Information disclosure and contracting method for the demander of distributed power supply business

• US 20050010493A1
• Filed: 08/11/2004
• Published: 01/13/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 03/09/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
• Inventors: Namba, Shigeaki
• Application Number:
  US10/915,424
• Publication Number:
  US 20050010493A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/26
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/06 Energy or water supply

Abstract

An information apparatus of a demander is connected via a communication line to an information apparatus of a power company or enterprise. When a power supply contract is signed between the enterprise and the demander, the enterprise presents information of contract (start) periods and information of a unit price of charge for each contract period. According to the information, the demander sets a customized pattern (load pattern) for each desired one of the periods and sends the pattern to the enterprise. The enterprise presents information of charge for the load pattern. The demander determines a power supply contract for the periods. In the operation, the demander collates the load pattern at a present time with a load pattern in a predetermined period in the past and re-sets values of the load pattern at the present time. The enterprise presents information of charge for the load pattern modified and set by the demander.

Claims

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12. A power contract support system for an enterprise of a power supply business, comprising:

an information apparatus to be connected via a communication line to an information apparatus of each of a plurality of demanders of electric power;

wherein said information apparatus of said enterprise

supplies information of contract periods and information of a charge price per unit of power for each of said contract periods via the communication line to the information apparatus of each of said demanders;

receives a load pattern of a contract period inputted via the communication line from said information apparatus of each said demander;

produces information of a charge price for the load patterns thus received and supplies the information of the charge price via the communication line to said information apparatus of each said demander;

receives a request of application inputted from said information apparatus of each said demander for a power supply contract for the information of charge price via the communication line; and

totals load patterns of a plurality of demanders having signed the power supply contract and calculates a margin according to time based on a total of said load patterns and a total power generating capacity of said enterprise.

13. A power contract support system for an enterprise of a power supply business, comprising:

an information apparatus to be connected via a communication line to an information apparatus of each of a plurality of demanders of electric power;

wherein said information apparatus of said enterprise

supplies information of contract periods and information of a charge price per unit of power for each of said contract periods via the communication line to the information apparatus of each of said demanders;

receives a load pattern of a contract period inputted via the communication line from said information apparatus of each said demander;

produces information of charge price for the load patterns thus received and supplies the information of the charge price via the communication line to said information apparatus of each said demander; and

receives a request of an application inputted from said information apparatus of each said demander for a power supply contract for the information of charge price via the communication line and thereby results in signing of the power supply contract.

14. A power contract support system for an enterprise of a power supply business, comprising:

an information apparatus to be connected via a communication line to an information apparatus of each of a plurality of demanders of electric power;

wherein said information apparatus of said enterprise

receives a load pattern of a contract period inputted from said information apparatus of each of said demanders via the communication line; and

totals load patterns of a plurality of demanders having signed a power supply contract and calculates a margin according to time based on a total of said load patterns and a total power generating capacity of said enterprise.