POWER CONSUMPTION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND POWER CONSUMPTION MANAGER, POWER CONSUMPTION MANAGEMENT METHOD, POWER SUPPLY MANAGER, AND POWER SUPPLY MANAGEMENT METHOD, WHICH ARE USED FOR THE POWER CONSUMPTION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A power consumption management system for managing power consumption of one or more structures as management targets, comprising:
- a power supply manager that manages power supply to each of the structures; and
a power consumption manager that is placed for each of the structures in order to manage the power consumption regarding a load of equipment of each of the structures and is connected to the power supply manager through a network, whereinthe power supply manager comprises;
a management unit that determines whether or not it is necessary to request a change of the power consumption for each of the structures;
a request unit that transmits a changeable power amount acquisition request to the power consumption manager when the management unit determines that it is necessary to request the change of the power consumption for the structure; and
a notification unit that acquires changeable power amount information transmitted from the power consumption manager based on the changeable power amount acquisition request transmitted from the request unit, decides a power change request amount for each of the structures based on the acquired changeable power amount information, and transmits the decided power change request amount to each of the power consumption managers for a purpose of notification, andthe power consumption manager comprises;
an information creation unit that, upon receiving the changeable power amount information acquisition request transmitted from the power supply manager, creates the changeable power amount information with respect to a planned value of the power consumption for each predetermined time range in a preset predetermined period in future, the planned value being related to a load of each piece of equipment in the structure, and transmits the created changeable power amount information to the power supply manager; and
a control unit that acquires the power change request amount transmitted from the power supply manager based on the changeable power amount information of the power consumption, the changeable power amount information being transmitted from the information creation unit, decides an operation control amount of the load of each piece of the equipment in the structure based on the acquired power change request amount, and controls the applying load of the equipment.
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Abstract
According to one embodiment, a power consumption management system includes power consumption managers and a power supply manager. Each of the power consumption managers creates changeable power amount information with respect a planned value of power consumption for each predetermined time range in a preset predetermined period in future, the planned value being related to a load of each piece of equipment in a building as a monitoring target. The power supply manager is connected to each of the power consumption managers through a network, decides a power change request amount for each building based on the created changeable power amount information, and transmits the decided power change request amount to each of the power consumption managers for the purpose of notification.
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7 Claims
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1. A power consumption management system for managing power consumption of one or more structures as management targets, comprising:
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a power supply manager that manages power supply to each of the structures; and a power consumption manager that is placed for each of the structures in order to manage the power consumption regarding a load of equipment of each of the structures and is connected to the power supply manager through a network, wherein the power supply manager comprises; a management unit that determines whether or not it is necessary to request a change of the power consumption for each of the structures; a request unit that transmits a changeable power amount acquisition request to the power consumption manager when the management unit determines that it is necessary to request the change of the power consumption for the structure; and a notification unit that acquires changeable power amount information transmitted from the power consumption manager based on the changeable power amount acquisition request transmitted from the request unit, decides a power change request amount for each of the structures based on the acquired changeable power amount information, and transmits the decided power change request amount to each of the power consumption managers for a purpose of notification, and the power consumption manager comprises; an information creation unit that, upon receiving the changeable power amount information acquisition request transmitted from the power supply manager, creates the changeable power amount information with respect to a planned value of the power consumption for each predetermined time range in a preset predetermined period in future, the planned value being related to a load of each piece of equipment in the structure, and transmits the created changeable power amount information to the power supply manager; and a control unit that acquires the power change request amount transmitted from the power supply manager based on the changeable power amount information of the power consumption, the changeable power amount information being transmitted from the information creation unit, decides an operation control amount of the load of each piece of the equipment in the structure based on the acquired power change request amount, and controls the applying load of the equipment.
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2. A power consumption manager that is connected through a network to a power supply manager managing power supply to one or more structures as management targets, and is placed for each of the structures in order to manage power consumption regarding a load of equipment of each of the structures, the power consumption manager comprising:
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an information creation unit that, upon acquiring a changeable power amount information acquisition request for requesting a change of the power consumption, the changeable power amount information acquisition request being transmitted from the power supply manager, creates changeable power amount information with respect to a planned value of the power consumption for each predetermined time range in a preset predetermined period in future, the planned value being related to a load of each piece of equipment in the structure as a monitoring target, and transmits the created changeable power amount information to the power supply manager; and a control unit that acquires a power change request amount decided by the power supply manager based on the changeable power amount information of the power consumption, the changeable power amount information being transmitted from the information creation unit, decides an operation control amount of the load of each piece of the equipment in the structure based on the acquired power change request amount, and controls the applying load of the equipment. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4)
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5. A power consumption management method by a power consumption manager that is connected through a network to a power supply manager managing power supply to one or more structures as management targets, and is placed for each of the structures in order to manage power consumption regarding a load of equipment of each of the structures, the power consumption management method comprising:
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a first step of, upon acquiring a changeable power amount information acquisition request for requesting a change of the power consumption, the changeable power amount information acquisition request being transmitted from the power supply manager, creating changeable power amount information with respect to a planned value of the power consumption for each predetermined time range in a preset predetermined period in future, the planned value being related to a load of each piece of equipment in the structure as a monitoring target, and transmitting the created changeable power amount information to the power supply manager; and a second step of acquiring a power change request amount decided by the power supply manager based on the changeable power amount information of the power consumption, the changeable power amount information being transmitted in the first step, deciding an operation control amount of the load of each piece of the equipment in the structure based on the acquired power change request amount, and controlling the applying load of the equipment.
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6. A power supply manager that is connected through a network to a power consumption manager managing power consumption regarding a load of equipment of each of one or more structures as management targets, the power consumption manager being placed for each of the structures, the power supply manager managing power supply to each of the structures comprising:
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a management unit that determines whether or not it is necessary to request a change of the power consumption for each of the structures; a request unit that transmits a changeable power amount acquisition request to the power consumption manager when the management unit determines that it is necessary to request the change of the power consumption for the structure; and a notification unit that acquires changeable power amount information created in the power consumption manager based on the changeable power amount acquisition request transmitted from the request unit, the changeable power amount information being with respect to a planned value of the power consumption regarding the load of each piece of equipment in the structure as a monitoring target in a preset predetermined period in future, decides a power change request amount for each of the structures based on the acquired changeable power amount information, and transmits the decided power change request amount to each of the power consumption managers for a purpose of notification.
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7. A power supply management method by a power supply manager that is connected through a network to a power consumption manager managing power consumption regarding a load of equipment of each of one or more structures as management targets, the power consumption manager being placed for each of the structures, the power supply management method managing power supply to each of the structures comprising:
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a first step of determining whether or not it is necessary to request a change of the power consumption for each of the structures; a second step of transmitting a changeable power amount acquisition request to the power consumption manager when the first step determines that it is necessary to request the change of the power consumption for the structure; and a third step of acquiring changeable power amount information created in the power consumption manager based on the changeable power amount acquisition request transmitted in the second step, the changeable power amount information being with respect to a planned value of the power consumption regarding the load of each piece of equipment in each of the structures as a monitoring target in a preset predetermined period in future, deciding a power change request amount for each of the structures based on the acquired changeable power amount information, and transmitting the decided power change request amount to each of the power consumption managers for a purpose of notification.
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