ELECTRIC POWER MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND ELECTRIC POWER MANAGEMENT METHOD

• US 20130127443A1
• Filed: 11/05/2012
• Published: 05/23/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 11/17/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: HONJO, Ryoki, TADANO, Taro
• Granted Patent: US 9,588,145 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 324/103.R
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 11/56 Special tariff meters
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/00 Administration; Management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 2220/00 Business processing using cryptography
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/06 Energy or water supply
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2203/20 Simulating, e g planning, reliability check, modelling or computer assisted design [CAD]
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 3/00 Circuit arrangements for ac mains or ac distribution networks
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 3/003 Load forecast, e.g. methods or systems for forecasting future load demand
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/00 Enabling technologies; Technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to GHG emissions mitigation
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 10/50 Systems or methods supporting the power network operation or management, involving a certain degree of interaction with the load-side end user applications
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 40/20 Information technology specific aspects, e.g. CAD, simulation, modelling, system security

Abstract

Disclosed herein is an electric power management apparatus including: an electric power measurement block configured to measure an electric power consumption amount of an electric power consumer; and an electric power comparison block configured to make a comparison between an electric power consumption amount measured by the electric power measurement block and an electric power demand forecast amount indicative of a forecast amount of an electric power demand of the electric power consumer

Claims

1. An electric power management apparatus comprising:

an electric power measurement block configured to measure an electric power consumption amount of an electric power consumer; and

an electric power comparison block configured to make a comparison between en electric power consumption amount measured by said electric power measurement block and an electric power demand forecast amount indicative of a forecast amount of an electric power demand of said electric power consumer.

2. The electric power management apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising

an input block configured to receive an input from said electric power consumer;

wherein said electric power demand forecast amount is entered by said electric power consumer through said input block.

3. The electric, power management apparatus according to claim 2, still further comprising

a return processing block configured to return a profit to said electric power consumer on the basis of a comparison result obtained. through said electric power comparison block,

4. The electric power management apparatus according to claim 1, yet further comprising

an electric power demand forecasting block configured to compute said electric power demand forecast amount.

5. The electric power management apparatus according to claim 4, wherein

said electric power demand forecasting block computes said electric power demand forecast amount by use of a predetermined learning algorithm, and

said a comparison result obtained through said electric power comparison block is supplied to said electric power demand forecasting block for use in said predetermined learning algorithm.

6. The electric power management apparatus according to claim 1, comprising:

an input block configured to receive the input of said electric power demand forecast amount in a predetermined period by said electric power consumer; and

an electric power demand forecasting block configured to compute said electric power demand forecast amount in said predetermined period;

wherein said electric power comparison block makes a comparison between said electric power demand forecast amount entered by said electric power consumer and said electric power demand forecast amount obtained by said electric power demand forecasting block.

7. The electric power management apparatus according to claim 6, wherein

said input block receives the input of a numeric value indicative of said electric power demand forecast amount in each of predetermined sections making up said predetermined period;

said electric power demand forecasting block computes said electric power demand forecast amount for each of said predetermined sections; and

said electric power comparison block makes a comparison between said electric power demand forecast amount entered by said electric power consumer and said electric power demand forecast amount obtained through said electric power demand forecasting block for each of said predetermined sections.

8. The electric power management apparatus according to claim 7, further comprising

a notification block configured to notify said electric power consumer of a comparison result obtained through said electric power comparison block.

9. The electric power management apparatus according to claim 1, still further comprising

an input block configured to receive an input from said electric power consumer,

wherein said electric power demand forecast amount is obtained on the basis of a behavior plan of said electric power consumer entered by said electric power consumer through said input block,

10. An electric power management method comprising:

measuring an electric power consumption amount of an electric power consumer; and

comparing a measured electric power consumption amount with an electric power demand forecast amount.