Power demand plan adjusting device, power demand plan adjusting method and program

• US 9,430,804 B2
• Filed: 03/28/2011
• Issued: 08/30/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 03/28/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Chugoku Electric Power Company Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Chugoku Electric Power Company Incorporated
• Inventors: Oe, Ryuji
• Primary Examiner(s): Fennema, Robert
• Assistant Examiner(s): Sivanesan, Sivalingam
• Application Number:
  US14/006,597
• Publication Number:
  US 20140031999A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,982 Days
• Field of Search: 700/291
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0631 Resource planning, allocation, distributing or scheduling for enterprises or organisations
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/06 Energy or water supply
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2300/20 The dispersed energy generation being of renewable origin
• 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: H02J 3/004 Generation forecast, e.g. methods or systems for forecasting future energy generation
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 3/32 using batteries with converting means
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 3/381 Dispersed generators
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 40/70 Smart grids as climate change mitigation technology in the energy generation sector
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 70/30 Systems combining energy storage with energy generation of non-fossil origin
• 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

Abstract

The economical load distribution adjusting device 10 acquires an optimal hydroelectric output, optimal demand, and optimal power price from the supply-demand planning device 23, acquires the planned hydroelectric output planned by the water level planning devices 21, and acquires a planned demand planned by the charge control devices 22. The economical load distribution adjusting device 10 reduces the power price of the time at which the planned hydroelectric output exceeds the optimal output and makes the water level planning devices 21 replan the hydroelectric output, and raises the power price of the time at which the planned demand exceeds the optimal demand and makes the charge control devices 22 replan the amount of demand.

Claims

1. A device for adjusting a plan of demand for power to charge rechargeable batteries, communicatively connected to each of a supply-demand planning device and a demand planning device, the supply-demand planning device calculating an optimal value of demand for power per unit time as well as calculating an optimal value of power price per the unit time, and the demand planning device planning demand for power to charge the rechargeable batteries in accordance with the power price, the device comprising:

an optimal supply-demand plan acquiring unit configured to acquire from the supply-demand planning device an optimal value of the demand for power and an optimal value of the power price per the unit time;

an optimal demand acquiring unit configured to control the demand planning device to plan the amount of demand according to the optimal value of the acquired power price and acquire a planned value of the amount of demand from the demand planning device;

a group determining unit configured to divide the rechargeable batteries into a plurality of groups;

a demand plan statistical computing unit configured to compute a statistical value, for each of the groups, by statistically computing a plan value of the amount of demand of the rechargeable batteries;

a price adjusting unit configured to raise the power price for the unit time at which the planned value of the amount of demand of the rechargeable batteries belonging to the group exceeds the optimal value of the amount of demand, in descending order of the statistically computed value, and to control the demand planning device to plan the amount of demand according to the raised power price; and

a unit configured to charge the rechargeable batteries according to the plan.

2. The power demand plan adjusting device according to claim 1, wherein

the group determining unit randomly divides the rechargeable batteries into groups.

3. The power demand plan adjusting device according to claim 1, further including an address storage unit configured to store, for each of the rechargeable batteries, an address where a relevant one of the rechargeable batteries is installed,

wherein the group determining unit refers to the address storage unit and divides the rechargeable batteries into groups in a manner such that the addresses are dispersed into the plurality of groups.

4. The power demand plan adjusting device according to claim 1, further including an area storage unit configured to store, for each of the rechargeable batteries, information that specifies an area where a relevant one of the rechargeable batteries is installed,

wherein the group determining unit refers to the group storage unit and divides the rechargeable batteries into groups in a manner such that the areas are dispersed into the plurality of groups.

5. The power demand plan adjusting device according to claim 1, further including a system storage unit configured to store, for each of the rechargeable batteries, information that specifies an electric power system used to charge a relevant one of the rechargeable batteries,

wherein the group determining unit refers to the system storage unit and divides the rechargeable batteries into groups in a manner such that the electric power systems are dispersed into the plurality of groups.

6. The power demand plan adjusting device according to claim 1, wherein

the power demand plan adjusting device and the demand planning device are connected to a server that relays communication between the power demand plan adjusting device and the demand planning device,

each of the rechargeable batteries further includes a server storage unit configured to store information that specifies the server connected to the demand planning device that plans the power demand of a relevant one of the rechargeable batteries, and

the group determining unit refers to the server storage unit and divides the rechargeable batteries into groups in a manner such that the servers are dispersed into the plurality of groups.

7. A method for adjusting a plan of demand for power to charge rechargeable batteries comprising:

a computer communicatively connected to each of a supply-demand planning device and a demand planning device, the supply-demand planning device calculating an optimal value of demand for power per unit time as well as calculating an optimal value of power price per the unit time, and the demand planning device planning demand for power to charge the rechargeable batteries in accordance with the power price,

acquiring from the supply-demand planning device an optimal value of the demand for power and an optimal value of the power price per the unit time;

controlling the demand planning device to plan the amount of demand according to the optimal value of the acquired power price and acquiring a planned value of the amount of demand from the demand planning device;

dividing the rechargeable batteries into a plurality of groups;

computing a statistical value, for each of the groups, by statistically computing a plan value of the amount of demand of the rechargeable batteries;

raising the power price for the unit time at which the planned value of the amount of demand of the rechargeable batteries belonging to the group exceeds the optimal value of the amount of demand, in descending order of the statistically computed value, and controlling the demand planning device to plan the amount of demand according to the raised power price; and

charging the rechargeable batteries according to the plan.

8. The power demand plan adjusting method according to claim 7, wherein

the computer further stores in a memory information that specifies, for each of the rechargeable batteries, an area where a relevant one of the rechargeable batteries is installed, and

the computer refers to the memory and divides the rechargeable batteries into groups in a manner such that the areas are dispersed into the plurality of groups.

9. The power demand plan adjusting method according to claim 7, wherein

the computer further stores in a memory information that specifies, for each of the rechargeable batteries, an electric power system used to charge a relevant one of the rechargeable batteries, and

the computer refers to the memory and divides the rechargeable batteries into groups in a manner such that the electric power systems are dispersed into the plurality of groups.

10. A program stored in a non-transitory computer-readable medium for adjusting a plan of demand for power to charge a rechargeable battery having a computer, communicatively connected to each of a supply-demand planning device and a demand planning device, the supply-demand planning device calculating an optimal value of demand for power per unit time as well as calculating an optimal value of power price per the unit time, and the demand planning device planning demand for power to charge the rechargeable batteries in accordance with the power price, execute the steps of:

acquiring from the supply-demand planning device an optimal value of the demand for power and an optimal value of the power price per the unit time;

controlling the demand planning device to plan the amount of demand according to the optimal value of the acquired power price and acquiring a planned value of the amount of demand from the demand planning device;

dividing the rechargeable batteries into a plurality of groups;

computing a statistical value, for each of the group, by statistically computing a plan value of the amount of demand of the rechargeable batteries; and

raising the power price for the unit time at which the planned value of the amount of demand of the rechargeable batteries belonging to the group exceeds the optimal value of the amount of demand, in descending order of the statistically computed value, and controlling the demand planning device to plan the amount of demand according to the raised power price.

11. The program according to claim 10, wherein

the computer is made to further execute a step of storing in a memory information that specifies, for each of the rechargeable batteries, an area where a relevant one of the rechargeable batteries is installed, and

the computer is made to refer to the memory and divide the rechargeable batteries into groups in a manner such that the areas are dispersed into the plurality of groups.

12. The program according to claim 10, wherein

the computer is made to further execute a step of storing in a memory information that specifies, for each of the rechargeable batteries, an electric power system used to charge a relevant one of the rechargeable batteries, and

the computer is made to refer to the memory and divide the rechargeable batteries into groups in a manner such that the electric power systems are dispersed into the plurality of groups.