TWI772742B - Battery Recycling Support System - Google Patents

Abstract

Provides a battery recycling support system that can determine the use of the battery and efficiently support the recycling of the battery. The battery recycling support system includes: a recognition unit that recognizes the deterioration state of the battery; a memory unit that stores information indicating the use of the battery corresponding to the deterioration state of the battery, that is, use information; a determination unit for use of the battery; and an output unit for outputting a determination result of the determination unit.

Description

Battery Recycling Support System

The present invention relates to a battery recycling support system.

Conventionally, a system capable of recycling 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 kiosk (Kiosk) to determine the state of the electronic component, and sells the electronic component for resale or recycling, whereby cash can be obtained. to receive compensation. prior art literature Patent Literature

Patent Document 1: Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2017-188124

(The problem that the invention intends to solve)

It is considered to use the retrieval device of Patent Document 1 as a system for supporting battery recycling.

Batteries are those whose performance deteriorates gradually due to repeated charge and discharge. If the deterioration state progresses, it will become impossible to continue to use the current application.

On the other hand, a battery has various uses, and the performance requirements required for the battery vary greatly depending on the use. Therefore, even if the deterioration state progresses and it becomes impossible to continue to use the current application, it may be reused in another application.

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

Therefore, in the system of Patent Document 1, even if the battery is reusable for other purposes, it is determined to be the object of collection if it is not the object of resale, and the battery that can be reused for other purposes is not effectively utilized. .

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

The features of the battery recycling support system obtained by the present invention are: have: an identification unit, which identifies the deterioration state of the battery; a memory unit that stores information indicating the use of the battery corresponding to the deterioration state of the battery, that is, use information; a determination unit, which determines the usage of the battery according to the deterioration state of the battery and the usage information recognized by the recognition unit; and An output unit that outputs the determination result of the determination unit.

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

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

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

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a battery recycling support system capable of efficiently supporting the recycling of the battery by determining the use of the battery according to the deterioration state of the battery.

In the battery recycling support system obtained by the present invention, It is preferable that the said determination part is comprised so that it may be comprised so that it may determine the reward obtained when the said battery is used for the said application and sold, ie, the delivery amount according to the said deterioration state of the said battery.

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

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

With the battery recycling support system of the present configuration, system users such as trading companies of used batteries can also know, based on objective information on the so-called deterioration state of the battery, in addition to the use of the battery, for use in the battery. The amount of return when the battery is sold for the purpose of use, so the battery can be purchased and sold at a price with peace of mind.

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a battery recycling support system that can efficiently support the recycling of the battery by determining the usage and delivery value of the battery according to the deterioration state of the battery.

In the battery recycling support system obtained by the present invention, Preferably with: The calculation part, which calculates the reward that the system user should pay to the system provider, that is, the usage fee, based on the aforementioned sales amount; and The settlement department, which settles the aforementioned usage fee.

According to the present invention, the battery recycling support system is configured to calculate and settle the usage fee, which is a reward that the system user should pay to the system provider, based on the delivery amount of the battery.

If the battery recycling support system of the present invention is provided, the system provider will provide the system by paying the expenses required for the operation of the system, updating of usage information, and the like. If the system provider pays all such expenses at its own expense, it may be difficult to continue to provide the battery reuse support system.

According to the battery recycling support system of the present configuration, a usage fee is calculated based on the delivery amount of the battery, and the system user pays the fee to the system provider.

Thereby, the cost burden of the system provider is reduced by the system usage fee, so that the system provider can easily continue to provide the battery recycling support system.

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a battery recycling support system that can efficiently support the recycling of the battery by determining the usage of the battery according to the deterioration state of the battery while reducing the cost burden on the system provider.

In the battery recycling support system obtained by the present invention, Preferably, the memory unit stores information on purchase conditions including information identifying a person who wishes to purchase the battery for the above-mentioned use, and a desired purchase amount of the battery, The aforementioned determination section is configured to determine the aforementioned transaction amount based on the aforementioned desired purchase amount included in the aforementioned purchase condition information, have: The sales department uses the purchase condition information and the purpose determined by the decision part to generate information indicating that the battery is sold by the owner of the battery to a person who wants to buy the battery, and is a transaction that includes the sales amount. sales information; and The calculation unit calculates the fee that the system user should pay to the system provider, ie, the usage fee, based on the above-mentioned sale amount included in the above-mentioned sale information.

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

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

Next, the battery recycling support system generates information indicating that the battery is sold by the owner of the battery to a person who wishes to buy the battery, using the purchase condition information and the application, and is the selling information including the selling amount, and based on the Pay the sales amount and calculate the usage fee.

Thereby, system users such as trading companies of used batteries can efficiently find a prospective buyer of batteries. In addition, since the system usage fee is calculated based on the delivery amount of the battery determined according to the desired purchase amount, the system user may pay the system usage fee more suitable for the actual situation of the transaction.

With this, system users can buy and sell batteries with greater confidence.

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a battery recycling support system in which a system user can buy and sell batteries more securely.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

First, an example of the overall configuration of the battery recycling support system according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 1 .

The battery recycling support system of the present embodiment includes a server 1 and a user terminal 2 . The server 1 and the user terminal 2 are connected through the network 3 to communicate with each other. Alternatively, a buyer's terminal 4 which can be connected to the server 1 through the network 3 so as to communicate with each other may be provided.

The server 1 is a computer including a control unit 10 and a memory unit 20 .

The user terminal 2 includes elements such as the acquisition unit 30 and the output unit 40 , and may be dedicated elements, or may be constituted by general-purpose elements such as personal computers, smart phones, and tablet terminals.

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

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

The buyer-seeker terminal 4 is provided with a battery-equipped buyer-seeker B, which inputs the buying condition information 202 described later and stores it in the input unit 60 of the storage unit 20 of the server 1, and may be a dedicated device. 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 input of information by the buyer B, such as a pointing device such as a keyboard, a mouse, a touch pad, or a touch panel.

The control unit 10 of the server 1 is constituted by an arithmetic processing device such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a memory, an I/O (Input/Output) element, and the like. The control unit 10 may be constituted by one processor, or may be constituted 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 an identification unit 101 , a determination unit 102 , a calculation unit 103 , a settlement unit 104 , and a transaction unit 105 that execute processing described later.

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

The determination unit 102 determines the usage of the battery 50 based on the deterioration state of the battery 50 recognized by the recognition unit 101 and the usage information 201 stored in the memory unit 20 .

In addition, the determination part 102 determines the reward obtained when the battery 50 is used for the intended use, that is, the delivery amount, according to the deterioration state of the battery 50 .

The determination unit 102 may also determine the delivery amount based on the expected purchase amount included in the purchase condition information 202 stored in the memory unit 20 (for example, the maximum expected purchase amount in each application is determined as the delivery amount). Amount, etc.), for example, through the Internet to obtain price websites, etc., or the transaction price of batteries, and the transaction price obtained determines the transaction amount.

The calculation unit 103 calculates a fee to be paid by the system user U to the system provider P, that is, as a reward based on the delivery amount of the battery 50 determined by the determination unit 102 .

The settlement unit 104 settles the usage fee as a reward that the system user U should pay to the system provider P.

The buying and selling unit 105 uses the buying condition information 202 and the usage of the battery 50 determined by the determining unit 102 to generate information indicating that the battery 50 is to be sold to a person who wishes to purchase the battery 50 from the owner O of the battery 50, and includes the selling Amount of sale information 203.

The memory unit 20 is composed of memory devices such as ROM (Read Only Memory), RAM (Random Access Memory), HDD (Hard Disk Drive, hard disk drive), etc. Usage information 201 , buying condition information 202 , delivery information 203 , and processing results obtained by the control unit 10 .

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

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

The application name is a character string indicating the application name of the battery corresponding to the application ID. The use name can also be a rough use such as "reuse for electric vehicles", "reuse for stationary storage batteries (ESS)", "recycling", or as shown in Figure 2A, such as "Company A's electric vehicle 01" ”, “Suitable for Company G’s reconstruction of electric vehicles (modules)”, “Recycling of Company H (single (cell))” and other more detailed uses.

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

The criteria for determining the deterioration level of the battery are, for example, the current value, voltage value, and ambient temperature of the battery. Values of voltage conditions, current conditions, and temperature conditions corresponding to the respective deterioration levels are stored in, for example, a table shown in FIG. 2B . However, these equivalent values can be appropriately changed.

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

Alternatively, the deterioration state of the battery can also be represented by the degree of decrease in the charging capacity of the battery. In this case, the usage information 201 includes information indicating the degree of decrease in the charging capacity of the battery in place of or in addition to the deterioration level. The information indicating the degree of decrease in the charging capacity of the battery is, for example, "80% or more", "less than 80% to 0%", "less than 0%", etc. when the charging capacity in an unused state is set to 100% value.

The sale amount is an amount of money in return obtained when the battery 50 is used for each purpose and is offered for sale. The delivery unit refers to the unit delivered for the battery corresponding to each application, such as a single cell, an aggregate of the cells, that is, a module, or an aggregate of the modules, that is, a battery pack.

The purchase condition information 202 is information on a person who wishes to purchase a battery for a predetermined use, and as shown in FIG. 2C , includes, for example, the use ID, the purchaser ID, and the purchase amount. Among them, in the purchase condition information 202, the desired purchase amount of each of different desired purchasers B may be stored for the same purpose. Alternatively, different desired purchase amounts of the same purchaser B may be stored for the same purpose.

The purchaser-desired ID is information for identifying the purchaser B who wishes to purchase the battery 50 for each application, and is composed of a combination of letters, numbers, and symbols.

The desired purchase amount is the desired amount when each desired purchaser B purchases the battery 50 for each application.

The sale information 203 is information indicating that the battery 50 is offered for sale to a person who wishes to purchase the battery 50 from the owner O of the battery 50, and as shown in FIG. 2D, includes: user ID, owner information, and buyer ID , and sales.

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

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

The charge and discharge history refers to information such as the number of times of charge and discharge, the charge and discharge from a percentage of the state of charge to a state of charge of a percentage of 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, etc. .

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 that receives information related to the deterioration state of the battery 50 input by the system user U.

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

The output part 40 is a part which displays the information output to a user by a battery recycling support system, for example, a liquid crystal display, an organic EL display.

Batteries 50 are in-vehicle batteries for electric vehicles, batteries suitable for household storage batteries, various batteries for electric transportation equipment (for example, trucks, stackers, etc.), personal computers, mobile phones, etc., such as lead storage batteries, NiCd, NiMH, Li-Ion, or Fuel Cells. The electrolyte of the battery 50 is not limited and can be liquid or solid.

Next, a series of processes of the battery recycling support system of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 3 .

First, the battery recycling 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. However, the details of each processing will be described later.

In the purchase condition input process ( FIG. 3 / P10 ), the purchaser terminal 4 accepts the input of purchase condition information 202 by the purchaser B who wishes to purchase the battery 50 and transmits it to the server 1. The terminal 4 of the buyer-desirer can repeatedly receive the input of the buying condition information 202 by the buyer-desirant B at an arbitrary timing.

In the usage information update process ( FIG. 3 / P20 ), the server 1 updates the usage information 201 based on the purchase condition information 202 received from the terminal 4 of the buyer wishing to purchase. The server 1 repeatedly executes the application information update process every time the terminal 4 of the buyer wishing to receive the purchase condition information 202 or at an arbitrary timing.

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

(Buy condition input processing) Referring to FIG. 4A , the buying condition input processing will be described. When the purchase condition input process is started, first, the input unit 60 of the purchaser-desired terminal 4 accepts the information (application ID) indicating the purpose by the purchaser B and the input of the desired purchase amount (Fig. 4A/STEP101).

Next, the input unit 60 transmits the inputted information indicating the usage, the desired purchase amount, and the information indicating the desired purchaser B (purchased purchaser ID) to the server 1 (FIG. 4A/STEP 102).

Next, the server 1 receives the information indicating the usage, the desired purchase amount, and the information indicating the desired purchaser from the terminal 4 of the buyer wishing to store it in the storage unit 20 (FIG. 4A/STEP 111), and the process 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 acquires the purchase condition information 202 stored in the memory unit 20, and extracts the maximum desired purchase amount for each application (FIG. 4B/STEP 201).

Next, the server 1 acquires the usage information 201 stored in the memory unit 20 (FIG. 4B/STEP 202).

Next, the server 1 updates the delivery amount with the highest expected purchase amount for each application extracted in STEP 201 for each application included in the application information 201, and stores it (FIG. 4B/STEP 203) to complete the process. At this time, the server 1 determines the expected purchase amount for the application that does not correspond to the application included in the application information 201 (that is, there is no purchaser B who wants to purchase the battery 50 for the application). Use, for example, memorize the desired purchase amount as "None".

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

(Decision to deal with) When the determination process 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/STEP 301).

At this time, the acquisition unit 30 may acquire the voltage and current of the battery 50 in a state in which the battery 50 is removed from the electric vehicle, household storage battery, electric transportation device, personal computer, mobile phone, etc. to which the electric power is to be supplied. , and temperature can also be obtained while 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/STEP 311). Next, the identification unit 101 identifies the deterioration state of the battery 50 based on the received voltage, current, and temperature of the battery 50 ( FIG. 4C / STEP 312 ).

As a method of identifying the deterioration state of the battery 50 based on voltage, current, and temperature, various methods can be employed. For example, a table in which the voltage, current, and temperature of the battery 50 shown in FIG. 2B are associated with the deterioration level is stored in the memory 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 determination 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 identified by the identification unit 101 in STEP 312 is "S+", and the deterioration level of the application stored in the application information 201 is "S+", as shown in the figure. 2A shows "Company A's electric car 01" of "A001-P", so the application of the battery 50 is determined to be "Company A's electric car 01", and the corresponding delivery value 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 the determination result.

Alternatively, the determination unit 102 may be configured to extract the deterioration level among the applications stored in the application information 201 if the deterioration state (deterioration level) of the battery 50 recognized by the recognition unit 101 in STEP 312 is “S+” For the applications below "S+" and the applications having the value of delivery, all these applications are determined as the applications of the battery 50, and information on all the applications 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 transmitted to the server 1 may be the degree of reduction of 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 received decrease degree of the charging capacity of the battery.

Next, the determination part 102 transmits the determination result in STEP313 to the user terminal 2 (FIG. 4C/STEP314).

Next, the user terminal 2 receives the determination result from the server 1, outputs it to the output unit 40 (FIG. 4C/STEP 321), and ends the process.

A diagram showing an example of the content output by the output unit 40 is FIG. 5A . In FIG. 5A, only the usage memorized in the usage information 201 is output Information about "Company A Electric Vehicle 01" of "A001-P" whose deterioration level is "S+".

The output content to the output unit 40 is, as shown in FIG. 5A , the deterioration level 301 , the usable use 302 , the sale amount 303 , and the sale unit 304 , and information for accepting the next operation desired by the user U is displayed. The icon of the indicated key. In the present embodiment, "dealing with sale" 305 and "unsale of sale" 306 are displayed as icons of buttons for accepting instructions for the next operation.

When "Desire to sell" 305 is pressed, the user terminal 2 can transmit information to the server 1 to instruct the execution of the processing when the offer is desired. The machine 2 may transmit to the server 1 information instructing to execute processing when the delivery is not desired.

Alternatively, if the applications in which the deterioration state (deterioration level) of the battery 50 identified by the identification unit 101 in STEP 312 is "S+" or less are extracted and the application has a value for sale, all these applications are determined as the battery 50 5B is a diagram showing an example of the content output by the output unit 40 when the determination unit 102 is configured in such a manner that information about all the uses is transmitted to the user terminal 2 as a determination result.

In FIG. 5B , among the applications memorized in the application information 201 , the information related to the application whose deterioration level is “S+” or lower and has a value for sale is outputted as a list. Next, a check box 307 for accepting the application for which the designated user U wishes to sell is also displayed.

With the configuration as described above, the user U of the battery recycling support system removes the battery 50 based on objective information on the so-called deterioration state of the battery 50 . In addition to whether the battery 50 can be used for the current purpose, it is also possible to know whether it can be reused in other purposes. Therefore, the user U or the owner O of the battery 50 can effectively utilize the battery 50 in the corresponding battery 50. Appropriate use in degraded state.

In addition, with the battery recycling support system of the present configuration, the system user U such as a trading company of used batteries can also know the purpose of the battery 50 based on the objective information of the so-called deterioration state 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 purchased and sold at a price with peace of mind.

Next, 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 an instruction of the next operation desired by the user, and transmits it to the server 1 (FIG. 4D/STEP 331).

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 to sell the battery 50 has been accepted ( FIG. 4D / STEP 341 ).

If the determination is negative (FIG. 4D/STEP 341: NO), the calculation unit 103 calculates the usage fee to be paid by the system user U to the system provider P based on the delivery amount included in the usage information 201 (FIG. 4D/STEP 342). , and execute the processing after STEP345.

On the other hand, if the determination is affirmative (Fig. 4D/ STEP 341: YES), the trading unit 105 generates and stores the selling information 203 indicating that the battery 50 is offered for sale by the owner O of the battery 50 to the buyer B, and stores it in the memory unit 20 (FIG. 4D/STEP 343).

In addition, the calculation unit 103 calculates the usage fee that the system user U should pay the system provider P based on the delivery amount included in the delivery information 203 generated in STEP 343 (FIG. 4D/STEP 344), and executes the following steps after STEP 345. deal with.

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

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

Various methods can be used for the calculation method of the usage fee. The calculation unit 103 is configured to estimate the usage fee based on, for example, the usage rate determined for each user ID as shown in FIG. 2E . For Japanese Yen, first calculate the amount obtained by multiplying the sales amount by the corresponding usage rate, that is, 1.0%, that is, 12,000 yen as the usage fee. In addition, in the present 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 for 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 obtained by multiplying the delivery amount by the usage rate is less than 500 yen, the usage fee is calculated as 500 yen.

Alternatively, the calculation unit 103 may refer to, for example, the correspondence table between the delivery amount and the usage fee shown in FIG. 2F , and calculate the usage fee to be paid by the system user U to the system provider P. As shown in FIG. At this time, if the sales amount is 1,200,000 yen, the upper limit of the applicable range is 1,499,999 yen and the lower limit is 750,000 yen, and 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 / STEP 345 ).

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 (FIG. 4D/STEP346).

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

As described above, the usage fee is calculated based on the delivery amount of the battery 50, and the system user U pays the system provider P the usage fee of the battery recycling support system, whereby the system usage fee reduces the system provider P's usage fee. Since the cost is burdened, it is easy for the system provider P to continue to provide the battery recycling support system.

In addition, the system user U system, such as a trading company of used batteries, can efficiently find a desired buyer B of the battery. In addition, the system usage fee is calculated based on the delivery amount of the battery determined according to the desired purchase amount, so the system user U may pay the system usage fee more suitable for the actual situation of the transaction. With this, the system user U system can buy and sell batteries more safely.

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

Embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the drawings, but the present invention is not limited thereto. Various modifications 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 acquired by the acquisition 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 in the server 1 can also be output through the display device of the server 1 .

Alternatively, for example, when determining the deterioration level of the battery 50, the determination unit 102 may use a predetermined algorithm or an evaluation formula to determine the battery based on the information acquired by the acquisition unit 30 without using the table shown in FIG. 2B. 50 degradation level.

Alternatively, the determination unit 102 may determine the deterioration state of the battery 50 based on the information acquired by the acquisition unit 30, not the deterioration level, by using a predetermined algorithm or an evaluation formula, for example, by calculating a score such as 100 to 0. .

Alternatively, for example, the server 1 may be configured to acquire the purchase condition information 202 stored in the memory unit 20 in the application information update process, extract the maximum desired purchase amount and the minimum desired purchase amount for each application, and select the desired purchase amount for each application. For each application included in the information 201, the maximum expected purchase amount and the minimum expected purchase amount for each extracted application are updated in the form of a range indicating the desired purchase amount such as "○ yen to △ yen". Amount and memory.

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

1: Server 2: User terminal 3: Internet 4: Hope buyer terminal 10: Control Department 20: Memory Department 30: Acquisition Department 40: Output part 50: battery 60: Input part 101: Identification Department 102: Decision Department 103: Calculation Department 104: Settlement Department 105: Sales Department 201: Usage Information 202: Information on Buying Conditions 203: Delivery Information 301: Deterioration level 302: Available uses 303: Sale amount 304: Units for sale 305: "Hope to sell" 306: "I don't want to sell it" 307: Check box B: Hope to buy O: owner P: system provider U: system user

Fig. 1 is a configuration diagram showing an example of the overall configuration of the battery recycling support system according to the present embodiment [ Fig. 2A ] A table showing an example of information processed by the battery recycling support system of the present embodiment [ Fig. 2B ] A table showing an example of information processed by the battery recycling support system of the present embodiment [ Fig. 2C ] A table showing an example of information processed by the battery recycling support system of the present embodiment [ Fig. 2D ] A table showing an example of information processed by the battery recycling support system of the present embodiment [ Fig. 2E ] A table showing an example of information processed by the battery recycling support system of the present embodiment [ Fig. 2F ] A table showing an example of information processed by the battery recycling support system of the present embodiment Fig. 3 is a conceptual diagram showing an example of a timetable of a series of processes in the battery recycling support system of the present embodiment 4A is a flowchart showing an example of the processing contents of the battery recycling support system of the present embodiment Fig. 4B is a flowchart showing an example of the processing contents of the battery recycling support system of the present embodiment Fig. 4C is a flowchart showing an example of the processing contents of the battery recycling support system of the present embodiment Fig. 4D is a flowchart showing an example of the processing contents of the battery recycling support system of the present embodiment Fig. 5A is a schematic diagram showing an example of output contents of the battery recycling support system of the present embodiment Fig. 5B is a schematic diagram showing an example of output contents of the battery recycling support system of the present embodiment

1: Server

2: User terminal

3: Internet

4: Hope buyer terminal

10: Control Department

20: Memory Department

30: Acquisition Department

40: Output part

50: battery

60: Input part

101: Identification Department

102: Decision Department

103: Calculation Department

104: Settlement Department

105: Sales Department

201: Usage Information

202: Information on Buying Conditions

203: Delivery Information

B: Hope to buy

O: owner

P: system provider

U: system user

Claims (3)

A battery recycling support system is provided with: a server composed of a computer, and a terminal composed of components, the battery recycling supporting system is characterized in that the server and the terminal are compatible. Connected for communication through a network, the battery recycling support system includes an acquisition unit, which is provided in the terminal and acquires the deterioration of the battery automatically acquired by the battery or input by the system user. information related to the state; a recognition unit, which is provided in the terminal, recognizes the deterioration state of the battery based on the information related to the deterioration state of the battery acquired by the acquisition unit; and a memory unit, which is provided in the The terminal device memorizes each application of the battery, the deterioration level indicating the level of the deterioration state of the battery, and the amount of the reward obtained when the battery is used for each application and sold, that is, the delivery amount, and information indicating the use of the battery corresponding to the deterioration state of the battery, that is, use information; and a determination unit for identifying the battery based on the information related to the deterioration state of the battery acquired by the acquisition unit The deterioration level which is recognized by the unit and indicates the level of the deterioration state of the battery, and the application information stored in the memory unit, determines the deterioration level corresponding to the deterioration level recognized by the recognition unit is progressing. Reusable use of the battery, and further steps for use in the reusable use The amount of the return obtained at the time of the sale is the sale amount, and the determination unit is configured to accept, through the network, any wish to designate the reusable use of the battery input from the information input by the system user. For sale, the designated reusable use shall be determined as the reusable use of the battery for sale, and the battery shall be used in the place according to the determined reusable use. The reward obtained when the determined reusable use is sold and the sales amount that is related to the reusable use and memorized in the memory unit is determined by extraction from the memory unit, and has: output A part is provided in the said terminal, and outputs the determination result of the said determination part. The battery recycling support system according to claim 1, further comprising: a calculation unit that calculates, based on the delivery amount of the battery determined by the determination unit, an amount to be paid by the system user for the battery recycling support system itself The provider's return is the usage fee; and the settlement department, which settles the aforementioned usage fee. The battery recycling support system according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the memory unit stores information including: information identifying a person who wishes to purchase the battery for the reusable use, and information indicating the reusable use , and the purchase condition information of the desired purchase amount of the battery, and the determination unit is configured to determine the sale based on the desired purchase amount included in the purchase condition information stored in the storage unit. Amount, comprising: a sales unit that uses the purchase condition information and the reusable use of the battery whose deterioration level is progressing determined by the determination unit to generate a statement indicating that the owner of the battery is interested in purchasing the battery. The information on the sale of the battery is the sale information including the sale amount; and a calculation unit that calculates the battery recycling support system to be paid by the system user based on the sale amount included in the sale information The return of the own provider is the usage fee.

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