ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, ENERGY MANAGEMENT METHOD, MEDIUM, AND SERVER

• US 20140214219A1
• Filed: 01/31/2014
• Published: 07/31/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 01/31/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: KATAYAMA, Kyosuke, KUBOTA, Kazuto, WADA, Takahisa, MATSUE, Kiyotaka, SUYAMA, Akihiro, TANIMOTO, Tomohiko, TAIRA, Hiroshi
• Application Number:
  US14/169,568
• Publication Number:
  US 20140214219A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/291
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/06 Energy or water supply
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 13/00028 involving the use of Internet protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 13/00034 the elements or equipment being or involving an electric power substation
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2203/20 Simulating, e g planning, reliability check, modelling or computer assisted design [CAD]
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 3/003 Load forecast, e.g. methods or systems for forecasting future load demand
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 3/004 Generation forecast, e.g. methods or systems for forecasting future energy generation
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 3/28 Arrangements for balancing of the load in a network by storage of energy
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 3/32 using batteries with converting means
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/00 Enabling technologies; Technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to GHG emissions mitigation
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 70/30 Systems combining energy storage with energy generation of non-fossil origin
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 10/14 Energy storage units
• 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

According to an embodiment, an energy management system includes estimator, calculator, creator and controller. Estimator estimates energy demand of customer to obtain estimated demand, and estimates power generation amount of renewable power generator to obtain estimated power generation amount. Calculator calculates operation schedule of nonrenewable power generator based on estimated demand and estimated power generation amount. Creator creates strategy maximizes difference between electricity cost loss and profit using push up effect by discharge of battery based on estimated demand and power generation amount, and schedule. Controller controls discharge of battery based on actual value of demand and power generation amount, schedule and strategy.

Claims

1. An energy management system for managing energy of a customer, including a first power generation unit configured to generate power derived from renewable energy, a second power generation unit configured to generate power derived from nonrenewable energy, and a battery device, comprising:

an estimation unit configured to estimate a demand of the energy of the customer to obtain an estimated value of the demand and estimate a power generation amount of the first power generation unit to obtain the estimated value of the power generation amount;

a calculation unit configured to calculate an operation schedule of the second power generation unit based on the estimated value of the demand and the estimated value of the power generation amount;

a creation unit configured to create a discharge strategy capable of maximizing a balance obtained by subtracting an electricity purchase loss from an electricity selling profit using a push up effect of a sold electricity amount by discharge of the battery device, based on the estimated value of the demand, the estimated value of the power generation amount, and the operation schedule; and

a control unit configured to control discharge of the battery device based on an actual value of the demand, the actual value of the power generation amount, the operation schedule, and the discharge strategy.

2. The energy management system of claim 1, wherein the creation unit comprises:

a correction unit configured to correct the estimated value of the demand by the power generation amount of the second power generation unit based on the operation schedule;

a discharge value rate calculation unit; and

a decision unit,

the discharge value rate calculation unit calculating the estimated value of a discharge value that is a sum of a cancel amount of the electricity purchase loss when the corrected estimated value of the demand is covered by discharge of the battery device and the electricity selling profit based on the estimated value of the power generation amount for every unit period within a reference period, and

calculating, for every unit period, the estimated value of a discharge value rate that is a value obtained by dividing the estimated value of the discharge value by a discharge amount of the battery device, and

the decision unit deciding the discharge strategy so as to distribute the discharge amount of the battery device to each unit period in descending order of the estimated value of the discharge value rate.

3. The energy management system of claim 2, wherein the decision unit specifies the unit period in which the sum of the demand becomes not less than a total discharge amount of the battery device when the corrected estimated value of the demand is added sequentially from the unit period in which the estimated value of the discharge value rate is high, and

defines the estimated value of the discharge value rate in the specified unit period as a threshold, and

the control unit calculates the actual value of the discharge value rate that is a value obtained by dividing, by the discharge amount, the sum of the cancel amount of the electricity purchase loss when a value obtained by correcting the actual value of the demand by the power generation amount of the second power generation unit based on the operation schedule is covered by discharge of the battery device and the electricity selling profit based on the actual value of the power generation amount, and

discharges the battery device when the actual value of the discharge value rate is not less than the threshold.

4. The energy management system of claim 3, wherein the total discharge amount includes a dischargeable amount of the battery device at a start of discharge and a charge amount of the battery device within the reference period.

5. The energy management system of claim 1, further comprising a local server provided in the customer and a cloud server connected to the local server via a network,

the cloud server comprising the estimation unit, the creation unit, the calculation unit, and a notification unit configured to notify the local server of the discharge strategy via the network, and

the local server comprising the control unit, and an interface configured to receive the notified discharge strategy.

6. An energy management method of managing energy of a customer including a first power generation unit configured to generate power derived from renewable energy, a second power generation unit configured to generate power derived from nonrenewable energy, and a battery device, comprising:

estimating a demand of the energy of the customer to obtain an estimated value of the demand;

estimating a power generation amount of the first power generation unit to obtain the estimated value of the power generation amount;

calculating an operation schedule of the second power generation unit based on the estimated value of the demand and the estimated value of the power generation amount;

creating a discharge strategy capable of maximizing a balance obtained by subtracting an electricity purchase loss from an electricity selling profit using a push up effect of a sold electricity amount by discharge of the battery device based on the estimated value of the demand, the estimated value of the power generation amount, and the operation schedule; and

controlling discharge of the battery device based on an actual value of the demand, the actual value of the power generation amount, the operation schedule, and the discharge strategy.

7. The energy management method of claim 6, further comprising:

correcting the estimated value of the demand by the power generation amount of the second power generation unit based on the operation schedule;

calculating the estimated value of a discharge value that is a sum of a cancel amount of the electricity purchase loss when the corrected estimated value of the demand is covered by discharge of the battery device and the electricity selling profit based on the estimated value of the power generation amount for every unit period within a reference period;

calculating, for every unit period, the estimated value of a discharge value rate that is a value obtained by dividing the estimated value of the discharge value by a discharge amount of the battery device; and

deciding the discharge strategy so as to distribute the discharge amount of the battery device to each unit period in descending order of the estimated value of the discharge value rate.

8. The energy management method of claim 7, further comprising:

specifying the unit period in which the sum of the demand becomes not less than a total discharge amount of the battery device when the corrected estimated value of the demand is added sequentially from the unit period in which the estimated value of the discharge value rate is high;

defining the estimated value of the discharge value rate in the specified unit period as a threshold;

calculating the actual value of the discharge value rate that is a value obtained by dividing, by the discharge amount, the sum of the cancel amount of the electricity purchase loss when a value obtained by correcting the actual value of the demand by the power generation amount of the second power generation unit based on the operation schedule is covered by discharge of the battery device and the electricity selling profit based on the actual value of the power generation amount; and

discharging the battery device when the actual value of the discharge value rate is not less than the threshold.

9. The energy management method of claim 8, wherein the total discharge amount includes a dischargeable amount of the battery device at a start of discharge and a charge amount of the battery device within the reference period.

10. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a program executed by a computer, the program including an instruction that causes the computer to execute a method defined in claims 6.

11. A server for managing energy of a customer, including a first power generation unit configured to generate power derived from renewable energy, a second power generation unit configured to generate power derived from nonrenewable energy, and a battery device, comprising:

an estimation unit configured to estimate a demand of the energy of the customer to obtain an estimated value of the demand and estimate a power generation amount of the first power generation unit to obtain the estimated value of the power generation amount;

a calculation unit configured to calculate an operation schedule of the second power generation unit based on the estimated value of the demand and the estimated value of the power generation amount;

a creation unit configured to create a discharge strategy capable of maximizing a balance obtained by subtracting an electricity purchase loss from an electricity selling profit using a push up effect of a sold electricity amount by discharge of the battery device based on the estimated value of the demand, the estimated value of the power generation amount, and the operation schedule; and

a notification unit configured to notify the customer of the discharge strategy via a network.

12. The server of claim 11, wherein the creation unit comprises:

a correction unit configured to correct the estimated value of the demand by the power generation amount of the second power generation unit based on the operation schedule;

a discharge value rate calculation unit; and

a decision unit,

the discharge value rate calculation unit calculating the estimated value of a discharge value that is a sum of a cancel amount of the electricity purchase loss when the corrected estimated value of the demand is covered by discharge of the battery device and the electricity selling profit based on the estimated value of the power generation amount for every unit period within a reference period, and

calculating, for every unit period, the estimated value of a discharge value rate that is a value obtained by dividing the estimated value of the discharge value by a discharge amount of the battery device, and

the decision unit deciding the discharge strategy so as to distribute the discharge amount of the battery device to each unit period in descending order of the estimated value of the discharge value rate.

13. The server of claim 12, wherein the decision unit specifies the unit period in which the sum of the demand becomes not less than a total discharge amount of the battery device when the corrected estimated value of the demand is added sequentially from the unit period in which the estimated value of the discharge value rate is high, and

defines the estimated value of the discharge value rate in the specified unit period as a threshold, and

the notification unit notifies the customer of the threshold.

14. The server of claim 13, wherein the total discharge amount includes a dischargeable amount of the battery device at a start of discharge and a charge amount of the battery device within the reference period.