4B/STEP201).

Next, the server 1 obtains the usage information 201 stored in the storage unit 20 (FIG. 4B/STEP202).

Next, the server 1 updates the transaction amount with the highest desired purchase amount for each purpose extracted in STEP 201 for each purpose included in the purpose information 201, and memorizes it (FIG. 4B/STEP203) and ends the process. At this time, the server 1 is for the desired purchase amount for the use that does not correspond to the use included in the use information 201 (that is, there is no prospective buyer B who wishes to buy the battery 50 for that use). Purpose, such as memorizing the desired purchase amount as "None".

Next, an example of the decision processing included in the decision/calculation processing will be described with reference to FIG. 4C.

(Decision processing) When the decision processing is started, first, the acquisition unit 30 of the user terminal 2 acquires the voltage, current, and temperature of the battery 50 according to the operation of the user U, and transmits them to the server 1 (FIG. 4C/STEP301).

At this time, the acquisition unit 30 may also acquire the voltage and current of the battery 50 in a state where the battery 50 is removed from the electric vehicle, household storage battery, electric transportation equipment, personal computer, mobile phone, etc., which are the objects of its power supply. , And temperature can also be obtained by maintaining the state of being installed or connected to these devices.

Next, the identification unit 101 of the server 1 receives the voltage, current, and temperature of the battery 50 from the user terminal 2 (FIG. 4C/STEP311). Next, the recognition unit 101 recognizes the deterioration state of the battery 50 based on the received voltage, current, and temperature of the battery 50 (FIG. 4C/STEP312).

Various methods can be used for recognizing the deterioration state of the battery 50 based on voltage, current, and temperature. For example, a table that associates the voltage, current, and temperature of the battery 50 shown in FIG. 2B with the degradation level is stored in the storage unit 20 in advance, and the recognition unit 101 refers to the table to recognize the received voltage and current of the battery 50. , And the degradation level corresponding to the temperature.

Next, the determining unit 102 of the server 1 refers to the usage information 201 stored in the memory unit 20, and determines the usage of the battery 50 and the sales amount corresponding to the usage based on the deterioration state of the battery 50 identified in STEP 312 (FIG. 4C /STEP313).

That is, for example, if the deterioration state (deterioration level) of the battery 50 recognized by the recognition unit 101 in STEP 312 is "S+", and the deterioration level of the use memorized in the use information 201 is "S+", it is shown in the figure 2A shows the "A company electric car 01" of "A001-P", so the purpose of the battery 50 is determined to be "A company electric car 01", and the corresponding sales amount is determined to be "1,200,000 yen", which will include these The information of the information is transmitted to the user terminal 2 as a result of the determination.

Alternatively, the determination unit 102 may be configured. If the deterioration state (deterioration level) of the battery 50 recognized by the recognition unit 101 in STEP 312 is "S+", the deterioration level among the uses memorized in the use information 201 is extracted as For uses below "S+" and with the value of the sales amount, all such uses are determined as the use of the battery 50, and information about these all uses is transmitted to the user terminal 2 as a result of the determination.

Alternatively, the information acquired by the acquiring unit 30 in STEP 301 and sent to the server 1 may also be the degree of reduction in the charging capacity of the battery. At this time, the determination unit 102 of the server 1 is configured to determine the use of the battery based on, for example, the degree of reduction of the received battery's charging capacity. Next, the decision unit 102 transmits the decision result in STEP 313 to the user terminal 2 (FIG. 4C/STEP314).

Next, the user terminal 2 receives the determination result from the server 1, and outputs it to the output unit 40 (FIG. 4C/STEP321), and the processing ends.

A diagram showing an example of the content output by the output unit 40 is FIG. 6A. In FIG. 6A, only information about "A company electric car 01" of "A001-P" whose degradation level is "S+" among the uses memorized in the use information 201 is output.

The output content to the output unit 40 is shown in FIG. 6A, showing the degradation level 301, the usable use 302, the sale amount 303, and the sale unit 304, and the information used to accept the next operation desired by the user U The icon of the indicated key. In the present embodiment, "sale desired" 305 and "sale not desired" 306 are displayed as icons of buttons for receiving instructions for the next operation.

If "Sale wishing" 305 is pressed, the user terminal 2 can send information indicating the execution of the processing when wishing to sell to the server 1. If "Sale not wishing" 306 is pressed, the user terminal The machine 2 can send to the server 1 information instructing to execute the processing when the sale is not desired.

Alternatively, if the deterioration state (deterioration level) of the battery 50 recognized by the recognition unit 101 in STEP 312 is extracted as the following uses and the value of the sales amount is used, it is determined that all the uses are the uses of the battery 50, When the information on these all uses is transmitted to the user terminal 2 as the decision result, the diagram showing an example of the content output by the output unit 40 is shown in FIG. 6B.

In FIG. 6B, among the uses memorized in the use information 201, the information related to the uses whose deterioration level is "S+" or less and the value of the sales amount is formed as a list and output. Next, a check box 307 for accepting which purpose the designated user U wishes to sell is also displayed.

By being configured as shown above, the user U of the battery recycling support system is based on the objective information of the so-called deterioration state of the battery 50, in addition to whether the battery 50 can be used for the current purpose, or whether it can be used in Since it is reused for other purposes, the user U or the owner O of the battery 50 can effectively use the battery 50 in an appropriate application corresponding to the deterioration state of the battery 50.

In addition, with the battery recycling support system of this structure, system users U such as dealers of used batteries can obtain objective information based on the so-called deterioration state of the battery 50, in addition to the purpose of the battery 50. In order to use the amount of the return when the battery 50 is sold for this purpose, the battery can be traded with peace of mind.

Next, the calculation processing included in the determination/calculation processing will be described with reference to FIG. 4D.

(Calculation processing) When the calculation process is started, first, the user terminal 2 receives the instruction of the next operation desired by the user, and transmits it to the server 1 (FIG. 4D/STEP331).

Next, the calculation unit 103 of the server 1 that has received the instruction for the next operation desired by the user determines whether or not an instruction for the sale of the battery 50 has been received (FIG. 4D/STEP341 ).

If the judgment is negative (Figure 4D/STEP341: NO), the calculation unit 103 calculates the usage fee that the system user U should pay to the system provider P based on the sales amount included in the usage information 201 (Figure 4D/STEP342) , Execute the processing after STEP345.

On the other hand, if the determination is affirmative (FIG. 4D/STEP341: YES), the trading unit 105 generates the sales information 203 indicating that the battery 50 is sold by the owner O of the battery 50 to the buyer B who wishes to buy it, and It is stored in the memory part 20 (Figure 4D/STEP343).

In addition, the calculation unit 103 calculates the usage fee (Figure 4D/STEP344) that the system user U should pay to the system provider P based on the sales amount included in the sales information 203 generated in STEP343, and then executes STEP345. deal with.

Among them, the calculation unit 103 calculates the usage fee that the system user U should pay the system provider P using the flow shown below, for example.

First, the calculation unit 103 identifies the sales amount included in the use information 201 or the sales information 203. Next, refer to the correspondence table between the sales amount and the usage fee shown in FIG. 2E or 2F, obtain the usage fee corresponding to the sales amount, and set the usage fee as the usage fee that the system user U should pay the system provider P .

Various methods can be used to calculate the usage fee. The calculation unit 103 is configured to estimate the usage fee based on the usage fee rate according to each user ID as shown in FIG. 2E, for example, the user ID of the user U this time is AA001, if the sales amount is 1,200,000 In Japanese Yen, first calculate the amount of 12,000 yen that is 12,000 yen, which is 1.0%, which is the corresponding usage fee, multiplied by the sales amount. In addition, in this embodiment, the upper limit of the usage fee corresponding to the user U whose user ID is AA001 is set to 11,000 yen. Since the above calculation result exceeds the upper limit, the usage fee this time is calculated to be 11,000 yen. Among them, since the lower limit of the usage fee is set at 500 yen, if the amount multiplied by the usage fee rate is less than 500 yen, the usage fee is calculated as 500 yen.

Alternatively, the calculation unit 103 may refer to the correspondence table between the sales amount and the usage fee shown in, for example, FIG. 2F, and calculate the usage fee that the system user U should pay the system provider P. At this time, if the sale amount is 1,200,000 yen, and the upper limit of the applicable scope is 1,499,999 yen and the lower limit is 750,000 yen, the corresponding usage fee is 7,500 yen, so the usage fee this time is calculated as 7,500 yen.

Next, the settlement unit 104 settles the usage fee based on the usage fee calculated by the calculation unit 103 (FIG. 4D/STEP345).

Alternatively, the settlement unit 104 may be configured to also settle the transaction amount based on the transaction information 203 generated by the transaction unit 105 in STEP 343.

Next, the server 1 transmits the processing results of STEP341 to STEP345 to the user terminal 2 (Figure 4D/STEP346).

Next, the user terminal 2 receives the processing result from the server 1, and outputs it to the output unit (FIG. 4D/STEP351) to end the processing.

As shown above, the usage fee is calculated based on the sales amount of the battery 50, and the system user U pays the system provider P the usage fee of the battery recycling support system, thereby reducing the system provider P’s burden by the system usage fee. The cost is burdened, so the system provider P can easily continue to provide the battery recycling support system.

In addition, system users U systems such as dealers of used batteries can efficiently find prospective buyers B of batteries. In addition, the system usage fee is calculated based on the sales amount of the battery determined according to the desired purchase amount. Therefore, the system user U can pay the system usage fee that is more suitable for the actual situation of the transaction. With this, system users of the U series can buy and sell batteries with greater peace of mind.

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a battery recycling support system that can determine the purpose of the battery 50 and efficiently support the recycling of the battery 50.

The figures are used above to describe the embodiments of the present invention, but the present invention is not limited thereto. Various changes can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention.

For example, the user terminal 2 may be configured to deliver the voltage, current, and temperature of the battery 50 obtained by the obtaining unit 30 to the server 1 through an external storage medium such as a USB memory or CD-ROM. At this time, the processing result on the server 1 can also be output through the display device of the server 1.

Or, for example, when determining the degradation level of the battery 50, the determining unit 102 may not use the table shown in FIG. 2B, and use a predetermined algorithm or evaluation formula to determine the battery based on the information acquired by the acquiring unit 30. Deterioration level of 50.

Alternatively, the determining unit 102 may determine the degradation state of the battery 50 based on the information acquired by the acquiring unit 30 instead of the degradation level, using a predetermined algorithm or evaluation formula, and calculating, for example, a score such as 100 points to 0 points. .

Or, for example, the server 1 may also be configured to obtain the purchase condition information 202 memorized in the memory unit 20 in the purpose information update process, and extract the highest desired purchase amount and the lowest desired purchase amount for each purpose, and target the use For each application included in the information 201, the maximum and minimum expected purchases for each of the applications extracted are updated in the form of the range of the expected purchase amount such as "○ yen ~ △ yen". Uh and remember.

Alternatively, for example, the determination unit 102 may be configured to replace or in addition to the sales amount corresponding to the deterioration state of the battery, determine the rent corresponding to the deterioration state of the battery such as "monthly 0 yen", "annual amount 0 yen".

1: server 2: User terminal 3: network 4: Terminals for buyers who wish to buy 10: Control Department 20: Memory Department 30: Acquisition Department 40: output section 50: battery 60: Input section 101: Identification Department 102: Decision Department 103: Calculation Department 104: Settlement Department 105: Sales Department 201: Purpose Information 202: Buying condition information 203: Dealing Information 301: Deterioration level 302: usable use 303: Sale amount 304: sale unit 305: "Hope to be sold" 306: "I don't want to be sold" 307: check box B: Those who wish to buy O: owner P: system provider U: System user

[Fig. 1] A configuration diagram showing an example of the overall configuration of the battery recycling support system of this embodiment [Fig. 2A] is a table showing an example of information processed by the battery recycling support system of this embodiment [Figure 2B] is a table showing an example of information processed by the battery recycling support system of this embodiment [Figure 2C] is a table showing an example of information processed by the battery recycling support system of this embodiment [Figure 2D] is a table showing an example of information processed by the battery recycling support system of this embodiment [Figure 2E] is a table showing an example of information processed by the battery recycling support system of this embodiment [Figure 2F] is a table showing an example of information processed by the battery recycling support system of this embodiment [FIG. 3] A conceptual diagram showing an example of a series of processing schedules of the battery recycling support system of this embodiment [FIG. 4A] is a flowchart showing an example of the processing contents of the battery recycling support system of this embodiment [FIG. 4B] is a flowchart showing an example of the processing contents of the battery recycling support system of this embodiment [FIG. 4C] is a flowchart showing an example of the processing contents of the battery recycling support system of this embodiment [FIG. 4D] is a flowchart showing an example of the processing content of the battery recycling support system of this embodiment [FIG. 5A] is a schematic diagram showing an example of the output content of the battery recycling support system of this embodiment [FIG. 5B] A schematic diagram showing an example of the output content of the battery recycling support system of this embodiment

1: server

2: User terminal

3: network

4: Terminals for buyers who wish to buy

10: Control Department

20: Memory Department

30: Acquisition Department

40: output section

50: battery

60: Input section

101: Identification Department

102: Decision Department

103: Calculation Department

104: Settlement Department

105: Sales Department

201: Purpose Information

202: Buying condition information

203: Dealing Information

B: Those who wish to buy

O: owner

P: system provider

U: System user

Claims (4)

A battery reuse support system, which is characterized by: have: The identification part, which identifies the deterioration state of the battery; The storage unit stores information indicating the use of the battery corresponding to the deterioration state of the battery, that is, use information; The determination unit determines the use of the battery based on the degradation state of the battery identified by the identification unit and the use information; and The output unit outputs the decision result of the aforementioned decision unit. For example, the battery recycling support system of claim 1, wherein the determination unit is configured to determine the return obtained when the battery is sold in order to use the battery for the purpose, that is, the transaction amount, in response to the deterioration state of the battery . Such as the battery recycling support system of claim 2, which includes: The calculation unit, based on the aforementioned sales amount, calculates that the system user should pay the system provider's return, that is, the usage fee; and The settlement department, which settles the aforementioned usage fee. For example, the battery recycling support system of claim 2 or claim 3, wherein the aforementioned memory section stores information including information identifying a person who wishes to buy a battery for the aforementioned purpose, and purchase condition information for the desired purchase amount of the battery, The aforementioned determination unit is configured to determine the aforementioned sale amount based on the aforementioned desired purchase amount contained in the aforementioned purchase condition information, have: The trading department uses the aforementioned buying condition information and the use determined by the aforementioned decision unit to generate information indicating that the owner of the aforementioned battery will sell the battery to those who wish to buy the battery, and is a transaction containing the aforementioned sales amount. Sales information; and The calculation unit, based on the aforementioned sales amount included in the aforementioned sales information, calculates the system user's return to the system provider, that is, the usage fee.

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