POWER DEMAND-SUPPLY SYSTEM

• US 20120296836A1
• Filed: 02/02/2011
• Published: 11/22/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 02/04/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Omron Corporation
• Original Assignee: Omron Corporation
• Inventors: Hisano, Atsushi
• Application Number:
  US13/519,437
• Publication Number:
  US 20120296836A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/317
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/06 Energy or water supply
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/00 Secondary cells; Manufacture thereof
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 8/00 Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 13/00006 characterised by information or instructions transport means between the monitoring, controlling or managing units and monitored, controlled or operated power network element or electrical equipment
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 13/00034 the elements or equipment being or involving an electric power substation
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 3/06 Controlling transfer of power between connected networks; Controlling sharing of load between connected networks
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 90/20 Smart grids as enabling technology in buildings sector smart grids supporting the management or operation of end-user stationary applications in general, or like technologies with no associated climate change mitigation effect Y04S20/00
• CPC Class Codes: Y02P 90/84 Greenhouse gas [GHG] management systems
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 40/12 characterised by data transport means between the monitoring, controlling or managing units and monitored, controlled or operated electrical equipment

Abstract

An electricity supply and purchase system includes an electricity transmission deciding section for deciding an electricity transmission content including an electricity amount of the electricity transmission to be transmitted from the electricity transmission sender; an electricity reception deciding section for deciding an electricity reception content including an electricity amount of electricity reception at the electricity transmission receiver; a communication section for communication between the electricity transmission sender and the electricity transmission receiver; an electricity transmission flow control section for performing the electricity transmission from the electricity transmission sender to the electricity line based on the electricity transmission content for which the consistency is confirmed by the communication; and an electricity reception flow control section for performing the electricity reception at the electricity transmission receiver from the electricity line based on the electricity reception content for which the consistency is confirmed.

Claims

1-25. -25. (canceled)

26. An electricity supply and purchase system for transmitting electricity via an electric line from an electricity transmission sender to an electricity transmission receiver, comprising:

electricity transmission deciding means for deciding an electricity transmission content including an electricity amount of the electricity transmission to be transmitted from the electricity transmission sender;

electricity reception deciding means for deciding an electricity reception content including an electricity amount of electricity reception at the electricity transmission receiver;

a communication system for communication between the electricity transmission sender and the electricity transmission receiver, the communication being carried out for matching consistency between the electricity transmission content and the electricity reception content;

electricity transmission flow control means for performing the electricity transmission from the electricity transmission sender to the electricity line based on the electricity transmission content for which the consistency is confirmed by the communication performed via the communication system;

electricity reception flow control means for performing the electricity reception at the electricity transmission receiver from the electricity line based on the electricity reception content for which the consistency is confirmed by the communication performed via the communication system.

27. An electricity supply control device for use at an electricity transmission sender in an electricity supply and purchase system for transmitting electricity via an electric line from the electricity transmission sender to an electricity transmission receiver, the electricity supply control device comprising:

electricity transmission deciding means for deciding an electricity transmission content in case of performing the electricity transmission of the green electricity to the electricity transmission receiver, the electricity transmission deciding means deciding the electricity transmission content by communication with the electricity transmission receiver via a communication section in order to match consistency between the electricity transmission content and an electricity reception content of the electricity transmission receiver; and

electricity transmission flow control means for performing the electricity transmission from the electricity transmission sender to the electricity line based on the electricity transmission content for which the consistency is confirmed by the electricity transmission deciding means.

28. An electricity reception control device for use at an electricity transmission receiver in an electricity supply and purchase system for transmitting electricity via an electric line from an electricity transmission sender to the electricity transmission receiver, the electricity reception control device comprising:

electricity reception deciding means for deciding an electricity reception content in case of performing the electricity transmission of the green electricity to the electricity transmission receiver, the electricity reception deciding means deciding the electricity reception content by communication with the electricity transmission sender via a communication section in order to match consistency between the electricity reception content and an electricity transmission content of the electricity transmission receiver; and

electricity reception flow control means for performing the electricity reception at the electricity transmission receiver from the electricity line based on the electricity reception content for which the consistency is confirmed by the electricity reception deciding means.

29. A green electricity supply control device, comprising:

a communication section for communicating with an electricity transmission receiver via a communication network, the electricity transmission receiver being a counterpart to which the green electricity supply control device is to transmit green electricity;

electricity transmission deciding means for deciding an electricity transmission content by communicating with the electricity transmission receiver via the communication section in case of performing the electricity transmission of the green electricity to the electricity transmission receiver;

electricity transmission flow control means for performing the electricity transmission of the green electricity to the electricity transmission receiver based on the electricity transmission content decided by the electricity transmission deciding means; and

performed electricity transmission information notifying means for notifying a predetermined notification receiving party of performed electricity transmission information after the electricity transmission is completed by the electricity transmission flow control means, the performed electricity transmission information including the electricity transmission receiver and an electricity amount of the electricity transmission.

30. A green electricity reception control device, comprising:

a communication section for communicating with an electricity transmission sender via a communication network, the electricity transmission sender being for transmitting green electricity;

electricity reception deciding means for deciding an electricity reception content by communicating with the electricity transmission sender via the communication section in case of performing the electricity reception of the green electricity from the electricity transmission sender;

electricity reception flow control means for performing the electricity reception of the green electricity from the electricity transmission sender based on the electricity reception content decided by the electricity reception deciding means; and

performed electricity reception information notifying means for notifying a predetermined notification receiving party of performed electricity reception information after the electricity reception is completed by the electricity reception flow control means, the performed electricity reception information including the electricity transmission sender and an electricity amount of the electricity reception.

31. A green electricity supply/purchase certifying device, comprising:

performed electricity transmission/reception checking means for comparing (i) performed electricity transmission information transmitted from an electricity transmission sender for transmitting green electricity and (ii) performed electricity reception information transmitted from an electricity transmission receiver for receiving green electricity from the electricity transmission sender, so as to check whether or not the performed electricity transmission information and the performed electricity reception information are consistent with each other; and

supply and purchase information creating means for creating supply and purchase information in which (i) the performed electricity transmission information and the performed electricity reception information, which the performed electricity transmission/reception checking means judges as being consistent with each other, are paired, and (ii) the electricity transmission sender, the electricity transmission receiver, and an electricity amount of the green electricity transmitted/received are included.

32. The green electricity supply/purchase certifying device as set forth in claim 31, wherein

the performed electricity transmission information and the performed electricity reception information includes time when the electricity transmission or the electricity reception occurred, an electricity transmission sender ID for identifying the transmission electricity sender, and an electricity transmission receiver ID for identifying the transmission electricity receiver,

the performed electricity transmission/reception checking means judges that the performed electricity transmission information and the performed electricity reception information are consistent with each other, if the performed electricity transmission information and the performed electricity reception information are consistent in terms of the time, the electricity transmission sender ID, and the electricity transmission receiver ID.

33. A electricity composition control device, comprising:

emission amount calculating means for calculating out a warm-house effect gas emission amount of green electricity in use of the green electricity to prepare a necessary electricity amount, and a warm-house effect gas emission amount of non-green electricity in use of the non-green electricity to prepare the necessary electricity amount;

emission amount comparing means for comparing (i) a remaining amount to a warm-house gas emission limit with (ii) the warm-house effect gas emission amount of the green electricity and with (iii) the warm-house effect gas emission amount of the non-green electricity, where the remaining amount to the warm-house gas emission limit indicates a preset limit in a warm-house gas emission allowed; and

electricity type-distinguished electricity amount deciding means for deciding electricity amounts of the green electricity and the non-green electricity to be received to prepare the necessary electricity amount, if the emission amount comparing means judges that the warm-house effect gas emission amount of the green electricity ≦

the remaining amount to the warm-house gas emission limit <

the warm-house effect gas emission amount of the non-green electricity, the electricity type-distinguished electricity amount deciding means deciding the electricity amounts of the green electricity and the non-green electricity in such a way that the warm-house effect gas emission amount will not exceed the remaining amount to the warm-house gas emission limit.

34. A green electricity transaction settling device, comprising:

supply and purchase information acquiring means for acquiring supply and purchase information from a supply and purchase management database in which the supply and purchase information is stored, the supply and purchase information including an electricity transmission sender for supplying green electricity, an electricity transmission receiver for receiving the green electricity from the electricity transmission sender, and an electricity amount of the green electricity supplied/received; and

transaction settling processing means for calculating out payment to pay and to be paid for the supplied and received electricity amount of the green electricity based on the supply and purchase information acquired by the supply and purchase information acquiring means.

35. A green electricity supply and purchase system, comprising:

a green electricity supply control device for transmitting green electricity;

a green electricity reception control device for receiving green electricity; and

a green electricity supply/purchase certifying device for certifying supply and purchase of the green electricity,

the green electricity supply control device including;

a communication section for communicating with an electricity transmission receiver via a communication network, the electricity transmission receiver being a counterpart to which the green electricity supply control device is to transmit green electricity;

electricity transmission deciding means for deciding an electricity transmission content by communicating with the electricity transmission receiver via the communication section in case of performing the electricity transmission of the green electricity to the electricity transmission receiver;

electricity transmission flow control means for performing the electricity transmission of the green electricity to the electricity transmission receiver based on the electricity transmission content decided by the electricity transmission deciding means; and

performed electricity transmission information notifying means for notifying a predetermined notification receiving party of performed electricity transmission information after the electricity transmission is completed by the electricity transmission flow control means, the performed electricity transmission information including the electricity transmission receiver and an electricity amount of the electricity transmission,

the green electricity reception control device including;

a communication section for communicating with an electricity transmission sender via a communication network, the electricity transmission sender being for transmitting green electricity;

electricity reception deciding means for deciding an electricity reception content by communicating with the electricity transmission sender via the communication section in case of performing the electricity reception of the green electricity from the electricity transmission sender;

electricity reception flow control means for performing the electricity reception of the green electricity from the electricity transmission sender based on the electricity reception content decided by the electricity reception deciding means; and

performed electricity reception information notifying means for notifying a predetermined notification receiving party of performed electricity reception information after the electricity reception is completed by the electricity reception flow control means, the performed electricity reception information including the electricity transmission sender and an electricity amount of the electricity reception, and

green electricity supply/purchase certifying device including;

performed electricity transmission/reception checking means for comparing (i) performed electricity transmission information transmitted from an electricity transmission sender for transmitting green electricity and (ii) performed electricity reception information transmitted from an electricity transmission receiver for receiving green electricity from the electricity transmission sender, so as to check whether or not the performed electricity transmission information and the performed electricity reception information are consistent with each other; and

supply and purchase information creating means for creating supply and purchase information in which (i) the performed electricity transmission information and the performed electricity reception information, which the performed electricity transmission/reception checking means judges as being consistent with each other, are paired, and (ii) the electricity transmission sender, the electricity transmission receiver, and an electricity amount of the green electricity transmitted/received are included.

36. The green electricity supply and purchase system as set forth in claim 35, further comprising a green electricity transaction settling device comprising:

supply and purchase information acquiring means for acquiring supply and purchase information from a supply and purchase management database in which the supply and purchase information is stored, the supply and purchase information including an electricity transmission sender for supplying green electricity, an electricity transmission receiver for receiving the green electricity from the electricity transmission sender, and an electricity amount of the green electricity supplied/received; and

transaction settling processing means for calculating out payment to pay and to be paid for the supplied and received electricity amount of the green electricity based on the supply and purchase information acquired by the supply and purchase information acquiring means.

37. The green electricity supply and purchase system as set forth in claim 35, further comprising an electricity composition control device comprising:

emission amount calculating means for calculating out a warm-house effect gas emission amount of green electricity in use of the green electricity to prepare a necessary electricity amount, and a warm-house effect gas emission amount of non-green electricity in use of the non-green electricity to prepare the necessary electricity amount;

emission amount comparing means for comparing (i) a remaining amount to a warm-house gas emission limit with (ii) the warm-house effect gas emission amount of the green electricity and with (iii) the warm-house effect gas emission amount of the non-green electricity, where the remaining amount to the warm-house gas emission limit indicates a preset limit in a warm-house gas emission allowed; and

electricity type-distinguished electricity amount deciding means for deciding electricity amounts of the green electricity and the non-green electricity to be received to prepare the necessary electricity amount, if the emission amount comparing means judges that the warm-house effect gas emission amount of the green electricity ≦

the remaining amount to the warm-house gas emission limit <

the warm-house effect gas emission amount of the non-green electricity, the electricity type-distinguished electricity amount deciding means deciding the electricity amounts of the green electricity and the non-green electricity in such a way that the warm-house effect gas emission amount will not exceed the remaining amount to the warm-house gas emission limit.

38. A green electricity transmitting and receiving method, comprising:

deciding electricity transmission, including deciding an electricity transmission content of the electricity transmission by an electricity transmission sender for transmitting green electricity, wherein the electricity transmission sender decides the electricity transmission content by communicating with an electricity transmission receiver being a counterpart for receiving the green electricity;

deciding electricity reception, including deciding an electricity reception content by the electricity transmission receiver, wherein the electricity transmission receiver decides the electricity reception content by communicating with the electricity transmission sender;

performing an electricity transmission flow control in which the electricity transmission sender performs the electricity transmission based on the electricity transmission content decided in the step of deciding the electricity transmission;

notifying performed electricity transmission information from the electricity transmission sender to a predetermined notified party after the electricity transmission in the step of performing the electricity transmission flow control is completed, the performed electricity transmission information including the electricity transmission receiver and an electricity amount of the electricity transmission;

performing electricity reception flow control in which the electricity transmission receiver performs the electricity reception based on the electricity reception content decided in the step of deciding the electricity reception; and

notifying performed electricity reception information from the electricity transmission receiver to the notified party after the electricity reception in the step of performing the electricity reception flow control completed, the performed electricity reception information including the electricity transmission sender and an electricity amount of the electricity reception.

39. A green electricity supply/purchase certifying method, comprising:

checking performed electricity transmission/reception by comparing (i) performed electricity transmission information transmitted from an electricity transmission sender for transmitting green electricity and (ii) performed electricity reception information transmitted from an electricity transmission receiver for receiving green electricity from the electricity transmission sender, so as to check whether or not the performed electricity transmission information and the performed electricity reception information are consistent with each other; and

creating supply and purchase information in which (i) the performed electricity transmission information and the performed electricity reception information, which are judged as being consistent with each other in the step of checking, are paired, and (ii) the electricity transmission sender, the electricity transmission receiver, and an electricity amount of the green electricity transmitted/received are included.

40. An electricity composition controlling method, comprising:

calculating out a warm-house effect gas emission amount of green electricity in use of the green electricity to prepare a necessary electricity amount, and a warm-house effect gas emission amount of non-green electricity in use of the non-green electricity to prepare the necessary electricity amount;

comparing (i) a remaining amount to a warm-house gas emission limit with (ii) the warm-house effect gas emission amount of the green electricity and with (iii) the warm-house effect gas emission amount of the non-green electricity, where the remaining amount to the warm-house gas emission limit indicates a preset limit in a warm-house gas emission allowed; and

deciding electricity amounts of the green electricity and the non-green electricity to be received to prepare the necessary electricity amount, wherein, if it is judged in the step of comparing that the warm-house effect gas emission amount of the green electricity ≦

the remaining amount to the warm-house gas emission limit <

the warm-house effect gas emission amount of the non-green electricity, the electricity amounts of the green electricity and the non-green electricity are judged in such a way that the warm-house effect gas emission amount will not exceed the remaining amount to the warm-house gas emission limit.

41. The electricity composition controlling method as set forth in claim 40, comprising:

instructing reduction in a warm-house effect gas emission by (the warm-house effect gas emission amount of the green electricity—

the remaining amount to the warm-house gas emission limit) if it is judged in the step of comparing that the remaining amount to the warm-house gas emission limit <

the warm-house effect gas emission amount of the green electricity.

42. The electricity composition controlling method as set forth in claim 40, comprising:

performing electricity reception preparation to receive the non-green electricity to prepare the necessary electricity amount wholly with the non-green electricity, if it is judged in the step of comparing that the warm-house effect gas emission amount of the non-green electricity ≦

the remaining amount to the warm-house gas emission limit.

43. A transaction settling method, comprising:

acquiring supply and purchase information from a supply and purchase management database in which the supply and purchase information is stored, the supply and purchase information including an electricity transmission sender for supplying green electricity, an electricity transmission receiver for receiving the green electricity from the electricity transmission sender, and an electricity amount of the green electricity supplied/received; and

performing a transaction settling process for calculating out payment to pay and to be paid for the supplied and received electricity amount of the green electricity based on the supply and purchase information acquired by the step of acquiring.