Power control system, power control apparatus, and power control method
First Claim
1. A power control system comprising:
- a plurality of storage cells installed in a plurality of facilities; and
a power control apparatus including a controller configured to control charging and discharging of the plurality of storage cells,wherein the controller allocates storage capacity to each of a plurality of consumers, wherein each allocated storage capacity is a portion of a total virtual capacity of the plurality of storage cells installed in the plurality of facilities, such that electrical energy may be stored for each of the plurality of consumers across the plurality of storage cells according to a charging or discharging instruction from the consumer, and wherein each allocated storage capacity for each of the plurality of consumers comprises storage capacity within a facility outside of that consumer'"'"'s facility, andwherein the controller in a case of receiving the charging or discharging instruction from a first one of the plurality of consumers,(1) when a charging and discharging amount based on the charging or discharging instruction falls within the storage capacity allocated to the first consumer, accepts the charging or discharging instruction, and(2) when the charging and discharging amount based on the charging or discharging instruction falls outside the storage capacity allocated to the first consumer, accepts the charging or discharging instruction, reduces the storage capacity allocated to at least a second one of the plurality of consumers by a storage capacity corresponding to a charging and discharging amount exceeding the storage capacity allocated to the first consumer, and allocates the storage capacity thus obtained to the first consumer.
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Abstract
A power control system includes a storage cell and a power control apparatus. The storage cell is configured to allow allocation of predetermined storage capacities to a plurality of consumer facilities each including a load apparatus. The power control apparatus including a controller configured to control charging and discharging of the storage cell. The controller receives a charging or discharging instruction for the storage cell from the plurality of consumer facilities. The controller accepts a charging or discharging instruction newly received from one of the plurality of consumer facilities when an aggregated charging and discharging amount falls within a storage capacity allocated to the one of the plurality of consumer facilities.
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16 Claims
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1. A power control system comprising:
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a plurality of storage cells installed in a plurality of facilities; and a power control apparatus including a controller configured to control charging and discharging of the plurality of storage cells, wherein the controller allocates storage capacity to each of a plurality of consumers, wherein each allocated storage capacity is a portion of a total virtual capacity of the plurality of storage cells installed in the plurality of facilities, such that electrical energy may be stored for each of the plurality of consumers across the plurality of storage cells according to a charging or discharging instruction from the consumer, and wherein each allocated storage capacity for each of the plurality of consumers comprises storage capacity within a facility outside of that consumer'"'"'s facility, and wherein the controller in a case of receiving the charging or discharging instruction from a first one of the plurality of consumers, (1) when a charging and discharging amount based on the charging or discharging instruction falls within the storage capacity allocated to the first consumer, accepts the charging or discharging instruction, and (2) when the charging and discharging amount based on the charging or discharging instruction falls outside the storage capacity allocated to the first consumer, accepts the charging or discharging instruction, reduces the storage capacity allocated to at least a second one of the plurality of consumers by a storage capacity corresponding to a charging and discharging amount exceeding the storage capacity allocated to the first consumer, and allocates the storage capacity thus obtained to the first consumer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A power control apparatus comprising:
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a controller configured to control charging and discharging of a plurality of storage cells installed in a plurality of facilities, and allocate storage capacity to each of a plurality of consumers, wherein each allocated storage capacity is a portion of a total virtual capacity of the plurality of storage cells installed in the plurality of facilities, such that electrical energy may be stored for each of the plurality of consumers across the plurality of storage cells according to a charging or discharging instruction from the consumer, and wherein each allocated storage capacity for each of the plurality of consumers comprises storage capacity within a facility outside of that consumer'"'"'s facility, wherein the controller in a case of receiving the charging or discharging instruction from a first one of the plurality of consumers, (1) when a charging and discharging amount based on the charging or discharging instruction falls within the storage capacity allocated to the first consumer, accepts the charging or discharging instruction, and (2) when the charging and discharging amount based on the charging or discharging instruction falls outside the storage capacity allocated to the first consumer, accepts the charging or discharging instruction, reduces the storage capacity allocated to at least a second one of the plurality of consumers by a storage capacity corresponding to a charging and discharging amount exceeding the storage capacity allocated to the first consumer, and allocates the storage capacity thus obtained to the first consumer. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A power control method of a power control apparatus including a controller configured to control a plurality of storage cells installed in a plurality of facilities, the power control method comprising, by the controller:
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allocating storage capacity to each of a plurality of consumers, wherein each allocated storage capacity is a portion of a total virtual capacity of the plurality of storage cells installed in the plurality of facilities, such that electrical energy may be stored for each of the plurality of consumers across the plurality of storage cells according to a charging or discharging instruction from the consumer, and wherein each allocated storage capacity for each of the plurality of consumers comprises storage capacity within a facility outside of that consumer'"'"'s facility; and in a case of receiving the charging or discharging instruction from a first one of the plurality of consumers, (1) when a charging and discharging amount based on the charging or discharging instruction falls within the storage capacity allocated to the first consumer, accepting the charging or discharging instruction, and (2) when the charging and discharging amount based on the charging or discharging instruction falls outside the storage capacity allocated to the first consumer, accepting the charging or discharging instruction, reducing the storage capacity allocated to at least a second one of the plurality of consumers by a storage capacity corresponding to a charging and discharging amount exceeding the storage capacity allocated to the first consumer, and allocating the storage capacity thus obtained to the first consumer. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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