WO2015178158A1

WO2015178158A1 - Vehicle management device

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Publication number: WO2015178158A1
Application number: PCT/JP2015/062432
Authority: WO
Inventors: 祐規町田; 佐藤　克彦
Original assignee: シャープ株式会社
Priority date: 2014-05-23
Filing date: 2015-04-23
Publication date: 2015-11-26

Abstract

The purpose of the present invention is to determine, according to the priority of a reservation, the availability of a vehicle based on said reservation. In descending priority order of reservations, a vehicle management device (100) permits the use based on said reservations.

Description

Vehicle management device

The present invention relates to a vehicle management apparatus.

In recent years, automobiles (electric vehicles (EV)) equipped with large-capacity storage batteries are becoming popular. Supplying electric power stored in an EV to an electric device or an electric power system is called V2G (Vehicle to Grid). By using V2G, it is possible to avoid a tense situation in the power supply of the power system.

For example, Patent Document 1 describes the management of EVs used for reservations such as rental cars and car sharing in consideration of the costs associated with cancellation of the use reservations in the supply hours when the power system requests the supply of power. A technique for canceling a use reservation and using the canceled EV for power supply is disclosed.

Japanese Patent Publication “Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 2013-27154 (published on February 4, 2013)”

However, the conventional technology as described above cancels the use reservation based only on the cost associated with the cancellation of the use reservation, for the management of the vehicle that the user makes a reservation such as car sharing. Therefore, even if the use reservation for using the EV for an important purpose is performed by a user who has a high necessity to use the EV, if the cost associated with the cancellation of the use reservation is low, the use reservation is There is a problem that it is canceled and user convenience is poor. That is, the above-described conventional technology secures a vehicle to be used for V2G, V2B (Vehicle to Building), V2F (Vehicle to Factory), peak cut, and peak shift, and the vehicle of the user based on the reservation. There is a problem in that whether or not the vehicle can be used based on the reservation is not determined based on the priority (usage priority) of the usage.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and its object is to use a vehicle for V2G, V2B, V2F, peak cut, and peak shift for managing a vehicle reserved and used by a user such as car sharing. And determining whether or not the vehicle can be used based on the reservation based on the priority (usage priority) of the reservation, for example, the priority of the intended use specified in the schedule. An object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle management apparatus that can improve user convenience.

In order to solve the above problems, a vehicle management apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention is a vehicle management apparatus that manages a registered vehicle that supplies power from an in-vehicle storage battery, and is a vehicle management apparatus that is used for power supply. A number-of-vehicles calculation unit that calculates the number of power supply vehicles, which is the number of vehicles, and reserves the registered vehicles based on user input, and supplies the registered vehicles of the number of power supply vehicles for usage. A reservation unit for reservation, a use priority calculation unit for calculating use priority of the reservation from an evaluation value designated when the reservation unit reserves the registered vehicle, and the registered vehicle And an availability determining unit that permits the use based on the reservation in descending order of the usage priority of the reservation calculated by the usage priority calculating unit.

According to the present invention, for the management of a vehicle that is reserved and used by a user such as car sharing, the priority of the reservation, for example, the reservation, while securing the vehicle used for V2G, V2B, V2F, peak cut, and peak shift, for example, By determining whether or not the vehicle can be used based on the reservation based on the priority of the intended use specified in the schedule, it is possible to improve the convenience for the user.

It is a block diagram which shows principal part structures, such as a vehicle management apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention, and an electric power peak prediction time slot | zone information generation apparatus. It is a figure which shows the outline | summary of the vehicle management system containing the said vehicle management apparatus, an electric power peak prediction time slot | zone information generation apparatus, etc. In the said vehicle management apparatus, it is a figure which shows the data structure and specific example of the vehicle reservation information table before and after making the reservation whose usage is V2B. It is a figure which shows the data structure and specific example of a use purpose evaluation value definition table with which the use purpose of a reservation and the use purpose evaluation value were matched. It is a figure which shows the data structure and specific example of a user reservation information table in which information, such as a use desired time slot and a use purpose which a user reserved, is stored. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the usability determination process which the said vehicle management apparatus performs. It is a figure which shows the change of the electric power consumption (load electric power) of an electric equipment with respect to reference | standard supply electric power with transition of time. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the electric power supply vehicle number calculation process which the said vehicle management apparatus performs. It is a figure which shows that the priority of a reservation falls, so that a reservation becomes late, when EV is not used until the use desired time slot | zone designated in the reservation after making a reservation. It is a figure which shows that the priority of this reservation falls, so that the frequency | count of using EV from reservation to the use desired time slot | zone designated in this reservation increases. It is a figure which shows the data structure and specific example of an intended use evaluation value definition table which concern on Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the data structure and specific example of the vehicle reservation information table before and after accepting a user's reservation based on the usage evaluation value definition table of FIG. It is a block diagram which shows principal part structures, such as a vehicle management apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 3 of this invention, and an electric power peak prediction time slot | zone information generation apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the driving | running | working availability determination processing based on the storage battery remaining amount which the vehicle management apparatus of FIG. 13 performs. It is a figure which shows the data structure and specific example of the vehicle reservation information table before and after a user's reservation is updated based on the result of a driving | running | working availability determination process. It is a block diagram which shows principal part structures, such as a vehicle management apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 4 of this invention, and an electric power peak prediction time slot | zone information generation apparatus. It is a figure which shows the data structure and specific example of the usage-use evaluation value definition table stored in the vehicle management apparatus of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the required charge time reservation process which the vehicle management apparatus of FIG. 16 performs. It is a figure which shows the data structure and specific example of the vehicle reservation information table 122 before and after being updated based on the result of a required charge time reservation process. It is a figure which shows the data structure and specific example of the use planned distance evaluation value definition table in which the use planned distance of reservation and the use planned distance evaluation value were matched. It is a figure which shows the data structure and specific example of the scheduled use time evaluation value definition table by which the scheduled use time and the scheduled use time evaluation value were matched.

Embodiment 1
Hereinafter, Embodiment 1 of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. First, the outline | summary of the vehicle management system 10 which concerns on this embodiment is demonstrated based on FIG. Note that the vehicle management system 10 can be used for managing vehicles that are reserved for use, such as car rental and car sharing. In the following description, the case where the vehicle management system 10 is applied to the management of a vehicle for a car sharing service in an apartment will be described. However, the vehicle management system 10 can be applied to management of a vehicle that is reserved and used by a user, and may be applied to management of a vehicle for a rental car service, for example. In addition, services related to vehicles that are reserved and used by the user, such as car rental and car sharing, are not limited to condominiums, and can be supplied in office buildings, factories, housing complexes, and the like.

(Definitions and assumptions)
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an outline of the vehicle management system 10. As shown in FIG. 2, the vehicle management system 10 includes a vehicle management device 100, a power peak prediction time zone information generation device 6, a vehicle reservation terminal 7, and a power control device 8.

EV1a, EV1b, and EV1c are electric vehicles (hereinafter abbreviated as “EV” (Electric Vehicle)) used for car sharing services. EV1a, EV1b, and EV1c are registered as EVs to be provided for the car sharing service by those who provide the car sharing service. In addition, when it is necessary to distinguish each EV1, it distinguishes by the small letter attached after "EV1" like "EV1a, EV1b, EV1c", and when it is not necessary to distinguish each EV1, "EV1" And The car sharing service is a service for jointly using a specific vehicle among a plurality of members registered in advance, and is a service in which a member who has made a reservation for use uses the vehicle. A user who is a member of the car sharing service inputs reservation information to the vehicle reservation terminal 7 when he / she wants to use EV1. The vehicle reservation terminal 7 generates user reservation information s2 from the input reservation information and notifies the vehicle management apparatus 100 of the user reservation information s2.

The DC / DC converter 2a performs control so that the charging power PEV_cha and discharging power PEV_discha of the EV 1a become predetermined values. Similarly, the DC / DC converter 2b controls the charge / discharge power of the EV 1b, and the DC / DC converter 2c controls the charge / discharge power of the EV 1c. More specifically, the DC / DC converter 2a, the DC / DC converter 2b, and the DC / DC converter 2c are respectively transferred to EV1a, EV1b, and EV1c based on the control signals s6a, s6b, and s6c received from the power control device 8. To control the charging power. Also, the DC / DC converter 2a, the DC / DC converter 2b, and the DC / DC converter 2c permit the use of EV1a, EV1b, EV1c by the user based on the reservation based on the control signals s6a, s6b, s6c, respectively. . Note that usage includes use for V2G (Vehicle to Grid), V2B (Vehicle to Building), and V2F (Vehicle to Factory). V2G is to supply the electric power stored in the storage battery mounted on EV1a, EV1b, EV1c to the electric power system 4. V2B is to supply the electric power stored in the storage battery mounted in EV1a, EV1b, EV1c to the electrical equipment 5 in the building. V2B is to supply the electric power stored in the storage battery mounted on EV1a, EV1b, EV1c to the electrical equipment 5 in the factory. Hereinafter, V2B will be described as a specific example. The DC / DC converter 2a, the DC / DC converter 2b, and the DC / DC converter 2c obtain vehicle state information s7a, vehicle state information s7b, and vehicle state information s7c from the EV 1a, EV 1b, and EV 1c. The vehicle state information s7a, the vehicle state information s7b, and the vehicle state information s7c include information on the usage status of the EV1a, EV1b, EV1c, the remaining amount of the storage battery, the usage history of the user EV1a, EV1b, EV1c, and the like. Then, the DC / DC converter 2a, the DC / DC converter 2b, and the DC / DC converter 2c notify the power control device 8 of the vehicle state information s7a, the vehicle state information s7b, and the vehicle state information s7c. In addition, when it is necessary to distinguish each DC / DC converter 2, it attaches after "DC / DC converter 2" like "DC / DC converter 2a, DC / DC converter 2b, DC / DC converter 2c". Differentiated by lowercase letters. If it is not necessary to distinguish between the DC / DC converters 2, they are referred to as “DC / DC converter 2”.

The bidirectional inverter 3 converts the discharge power of EV1a, EV1b, EV1c, which is DC power, into AC power and supplies it to the electrical device 5. Further, the bidirectional inverter 3 converts AC power PS supplied from the power system into DC power and supplies it as EV power to the EV 1a, EV 1b, EV 1c. In FIG. 2, three DC / DC converters 2, that is, a DC / DC converter 2 a, a DC / DC converter 2 b, and a DC / DC converter 2 c are connected to a bidirectional inverter 3. EV1a, EV1b, and EV1c are connected to a DC / DC converter 2a, a DC / DC converter 2b, and a DC / DC converter 2c, respectively. However, any number of DC / DC converters 2 may be connected to the bidirectional inverter 3, and each of the DC / DC converter 2a, the DC / DC converter 2b, and the DC / DC converter 2c may include EV1a, Although EV1b and EV1c can be connected, EV1 does not need to be connected to all DC / DC converters 2.

The power system 4 is a commercial AC power system supplied to each home, condominium, office building, factory, and the like. The electric device 5 is an electric device installed in each home, condominium, office building, factory, etc., and is, for example, a lighting device, an air conditioner, or an elevator.

The power peak prediction time zone information generating device 6 generates power peak prediction time zone information including information about the power peak prediction time zone, which is a time zone in which it is predicted that there is a lot of power demand, and the power peak prediction time zone The information is notified to the vehicle management apparatus 100 of the predicted power peak time zone. Although details will be described later, in the power peak prediction time zone, it is predicted that the power used by the electric device 5 exceeds a predetermined reference supply power.

The vehicle reservation terminal 7 is a device in which the user designates “EV use desired date and time (use desired time zone)”, “use usage”, etc., and inputs EV1 reservation information. In the following description, an example will be described in which the user makes a reservation by specifying EV1 for what purpose to use EV1, that is, by specifying the use purpose. As will be described in detail later, a usage evaluation value (evaluation value) is associated with the usage in advance. Therefore, when reserving EV1, the user designates the intended use and consequently designates the evaluation value. In the following description, “the user specifies an evaluation value” basically means that “the user specifies an evaluation value by specifying a usage application”.

However, it is not essential that the user designates when EV1 is reserved for the intended use of EV1. When reserving EV1, for example, the user may specify the distance to be moved using EV1, that is, the planned use distance. Further, when reserving EV1, for example, the user may specify how long the EV1 is to be used, that is, the scheduled use time. Furthermore, when reserving EV1, the user may specify at least two combinations of usage, planned usage distance, and planned usage time. That is, the user may specify the evaluation value by specifying at least one of the scheduled use distance and the scheduled use time. Further, when reserving EV1, the user may directly designate the evaluation value of the reservation.

The vehicle reservation terminal 7 generates user reservation information s2 from the reservation information input by the user and notifies the vehicle management device 100 of the user reservation information s2. Further, the vehicle reservation terminal 7 receives the EV use reservation information s4 from the vehicle management apparatus 100 and notifies the user of the EV use reservation information s4. The vehicle reservation terminal 7 can be realized by, for example, a personal computer owned by the user, a smartphone, a tablet terminal, a controller installed in a building that owns the EV, a remote controller, or the like.

The power control device 8 acquires vehicle management information s5 including a control instruction for the EV1 from the vehicle management device 100, and controls the DC / DC converter 2a, the DC / DC converter 2b, and the DC / DC converter 2c with control signals s6a, s6b and s6c are transmitted. In addition, the power control device 8 notifies the vehicle management device 100 of vehicle state information s7 including information about the usage status of the EV1, the remaining battery capacity, the user's EV usage history, and the like.

Vehicle management apparatus 100 determines EV1 to be used for V2B in the power peak prediction time zone, and determines which user's reservation is permitted to use EV1 based on the reservation for EV1 that is not used for V2B Executability determination processing is executed. Specifically, the vehicle management device 100 firstly receives the power peak prediction time zone information s3 from the power peak prediction time zone information generation device 6, the user reservation information s2 from the vehicle reservation terminal 7, and the vehicle state from the power control device 8. Information s7 is acquired. The vehicle management apparatus 100 stores vehicle reservation information in which information related to EV1 reservation (EV use reservation) is stored based on the acquired power peak prediction time zone information s3, user reservation information s2, and vehicle state information s7. The table 122 is updated. The vehicle management apparatus 100 calculates the priority (usage priority) of each EV use reservation with reference to the updated vehicle reservation information table 122, and sequentially uses the EV use reservations in descending order of the use priority. The use of EV1 based on is permitted. And the vehicle management apparatus 100 transmits the vehicle management information s5 which permits use of EV1 based on this EV use reservation to the electric power control apparatus 8 in an order from the EV use reservation with a high use priority.

First, the outline of the vehicle management apparatus 100 is organized. The vehicle management apparatus 100 is a vehicle management apparatus that manages EV1 (a registered vehicle that supplies power from an in-vehicle storage battery), and calculates the number of EV1 (vehicles) to be used for power supply. The number of electric power supply vehicles calculating section 103 (vehicle number calculation section), the vehicle reservation data acquisition section 102 (reservation section) for reserving EV1 based on the input of the user, and EV1 of the number of electric power supply vehicles are used for usage. As the power supply, the reservation use update priority 104 is calculated from the reservation information update unit 104 (reservation unit) to be reserved, and the evaluation value designated when the vehicle reservation data acquisition unit 102 and the reservation information update unit 104 reserve EV1. Use priority calculation unit 106 (use priority calculation unit) and EV1 in order from the highest use priority of the reservation calculated by the use priority calculation unit 106 Comprises, a usability determining unit 107 (usability determining unit) to allow use based on the reservation.

Although details will be described later, the vehicle management apparatus 100 calculates the use priority of the reservation from the evaluation value designated to reserve EV1. Therefore, vehicle management apparatus 100 only needs to be able to specify an evaluation value when reserving EV1. Here, the vehicle management apparatus 100 may directly specify the evaluation value when reserving EV1. Further, when reserving EV1, the vehicle management apparatus 100 designates at least one of a usage, a planned usage distance, and a planned usage time, and at least one of the usage, planned usage distance, and planned usage time. An evaluation value may be previously associated with.

Hereinafter, an example will be described in which the vehicle management apparatus 100 designates a use application when an EV1 is reserved, and an evaluation value is associated with the use application in advance. That is, in the following, an example in which the vehicle management apparatus 100 designates an evaluation value by designating a use application when reserving EV1 will be described. Therefore, in the following description, “the vehicle management device 100 designates the usage application evaluation value (evaluation value)” basically means that “the vehicle management device 100 designates the usage usage and thereby uses usage evaluation. "Specify a value (evaluation value)".

However, it is not indispensable that the vehicle management apparatus 100 designates when EV1 is reserved for the intended use. For example, when the vehicle management apparatus 100 reserves EV1, the scheduled use distance may be designated, and the evaluation value may be associated with the scheduled use distance in advance. That is, the vehicle management apparatus 100 may designate the evaluation value by designating the scheduled use distance when reserving the EV1. Further, when the vehicle management apparatus 100 reserves EV1, the scheduled use time may be designated, and an evaluation value may be associated with the scheduled use time in advance. That is, the vehicle management apparatus 100 may designate the evaluation value by designating the scheduled use time when reserving the EV1. Furthermore, when the vehicle management apparatus 100 reserves EV1, at least two combinations of the usage, the planned usage distance, and the planned usage time are designated, and at least two of the usage, the planned usage distance, and the planned usage time are specified. An evaluation value may be associated with one combination in advance. That is, when reserving EV1, vehicle management apparatus 100 may designate an evaluation value by designating at least two combinations of intended use, planned use distance, and planned use time. In addition, when reserving EV1, the vehicle management apparatus 100 may directly specify the evaluation value of the reservation.

The vehicle management apparatus 100 manages the EV1 that is reserved and used by the user, such as car sharing, while securing the EV1 to be used for V2B, and the use priority of the reservation (for example, the priority of the intended use specified in the schedule) The use of EV1 based on the reservation can be determined based on the degree. Therefore, the vehicle management apparatus 100 can make the user who reserves EV1 intending to use EV1 for a more important use etc. use EV1 based on the reservation, and can improve a user's convenience. .

Currently, from the viewpoint of reducing electricity charges, condominiums, office buildings, factories, etc. are increasingly introducing bulk purchase contracts for receiving point power, and power peak cuts are being made during the power peak forecast time zone. The power peak cut is to reduce the high load (on-peak) portion of the power load curve (load curve) in which there is a difference in the level of demand on a daily or yearly basis. For example, there is a case where power supply / demand becomes tight and power prices soar. Further, if power is consumed in excess of a predetermined amount (predetermined reference supply power) in a predetermined time zone, an extra electricity charge may be charged for power consumption in a portion exceeding the predetermined amount. In the above case, it is possible to reduce the electricity bill by executing the power peak cut. The vehicle management apparatus 100 performs power peak cut by V2B by EV1. The vehicle management apparatus 100 can suppress the power consumption peak by using the electric power of the EV1 when there is an EV1 that is not used by the user in a condominium, an office building, a factory, or the like.

Although details will be described later, in the vehicle management apparatus 100, an evaluation value (use usage evaluation value) is associated in advance with the usage of EV1 specified in the EV1 reservation. And the evaluation value: 5 is matched with the use use called V2B (electric power supply) for electric power peak cut. The vehicle management apparatus 100 gives priority to the reservation for specifying the usage purpose associated with the evaluation value: 5 over the reservation for the user specifying the usage purpose associated with the evaluation value: 0 to 4. (Although details will be described later, more precisely, a reservation is made by the user for specifying a usage for which evaluation values: 2 to 4 are associated, and usages in which evaluation values: 0 and 1 are associated are used. A reservation for designating a use is performed by the vehicle management apparatus 100. The vehicle management apparatus 100 then assigns a reservation for designating a use application associated with the evaluation value: 5 with evaluation values: 2 to 4. In other words, the vehicle management apparatus 100 evaluates the use of EV1 based on the reservation designating the usage purpose associated with the evaluation value: 5 as the evaluation value: Priority is given to the use of EV1 based on the reservation of the user who specifies the usage to which 0 to 4 are associated. Therefore, the vehicle management apparatus 100 can prioritize the use of the EV1 with respect to the use based on the user's reservation and use it for the V2B.

Furthermore, the vehicle management apparatus 100 calculates the reservation priority (usage priority) from the evaluation value for the reservation of the user who designates the use purpose associated with the evaluation value: 0 to 4. And the vehicle management apparatus 100 permits the use based on the said reservation in order with the said high priority about all EV1 which is managing. That is, the vehicle management apparatus 100 permits the use of EV1 based on the reservation in the descending order of the priority (usage priority) associated with the reservation for the user reservation and the reservation for using V2B. To do.

Therefore, the vehicle management apparatus 100 secures EV1 to be used for V2B in the power peak prediction time zone, and uses EV1 that is not used for V2B to a user who has made a reservation with a higher priority for use, that is, for example, use of EV1 Let users with higher application importance use.

The use priority calculation unit 106 (use priority calculation unit) of the vehicle management device 100 further uses the reservation as the date of accepting the reservation earlier as long as the usage evaluation value (evaluation value) is the same. The use priority of the reservation is calculated so that the priority (priority) becomes high.

That is, when a plurality of users specify the same usage evaluation value (evaluation value) and reserve EV1, the vehicle management apparatus 100 increases the use priority of the reservation made earlier. More precisely, when a plurality of users designate EV1 by designating the same use application evaluation value (evaluation value), for example, by designating the same use application or the like, the vehicle management device 100 determines the earlier time. Increase the use priority of the reserved reservation. Therefore, the user who made the reservation earlier can use EV1 preferentially.

The use priority calculation unit 106 (use priority calculation unit) of the vehicle management device 100 further determines that the reservation by the user who uses the EV 1 less frequently if the use application evaluation value (evaluation value) is the same. The use priority of the reservation is calculated so that the use priority (priority) becomes high.

That is, the vehicle management apparatus 100 calculates the same usage priority for reservations that specify the same usage evaluation value (evaluation value), but by the day of the reservation (the day to which the desired use time zone specified in the reservation belongs). When EV1 is used, the use priority of the reservation is lowered according to the number of times EV1 is used. Therefore, a user with a low usage frequency of EV1 can use EV1 preferentially.

As described above, the vehicle management apparatus 100 and the user specify an evaluation value (use application evaluation value) by specifying a use application when reserving EV1. That is, the vehicle management apparatus 100 and the user specify the usage purpose when reserving EV1, and an evaluation value (use usage evaluation value) is associated with the usage purpose in advance. However, the vehicle management apparatus 100 and the user may specify a scheduled use distance or a scheduled use time instead of the intended use, and an evaluation value may be associated with the planned use distance or the scheduled use time. That is, the vehicle management apparatus 100 and the user may designate the evaluation value by designating the planned use distance or the planned use time. The vehicle management apparatus 100 and the user need only specify an evaluation value when reserving EV1, and the evaluation value is associated in advance with at least one of, for example, usage, planned usage distance, and planned usage time. It may be. Further, the vehicle management apparatus 100 and the user may directly specify the evaluation value when reserving EV1.

Hereinafter, the vehicle management device 100, the power peak prediction time zone information generation device 6, the vehicle reservation terminal 7, and the power control device 8 in the vehicle management system 10 will be described in more detail with reference to FIG.

[Configuration details]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating main components of the vehicle management device 100, the power peak prediction time zone information generation device 6, the vehicle reservation terminal 7, and the power control device 8.

(Main part configuration of the power peak prediction time zone information generation device)
As illustrated in FIG. 1, the power peak prediction time zone information generation device 6 includes a power consumption information acquisition unit 61 and a power peak prediction time zone information generation unit 62.

The power consumption information acquisition unit 61 acquires the actual value information s1 of the daily power consumption PL in the electrical device 5, and stores the actual value information s1 in a storage unit (not shown).

The power peak prediction time zone information generation unit 62 predicts the power used by the electrical device 5 based on the actual value information s1. More specifically, the power peak prediction time zone information generation unit 62 predicts a power peak prediction time zone, which is a time zone in which the power usage amount is predicted to be greater than a predetermined power supply amount, and The maximum power consumption value and power consumption amount of the electrical device 5 in the predicted time period are predicted. Then, the power peak prediction time zone information generation unit 62 includes a power peak prediction time including information on the power peak prediction time zone and the maximum power consumption and power usage of the electrical device 5 in the power peak prediction time zone. The band information s3 is notified to the vehicle management apparatus 100.

(Main components of the vehicle reservation terminal)
As shown in FIG. 1, the vehicle reservation terminal 7 includes a reservation information input unit 71 and a data transmission unit 72.

The reservation information input unit 71 receives reservation information including information on “desired use time zone”, “use usage”, and the like input by the user.

The data transmission unit 72 generates user reservation information s2 from the reservation information received by the reservation information input unit 71, and notifies the vehicle management device 100 of the user reservation information s2.

Furthermore, the vehicle reservation terminal 7 receives EV use reservation information s4 including information on the EV1 reservation status, EV1 usage status, and the like from the vehicle management device 100, and the EV use reservation information s4 is displayed on a display unit (not shown). And EV usage reservation information s4 may be notified to the user.

(Main components of power control device)
As shown in FIG. 1, the power control device 8 includes a vehicle state information notification unit 81, a charge / discharge control signal acquisition unit 82, and a charge / discharge control unit 83.

The vehicle state information notification unit 81 obtains vehicle state information s7, which is obtained from the DC / DC converter 2, and includes vehicle state information s7 including information on the usage status of the EV1, the remaining amount of storage battery, the usage history of the user's EV1, and the like. Notice.

The charge / discharge control signal acquisition unit 82 acquires, from the vehicle management device 100, vehicle management information s5 including a control instruction for the EV1.

The charge / discharge control unit 83 generates control signals s6a, s6b, and s6c corresponding to the vehicle management information s5 acquired by the charge / discharge control signal acquisition unit 82, and the DC / DC converter 2a, DC / DC converter 2b, and DC / DC. Transmit to the converter 2c.

(Main components of the vehicle management device)
As shown in FIG. 1, the vehicle management device 100 includes a control unit 1001 that controls the vehicle management device 100 in an integrated manner, and a storage unit 1002 that stores various data used in the vehicle management device 100.

(Information stored in the storage unit)
The storage unit 1002 includes (1) a control program executed by the control unit 1001 of the vehicle management device 100, (2) an OS program, and (3) an application for the control unit 1001 to execute various functions of the vehicle management device 100. The program and (4) various data read when the application program is executed are stored temporarily.

For example, the above data (1) to (4) include ROM (read only memory), flash memory, EPROM (Erasable Programmable ROM), EEPROM (registered trademark) (Electrically EPROM), HDD (Hard Disk Drive), etc. It is stored in a non-volatile storage device.

The vehicle management apparatus 100 may include a temporary storage unit (not shown). The temporary storage unit is a so-called working memory that temporarily stores data used for calculation, calculation results, and the like in the course of various processes executed by the vehicle management apparatus 100, and is a volatile storage such as a RAM (Random Access Memory). Consists of devices.

Which data is to be stored in which storage device is determined as appropriate from the purpose of use, convenience, cost, or physical restrictions of the vehicle management device 100.

The storage unit 1002 stores a power peak prediction time zone table 121, a vehicle reservation information table 122, a use application evaluation value definition table 123, a use result information table 124, a usable vehicle number table 125, and a user reservation information table 126. ing.

The power peak prediction time zone table 121 stores information about the power peak prediction time zone, the maximum power consumption and the power usage amount of the electric device 5 in the power peak prediction time zone.

The vehicle reservation information table 122 stores information indicating EV1 reservation for each desired use time zone (time zone) using an EV usage evaluation value (evaluation value) associated with the usage usage of the EV1 in advance. Is done. FIG. 3 shows that the reservation information updating unit 104 uses the vehicle reservation information table 122 before and after making a reservation for EV1 of usage: “perform V2B in the power peak prediction time zone” (EV usage evaluation value: 5). An example is shown (hereinafter, “use application:“ perform V2B in the power peak prediction time zone ”) is abbreviated as“ use application: V2B ”). That is, in FIG. 3, the vehicle reservation information table 122 on the left side of the page is the vehicle reservation information table 122 before the reservation is made by the reservation information update unit 104. The vehicle reservation information table 122 on the right side of the page is the vehicle reservation information table 122 after the reservation is made by the reservation information update unit 104. For example, the vehicle reservation information table 122 on the left side of FIG. 3 shows the EV use application evaluation value: 2 in the predicted power peak time zone (“15:30 to 16:00” and “16:00 to 16:30”). It is shown that one reservation is made for each of the reservations for EV use evaluation value: 3. Further, in the vehicle reservation information table 122 on the right side of the page of FIG. 3, the reservation of EV usage evaluation value: 5 is newly added in the predicted power peak time zone based on the reservation status indicated by the vehicle reservation information table 122 on the left side of the page. Indicates that it has been received. Similarly, for example, the vehicle reservation information table 122 on the left side of the page of FIG. 3 indicates that three reservations for EV usage evaluation value: 2 are made at “14:30 to 15:00”. The relationship between the reserved usage and the EV usage evaluation value of the usage will be described later using the usage evaluation value definition table 123.

The usage usage evaluation value definition table 123 is a table in which usage usage (EV usage usage) specified in EV1 reservation is associated with EV usage usage evaluation value (evaluation value). FIG. 4 shows an example of the usage evaluation value definition table 123. For example, the second line of the usage purpose evaluation value definition table 123 in FIG. 4 shows the EV usage usage evaluation value (evaluation value) when the EV usage usage is “No EV usage reservation”, that is, when there is no EV1 reservation. "0". The third row indicates that the EV usage application evaluation value of EV1 reservation that uses “full charge of EV using nighttime power” is “1”. Similarly, the EV usage usage evaluation value for EV1 reservations that use “EV use at short distances (town use) such as shopping, child pick-up” is “2”, and “long distance carrying large luggage” The EV usage usage evaluation value of EV1 reservation using “EV usage for movement” is “3”. In addition, the EV usage evaluation value for EV1 reservations that use “EV usage for affairs that have been reserved in advance, such as hospital visits” is “4”, and “V2B is calculated in the power peak prediction time zone. The EV usage usage evaluation value of the EV1 reservation for which “use” is the usage usage is “5”. In addition, it is the user who designates the usage usage (EV usage usage) of EV usage

usage evaluation value

2, 3, 4 and reserves EV1, and the usage usage evaluation value of EV usage usage is 0, 1, 5 The vehicle management apparatus 100 designates and reserves EV1.

However, the association between the usage (EV usage) specified in the EV1 reservation and the EV usage evaluation value (evaluation value) is not limited to that illustrated in FIG. The association between the EV usage application and the EV usage evaluation value may be appropriately changed by, for example, a person who provides the EV 1 for the car sharing service. In addition, the user may designate “EV usage evaluation value” separately from “EV usage” and reserve EV1, or “EV usage evaluation” without specifying “EV usage”. It may be possible to reserve EV1 by designating only “value”. The vehicle management apparatus 100 only needs to be able to acquire, as an “EV usage evaluation value (evaluation value)”, the necessity and importance of using EV1 based on the reservation for the user who makes the reservation for EV1 reservation. . In the use purpose evaluation value definition table 123, it is desirable that the evaluation value (EV use purpose evaluation value) associated with the use purpose increases as the importance of the use purpose (EV use purpose) of EV1 increases. For example, it is desirable that an EV usage application with an EV usage evaluation value of 5 has a higher necessity and importance of using EV1 than an EV usage application with an EV usage evaluation value of 2.

In the present embodiment, the evaluation value uses the evaluation value (EV usage evaluation value) associated with the usage (EV usage) specified in the EV1 reservation. It is not necessary to use an evaluation value associated with each other. The evaluation value may be associated with an arbitrary event or parameter such as a scheduled use distance or a scheduled use time, instead of the intended use.

For example, when the planned use distance is used instead of the intended use, the planned use distance evaluation definition table illustrated in FIG. 20 may be used instead of the intended use evaluation value definition table 123 illustrated in FIG. FIG. 20 is a diagram illustrating a data structure and a specific example of a scheduled use distance evaluation value definition table in which a scheduled use distance and a scheduled use distance evaluation value are associated with each other. That is, the vehicle management apparatus 100 may store a planned use distance evaluation definition table illustrated in FIG. 20 in the storage unit 1002 instead of the intended use evaluation value definition table 123.

Further, for example, when the scheduled use time is used instead of the intended use, the scheduled use time evaluation definition table illustrated in FIG. 21 may be used instead of the intended use evaluation value definition table 123. FIG. 21 is a diagram illustrating a data structure and a specific example of a scheduled use time evaluation value definition table in which a scheduled use time and a scheduled use time evaluation value are associated with each other. That is, the vehicle management apparatus 100 may store a scheduled use time evaluation definition table illustrated in FIG. 21 in the storage unit 1002 instead of the intended use evaluation value definition table 123.

In the usage record information table 124, information indicating the usage record of EV1 for each user included in the vehicle state information s7 and the use frequency calculated from the use record is stored.

In the available vehicle number table 125, information indicating the number of EVs 1 that can be used by the user in the power peak prediction time zone is stored. Although details will be described later, it is not essential for the vehicle management device 100 to grasp the number of EVs 1 that can be used by the user during the power peak prediction time period, and the vehicle management device 100 does not include the available vehicle number table 125. Also good.

The user reservation information table 126 stores reservation information acquired from the vehicle reservation terminal 7 and input by the user to the vehicle reservation terminal 7. Specifically, a user ID for identifying a user who made a reservation (reservation person), a date when the user made the reservation, a desired use time zone (a time zone in which EV1 is desired to be used based on the reservation) The usage schedule of EV1 (EV usage) used based on the reservation is stored in the user reservation information table 126. FIG. 5 shows an example of the user reservation information table 126. For example, the second line of the user reservation information table 126 in FIG. 5 shows the following reservation that the user U1a (reservant) made on April 1, 2014 (the day of the reservation). That is, the user U1a designates “from 15:30 to 20:00 on April 30, 2014” as the desired use time zone (time zone), and the “Usage that is reserved in advance such as a hospital visit” It is shown that a reservation for “use of EV for use” is made.

The storage unit 1002 may further store user personal information, EV1 security information, and the like.

(About each functional unit)
The control unit 1001 includes a power peak predicted time zone information acquisition unit 101, a vehicle reservation data acquisition unit 102, a power supply vehicle number calculation unit 103, a reservation information update unit 104, a usage record information acquisition unit 105, a use priority calculation unit 106, And a usability determination unit 107.

The power peak prediction time zone information acquisition unit 101 acquires the power peak prediction time zone information generated by the power peak prediction time zone information generation device 6 from the power peak prediction time zone information generation device 6. However, the power peak prediction time zone information acquired by the power peak prediction time zone information acquisition unit 101 is a predicted value calculated by the power peak prediction time zone information generation device 6 based on the actual value information s1 of the daily power usage PL. Not necessary. The power peak prediction time zone information acquisition unit 101 may acquire, as power peak prediction time zone information, information generated outside the vehicle management system 10, such as an electric forecast announced by the power system 4, for example. The power peak prediction time zone information may be information that allows the vehicle management apparatus 100 to calculate at least the following values based on the power peak prediction time zone information. In other words, the power peak prediction time zone information indicates that the vehicle management apparatus 100 supplies the EV1 to the electric equipment 5 and the like in the time zone (power peak prediction time zone) in which EV1 supplies power and the EV1 supplies the power peak prediction time zone. Any information may be used as the basis for calculating the power amount. The power peak prediction time zone information acquisition unit 101 stores the acquired power peak prediction time zone information in the power peak prediction time zone table 121 of the storage unit 1002.

The vehicle reservation data acquisition unit 102 (reservation unit) acquires the user reservation information s2 from the vehicle reservation terminal 7 and stores the user reservation information s2 in the user reservation information table 126 of the storage unit 1002. In addition, the vehicle reservation data acquisition unit 102 refers to the user reservation information table 126 and the use purpose evaluation value definition table 123, and indicates a user reservation for each desired use time zone using the use purpose evaluation value of the reservation. Information is generated and stored in the vehicle reservation information table 122.

The power supply vehicle number calculation unit 103 refers to the power peak prediction time zone table 121 and calculates the number of power supply vehicles, which is the number of EV1s to be used for V2B in the power peak prediction time zone. Then, the number obtained by excluding the number of electric power supply vehicles from the total number of EV1 is stored in the available vehicle number table 125 as the number of EV1 that can be used by the user in the power peak prediction time zone. The details of the method for calculating the number of power supply vehicles will be described later. Moreover, although mentioned later for details, calculating the number of EV1 which a user can use in an electric power peak prediction time zone, and grasping the number of EV1 which a user can use in an electric power peak prediction time zone are vehicle management apparatuses. 100 is not essential. That is, the vehicle management apparatus 100 may not include the available vehicle number table 125, and the power supply vehicle number calculation unit 103 may use the number of EVs 1 that can be used by the user during the power peak prediction time period. It is not necessary to store in.

The reservation information update unit 104 reserves EV1 of the number of power supply vehicles as a usage purpose of “performing V2B in a power peak prediction time zone” and using the power peak prediction time zone as a desired usage time zone. Specifically, the reservation information updating unit 104 is in a state of “uses the above-mentioned power peak prediction time zone as a desired use time zone and uses usage: V2B reservations are included in the same number as the number of power supply vehicles”. In addition, the information stored in the vehicle reservation information table 122 is updated. For example, when the power peak prediction time zone is “15:30 to 16:30” and the number of power supply vehicles is two, the reservation information update unit 104 stores the vehicle reservation information table 122 in FIG. The state shown in (1) is updated to the state shown on the right side. In other words, the reservation information updating unit 104 adds two reservations for the usage evaluation value: 5 (use usage: V2B) in the desired use time zone (time zone) of “15:30 to 16:30”.

The usage record information acquisition unit 105 acquires, from the power control device 8, vehicle state information s7 including information on the usage status of the EV1, the remaining battery capacity, the usage history of the user's EV1, and the like, and the usage history of the user's EV1 Is stored in the usage record information table 124.

The use priority calculation unit 106 refers to the vehicle reservation information table 122, the user reservation information table 126, and the use record information table 124, for reservations (reservation usage evaluation values) that are set in the power peak prediction time zone. The usage priority (priority) of the reservation is calculated. Then, the use priority calculation unit 106 notifies the availability determination unit 107 of the reservation made in the power peak prediction time zone and the use priority of the reservation. Details of the method of calculating the reservation use priority will be described later.

The usability determination unit 107 refers to the available vehicle number table 125 and acquires the number of EVs 1 (available vehicle number) that can be used by the user during the power peak prediction time period. And the availability determination part 107 is a user's reservation which uses the said electric power peak prediction time slot | zone as a use desired time slot | zone about EV1 of the said number of usable vehicles, Comprising: In order from the reservation with the high use priority of this reservation, The use of EV1 based on the reservation is permitted.

Note that the use priority calculation unit 106 may notify the vehicle reservation terminal 7 of the calculated use priority (priority) of the reservation. The vehicle reservation terminal 7 displays the use priority (priority) of the reservation notified from the use priority calculation unit 106 on a display unit (not shown), and the user can check the use priority of the reservation. You may do it.

[Flow of availability determination processing]
In the following, details of the availability determination process executed by the vehicle management apparatus 100 will be described. First, the outline of the availability determination process is organized.

(Usability determination processing)
FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the usability determination process performed by the vehicle management device 100. First, the vehicle management apparatus 100 refers to the power peak prediction time zone table 121 and performs power supply vehicle number calculation processing for calculating the number of power supply vehicles, which is the number of EV1s to be used for V2B in the power peak prediction time zone. Execute (S101). The EV1 reservation (EV use reservation) of the number of power supply vehicles acquired by the power supply vehicle number calculation process is “V2B (perform V2B in the power peak prediction time zone)” as a use application (EV use application). Perform (S102). Specifically, the reservation information update unit 104 is a reservation in which the desired use time zone (time zone) is the above power peak prediction time zone with respect to the vehicle reservation information table 122, and the usage evaluation value is 5 (use Use: V2B) reservations are added in the same number as the number of power supply vehicles.

Next, the vehicle management apparatus 100 determines whether the number of EV1 reservations (EV use reservations) by the user in the power peak prediction time period is less than the number of electric power supply vehicles from the number of all EV1s. Determine (S103). Note that the number obtained by excluding the number of electric power supply vehicles from the total number of EV1 is the number of EV1 (number of usable vehicles) that can be used by the user during the power peak prediction time period. In other words, when the number of EV usage reservations by the user in the power peak prediction time zone is less than the number of EV-supplied vehicles from the total number of EV1, the user in the power peak prediction time zone is more than the number of available vehicles. This is a case where there are many EV use reservations.

When the total number of EVs 1 excluding the number of EV usage reservations by the user in the predicted power peak time zone is equal to or greater than the number of power supply vehicles (NO in S103), the user's EV in the predicted power peak time zone The number of use reservations is less than the number of available vehicles. That is, it is possible to permit the use of EV1 based on the EV use reservation for all users' EV use reservations while ensuring the use of EV1 for V2B in the power peak prediction time zone. In this case, the vehicle management apparatus 100 ends the usability determination process.

When the number of EVs excluding the number of EV use reservations made by the user in the power peak prediction time period is smaller than the number of electric power supply vehicles (YES in S103), the vehicle management apparatus 100 executes the following processing. . That is, the vehicle management apparatus 100 calculates a use priority (priority) for each EV use reservation that uses the power peak prediction time zone as a desired use time zone (S104). And the vehicle management apparatus 100 permits use of EV1 based on the said EV use reservation in an order from the said EV use reservation with the said high use priority among the said EV use reservation (S105). That is, the availability determination unit 107 is a reservation (EV use reservation) in which the power peak prediction time zone is a desired use time zone, and the EV1 based on the reservation is ordered in the order from the reservation with the highest use priority of the reservation. Allow use.

Note that the vehicle management apparatus 100 only needs to permit the use of EV1 based on the reservation in descending order of the reservation priority (usage priority) calculated by the use priority calculation unit 106, and the user can be used during the power peak prediction time zone. It is not essential to know the number of EV1s that can be used. That is, the vehicle management device 100 determines whether the number of EV1 reservations (EV use reservations) by the user in the power peak prediction time period is less than the number of electric power supply vehicles from the number of all EV1s. It is not necessary to perform S103. Even if S103 is not executed, the vehicle management apparatus 100 executes S104 and S105 in the same manner as described above. That is, when S102 is executed, the vehicle management apparatus 100 next calculates a use priority (priority) for each EV use reservation (S104). Specifically, the vehicle management apparatus 100 sets the reservation priority (usage priority) for the reservation by the user (EV use reservation) and the reservation made by the reservation information update unit 104 in S102 (EV use reservation). calculate. And the vehicle management apparatus 100 permits use of EV1 based on this EV use reservation in an order from the EV use reservation with the said high use priority among the said reservations (EV use reservation) (S105). In other words, the availability determination unit 107 sets EV1 in the power peak prediction time zone based on the reservation in order from the reservation with the highest use priority of the reservation, for reservations using the power peak prediction time zone as the desired use time zone. Allow the use of.

In addition, the vehicle management apparatus 100 may use all EV1s for power supply in the peak power prediction time zone as necessary, that is, the user uses EV1 in the power peak power prediction time zone. It may be prohibited.

As long as the power peak prediction time zone information is stored in the power peak prediction time zone table 121, the availability determination processing from S101 to S105 may be performed at any timing. For example, the usability determination process can be performed in a predetermined cycle, and may be performed every day at a predetermined time, or the time for executing the usability determination process may be different every day. Further, the processing of S101 and S102 and the processing of S103 to S105 may not be performed continuously. For example, the power peak predicted time zone information for April 1, 2014 is obtained by the power peak predicted time zone information generating device 6 on March 1, the actual value information s1 from February 1 to 28 of the same year. When created based on the above, the vehicle management apparatus 100 may perform the following processing. That is, the vehicle management device 100 obtains the power peak prediction time zone information for April 1, 2014 from the power peak prediction time zone information generation device 6 on March 1, the same year. Acquire and execute the processing of S101 and S102 on the same day. The processing from S103 to S105 for April 1, 2014 may be executed in the morning of April 1, 2014. That is, EV1 reservation for V2B in the power peak forecast time zone of April 1, 2014 is made on March 1, the same year, and whether or not EV1 can be used in the April 1 power peak forecast time zone is as follows: It may be executed on the morning of April 1 of the same year.

For example, if the vehicle management apparatus 100 determines on March 1 that the number of EV1s that need to perform V2B during the power peak prediction time zone on April 1 is two, it will be used on March 1 Two EV use reservations with a use evaluation value of 5 (use use is “V2B”) are made. The total number of EVs is 3, one EV usage reservation with a usage evaluation value of 2 and one EV usage reservation with a usage evaluation value of 3 in the power peak prediction time zone on April 1. When being put by the user, the vehicle management apparatus 100 may execute the following processing on the morning of April 1st. That is, the processes of S103 to S105 are executed for the EV usage reservation with the usage evaluation value 2 and the EV usage reservation with the usage evaluation value 3 in the power peak prediction time zone on April 1, and the above 2 It may be determined in the morning of April 1 which of the EV use reservations should be prioritized.

In addition, the vehicle management apparatus 100 notifies the user who has made an EV use reservation that is not permitted to be used by the processes of S103 to S105 after the processes of S103 to S105 as soon as possible that the use based on the EV use reservation is not permitted. Is preferably notified. It should be noted that the processing of S103 to S105 for determining whether or not EV1 can be used in the power peak prediction time zone on April 1 can also be performed immediately before the power peak prediction time zone. However, it is assumed that EV1 cannot be used after the power peak prediction time zone has been reached for a user who has reserved EV1 (EV usage reservation) using the power peak prediction time zone on April 1 as the desired use time zone. It is cruel. Therefore, the vehicle management apparatus 100 should execute the processes of S103 to S105 at a timing when the burden on the user who is determined to be unable to use EV1 even though EV1 is reserved is minimized.

In the above example, among the EV usage reservation with the usage evaluation value 2 and the EV usage reservation with the usage evaluation value 3 using the power peak prediction time zone on April 1 as the desired usage time zone, An EV use reservation with a usage evaluation value of 3 can be canceled by the user before April 1st. In that case, one EV1 that is not used for V2B can be used by a user who has made an EV use reservation with a use application evaluation value of 2. When it is assumed that the user cancels the EV use reservation, it is preferable that the processes in S103 to S105 are executed as late as possible.

Therefore, the vehicle management apparatus 100 executes the processes of S103 to S105 at a timing that takes into account the balance between the disadvantages experienced by the user who has made a reservation but cannot use EV1, and the possibility of cancellation of the EV use reservation by the user. It is desirable to do. The control method of the vehicle management apparatus 100 can be organized as follows. That is, the control method of the vehicle management apparatus 100 is a control method of the vehicle management apparatus that manages EV1 (a registered vehicle that performs V2B (power supply) from the in-vehicle storage battery), and is the number of EV1 that should be used for V2B. A vehicle number calculation step (S101) for calculating the number of electric power supply vehicles, and a reservation step (S102) for reserving EV1 based on user input and reserving EV1 for the number of electric power supply vehicles using V2B. ) And a usage priority for calculating the usage priority (priority) of the reservation from the usage evaluation value (evaluation value) associated in advance with the usage specified when EV1 is reserved in the reservation step. In the calculation step (S104) and EV1, the reservations are ordered in descending order of the use priority of the reservations calculated in the priority calculation step. Brute including the usability determining step to allow use as (S105), the.

It should be noted that the determination of whether or not EV1 use reservation is possible is not limited to use reservation in the power peak prediction time zone, but also applies to use reservations in all time zones.

Next, the power supply vehicle number calculation process executed first by the vehicle management apparatus 100 in the usability determination process will be described with reference to FIGS.

(Flow of power supply vehicle number calculation process)
FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a change in the amount of power used (load power) of the electrical device 5 with respect to the reference supply power, along with the transition of time.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an example of the power supply vehicle number calculation process executed by the power supply vehicle number calculation unit 103 of the vehicle management apparatus 100.

First, the power supply vehicle number calculation unit 103 of the vehicle management apparatus 100 refers to the power peak prediction time zone table 121 and acquires the maximum power consumption and the power consumption of the electrical device 5. Then, as illustrated in FIG. 7, the power supply vehicle number calculation unit 103 determines the maximum peak cut power amount and the peak cut power as the difference between the maximum use power amount and the use power amount of the electric device 5 and the reference supply power. The amount is calculated (S10). In FIG. 7, the reference supply power is, for example, a power value when setting the basic charge for this year (this month). That is, in FIG. 7, when power is consumed exceeding the reference supply power in a predetermined time zone (for example, power peak prediction time zone), the power consumption of the portion exceeding the reference supply power (colored portion in the figure) The basic charge for next year (next month) will increase. Therefore, in the power peak prediction time zone, it is preferable to supply a portion of power exceeding the reference supply power by using EV1 as V2B.

Next, the power supply vehicle number calculation unit 103 calculates the number of vehicles satisfying “vehicle rated current × vehicle number> = maximum peak cut current” as the minimum number of power supply vehicles (S11). That is, the minimum number of vehicles (minimum number of electric power supply vehicles) is calculated that “the number of EV1 rated current × EV1 number of vehicles is equal to or greater than the maximum peak cut current”. And the electric power supply vehicle number calculation part 103 extracts EV1 with a large storage battery remaining amount only for the minimum number of electric power supply vehicles in the start time of the said electric power peak prediction time slot | zone among all EV1 (S12).

The power supply vehicle number calculation unit 103 determines whether or not the total of the remaining battery capacity of EV1 extracted in S12 is equal to or greater than the peak cut power amount (S13). When the total of the remaining battery levels of the extracted EV1 is equal to or greater than the peak cut power amount (YES in S13), the minimum number of power supply vehicles is set as the number of power supply vehicles (S14).

When the total of the remaining battery amount of EV1 extracted in S12 is less than the peak cut power amount (NO in S13), the power supply vehicle number calculation unit 103 sets “minimum number of power supply vehicles + 1 unit” to the new “power “Minimum number of supplied vehicles” (S15). And the electric power supply vehicle number calculation part 103 determines whether the electric power supply vehicle minimum number newly set by S15 is more than the number of all EV1 (S16). When the minimum number of power supply vehicles newly set in S15 is equal to or greater than the number of all EVs 1 (YES in S16), the power supply vehicle number calculation unit 103 sets the number of all EV1s as the number of power supply vehicles. If the minimum number of power supply vehicles is less than the total number of EVs 1 (NO in S16), the determination in S12 is executed again.

Next, the usage priority calculation method executed by the vehicle management apparatus 100 in S104 in the availability determination process will be described in detail.

(Use priority calculation process flow)
The use priority calculation unit 106 refers to the vehicle reservation information table 122, the user reservation information table 126, and the use record information table 124, and reserves EV1 using the power peak prediction time zone as a desired use time zone (EV use reservation). ) For the reservation (EV usage priority). Specifically, the use priority calculation unit 106 calculates the use priority of reservations whose use application evaluation values are 0, 1, and 5 as being equal to the use application evaluation value. In addition, the use priority calculation unit 106 calculates the use priority of reservations whose use application evaluation values are 2 to 4 according to the following formula. That is,

It should be noted that the usage priority is an integer value, and when the left side of the above formula includes a numerical value after the decimal point, the decimal point is rounded up. This is because, when the EV1 is reserved by the user, the use priority of the reservation is set to an integer value of 1 or more.

In addition, in the above formula, the EV use reservation start date is information indicating how many days before the date to which the desired use time zone belongs can be designated to make a reservation for EV1. For example, when EV1 reservation is possible from 30 days before the day to which the desired use time zone belongs, the EV use reservation start date is 30 days. Similarly, “the number of days elapsed from the EV use reservation start date to the EV use reservation date” is the number of days elapsed from the EV use reservation start date to the date when the EV1 reservation is actually made. For example, when EV1 is reserved on the day of the EV use reservation start date, the number of elapsed days is 0 days, and when EV1 is reserved the day after the EV use reservation start date, the number of elapsed days is one day. The use priority calculation unit 106 acquires “the number of days elapsed from the EV use reservation start date to the EV use reservation date” by referring to the user reservation information table 126.

Furthermore, “EV usage frequency record at the time of EV use reservation” indicates the number of times EV1 is used by the user who made the reservation until the EV1 reservation is made. Similarly, “current EV usage count record” indicates the number of times EV1 has been used by the user who made the reservation up to the point when the usage priority calculation processing is performed.

“1- (Elapsed days from EV use reservation start date to EV use reservation date) / (1 + EV use reservation start date)” is the same as EV1 reservation date if the use purpose (use purpose evaluation value) is the same. The earlier, the higher (higher) the use priority of the reservation.

“(1 + EV usage record at the time of EV use reservation) / (1 + current EV use record)” indicates that if the usage is the same, the reservation by a user with a low EV1 use frequency (use count) The priority of use is increased. For example, in the user reservation information table 126 illustrated in FIG. 5, the user U1a has a desired use time zone on April 1, 2014: “15:30 to 20:00 on April 30, 2014”. : Reserving EV1 to “visit” (second line in FIG. 5). On April 7, 2014, the user U1a makes a reservation for EV1 with a desired use time zone: “April 12, 2014, 16:00 to 16:30” and usage: “town use”. (Line 4 in FIG. 5). The user U1a has used EV1 twice from January 1, 2014 until the time of use (April 1, the same year) is reserved for use. Use: EV1 is used as “town use”. The user U1a wants to use the time zone: “15:30 to 20:00 on April 30, 2014”, and the usage purpose: “visit”. The EV usage reservation start date is “29th”. When the usage priority is calculated on April 15, it is as follows. That is, first, the use purpose evaluation value of the reservation of the user U1a is set to “4” based on the use purpose evaluation value definition table 123. Therefore, the use priority of the reservation of the user U1a is calculated by “4 * {1-0 / (1 + 29)} * {(1 + 2) / (1 + 3)}”, that is, “3”.

The above formula uses the number of times EV1 has been used by the user (the number of times EV has been used) so that the priority of use of the reservation increases as the reservation by the user who uses EV1 less frequently. However, the method for increasing the use priority of the reservation as the reservation by the user who uses the EV1 less frequently is not limited to this. For example, in the above formula, the user uses the EV1 instead of the actual number of EV use. Then, the total distance traveled (total performance travel distance) may be used.

The usage priority calculation unit 106 acquires the usage frequency of the EV1 by the user by referring to the usage record information table 124.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing that the use priority at the time of reservation decreases as the EV use reservation date (the date when EV1 is reserved for use) becomes later than the EV use reservation start date.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing that the use priority of the reservation decreases as the number of times EV1 is used by the desired use time zone specified in the reservation after the reservation is increased. In FIG. 10, the graph on the upper side of the drawing indicates that the user has used EV1 when about 9, 12, 25, and 29 days have elapsed from the EV use reservation start date. In addition, the graph on the lower side of the page shows that the reservation use priority is lowered in conjunction with the use of EV1 performed about 12 days and 29 days after the EV use reservation start date. Yes.

In the above description, the usage priority is calculated from the EV usage evaluation value (evaluation value) based on the importance of the usage. However, it is not essential that the evaluation value is set based on the importance of the intended use. The evaluation value may be set based on, for example, the planned travel distance or planned usage time of EV1. That is, in this embodiment, the evaluation value uses the evaluation value (EV usage evaluation value) associated with the usage (EV usage) specified in the EV1 reservation. It is not necessary to use an evaluation value associated with each other. The evaluation value may be associated with an arbitrary event or parameter such as a scheduled use distance or a scheduled use time instead of the intended use. For example, when the scheduled use distance is used instead of the intended use, the planned use distance evaluation definition table of FIG. 20 may be used instead of the intended use evaluation value definition table 123 illustrated in FIG. Further, for example, when the scheduled use time is used instead of the intended use, the scheduled use time evaluation definition table of FIG. 21 may be used instead of the intended use evaluation value definition table 123.

[Embodiment 2]
The following will describe another embodiment of the present invention with reference to FIGS. For convenience of explanation, members having the same functions as those described in the embodiment are given the same reference numerals, and descriptions thereof are omitted. The configuration of the vehicle management system 10 according to the present embodiment is the same as the configuration of the vehicle management system 10 shown in FIG. Moreover, the vehicle management apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment is the same as the vehicle management apparatus 100 in the embodiments described above except for the following two points. That is, the use purpose evaluation value definition table 123 of the vehicle management apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment stores information different from the information stored in the use purpose evaluation value definition table 123 illustrated in FIG. In addition, the use priority calculation unit 106 according to the present embodiment calculates the use priority of reservations whose use purpose evaluation values are 0, 1, 5, and 6 as being equal to the use purpose evaluation value. An overview of the vehicle management apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment will be described as follows.

The usability determination unit 107 (usability determination unit) of the vehicle management device 100 according to the present embodiment is associated in advance with an evaluation value higher than an evaluation value associated in advance with a use application called V2B (power supply). Regarding the reservation of the user who designates the usage purpose, the use of EV1 (vehicle) by the reservation is permitted in preference to the use for V2B.

In the present embodiment, the user reserves EV1 by designating a use purpose associated with a use purpose evaluation value (: 6) higher than the use purpose evaluation value (: 5) associated with the use purpose of V2B. can do. And the vehicle management apparatus 100 which concerns on this embodiment gives priority to the use based on the said reservation of the said user to the use to V2B. That is, the vehicle management apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment can prioritize the use of EV1 by the user based on the reservation over the use for V2B, and the user can use EV1 during the power peak prediction time zone.

FIG. 11 shows an example of the usage evaluation value definition table 123 according to this embodiment. In the usage application evaluation value definition table 123 shown in FIG. 11, an EV usage usage that “the user pays an EV usage fee separately in the power peak prediction time zone” and “EV usage usage evaluation value: 6” are associated with each other. It is a table. The EV usage evaluation value: 6 newly provided in the usage evaluation value definition table 123 of FIG. 11 is, for example, “when the user pays a separate fee for urgently using the EV during the power peak prediction time zone”. It is set to use reservation. The EV usage evaluation value: 6 may be associated with the usage usage of the user as follows. For example, the EV usage usage evaluation value is specified in the usage usage of EV1 specified in the reservation of the user who is “saving power that satisfies a predetermined power saving standard such as stopping the air conditioner during the predicted peak power hours in daily life” : 6 may be associated. In addition, the EV usage usage evaluation value: 6 is associated with the usage usage of EV1 specified in the user's reservation “the vehicle usage frequency is equal to or lower than a predetermined reference vehicle usage frequency such as 6 times a month”. May be. Note that, as described above, the use priority calculation unit 106 calculates the priority of reservations whose use application evaluation values are 0, 1, 5, and 6 as being equal to the use application evaluation value.

FIG. 12 shows an example of the vehicle reservation information table 122 before and after accepting a user reservation based on the use application evaluation value definition table 123 of FIG. For example, when the predicted power peak time zone is “15:30 to 16:30”, the user can make the following reservation based on the use application evaluation value definition table 123 of FIG. That is, the user sets “15:30 to 16:30” (power peak prediction time zone) as a desired use time zone (time zone) and “the user pays an EV usage fee separately in the power peak prediction time zone”. Can be reserved as a use application of EV1.

The vehicle reservation information table 122 before accepting the reservation by the user is the vehicle reservation information table 122 on the left side of FIG. 12, and the vehicle reservation information table 122 after accepting the reservation is on the right side of FIG. It is a vehicle reservation information table 122. That is, in the vehicle reservation information table 122 on the left side of FIG. 12, there are three reservations for the usage evaluation value: 5 in the predicted power peak time zone (“15:30 to 16:30”). It is shown. Further, in the vehicle reservation information table 122 on the right side of FIG. 12, in the power peak prediction time zone, the usage evaluation value by the user: 6 (use usage: the user separately charges the EV usage fee in the power peak prediction time zone). It is shown that one (pay) reservation has been added.

For example, the total number of EV1 is 3, and the vehicle management apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment determines the number of power supply vehicles as a result of S101 (power supply vehicle number calculation processing) of the usability determination process illustrated in FIG. Assume that 3 units are calculated. Based on the result of the above-mentioned number calculation process of the number of electric power supply vehicles, the vehicle management device 100 reserves the use application evaluation value: 5 with the power peak prediction time zone (“15:30 to 16:30”) as the desired use time zone. Is performed three times (S102). The vehicle reservation information table 122 after S102 is the vehicle reservation information table 122 on the left side of FIG.

Thereafter, when the user accepts the reservation of the usage evaluation value: 6 in which the desired use time zone (time zone) is “15:30 to 16:30”, the vehicle management device 100 stores the vehicle reservation information table 122. Then, the state is updated to the state on the right side of FIG. Then, the vehicle management apparatus 100 executes S103 to S105 based on the vehicle reservation information table 122 on the right side of the page of FIG.

That is, the vehicle management apparatus 100 determines that the number (2) of the total number of EVs 1 (3) excluding the number of user reservations (1) in which the power peak predicted time zone is the desired usage time zone (2) 3) If it is confirmed that there is less (YES in S103), S104 is executed. That is, the vehicle management apparatus 100 calculates the use priority (priority) for each EV use reservation that uses the power peak prediction time zone as the desired use time zone (S104). Specifically, the use priority calculation unit 106 calculates the use priority of the user reservation whose use application evaluation value is 6 as “6”. And the vehicle management apparatus 100 permits use of EV1 based on this reservation in an order from a reservation with a high use priority among reservations of EV1 (S105). That is, the vehicle management apparatus 100 first permits use based on the reservation with the highest use priority and the use priority: 6 (the use application evaluation value: 6 reservation by the user). Next, use based on any two of the three reservations of usage priority: 5 (use usage evaluation value using V2B: 5 reservations) is permitted. Usage priority: One of the five reservations is prohibited from being used based on the reservation. In addition, since the point which implementation of S103 is not essential has already been demonstrated, the details are abbreviated.

[Embodiment 3]
The following will describe another embodiment of the present invention with reference to FIGS. For convenience of explanation, members having the same functions as those described in the embodiment are given the same reference numerals, and descriptions thereof are omitted.

The vehicle management system 20 according to the present embodiment includes a vehicle management device 200 instead of the vehicle management device 100 of the vehicle management system 10. The vehicle management device 200 differs from the vehicle management device 100 in the vehicle management system 10 in the following points. That is, the vehicle management apparatus 200 calculates the possible travel distance of the used EV1 from the remaining battery level of the used EV1 (used vehicle) after being used for V2B or the like (possible travel distance). The calculation unit) cancels the reservation when it is determined that there is no EV1 for which the above-mentioned possible travel distance is calculated for the reservation of the user who wants to use EV1 in the time zone after the use. A traveling propriety determination unit 109 (running propriety determination unit).

That is, the vehicle management device 200 calculates the possible travel distance of the EV 1 from the remaining battery level after the EV 1 is used. Then, when the possible travel distance is shorter than the planned travel distance when the user uses EV1 based on the reservation after using EV1, the vehicle management apparatus 200 cancels the reservation of the user. More precisely, the vehicle management device 200 compares the possible travel distance calculated from the estimated remaining battery capacity of the EV1 after use of the EV1 and the planned travel distance when the user uses the EV1 after the use. Then, whether to use EV1 based on the reservation is determined.

Therefore, the vehicle management apparatus 200 can prevent a situation in which the storage battery remaining in the storage battery mounted on the EV1 runs out while the user is using the EV1, and the user can use the EV1 with peace of mind. .

In addition, the vehicle management device 200 designates a usage application evaluation value (evaluation value) by designating a usage usage, as in the vehicle management device 100. In other words, in the following description, “the vehicle management device 200 designates the usage application evaluation value (evaluation value)” basically means that “the vehicle management device 200 designates the usage usage, thereby evaluating the usage usage. "Specify a value (evaluation value)". As will be described in detail later, the scheduled travel distance is associated in advance with the intended use specified in the reservation. Therefore, the vehicle management apparatus 200 designates a use application evaluation value (evaluation value) by designating a use application, and a planned travel distance is associated with the use application evaluation value in advance.

However, as with the vehicle management apparatus 100, the vehicle management apparatus 200 designates an evaluation value by designating at least one of a use application, a planned use distance, and a planned use time when reserving the EV1. Also good. Further, the vehicle management apparatus 200 may directly designate an evaluation value when reserving EV1. Then, it is sufficient that the estimated travel distance is associated with the evaluation value specified when the vehicle management apparatus 200 reserves EV1 in advance.

Hereinafter, the vehicle management apparatus 200 will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

[Configuration details]
FIG. 13 is a block diagram illustrating main components of the vehicle management device 200, the power peak prediction time zone information generation device 6, the vehicle reservation terminal 7, and the power control device 8. As illustrated in FIG. 13, the vehicle management device 200 includes a possible travel distance calculation unit 108 and a travel availability determination unit 109 in addition to the configuration of the vehicle management device 100.

The possible travel distance calculation unit 108 calculates the possible travel distance of EV1 from the remaining battery level after using EV1 for all EV1s. And about all EV1, the said travelable distance is notified to the travel possibility determination part 109. FIG.

The travel propriety determination unit 109 obtains a planned travel distance that is associated in advance with the use application of the EV1 specified in the reservation for the user's reservation that uses the time zone after the use of the EV1 as the desired use time zone. To do. And the driving | running | working propriety determination part 109 performs the driving | running | working propriety determination process based on a storage battery residual quantity based on the said possible travel distance and the said estimated travel distance. Specifically, when it is determined that there is no EV1 for which a possible travel distance equal to or greater than the planned travel distance is calculated, travel determination unit 109 cancels the reservation. The traveling availability determination unit 109 may notify the reservation information update unit 104 of the determination processing result, and the reservation information update unit 104 may cancel the reservation.

In the above description, the planned travel distance is assumed to be associated in advance with the intended use specified in the EV1 reservation, but the planned travel distance may not be associated only with the intended use. Good. That is, the vehicle management apparatus 200 may further include a planned travel distance calculation unit (not shown), and the planned travel distance calculation unit may calculate the planned travel distance. For example, the planned mileage calculation unit calculates the planned mileage from the usage history of the user's EV1 acquired from the power control device 8 via the usage record information acquisition unit 105, the usage specified in the EV1 reservation, and the like. May be calculated, and the calculated planned travel distance may be notified to the travel propriety determination unit 109. In addition, when the user designates the planned use distance in the EV1 reservation in place of the use application or together with the use application, the travel propriety determination unit 109 uses the planned use distance as the planned travel distance. A determination may be made. That is, if the vehicle management apparatus 200 determines that there is no EV1 in which the above-mentioned possible travel distance is equal to or more than the “scheduled travel distance” that is the planned use distance specified by the user in the EV1 reservation, the vehicle management apparatus 200 cancels the reservation. Also good.

[Flow of travel propriety determination process based on the remaining battery capacity]
FIG. 14 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the travel propriety determination process based on the remaining battery level, which is executed by the vehicle management device 200. As a specific example, EV1 travels based on the remaining battery level after the end of the power peak prediction time period. A description will be given. In the vehicle management device 200, the planned travel distance is associated in advance with the use application (EV use application) of EV1 specified in the reservation. For example, in the use purpose evaluation value definition table 123 illustrated in FIG. 11, the EV use purpose evaluation value (evaluation value) is 2, and the content of the EV use purpose is “Short distance (town use) such as shopping, picking up children” EV use ”. Therefore, in the vehicle management apparatus 200, “short distance (for example, 10 km)” is preliminarily set as the planned travel distance for EV use such as “use of EV at short distance (town use) such as shopping, pick-up of children”. It is associated. Similarly, an EV usage application with an EV usage evaluation value of 3 “EV use for carrying large loads, long-distance movement, etc.” has a predetermined travel distance of “long distance (for example, 30 km)” in advance. "Is associated.

The traveling propriety determination unit 109 of the vehicle management device 200 selects a user's EV use reservation that has not been “running propriety determination based on the remaining amount of storage battery” (S301). That is, the travel propriety determination unit 109 refers to the vehicle reservation information table 122 or the user reservation information table 126 and acquires the following reservation. That is, it is a user's EV1 reservation (user's EV use reservation) that uses the time zone after the end of the power peak prediction time zone as a desired usage time zone, and the “running propriety determination based on the remaining battery level” is still The travel availability determination unit 109 acquires a reservation that has not been made. Then, the travel propriety determination unit 109 acquires, for the selected (acquired) user's EV use reservation, a planned travel distance that is associated in advance with the usage of EV1 specified in the EV use reservation (S302). ).

On the other hand, the possible mileage calculation unit 108 of the vehicle management device 200 has all the EVs 1 after the end of the power peak prediction time zone (more precisely, after the end of the power peak prediction time zone). The possible travel distance is calculated from the predicted remaining battery capacity (S303). The possible travel distance calculation unit 108 calculates, for example, the average storage battery amount consumed to travel a predetermined reference travel distance with reference to the latest use record of EV1 or the use history of EV1. Then, a possible travel distance is calculated by multiplying the reference travel distance by the ratio of the remaining battery capacity after the end of the predicted power peak time period to the average storage battery amount. The predetermined reference travel distance can be arbitrarily set by, for example, an EV1 administrator. Moreover, the calculation method of the possible travel distance based on the remaining amount of storage battery is not limited to the above method. The possible travel distance calculation unit 108 refers to, for example, the latest usage record of EV1 or the usage history of EV1, and travels for EV1 having a remaining battery level equal to the remaining battery level after the end of the predicted power peak time period. Calculate possible time and average driving speed. Then, the possible travel distance may be calculated by multiplying the travelable time by the average travel speed.

Note that S301 and S302 executed by the travelability determination unit 109 and S303 executed by the possible travel distance calculation unit 108 are independent of each other and may be performed in parallel, or after the first execution of S303. , S301 and S302 may be executed.

The travel propriety determination unit 109 makes a scheduled travel associated in advance with the intended use of the EV 1 specified in the reservation for a user reservation that uses the time zone after the end of the power peak prediction time zone as a desired usage time zone. Get the distance. And the driving | running | working propriety determination part 109 performs the driving | running | working propriety determination process based on a storage battery residual quantity based on the said possible travel distance and the said estimated travel distance. Specifically, the travel availability determination unit 109 determines that the possible travel distance (of the reservation) is equal to or greater than the planned travel distance for a user reservation in which the time zone after the end of the power peak prediction time zone is the desired use time zone. It is confirmed whether or not a certain EV1 exists (S304).

When “EV1 whose possible travel distance is greater than or equal to the planned travel distance exists” (YES in S304), the travel propriety determination unit 109 performs the processing after S306.

Further, if “EV1 whose possible travel distance is equal to or greater than the planned travel distance does not exist” (NO in S304), the travel availability determination unit 109 cancels the reservation (the reservation selected in S301) (S305). Then, the travel propriety determination unit 109 determines whether there is an EV use reservation (EV1 reservation) of a user who has not performed the travel propriety determination based on the remaining battery level (S306). In other words, the travel propriety determination unit 109 determines whether there is a reservation other than the reservation selected in S301 and a user reservation using the time zone after the end of the power peak prediction time zone as the desired use time zone. If there is an EV use reservation for a user who has not made a travel allowance determination based on the remaining battery capacity (YES in S306), the EV use reservation is selected and the processing from S301 onward is performed. If there is no EV use reservation for a user who has not made a travel permission determination based on the remaining battery level (NO in S306), the travel permission determination unit 109 ends the travel permission determination process based on the remaining battery capacity.

The traveling availability determination process executed by the vehicle management apparatus 200 can be organized as follows. That is, the vehicle management apparatus 200 first acquires the maximum power consumption amount, power consumption amount, and the like of the electrical device 5 with reference to the power peak prediction time zone table 121. Then, for all EV1 including EV1 used for V2B in the power peak prediction time zone, the remaining battery level (more precisely, the predicted value of the remaining battery level) after the end of the power peak prediction time zone is calculated.

Next, the vehicle management device 200 calculates the possible travel distance for all EVs 1 based on the remaining battery level after the end of the predicted power peak time period.

In addition, the vehicle management apparatus 200 schedules the user's reservation that uses the time zone after the end of the power peak prediction time zone as the desired usage time zone and is associated with the usage of EV1 specified in the reservation in advance. Get the mileage.

If the vehicle management apparatus 200 determines that there is no EV1 for which the possible travel distance equal to or greater than the scheduled travel distance of the reservation is calculated, the vehicle management apparatus 200 cancels the reservation. That is, when the vehicle management apparatus 200 determines whether or not the EV1 based on the reservation can be used based on the reservation, based on the remaining battery level of the storage battery mounted on the EV1, the vehicle management apparatus 200 determines that the reservation is not possible. , Cancel the reservation.

In the above description, whether or not EV1 is allowed to travel from the remaining amount of the storage battery after the end of the power peak prediction time period (that is, EV1 is used for V2B) has been described. It is not limited to what you do after using it. That is, the vehicle management apparatus 200 first calculates the possible travel distance of the used EV1 from the remaining battery level of the used EV1 after use (S302). Next, the vehicle management apparatus 200 sets a planned mileage associated with a use application specified in the reservation in advance for a reservation of a user who desires to use the EV 1 using the time zone after use as the desired time zone. Calculate (S303). If it is determined that there is no EV1 in which the possible travel distance is equal to or greater than the planned travel distance (NO in S304), the vehicle management device 200 cancels the reservation (S305).

Hereinafter, it will be described in more detail how EV1 reservation (EV use reservation) is processed by the user by the travel propriety determination process based on the remaining amount of storage battery executed by the vehicle management device 200.

FIG. 15 shows an example of the vehicle reservation information table 122 before and after the reservation information update unit 104 updates the user's EV1 reservation based on the result of the travel propriety determination process.

For example, when the predicted power peak time zone is “15:30 to 16:30”, the following information is shown in the vehicle reservation information table 122 on the left side of FIG. That is, using the desired time zone (time zone) as the time zone after the end of the power peak prediction time zone ("16:30 to 17:00"), reservation of usage usage evaluation value: 2 and usage usage evaluation value: It is shown in the vehicle reservation information table 122 on the left side of the page that there are three reservations each.

Here, based on the usage evaluation value definition table 123 illustrated in FIG. 11, the usage usage evaluation value of 2 is “use of EV in short distance (town use) such as shopping, picking up children” It is a reservation. A reservation that uses “EV for short distance (town use) such as shopping, pick-up of children” and the like is associated with a scheduled travel distance: “short distance (for example, 10 km)” in advance. And Similarly, a reservation whose usage evaluation value is 3 is a reservation whose usage is “use of EV for carrying large luggage, long-distance movement, etc.”. Further, it is assumed that a reservation that uses “EV used for carrying large loads, long-distance movement, etc.” is associated with a scheduled travel distance: “long distance (for example, 30 km)” in advance. .

The traveling propriety determination unit 109 calculates a possible traveling distance from the remaining battery capacity in the power peak prediction time zone for all EV1s. For example, when it is determined that there is EV1 whose possible travel distance in the predicted power peak time period is a short distance (eg, 10 km) or more, but there is no EV1 that is a long distance (eg, 30 km) or more. The traveling propriety determination unit 109 executes the following processing. In other words, the travel propriety determination unit 109 does not cancel a reservation for a reservation that is associated with the planned travel distance: “short distance (for example, 10 km)” and whose use application evaluation value is 2. On the other hand, the travel possibility determination unit 109 cancels a reservation for a reservation with a use application evaluation value of 3 that is associated with the planned travel distance: “long distance (for example, 30 km)”. In the vehicle reservation information table 122 on the right side of FIG. 15, the usage evaluation value: “16:30 to 17:00” as the desired use time zone (time zone) from the vehicle reservation information table 122 on the left side of the page. It is shown that the reservation of reservation 3 is canceled (deleted).

At the end time of the predicted power peak time zone, there is a high possibility that the remaining capacity of the storage battery mounted on the EV1 used for V2B is low in the predicted power peak time zone, and the possible travel distance of EV1 is limited. Will be. Therefore, the vehicle management apparatus 200 predicts the remaining battery level of the storage battery mounted on the EV 1 after the end of the power peak prediction time period, and the possible travel distance calculated from the predicted remaining battery level and the user based on the reservation. The planned travel distance of EV1 used in the above is compared. If it is determined that there is no EV1 in which the possible travel distance equal to or more than the planned travel distance associated in advance with the intended use specified in the reservation is found, the vehicle management apparatus 200 cancels the reservation. In the above description, the scheduled travel distance has been described as being associated in advance with the usage of EV1 specified when the user reserves EV1, for example. However, the planned travel distance may be specified, for example, when the user reserves EV1 or may be calculated from the past usage record of EV1 by the user.

[Embodiment 4]
The following will describe another embodiment of the present invention with reference to FIGS. For convenience of explanation, members having the same functions as those described in the embodiment are given the same reference numerals, and descriptions thereof are omitted.

The vehicle management system 30 according to the present embodiment includes a vehicle management device 300 instead of the vehicle management device 100 of the vehicle management system 10. The vehicle management device 300 differs from the vehicle management device 100 in the vehicle management system 10 in the following points. That is, the vehicle management apparatus 300 calculates the required charging time, which is the time taken to charge the EV1 with the electric power expected to be consumed by the EV1 when using the EV1, and the charging time calculating unit 110 (charging time calculating unit). ), And the reservation information update unit 104 (reservation unit) uses the charging for using EV1 from the time when EV1 is used to the time after the required charging time calculated by the charging time calculation unit 110. Make a reservation as a use.

[Configuration details]
FIG. 16 is a block diagram illustrating main components of the vehicle management device 300, the power peak predicted time zone information generation device 6, the vehicle reservation terminal 7, and the power control device 8.

When the EV1 is used based on the reservation (use reservation), the charging time calculation unit 110 calculates the predicted electric energy that is expected to be consumed by the EV1 in the use. Then, before the start of use of EV1 based on the reservation (that is, before the start time of the desired use time zone), a charge time (required charge time) necessary for charging EV1 with the predicted electric energy is calculated.

The reservation information update unit 104 uses the EV1 from the time when the EV1 is used based on the reservation (that is, the start time of the desired use time zone) to the time that goes back the required charging time calculated by the charging time calculation unit 110. “EV charging for EV use” is reserved for use. The “time when EV1 is used based on the reservation” specifically refers to the start time of the desired use time zone specified at the time of the reservation. Although details will be described later, in the usage evaluation value definition table 123 of the vehicle management apparatus 300, the EV usage usage “EV charging for EV usage” is associated with the EV usage usage evaluation value: 5. .

In the following, for reservations for which “EV charging for V2B” is used (EV usage reservation), a reservation is made by specifying the usage for “EV charging for EV use” before the power peak prediction time zone. A case of performing (EV use reservation) will be described. However, although details will be described later, the reservation (EV use reservation) that designates the use purpose of “EV charging for EV use” is performed only for the reservation that uses “EV charge for V2B”. is not.

FIG. 17 shows an example of a use purpose evaluation value definition table 123 in which a use purpose of “EV charging for EV use” and a use purpose evaluation value: 5 are associated with each other. The reservation information update unit 104 makes the following reservation with reference to the use purpose evaluation value definition table 123 of FIG. That is, the reservation information update unit 104 sets EV1 of the number of power supply vehicles with the desired usage time zone as the power peak predicted time zone and the usage usage as “EV charging for V2B” (use usage evaluation value: 5). The reservation is made in the vehicle reservation information table 122.

Note that the vehicle management device 300 may further include a planned travel distance calculation unit (not shown) similar to the vehicle management device 200, and the planned travel distance calculation unit may calculate the planned travel distance.

(Necessary charging time reservation process)
FIG. 18 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the necessary charging time reservation process. As a specific example, a process flow for charging the amount of power necessary to perform power supply (V2B) will be described.

The power supply vehicle number calculation unit 103 refers to the power peak prediction time zone table 121 and calculates the number of power supply vehicles, which is the number of EV1s to be used for V2B in the power peak prediction time zone (S401). The process for calculating the number of electric power supply vehicles has already been described with reference to FIG. The power supply vehicle number calculation unit 103 notifies the charging time calculation unit 110 of the calculated number of power supply vehicles.

The charging time calculation unit 110 extracts EV1 used for V2B from the total EV1 by the number of the power supply vehicles in descending order of the predicted storage battery remaining amount at the start time of the power peak prediction time zone (S402). . For example, when there are a total of three EVs 1 and the number of the power supply vehicles is two, the charging time calculation unit 110 is predicted to have a large amount of predicted storage battery remaining at the start time of the power peak prediction time period. Two EV1s are extracted.

The charging time calculation unit 110 selects EV1 for which the required charging time has not been calculated from among the EV1 extracted in S402 (S403). Then, the charging time calculation unit 110 adds the predicted power to the EV1 based on the remaining battery level of the EV1 selected in S403 and the predicted power amount that the EV1 should have at the start time of the power peak predicted time zone. The time required to charge the amount (required charging time) is calculated (S404). Here, the “predicted power amount that EV1 should have at the start time of the power peak prediction time zone” is, for example, the rated storage battery amount of EV1. Then, the charging time calculation unit 110 reserves EV1 from the start time of the power peak prediction time zone to a time that goes back the required charging time, with “charging for power supply” being used (S405). ). The charging time calculation unit 110 notifies the reservation information update unit 104 of the required charging time, and the reservation information update unit 104 extends from the start time of the power peak prediction time zone to a time that goes back the required charging time. , EV1 may be reserved using “charging for power supply” as an intended use. For example, when the start time of the power peak prediction time zone is “15:30” and the required charging time is 1 hour, the charging time calculation unit 110 (or the reservation information update unit 104) performs the following reservation. This is performed on the vehicle reservation information table 122. That is, the reservation of the desired usage time zone: “14:30 to 15:30” and usage: “EV charging for V2B (use usage evaluation value: 5)” is added to the vehicle reservation information table 122.

The charging time calculation unit 110 determines whether there is an EV1 for which the required charging time is not calculated among the extracted EV1s extracted in S402 (S406). When there is EV1 for which the required charging time has not been calculated (YES in S406), the vehicle management device 300 executes the process of S403 again. If there is no EV1 for which the required charging time has not been calculated (NO in S406), the vehicle management device 300 ends the required charging time reservation process.

Hereinafter, it will be described in more detail how EV1 reservation (EV use reservation) is processed by the user through the travel propriety determination process based on the remaining amount of storage battery executed by the vehicle management apparatus 300.

FIG. 19 shows the reservation information update unit 104 (or the charging time calculation unit 110) before and after making a reservation for EV1 whose usage is “EV charging for V2B (use usage evaluation value: 5)”. An example of the vehicle reservation information table 122 is shown.

For example, when the power peak prediction time zone is “15:30 to 16:30”, the following information is shown in the vehicle reservation information table 122 on the left side of FIG. That is, there are two reservations for the usage evaluation value: 4 (use usage: V2B is performed in the power prediction peak time zone) using the power peak prediction time zone as a desired usage time zone (time zone). Are shown in the vehicle reservation information table 122. That is, in the vehicle reservation information table 122 on the left side of FIG. 19, the number of power supply vehicles is two.

The charging time calculation unit 110 extracts two EVs 1 having a large predicted remaining battery level at the start time (15:30) of the power peak prediction time zone from all EVs 1 (S402).

First, the charging time calculation unit 110 selects an EV1 having a larger remaining battery capacity from the two EV1s extracted in S402 (S403). Then, the charging time calculation unit 110 calculates the time (required charging time) necessary for charging the EV 1 selected in S403 with the predicted power amount that the EV 1 should have at the start time of the predicted power peak time zone. (S404). Here, when the time required to charge the estimated electric energy to EV1 selected in S403 is calculated as “30 minutes”, the charging time calculation unit 110 sets “required charging time: 30 minutes” as reservation information. The update unit 104 is notified. The reservation information update unit 104 reserves EV1 from the start time of the power peak prediction time period to a time that goes back the required charge time, with “charging for power supply” being used (S405). Specifically, a reservation with a desired use time zone: “15:00 to 15:30” and an intended use: “charging for power supply” is added to the vehicle reservation information table 122. Then, when it is confirmed that the required charging time is not calculated for the EV1 with a smaller remaining battery capacity among the two EV1s extracted in S402 (YES in S406), the charging time calculation unit 110 selects the EV1. (S403) and the required charging time is calculated (S404). When the required charging time is calculated as “1 hour” for the EV 1 with the smaller remaining battery capacity out of the two EVs 1 extracted in S402, the charging time calculation unit 110 further executes the following processing. That is, the charging time calculation unit 110 notifies the reservation information update unit 104 of “necessary charging time: 1 hour”. The reservation information update unit 104 adds a reservation with a desired use time zone: “14:30 to 15:30” and a use application: “charging for power supply” to the vehicle reservation information table 122 (S405).

Then, when it is confirmed that the necessary charging time has been calculated for all the EVs 1 extracted in S402 (NO in S406), the vehicle management device 300 ends the necessary charging time reservation process.

In the vehicle reservation information table 122 on the right side of FIG. 19, the following two reservations are added as a result of the necessary charging time reservation process by the vehicle management device 300 as compared with the vehicle reservation information table 122 on the left side of the page. It has been shown. That is, the reservation of the usage: “EV charging for V2B” (use usage evaluation value: 5) is the desired use time zone: “15:00 to 15:30” and the desired use time zone: “14:30” ~ 15: 30 ", the addition is shown.

At the start time of the power peak prediction time zone, the storage battery mounted on EV1 used for V2B needs to be charged with the predicted power amount necessary for V2B. However, when the user is using EV1 before the start time of the power peak prediction time zone, there is a possibility that the remaining amount of the storage battery of EV1 is insufficient and the EV1 cannot be used for V2B. Therefore, for EV1 used for V2B, it is necessary to calculate the time (required charge time) required to charge the EV1 with the predicted power amount, and to charge the EV1 for the calculated required charge time. The vehicle management apparatus 300 calculates the required charging time, uses EV1 for “EV charging for V2B” from the start time of the predicted power peak time zone to a time that goes back the required charging time. Reserved as usage evaluation value: 5).

In general, when EV1 is used, the storage battery mounted on EV1 has a predicted power amount necessary for the use (the amount of power expected to be consumed by EV1 at the time of use) at the start of the use. It needs to be charged. Therefore, for EV1 used based on the reservation, it is necessary to calculate the time (required charge time) required to charge the EV 1 with the predicted power amount and to charge the EV1 for the calculated required charge time. . The vehicle management apparatus 300 predicts the amount of power (predicted power amount) consumed when the EV1 is used based on the reservation based on the intended use specified when the EV1 is reserved. And the vehicle management apparatus 300 calculates the required charging time required in order to charge the said estimated electric energy to EV1 (S404). Furthermore, the vehicle management apparatus 300 uses EV1 for “EV charging for EV use” from the start time of the desired use time zone specified at the time of reservation to a time that goes back the required charging time. An evaluation value: 5) is reserved (S405).

It should be noted that the usage evaluation value associated with the usage “EV charging for EV use” is not necessarily “5”. In the above description, regarding EV1 used for the use application “EV charge for V2B (use application evaluation value: 5)”, the EV1 is set to “EV for securing the charge time for use in the use application. “EV charging for use” was reserved as a use application (use application evaluation value: 5). Similarly, for example, for EV1 used in the usage application evaluation value: 2, in order to secure a charging time for use in the usage application, “EV charging for EV use” is used. Use usage evaluation value: 2 may be reserved. In addition, with respect to EV1 used in the usage application evaluation value: 3, in order to secure a charging time for use in the usage usage, “EV charging for EV usage” is used as the usage usage evaluation. Value: 3 may be reserved. In other words, in order to secure a charging time for using EV1 for “a certain usage”, the reservation is for “EV charging for EV use”, and corresponds to the “some usage” You may make the reservation by which the usage evaluation value of the same value as the attached usage evaluation value is matched. Specifically, in order to secure the charging time for using EV1 for use purpose B whose use purpose evaluation value is A (A = 1, 2, 3,...) For use purpose B. When “EV charging for EV use” is reserved for use, the usage evaluation value for the usage is A.

[Embodiment 5]
In the

vehicle management systems

10, 20, and 30 described above, a plurality of processes (functions) described below are distributed and executed by a plurality of devices. That is, the function of generating power peak time zone information has been executed by the power peak prediction time zone information generating device 6. Functions for executing the power supply vehicle number calculation process, the use priority calculation process, and the usability determination process have been executed by the

vehicle management devices

100, 200, and 300. Further, the function of executing the travel propriety determination process based on the remaining amount of storage battery is executed by the vehicle management apparatus 200, and the function of executing the necessary charging time reservation process is executed by the vehicle management apparatus 300. And the function which receives the reservation information of EV1 from a user, and notifies information, such as the availability of use based on the reservation of EV1, to a user was performed by the vehicle reservation terminal 7. FIG. The function of controlling the EV 1 via the DC / DC converter 2 and obtaining information about the usage status of the EV 1, the remaining battery capacity, the user's EV usage history, and the like has been executed by the power control device 8.

However, each function may be realized in one device and server, or a plurality of devices and servers having each function may exist individually, and each device and server are managed by different operators. May be. For example, a function for generating the above power peak time zone information, a power supply vehicle number calculation process, a use priority calculation process, a use availability determination process, a travel availability determination process based on the remaining battery capacity, and a necessary charge time reservation Processing, accepting reservation information, and notifying the user of information such as availability of use based on EV1 reservation, controlling EV1, EV1 usage status, battery remaining amount, user EV usage history, etc. All of the measures for acquiring information may be executed by the

vehicle management devices

100, 200, and 300.

[Modification]
(Confirmation of reservation use priority by the user)
The vehicle reservation terminal 7 may include a display unit (not shown) and display the current use priority for the EV1 reservation. That is, the

vehicle management devices

100, 200, and 300 notify the vehicle reservation terminal 7 of the current use priority for the EV1 reservation, and the vehicle reservation terminal 7 displays the current use priority related to the EV1 reservation on the display unit. The degree may be displayed. The user can confirm the current use priority related to the reservation of EV1, for example, can determine the possibility of using EV1 based on the reservation made by the user, and the convenience of the user is improved. .

(Vehicles managed by the vehicle management device)
In the above description, EV (electric vehicle) has been described as the EV1 managed by the

vehicle management devices

100, 200, 300. However, the EV1 managed by the

vehicle management devices

100, 200, 300 is used for V2B. Any vehicle can be used as long as the vehicle is equipped with a storage battery such as a plug-in hybrid vehicle (PHV).

(About EV selection method used for V2B)
After calculating the number of power supply vehicles, when selecting EV1 to be used for V2B during the power peak prediction time zone from the total EV1 used for car sharing service, select the following: The method is preferably used. That is, it is preferable to select EV1 to be used for V2B from among all EV1 by the number of the above-mentioned power supply vehicles in descending order of the predicted storage battery remaining amount at the start time of the power peak prediction time zone. When the user tries to use EV1 used for V2B in the power peak prediction time zone after the end of the power peak prediction time zone, it is considered that EV1 needs to be charged. Therefore, in order to shorten the time for the charging as much as possible, EV1 that is predicted to have a large amount of remaining storage battery at the start time of the power peak prediction time zone is used for V2B in the power peak prediction time zone. Is preferred.

Note that the estimated remaining battery level of EV1 at the start time of the predicted power peak time zone is the remaining battery level of EV1 a predetermined time before the start time of the predicted power peak time zone, and the usage status of EV1 at the specified time ( Alternatively, it can be predicted from the use reservation status (especially the intended use). The remaining battery level of EV1 a predetermined time before the start time of the power peak prediction time zone and the usage status of EV1 during the predetermined time may be obtained from the DC / DC converter 2 via the power control device 8. Good. Further, the usage reservation status of EV1, particularly the usage, can be confirmed with reference to the table.

(Emergency use reservation)
For example, if disaster information such as earthquake early warnings and tsunami warnings is received that makes EV1's location the evacuation area, use usage evaluation value: 5 is reserved for all EV1 used for car sharing services. It is desirable to do.

(About EV charging stand)

Vehicle management devices

100, 200, and 300 further include a charging facility distance acquisition unit that searches a charging facility distance that is a distance from a location where DC / DC converter 2 is located to an EV charging facility that can charge EV 1, not shown. You may prepare. The

vehicle management devices

100, 200, and 300 are configured to move the EV 1 at the start time from the remaining battery level that is predicted to be held by the EV 1 at the start time of the desired use time zone specified by the user in the reservation. A possible moving range that is a distance that can be calculated may be calculated. The

vehicle management devices

100, 200, and 300 cancel the reservation by the user when there is no EV1 in a possible movement range that is equal to or longer than the charging facility distance. Thereby, since the user can go to the above-mentioned EV charging facility using EV1 before the remaining amount of storage battery of EV1 runs out, the user can use EV1 with confidence and the convenience of the user is improved.

In addition, when the arrival point which the user is going to use using EV1 can be estimated from the usage history of EV1 by the user and the usage specified in the EV1 reservation, the

vehicle management devices

100, 200, 300 Further, the following processing may be performed. That is, the charging facility distance acquisition unit searches for the EV charging facility on the route from the location where the DC / DC converter 2 is located to the arrival point, and determines the location of the EV charging facility and the EV charging facility. You may search for distance.

[Embodiment 6]
Control blocks of

vehicle management devices

100, 200, 300 (particularly, power peak prediction time zone information acquisition unit 101, vehicle reservation data acquisition unit 102, power supply vehicle number calculation unit 103, reservation information update unit 104, usage record information acquisition unit) 105, a use priority calculation unit 106, a use availability determination unit 107, a possible travel distance calculation unit 108, a travel availability determination unit 109, and a charging time calculation unit 110) are logic circuits formed in an integrated circuit (IC chip) or the like. (Hardware) or software using a CPU (Central Processing Unit).

In the latter case, the

vehicle management devices

100, 200, and 300 include a CPU that executes instructions of a program that is software that realizes each function, and a ROM (in which the program and various data are recorded so as to be readable by a computer (or CPU)). Read Only Memory) or a storage device (these are referred to as "recording media"), a RAM (Random Access Memory) for expanding the program, and the like. And the objective of this invention is achieved when a computer (or CPU) reads the said program from the said recording medium and runs it. As the recording medium, a “non-temporary tangible medium” such as a tape, a disk, a card, a semiconductor memory, a programmable logic circuit, or the like can be used. The program may be supplied to the computer via an arbitrary transmission medium (such as a communication network or a broadcast wave) that can transmit the program. The present invention can also be realized in the form of a data signal embedded in a carrier wave in which the program is embodied by electronic transmission.

[Summary]
A vehicle management apparatus (100, 200, 300) according to aspect 1 of the present invention is a vehicle management apparatus that manages a registered vehicle (EV1) that supplies power from an in-vehicle storage battery, and is a vehicle that should be used for power supply. A vehicle number calculation unit (power supply vehicle number calculation unit 103) that calculates the number of electric power supply vehicles, and the registration of the number of electric power supply vehicles while reserving the registered vehicle based on a user input A reservation unit (vehicle reservation data acquisition unit 102 and reservation information update unit 104) that reserves the used vehicle as a power supply, and an evaluation value that is specified when the reservation unit reserves the registered vehicle From the use priority calculation unit (use priority calculation unit 106) for calculating the use priority (priority) of the reservation, and to the use priority calculation unit for the registered vehicle Ri sequentially use high priority of the reservation to be calculated, a usability determining section that permits use based on the reservation (usability determining unit 107), the.

According to the above configuration, the vehicle management device permits use of the registered vehicles based on the reservation in descending order of use priority calculated from an evaluation value designated at the time of reservation.

Here, for example, when reserving the vehicle, the vehicle management device designates at least one of a usage, a planned usage distance, and a planned usage time, and uses the usage, planned usage distance, and planned usage time. An evaluation value may be associated with at least one of these in advance. That is, the vehicle management apparatus may designate the evaluation value by designating at least one of the intended use, the planned use distance, and the planned use time when reserving the vehicle. In that case, the vehicle management apparatus corresponds in advance to a use application other than the power supply specified in the reservation by the user, in which the use priority calculated from the evaluation value previously associated with the use application called the power supply corresponds. When the use priority calculated from the attached evaluation value is higher, the registered vehicle can be used for power supply in preference to the use based on the reservation by the user. In addition, for vehicles other than the vehicle to be used for the purpose of power supply, the use based on the reservation made by the user is permitted in descending order of the use priority.

Therefore, the vehicle management apparatus secures a vehicle to be used for V2B for the management of a vehicle that is reserved and used by a user, such as car sharing, and sets the usage priority of the user to use the vehicle based on the reservation. Based on this, it is possible to determine whether or not the vehicle can be used based on the reservation. In other words, the vehicle management apparatus can allow a user who reserves the vehicle to use the vehicle for a more important usage or the like to use the vehicle based on the reservation, and improves user convenience. be able to.

In addition, the said vehicle management apparatus can be demonstrated as follows. That is, the vehicle management device is a vehicle management device that manages registered vehicles that supply power from the in-vehicle storage battery, and calculates the number of power supply vehicles that is the number of vehicles to be used for power supply. And a reservation unit that reserves the registered vehicles based on user input by designating the use contents and reserves the registered vehicles of the number of the power supply vehicles as power supply for use. When the reservation unit reserves the registered vehicle, a use priority calculation unit that calculates a use priority of the reservation from an evaluation value designated based on the use content or the use application; and the registration A use permission / non-permission determination unit that permits use based on the reservation in descending order of the use priority of the reservation calculated by the use priority calculation unit. Here, the usage content is, for example, at least one of usage, planned usage distance, and scheduled usage time.

In the vehicle management device (100, 200, 300) according to aspect 2 of the present invention, in the aspect 1, the use priority calculating unit further has an earlier date of accepting the reservation if the evaluation value is the same. The use priority of the reservation may be calculated so that the use priority of the reservation becomes higher.

According to the above configuration, when a plurality of users designate the same evaluation value and reserve the vehicle, the vehicle management apparatus increases the use priority of the reservation made earlier. Therefore, a user who makes a reservation earlier can use the vehicle preferentially.

In the vehicle management device (100, 200, 300) according to aspect 3 of the present invention, in the

aspect

1 or 2, the use priority calculation unit further determines that the use frequency of the vehicle is the same if the evaluation value is the same. The reservation use priority may be calculated so that the reservation priority of the reservation becomes higher as the number of reservations by a small number of users.

According to said structure, the said vehicle management apparatus performed the user with less use frequency (for example, use frequency) of the said vehicle, even if it is the reservation made on the same day, specifying the same evaluation value Make the reservation use priority higher. Accordingly, a user who uses the vehicle less frequently can use the vehicle preferentially.

The vehicle management apparatus (100, 200, 300) according to Aspect 4 of the present invention is the vehicle management apparatus (100, 200, 300) according to any one of Aspects 1 to 3, wherein the availability determination unit is based on an evaluation value associated in advance with a use application of power supply. As for the reservation of the user who designates the intended use previously associated with the higher evaluation value, the use of the vehicle by the reservation is permitted in preference to the use for the power supply.

According to said structure, the said vehicle management apparatus uses the use based on a user's reservation which designates the use use previously matched with the evaluation value higher than the evaluation value previously matched with the use use called electric power supply, It is possible to give priority to the use based on the reservation of the intended use of the power supply. In other words, the user prioritizes the usage purpose of power supply by making a reservation by specifying the usage purpose previously associated with an evaluation value higher than the evaluation value previously associated with the usage purpose of power supply. The vehicle can be used based on the reservation.

The vehicle management apparatus (200) according to the fifth aspect of the present invention is the vehicle management apparatus (200) according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, wherein the travel of the used vehicle is possible from the remaining battery power of the used vehicle after use based on the reservation A possible travel distance calculation unit (a possible travel distance calculation unit 108) that calculates a distance, and a reservation of a user who desires to use the registered vehicle in a time zone after use based on the reservation, the schedule in the reservation When it is determined that the vehicle for which the possible travel distance is equal to or greater than the travel distance is not in the registered vehicle, a travel propriety determination unit (travel propriety determination unit 109) that cancels the reservation may be further provided. .

According to said structure, the said vehicle management apparatus calculates the possible travel distance of the said vehicle from the storage battery remaining amount of the said vehicle, and this possible travel distance is shorter than the planned travel distance when a user uses the said vehicle. If so, the user's reservation is canceled.

Therefore, the vehicle management apparatus can prevent a situation in which the storage battery remaining in the storage battery mounted on the vehicle runs out while the user is using the vehicle, and the user uses the vehicle with peace of mind. be able to.

The vehicle management apparatus (300) according to aspect 6 of the present invention is the vehicle management apparatus (300) according to any one of aspects 1 to 5, wherein the registered electric power that is expected to be consumed by the registered vehicle when used based on the reservation is registered. A charging time calculation unit (charging time calculation unit 110) that calculates a required charging time that is a time required for charging the vehicle, and the reservation unit uses the registered vehicle based on the reservation. Charging for using the registered vehicle may be reserved for use from the time until the time tracing the required charging time calculated by the charging time calculation unit.

According to the above configuration, the vehicle management device uses the vehicle in a time zone before the use of the vehicle to be used based on the reservation, and the storage battery of the vehicle is insufficient due to the use of the vehicle. A situation in which the vehicle cannot be used based on the reservation can be prevented.

The control method of the vehicle management device (100, 200, 300) according to aspect 7 of the present invention is a control method of the vehicle management device that manages EV1 (a registered vehicle that performs V2B (power supply) from the in-vehicle storage battery). Then, the vehicle number calculating step (S101) for calculating the number of electric power supply vehicles which is the number of EV1s to be used for V2B, EV1 is reserved based on the user input, and EV1 of the electric power supply vehicle number is set to V2B. Is used as a usage from the reservation step (S102) for making a reservation, and from the usage evaluation value (evaluation value) associated beforehand with the usage specified when EV1 is reserved in the reservation step. Use priority calculation step (S104) for calculating the degree (priority), and EV1 is calculated by the use priority calculation step. Using priority in descending order, it contains, and the usability determining step (S105) are allowed to use based on the reservation.

Therefore, the same effect as in aspect 1 is obtained.

The vehicle management device according to each aspect of the present invention may be realized by a computer. In this case, the vehicle is realized by the computer by causing the computer to operate as each unit included in the vehicle management device. A control program for the management apparatus and a computer-readable recording medium on which the control program is recorded also fall within the scope of the present invention.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications are possible within the scope shown in the claims, and embodiments obtained by appropriately combining technical means disclosed in different embodiments. Is also included in the technical scope of the present invention. Furthermore, a new technical feature can be formed by combining the technical means disclosed in each embodiment.

The present invention can be used for management of a vehicle reserved and used by a user such as car sharing.

100, 200, 300 Vehicle management device 102 Vehicle reservation data acquisition unit (reservation unit)
103 Electricity supply vehicle number calculation unit (vehicle number calculation unit)
104 Reservation information update part (reservation part)
106 Usage priority calculator (Usage priority calculator)
107 Usability judging unit (usability judging unit)
108 Possible Travel Distance Calculation Unit (Possible Travel Distance Calculation Unit)
109 Travelability determination unit (travelability determination unit)
110 Charging time calculation unit (charging time calculation unit)

Claims

A vehicle management device for managing a registered vehicle that supplies power from an in-vehicle storage battery,
A vehicle number calculation unit for calculating the number of power supply vehicles, which is the number of vehicles to be used for power supply;
A reservation unit for reserving the registered vehicle based on a user input, and reserving the registered vehicles of the number of power supply vehicles as a power supply for use,
A use priority calculating unit for calculating a use priority of the reservation from an evaluation value designated when the reservation unit reserves the registered vehicle;
A vehicle management system comprising: a use permission determination unit that permits use based on the reservation in descending order of the use priority of the reservation calculated by the use priority calculation unit for the registered vehicle. apparatus.
If the evaluation value is the same, the use priority calculation unit further calculates the use priority of the reservation so that the use priority of the reservation becomes higher as the date of accepting the reservation becomes earlier. The vehicle management apparatus according to claim 1.
The use priority calculation unit further calculates the use priority of the reservation so that the reservation by the user who uses the vehicle less frequently has a higher use priority of the reservation if the evaluation value is the same. The vehicle management apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that
A possible travel distance calculation unit for calculating a possible travel distance of the used vehicle from the remaining battery level of the used vehicle after being used based on the reservation;
For a user's reservation that desires to use the registered vehicle in a time zone after use based on the reservation, the vehicle in which the vehicle whose calculated travel distance is equal to or greater than the planned travel distance in the reservation is registered The vehicle management device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a travel availability determination unit that cancels the reservation when it is determined that the reservation is not present.
A charge time calculating unit that calculates a required charge time that is a time required to charge the registered vehicle with power predicted to be consumed by the registered vehicle when used based on the reservation;
The reservation unit is charged for using the registered vehicle from a time when the registered vehicle is used based on the reservation to a time after the required charging time calculated by the charging time calculation unit. The vehicle management apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein reservation is made for use.