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Demand regulating system, demand regulating apparatus, and consumption device management apparatus

  • US 9,651,972 B2
  • Filed: 05/20/2014
  • Issued: 05/16/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/22/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A demand regulating system, comprising:

  • a storage unit that stores priority information indicating a priority for each of a plurality of consumption devices that consume a resource supplied from a supply facility;

    an operation unit that receives measurement information indicating a measurement result for consumption of the resource by the plurality of consumption devices, calculating a regulating quantity of demand for the resource on the basis of the measurement information, selecting from among the plurality of consumption devices, on the basis of the priority information and the regulating quantity, a plurality of control-target devices, which are targeted for demand regulating control reducing consumption of the resource, transmitting a first control instruction instructing the demand regulating control to demand side equipment that includes the plurality of control-target devices, and storing result information indicating the first control instruction in the storage unit;

    a control unit that is provided in the demand side equipment, receives the first control instruction, and executes the demand regulating control on the basis of the first control instruction; and

    an input unit that is provided in the demand side equipment, receives a first operation by a consumer, and transmits first request information requesting a change in the priority of each of the plurality of control-target devices, to the operation unit in accordance with the first operation,wherein the operation unit, upon receiving the first request information, specifies the plurality of control-target devices on the basis of the result information and the first request information, and reduces the priority of each of the plurality of control-target devices in the priority information, andwherein the operation unit increases the priority of each of the plurality of control-target devices in the priority information when a prescribed period of time has elapsed following the reducing of the priority of each of the plurality of control-target devices in the priority information.

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