阅读说明：本技术 线缆、供受电管理系统、管理装置以及计算机可读存储介质 (Cable, power supply and reception management system, management device, and computer-readable storage medium ) 是由 贞野计 菱田元树 金泽纮行 于 2019-12-09 设计创作，主要内容包括：本发明提供解决期望能够通过车辆的用户住宅以外的其他的用电场所的插座等来进行车辆与电网之间的供受电的课题的线缆、供受电管理系统、管理装置以及计算机可读存储介质。该线缆是能够用于具备驱动用电源的车辆和用电场所之间的双方向的电力传输的线缆,具备:与设置于所述用电场所且获取在所述用电场所和电网之间进行供受电的电量的电量获取装置进行通信,接收所述用电场所的识别信息的接收部；计测通过所述线缆在所述车辆和所述用电场所之间传输的传输电量的计测部；将所述用电场所的识别信息以及表示由所述计测部计测的所述传输电量的信息向管理所述车辆和所述用电场所之间的传输电量的外部的管理装置发送的传输信息发送部。(The invention provides a cable, a power supply and reception management system, a management device, and a computer-readable storage medium, which solve the problem that power supply and reception between a vehicle and a power grid can be expected to be performed through a socket or the like of a power consumption place other than a user house of the vehicle. The cable is used for bidirectional power transmission between a vehicle with a driving power supply and a power utilization place, and comprises a receiving part, a power acquisition device and a control part, wherein the power acquisition device is arranged at the power utilization place and acquires the power supplied and received between the power utilization place and a power grid, and the receiving part is used for receiving the identification information of the power utilization place; a measurement unit that measures a transmission power amount transmitted between the vehicle and the electricity-using site via the cable; and a transmission information transmitting unit that transmits the identification information of the electricity usage location and the information indicating the transmission power amount measured by the measuring unit to an external management device that manages the transmission power amount between the vehicle and the electricity usage location.)

1. A cable that can be used for bidirectional power transmission between a vehicle having a driving power supply and a power consumption place, the cable comprising:

a receiving unit that communicates with a power consumption location acquisition device that is provided in the power consumption location and that acquires power to be supplied and received between the power consumption location and a power grid, and that receives identification information of the power consumption location;

a measurement unit that measures a transmission power amount transmitted between the vehicle and the electricity-consuming location via the cable; and

and a transmission information transmitting unit that transmits identification information of the electricity usage location and information indicating the transmission power amount measured by the measuring unit to an external management device that manages the transmission power amount between the vehicle and the electricity usage location.

2. The cable according to claim 1,

the transmission information transmitting unit further transmits information indicating a period during which electric power is transmitted between the vehicle and the electric power utilization site to the management device.

3. The cable of claim 1 or 2,

the transmission information transmitting unit further transmits at least 1 of identification information of the vehicle, identification information of a user of the vehicle, and identification information of the cable to the management device.

4. The cable according to any one of claims 1 to 3,

further comprises a position acquisition unit for acquiring position information indicating the position of the cable,

the transmission information transmitting unit also transmits the position information to the management device.

5. The cable according to any one of claims 1 to 4,

the electric quantity obtaining device is an intelligent instrument,

the identification information of the electricity utilization place is identification information of the intelligent instrument.

6. The cable according to any one of claims 1 to 4,

the electricity quantity acquisition means is an energy management system that manages energy used in the electricity usage site,

the identification information of the electricity usage site is identification information of a user of the energy management system.

7. The cable according to any one of claims 1 to 6,

the receiving portion further receives, from the electric power amount acquisition device, at least 1 of information indicating an amount of electric power consumed in the electric utility, information indicating an amount of electric power accepted by the electric utility from the power grid, and information indicating an amount of electric power supplied from the electric utility to the power grid,

the cable further includes a determination unit that determines whether the information received by the reception unit from the power acquisition device matches the transmission power.

8. A power supply and reception management system is provided with:

the cable of any one of claims 1 to 7; and

the management device.

9. The power providing management system according to claim 8,

the management device is provided with:

a transmission information acquisition unit that acquires, from the cable, identification information of the electricity consumption location and information indicating the transmission power amount;

a reward information generation unit that generates reward information indicating a reward for the user of the vehicle based on the transmission power amount; and

and a transmission information storage unit that stores the identification information of the electricity consumption location and the information indicating the transmission power amount in association with each other.

10. The power providing management system according to claim 9,

the power management system further includes a management information transmission control unit that transmits the information acquired by the transmission information acquisition unit to an external power management device that manages the amount of power supplied and received between the power consumption site and the power grid.

11. The power supply management system according to claim 9 or 10,

the management device further includes a power consumption location information acquisition unit that acquires at least one of information indicating an amount of power received by the power consumption location from the power grid and information indicating an amount of power transmitted from the power consumption location to the power grid, based on the identification information of the power consumption location,

the reward information generation unit further generates reward information indicating a reward for the electricity consumption place based on the information acquired by the electricity consumption place information acquisition unit, the identification information of the electricity consumption place, and the transmission power amount.

12. The power supply management system according to claim 9 or 10,

the transmission information acquisition section further acquires position information indicating a position of the cable from the cable,

the management device further includes:

a power consumption location information acquisition unit that acquires information indicating a location of the power consumption location based on identification information of the power consumption location; and

and a determination unit that determines a matching between the information acquired by the power consumption location information acquisition unit and the location information.

13. The power provision management system according to any one of claims 8 to 10,

the management device further includes:

a power consumption location information acquisition unit that acquires, based on identification information of the power consumption location, at least one of information indicating an amount of power received by the power consumption location from the power grid and information indicating an amount of power transmitted from the power consumption location to the power grid; and

and a determination unit that determines a matching between the information acquired by the power consumption location information acquisition unit and the transmission power amount.

14. The power supply management system according to claim 12 or 13,

the management device further includes:

a power supply and reception control unit that performs power supply and reception between the vehicle and the grid in accordance with a power demand of the grid; and

a non-permission information storage unit configured to store non-permission information indicating that the vehicle is not permitted to supply and receive power to and from the grid in association with identification information of the power-use location when the determination unit determines that the vehicle is not compatible with the grid,

when the identification information of the electric power consumption site newly received from the cable and the non-permission information are stored in the non-permission information storage unit in a correlated manner, the power supply and reception control unit does not perform power supply and reception between the vehicle and the grid through the cable.

15. The power supply management system according to claim 12 or 13,

the management device further includes:

a power supply and reception control unit that supplies and receives power to and from the vehicle and the grid in accordance with a power demand of the grid; and

a non-permission information storage unit configured to store non-permission information indicating that the vehicle is not permitted to supply and receive power to and from the grid in association with identification information of the power-use location when the determination unit determines that the vehicle is not compatible with the grid,

when the identification information of the electric power consumption site newly received from the cable and the non-permission information are stored in the non-permission-information storage unit in a corresponding manner, the power supply/reception control unit does not permit the power supply from the vehicle to the grid via the cable, and permits the power supply from the grid to the vehicle via the cable.

16. A management device is provided with:

a transmission information acquisition section that acquires identification information of the electricity usage place and information representing the transmission amount of electricity from the cable according to any one of claims 1 to 7;

a reward information generation unit that generates reward information indicating a reward for the user of the vehicle based on the transmission power amount; and

and a storage unit that stores the identification information of the electricity usage location and the information indicating the transmission power amount in association with each other.

17. A computer-readable storage medium storing a program for a control device that is provided in a cable that can be used for bidirectional power transmission between a vehicle having a driving power source and a power consumption location, and that has a function of measuring a transmission power amount transmitted between the vehicle and the power consumption location, the program causing a computer to function as:

a receiving unit that communicates with a power consumption location acquisition device that is provided in the power consumption location and that acquires power to be supplied and received between the power consumption location and a power grid, and that receives identification information of the power consumption location; and

and a transmission information transmitting unit that transmits the identification information of the electricity usage location and the information indicating the measured transmission power amount to an external management device that manages the transmission power amount between the vehicle and the electricity usage location.

Technical Field

The present invention relates to a cable (cable), a power supply and reception management system, a management device, and a computer-readable storage medium.

Background

There is known a technique of charging a battery for storing electric power for running of an electric vehicle by using a socket and a power cable (for example, see patent document 1 below).

Patent document 1 Japanese patent laid-open publication No. 2018-107984

Disclosure of Invention

As facilities for supplying and receiving power between a vehicle and a power grid, a residential power supply station, a power supply station, and the like are conceivable. However, in order to increase opportunities for connecting the vehicle to the grid, it is desirable that power can be supplied and received between the vehicle and the grid through, for example, a socket or the like of a power consumption place other than the user house of the vehicle.

In the 1 st aspect of the present invention, a cable is provided. The cable can be used for bidirectional power transmission between a vehicle having a driving power source and a power-consuming place. The cable may include a receiving unit that communicates with a power acquisition device that is provided in the power consumption location and that acquires the amount of power supplied and received between the power consumption location and the power grid, and that receives identification information of the power consumption location. The cable may include a measurement unit that measures a transmission power amount transmitted between the vehicle and the electricity consumption location via the cable. The cable may include a transmission information transmitting unit that transmits the identification information of the electricity usage location and the information indicating the transmission power amount measured by the measuring unit to an external management device that manages the transmission power amount between the vehicle and the electricity usage location.

The transmission information transmitting unit may transmit information indicating a period during which electric power is transmitted between the vehicle and the electric power consumption site.

The transmission information transmitting unit may also transmit at least 1 of identification information of the vehicle, identification information of a user of the vehicle, and identification information of the cable to the management apparatus.

The power obtaining device may be a smart meter. The identification information of the electricity usage place may be identification information of the smart meter.

The power harvesting device may be an energy management system that manages energy used at the electricity usage site. The identification information of the electricity usage site may be identification information of a user of the energy management system.

The receiving portion may further receive, from the electric power amount acquisition device, at least 1 of information indicating an amount of consumed electric power in the electric power usage place, information indicating an amount of electric power received by the electric power usage place from the power grid, and information indicating an amount of electric power supplied from the electric power usage place to the power grid. The cable may further include a determination unit configured to determine whether the information received by the reception unit from the power acquisition device matches the transmission power.

In the 2 nd aspect, a power supply and reception management system is provided. The power supply and reception management system may include the cable described above. The power supply and reception management system may include the management device described above.

The management device may include a transmission information acquisition unit that acquires identification information of the electricity usage location and information indicating the amount of transmission power from the cable. The management device may include a reward information generation unit that generates reward information indicating a reward for the user of the vehicle based on the transmission power amount. The management device may include a transmission information storage unit that stores identification information of the electricity usage location and information indicating the amount of transmission power in association with each other.

The management device may further include a management information transmission control unit that transmits the information acquired by the transmission information acquisition unit to an external power amount management device that manages the amount of power supplied and received between the power consumption location and the power grid.

The management device may further include a power consumption location information acquisition unit that acquires at least one of information indicating the amount of power received from the power grid at the power consumption location and information indicating the amount of power supplied to the power grid from the power consumption location, based on the identification information of the power consumption location. The reward information generation unit may generate reward information indicating a reward for the electricity consumption location based on the information acquired by the electricity consumption location information acquisition unit, the identification information of the electricity consumption location, and the transmission power amount.

The management device may further include a power consumption location information acquisition unit that acquires at least one of information indicating the amount of power received from the power grid at the power consumption location and information indicating the amount of power supplied to the power grid from the power consumption location, based on the identification information of the power consumption location. The management device may further include a determination unit configured to determine a matching between the information acquired by the power consumption location information acquisition unit and the transmission power amount.

The transmission information acquisition portion may also acquire position information indicating a position of the cable from the cable. The management device may further include a power consumption location information acquisition unit that acquires information indicating a location of the power consumption location based on identification information of the power consumption location. The management device may further include a determination unit configured to determine a matching between the information acquired by the power consumption location information acquisition unit and the position information.

The management device may further include a power supply and reception control unit that supplies and receives power between the vehicle and the grid in accordance with a power demand of the grid. The management device may include a non-permission information storage unit configured to store non-permission information indicating that the vehicle is not permitted to supply and receive power to and from the grid in association with identification information of the power-use location when the determination unit determines that the vehicle is not compatible with the grid. The power supply and reception control unit may cause the vehicle not to perform power supply and reception with the grid through the cable when the identification information of the power consumption location newly received from the cable and the non-permission information are stored in the non-permission information storage unit in association with each other.

The management device may further include a power supply and reception control unit that supplies and receives power between the vehicle and the grid in accordance with a power demand of the grid. The management device may further include a non-permission information storage unit configured to store non-permission information indicating that the vehicle is not permitted to supply and receive power to and from the grid in association with identification information of the power-use location when the determination unit determines that the vehicle is not compatible with the grid. When the identification information of the electric power consumption location newly received from the cable and the non-permission information are stored in the non-permission-information storage unit in a corresponding manner, the power supply/reception control unit does not permit the power supply from the vehicle to the grid through the cable and permits the power supply from the grid to the vehicle through the cable.

In manner 3, a management device is provided. The management device may include a transmission information acquiring unit that acquires identification information of the electricity-using location and information indicating the amount of transmission power from the cable. The management device may include a reward information generation unit that generates reward information indicating a reward for the user of the vehicle based on the transmission power amount. The management device may include a storage unit that stores identification information of the electricity usage location and information indicating the amount of transmission power in association with each other.

In the 4 th aspect, there is provided a computer-readable storage medium storing a program for a control device provided in a cable that can be used for bidirectional power transmission between a vehicle having a driving power source and a power consumption location, and having a function of measuring a transmission power amount transmitted between the vehicle and the power consumption location. A receiving unit that receives identification information of a power-using site, the receiving unit communicating with a power acquisition device that is provided in the power-using site and acquires power to be supplied and received between the power-using site and a power grid; and a transmission information transmitting unit that transmits the identification information of the electricity consumption site and the information indicating the measured transmission power amount to an external management device that manages the transmission power amount between the vehicle and the electricity consumption site.

In addition, the summary of the present invention does not exemplify all the necessary technical features of the present invention. In addition, sub-combinations of these feature sets may also be inventions.

Drawings

Fig. 1 schematically shows a basic configuration of a power supply management system 100.

Fig. 2 schematically shows a functional configuration of the cable 34.

Fig. 3 schematically shows a functional configuration of the management server 40.

Fig. 4 shows an example of information stored in the transmission information storage unit 282 in a table format.

Fig. 5 schematically shows an example of the 30-minute values obtained by the smart meter 60 and the HEMS 62.

Fig. 6 schematically shows a case where the received power amount per period received from the smart meter 60 and the transmission power amount per period measured by the measurement unit 310 do not match.

Fig. 7 shows, in table form, the power supply/reception non-permission information held in the non-permission information holding unit 284.

Fig. 8 is a flowchart showing a process executed in the cable 34.

FIG. 9 illustrates an example of a computer 2000 capable of embodying, in whole or in part, various embodiments of the invention.

Detailed Description

The present invention will be described below with reference to embodiments thereof, but the following embodiments do not limit the invention according to the claims. In addition, a combination of all the features described in the embodiments is not necessarily essential to the means for solving the problems of the present invention. In the drawings, the same or similar portions are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description may be omitted.

Fig. 1 schematically shows a basic configuration of a power supply management system 100. The power supply and reception management system 100 is, for example, a system of V2G (Vehicle-to-Grid) for enabling a power integrator to perform power fusion between a Vehicle and a Grid using a battery provided in the Vehicle. The power supply and reception management system 100 has a configuration in which a vehicle is connected to a power grid by a common electric line facility other than a charger and discharger, a charging and discharging station, and the like. Further, V2G refers to a process of at least either one of discharging electric power from the grid to the vehicle and receiving electric power from the grid.

The power supply and reception management system 100 includes a plurality of vehicles including a vehicle 30a and a vehicle 30b, a stationary battery 14, a plurality of charging and discharging devices 20, a management server 40, a power generation device 12, and a plurality of user terminals including a user terminal 82a and a user terminal 82 b.

The users 80a and 80b are users of the power supply management system 100. In particular, user 80a is a user of vehicle 30a and user 80b is a user of vehicle 30 b. The user of the vehicle may be any person who uses the vehicle, such as the owner of the vehicle or a relative of the owner. In the present embodiment, the users 80a and 80b may be collectively referred to as "users 80".

The vehicle 30a includes a battery 32 a. The vehicle 30b includes a battery 32 b. In the present embodiment, a plurality of vehicles including the vehicle 30a and the vehicle 30b may be collectively referred to as "the vehicle 30". A plurality of batteries including the battery 32a and the battery 32b may be collectively referred to as "the battery 32".

The battery 32 is an example of a driving power source provided in the vehicle 30. The driving power source includes a power source that consumes fuel such as a fuel cell to generate electric energy to be supplied to a power source of the vehicle 30. The fuel may be hydrogen, gasoline, light oil, hydrocarbon fuel such as natural gas, alcohol fuel, or the like. The driving power source may be any power source capable of generating electric energy to be supplied to the power source of vehicle 30.

The vehicle 30 is an example of a conveyance device. The vehicle 30 is a vehicle having a power source driven by electric energy, such as an electric vehicle or a Fuel Cell Vehicle (FCV). Electric vehicles include hybrid vehicles or plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) that include a battery-operated electric power delivery device (BEV) or an internal combustion engine that provides at least a portion of the power. In the present embodiment, the vehicle 30 is an electric vehicle including a battery 32 as a driving power source. In a system using a battery as a driving power source, discharge of the battery corresponds to discharge of energy from the driving power source, and charge of the battery corresponds to accumulation of energy in the driving power source. The remaining capacity of the battery corresponds to energy stored in the driving power supply, such as electric energy or electric energy that can be supplied from the driving power supply.

The user terminal 82a is a communication terminal used by the user 80 a. The user terminal 82b is a communication terminal used by the user 80 b. A plurality of user terminals including the user terminal 82a and the user terminal 82b may be collectively referred to as "user terminal 82".

The user terminal 82 may be, for example, a portable terminal, a personal computer, a car navigation device, or the like. Examples of the portable terminal include a mobile phone, a smart phone, a PDA, a tablet computer, a notebook computer, a portable computer, and a wearable computer.

The management server 40 is capable of communicating with the vehicle 30, the stationary battery 14, and the user terminal 82 via a communication network. The management server 40 is also capable of communicating with the electricity transaction server 50 and the electricity provider server 52 through a communication network. The communication network may include transmission paths for wired communication or wireless communication. The communication network may comprise a communication network including the internet, a P2P network, a private line, a VPN, a wire line communication line, a handset line, etc.

The power grid 10 may comprise a power supply system or a power distribution system of a power system, a distribution grid of a power grid. The grid 10 may be geographically located. The grid 10 may be a small scale grid. The power grid 10 may be any size of power distribution network that connects power devices that consume power to a power source. For example, the power grid 10 may be a power distribution grid installed in any facility such as a commercial facility. The power grid 10 may be provided by a building. The vehicle 30, the stationary battery 14, the charge and discharge device 20, and the power generation device 12 are connected to the grid 10. The charge/discharge device 20, the stationary battery 14, and the power generation device 12 can supply and receive electric power to and from the grid 10. Further, charge/discharge device 20 is an example of a power supply/reception device for supplying and receiving power to/from power grid 10 by vehicle 30. The charge/discharge device 20 and the stationary battery 14 are examples of electrical devices for accumulating energy in a driving power source provided in the vehicle 30.

The power generation facility 12 is managed by an electric power company of an electric power company or the like. The charging/discharging facility 20 includes, for example, a charger and discharger installed in a house, a charging/discharging station installed in a parking lot or a public space of an apartment, a building, a commercial facility, or the like.

The vehicle 30 is connected to the charge and discharge device 20 through the charge and discharge cable 22. That is, the vehicle 30 is connected to the grid 10 via the charging/discharging cable 22 and the charging/discharging device 20. The vehicle 30 receives power between the battery 32 and the power grid 10 through the charge and discharge device 20. For example, vehicle 30 discharges electric power obtained by discharging battery 32 to power grid 10 via charge/discharge cable 22 and charge/discharge device 20. In addition, the vehicle 30 charges the battery 32 with electric power supplied from the grid 10 via the charge/discharge cable 22 and the charge/discharge device 20. Vehicle 30 is connected to the distribution line of house 68 via cable 34. That is, vehicle 30 is connected to power grid 10 via cable 34 and the distribution line of house 68. Vehicle 30 provides power between battery 32 and grid 10 via cable 34 and the distribution line of house 68. For example, the vehicle 30 discharges the electric power obtained by discharging the battery 32 to the grid 10 via the cable 34 and the distribution line of the house 68. Vehicle 30 charges battery 32 with electric power supplied from grid 10 via cable 34 and the distribution line of house 68. In addition, the power supply and reception with the grid 10 may be referred to as "power supply and reception with the grid 10" or the like.

The stationary battery 14 is managed by a power integrator. The battery 32 of the vehicle 30 forms a virtual power generation station together with the stationary battery 14. The management server 40 is managed by the power integrator. The management server 40 controls power supply and reception between the battery 32 and the power grid 10, and between the stationary battery 14 and the power grid 10.

The management server 40 conducts power trading by bidding in the power wholesale market. The electricity trading server 50 is managed by an operator of the electricity wholesale market. The management server 40 bids on the electricity trading server 50 for a time unit of 1 section of 30 minutes. The management server 40 discharges the battery 32 and the stationary battery 14 in each section based on the contract result to supply power to the power grid 10.

For example, the management server 40 discharges the battery 32 and the stationary battery 14 in accordance with an amount of contract for bidding by a power integrator in the power wholesale market, and supplies the power discharged from the battery 32 and the stationary battery 14 to the grid 10. The management server 40 controls charging and discharging of the battery 32 and the stationary battery 14 within a range of adjustment force for bidding engagement by the power integrator in the supply and demand adjustment market, thereby adjusting the power supply and demand on the power grid 10. For example, the management server 40 controls charging and discharging of the battery 32 and the stationary battery 14 according to an increase demand response (increase DR), a decrease demand response (decrease DR), and an increase/decrease demand response (increase/decrease DR) from a distribution company or a retail electric power company.

Specifically, the management server 40 controls at least one of the vehicle 30 and the charge/discharge device 20 in accordance with the increase DR, thereby charging the battery 32 of the vehicle 30 with the electric power received from the grid 10 by the charge/discharge device 20. In addition, the management server 40 controls at least one of the vehicle 30 and the charging/discharging device 20 according to the drop DR, thereby discharging the battery 32 of the vehicle 30 and discharging the electric power obtained by the discharge of the battery 32 to the grid 10 through the charging/discharging device 20.

In the present embodiment, as shown in fig. 1, vehicle 30a is connected to a receptacle 69 of house 68 via cable 34. The house 68 is an example of a power consumption place. The home 68 is a different person's home than the user 80 a. The cable 34 is a cable that can be used for bidirectional power transmission between the vehicle 30 and the electric site. Thus, when the user 80 connects the vehicle 30 to the receptacle of the house 68 of another person, the connection is performed using the cable 34. The cable 34 is a movable cable and is mounted on the vehicle 30.

The cable 34 communicates with the smart meter 60 and the HEMS62 installed in the house 68, and receives identification information of the smart meter 60 and the HEMS 62. The smart meter 60 is managed by the utility. The smart meter 60 measures a value of 30 minutes of the amount of power supplied and received between the power grid 10 and the power consumption site, and transmits the value to the power provider server 52. In addition, HEMS is an abbreviation for HomeEnergy Management System. HEMS is an example of EMS (energy Management System).

The cable 34 measures the amount of electric power transmitted between the vehicle 30 and the receptacle 69 via the cable 34. The cable 34 will transmit the power, the smart meter 60, and identification information of the HEMS62 to the management server 40. The management server 40 charges the user 80 of the vehicle 30 based on the transmission power amount received from the cable 34. In addition, the management server 40 transmits the identification information of the smart meter 60 received from the cable 34 and the transmission power amount to the power provider server 52. The power provider server 52 collects a power usage fee to the electricity consumption site based on the sum of the amount of power measured by the smart meter 60 and the amount of transmission power received from the management server 40. This allows accurate charging of the electricity consumption site, for example, in consideration of the amount of transmission power supplied from the vehicle 30 to the grid 10 via the cable 34, the indoor wiring of the house 68, and the smart meter 60. Thus, the user 80 can be connected to the grid 10 not only by a specific charging/discharging facility such as the charging/discharging device 20 but also by a general-purpose electric power facility. Therefore, the opportunity to connect the vehicle 30 with the grid 10 can be increased. Therefore, the power integrator easily ensures the capacity capable of supplying and receiving power between the vehicle 30 and the grid 10, thereby contributing to stabilization of the grid 10.

In the present embodiment, power supply and reception means that transmission and reception of electric power from at least one of vehicle 30 and grid 10 to the other occurs. For example, supplying power may mean performing discharge of electric power from vehicle 30 to grid 10. In addition, supplying power may mean performing power supply from the grid 10 to the vehicle 30. In addition, when vehicle 30 discharges electric power through a charger/discharger provided at an electric power consumption place such as a house, if the electric power consumed at the electric power consumption place side is larger than the electric power discharged from vehicle 30, a net amount of electric power may not be supplied to grid 10 at a connection point between the electric power consumption place side and grid 10, and the amount of electric power supplied from the connection point to the electric power consumption place may simply decrease. Even in this case, when viewed from the grid 10, it can be considered that electric power transmission and reception occur with respect to the outside of the grid 10. Therefore, in the present embodiment, in the case of power supply to and reception from grid 10 when vehicle 30 is discharging electric power, it is irrelevant whether or not grid 10 receives a net amount of electric power from a specific connection point with vehicle 30.

Fig. 2 schematically shows a functional configuration of the cable 34. The cable 34 includes a plug 390, an insertion plug 380, a cable unit 370, and a control device 360. The plug 390 is inserted into a power supply port provided in the vehicle 30. The plug-in 380 is inserted into the socket 69.

The control device 360 includes a measurement unit 310, a processing unit 300, a communication unit 320, a position acquisition unit 350, and a memory unit 330. The measurement unit 310, the processing unit 300, the communication unit 320, the position acquisition unit 350, and the memory unit 330 are connected to each other by a bus 340.

The processing unit 300 is implemented by a processing device including a processor. The memory section 330 is implemented by volatile and nonvolatile memory devices. The processing unit 300 performs processing using information stored in the memory unit 330. The communication section 320 is responsible for communication with the smart meter 60, the HEMS62, the management server 40, and the user terminal 82. The information received by the communication unit 320 from the smart meter 60, the HEMS62, and the management server 40 is supplied to the processing unit 300. The information transmitted to the smart meter 60, the HEMS62, and the management server 40 is generated by the processing unit 300 and transmitted through the communication unit 320.

The receiving unit 322 communicates with a power amount acquiring device that is installed in a power consumption site and acquires power amount to be supplied and received between the power consumption site and a power grid, and receives identification information of the power consumption site. The power acquisition device may be a smart meter 60, a HEMS62, or the like. The identification information of the electricity usage site received by the receiving unit 322 may be identification information of the smart meter 60 or identification information of the HEMS 62.

The measurement unit 310 measures the transmission power transmitted between the vehicle 30 and the electricity-consuming place via the cable 34. The transmission information transmitting unit 324 transmits the identification information of the electricity usage location and the information indicating the transmission power amount measured by the measuring unit 310 to the external management server 40 that manages the transmission power amount between the vehicle 30 and the electricity usage location. The transmission information transmitting unit 324 also transmits at least 1 of the identification information of the vehicle 30, the identification information of the user of the vehicle 30, and the identification information of the cable 34 to the management server 40. The transmission information transmitting unit 324 may also transmit information indicating a period during which electric power is transmitted between the vehicle 30 and the electric power consumption site.

The position acquisition unit 350 acquires position information indicating the position of the cable 34. For example, the position acquisition unit 350 acquires latitude and longitude information of the position where the cable 34 is present by the GPS function. The transmission information transmitting unit 324 transmits the position information to the management server 40.

The receiving unit 322 also receives at least 1 of information indicating the amount of power consumed in the electricity consumption site, information indicating the amount of power received from the power grid at the electricity consumption site, and information indicating the amount of power supplied from the electricity consumption site to the power grid from the electricity consumption site, from the power acquisition device. For example, the receiving unit 322 receives at least one of information indicating the amount of power received from the power grid at the power consumption site and information indicating the amount of power supplied from the power consumption site to the power grid from the smart meter 60. The reception unit 322 receives information indicating the amount of power consumed in the electricity consumption site from the HEMS 62.

The processing unit 300 includes a determination unit 302. The determination unit 302 determines the matching between the information received by the reception unit 322 from the power acquisition device and the transmission power. For example, in the case where the net amount of electricity is transmitted from the vehicle 30 to the electricity usage site, when the amount of electricity received from the grid 10 by the electricity usage site is not less than a preset value or more before the electricity is supplied from the vehicle 30 to the electricity usage site, the determination section 302 may determine that the information received from the electricity amount acquisition device and the transmitted amount of electricity do not match.

In addition, the receiving part 322 may receive the device information of the power grid 10. The device information of the grid 10 may be, for example, information indicating the capacities and demand rates of various devices such as a substation device of the grid 10. The power transformation equipment of the power grid 10 may be, for example, a transformer of a power substation, a column transformer between a main line or a branch line and a dedicated line, or the like. Determination unit 302 may determine whether or not power supply and reception between grid 10 and vehicle 30 via cable 34 can be performed based on the device information received by reception unit 322. For example, determination unit 302 may determine that power supply and reception via cable 34 between grid 10 and vehicle 30 is not to be performed when the demand rate of the equipment is equal to or greater than a predetermined value. The determination result of the determination unit 302 may be transmitted to the management server 40 via the communication unit 320. Management server 40 may determine whether to cause vehicle 30 to perform power supply and reception with grid 10 based on the determination result of determination unit 302.

Fig. 3 schematically shows a functional configuration of the management server 40. The management server 40 includes a processing unit 42, a storage unit 48, and a communication unit 46.

The processing unit 42 is realized by a processing device including a processor. The storage unit 48 is implemented by a nonvolatile memory device. The processing unit 42 performs processing using the information stored in the storage unit 48. The communication section 46 is responsible for communication between the vehicle 30, the stationary battery 14, the user terminal 82, the electric power transaction server 50, and the electric power provider server 52. The information received by the communication section 46 from the vehicle 30, the stationary battery 14, the user terminal 82, the electric power transaction server 50, and the electric power provider server 52 is supplied to the processing section 42. Further, information transmitted to the vehicle 30, the stationary battery 14, the user terminal 82, the electric power transaction server 50, and the electric power provider server 52 is generated by the processing unit 42 and transmitted via the communication unit 46.

The management server 40 functions as a management device. The management server 40 may be a system realized by 1 information processing apparatus, or may be a system realized by a plurality of information processing apparatuses.

The processing unit 42 includes a transmission information acquisition unit 200, a management information transmission control unit 230, a power consumption location information acquisition unit 250, a determination unit 252, a reward information generation unit 270, a power supply and reception control unit 280, and a demand information acquisition unit 290. The storage unit 48 includes a transmission information storage unit 282 and a non-permission information storage unit 284.

The demand information acquisition unit 290 acquires information indicating the demand for electric power in the power grid 10. Power supply and reception control unit 280 supplies and receives power to and from grid 10 in accordance with the power demand on grid 10.

Power supply and reception control unit 280 communicates with the ECU of vehicle 30, and sequentially acquires power supply and reception permission information indicating whether or not vehicle 30 can supply and receive power to and from grid 10. For example, when the vehicle is connected to the charge/discharge device 20 via the charge/discharge cable 22 or the receptacle 69 via the cable 34, the ECU of the vehicle 30 determines that the vehicle 30 can supply and receive power to and from the grid 10. When vehicle 30 can supply and receive power to and from grid 10, power supply and reception control unit 280 instructs the ECU included in vehicle 30 to charge and discharge battery 32 in accordance with the power demand acquired by demand information acquisition unit 290. For example, when power is supplied and received between vehicle 30 and grid 10 through charge/discharge device 20, the ECU of vehicle 30 communicates with charge/discharge device 20 in accordance with an instruction from power supply/reception control unit 280, and controls the power converter of vehicle 30 to perform charging of battery 32 of charge/discharge device 20 or discharge of electric power obtained by discharging of battery 32. Note that power supply and reception control unit 280 may sequentially acquire, from the ECU of vehicle 30, information indicating the amount of input power from charge/discharge device 20 to the power converter when battery 32 is charged, the amount of output power from the power converter to charge/discharge device 20 when battery 32 is discharged, and the soc (state of charge) of battery 32. Power supply and reception control portion 280 may control power supply and reception between vehicle 30 and grid 10 based on information acquired from the ECU of vehicle 30.

The amount of contract in the above-described power transaction is an example of information indicating the power demand. The information indicating the power demand may be a contract price in the power trade, a contract category indicating whether to buy or sell a contract. The information indicating the power demand may be information indicating the real-time supply and demand unbalance amount in the grid 10 or information indicating a predicted value of the future supply and demand unbalance amount. The information indicating the power demand may be information indicating the real-time power consumption amount at the electricity consumption site of the power grid 10 or a predicted value of the power consumption amount. As the information indicating the power demand, various information that directly or indirectly affects the power demand, such as temperature information, humidity information, weather information, and activity information, can be used without being limited to the amount of electricity itself.

Further, as the electricity trading market, trading markets such as a one-day market, and a demand market may be mentioned. As a transaction method of the electric power transaction, various transaction methods other than those in the electric power transaction market can be used.

The transmission information acquisition unit 200 acquires, from the cable 34, identification information of the electricity-using location and information indicating the amount of transmission power transmitted from the vehicle 30 via the cable 34. Reward information generation unit 270 generates reward information indicating a reward for the user of vehicle 30 based on the transmission power amount. For example, in the case where the battery 32 is net charged by power transmission with an electricity-using site, the reward information may be information indicating an amount of money charged to the user 80 according to the amount of charge. In the case where net discharge is performed in the battery 32 by power transmission with the electricity usage site, the reward information may be information indicating the amount of money given to the user 80 according to the amount of discharge.

The transmission information storage unit 282 stores the identification information of the electricity consumption location and the information indicating the amount of transmission power in association with each other. Thus, the management server 40 can manage which electricity-using site the power is supplied to the power grid 10.

The management information transmission control part 230 transmits the information received by the transmission information acquisition part 200 to the power provider server 52. The management information transmission control part 230 transmits the information received by the transmission information acquisition part 200 to the power provider server 52 through the communication part 46. The power provider server 52 is an example of a power amount management device that manages the amount of power supplied and received between the power consumption site and the power grid 10.

The power consumption location information acquisition unit 250 acquires at least 1 of information indicating the amount of power received from the power grid at the power consumption location and information indicating the amount of power supplied from the power consumption location to the power grid, based on the identification information of the power consumption location. For example, the power consumption site information acquisition unit 250 transmits identification information of the power consumption site to the power provider server 52, and acquires at least one of information indicating the amount of power received from the power grid at the power consumption site identified by the identification information and information indicating the amount of power supplied to the power grid from the power consumption site identified by the identification information, from the power provider server 52. The determination unit 252 determines the matching between the information acquired by the power consumption location information acquisition unit 250 and the transmission power amount. For example, when the amount of power received from grid 10 at the electricity consumption site is not less than a predetermined value or more before the vehicle 30 supplies power to the electricity consumption site when the net amount of power is transmitted from vehicle 30 to the electricity consumption site, determination unit 252 determines that the information acquired by electricity consumption site information acquisition unit 250 does not match the amount of transmitted power.

The transmission information acquiring unit 200 acquires position information indicating the position of the cable 34 from the cable 34. For example, the transmission information acquisition section 200 acquires latitude and longitude information acquired by the position acquisition section 350 of the cable 34. The power consumption location information acquiring unit 250 acquires information indicating the location of the power consumption location based on the identification information of the power consumption location. For example, power consumption location information acquisition unit 250 acquires information indicating the location of the power consumption location from the utility company. The information indicating the location of the electricity usage place may be information indicating a geographical location of the electricity usage place. The information indicating the location of the electricity usage site may be residence information of the electricity usage site. The information indicating the location of the electricity usage place may be information indicating a certain range of geographical range. The determination unit 252 determines the matching between the information indicating the location of the power consumption location acquired by the power consumption location information acquisition unit 250 and the location information of the cable 34 acquired by the transmission information acquisition unit 200. For example, when the distance between the geographical position of the electricity usage location indicated by the information acquired by the electricity usage location information acquiring unit 250 and the geographical position indicated by the position information is equal to or greater than a preset value, the determining unit 252 determines that the information indicating the position of the electricity usage location acquired by the electricity usage location information acquiring unit 250 does not match the position information of the cable 34 acquired by the transmission information acquiring unit 200.

When determining unit 252 determines that the power supply/reception is not matched, non-permission information storage unit 284 stores non-permission information indicating that power supply/reception is not permitted between vehicle 30 and power grid 10, in association with identification information of the power-use location. For example, when the information acquired by power consumption site information acquisition unit 250 does not match the transmission power amount, disallow information storage unit 284 stores disallow information indicating that power supply and reception are disallowed for vehicle 30 and power grid 10, in association with the identification information of the power consumption site. Further, when the information indicating the location of the power consumption site acquired by the power consumption site information acquisition unit 250 does not match the location information of the cable 34 acquired by the transmission information acquisition unit 200, the non-permission information storage unit 284 stores non-permission information indicating that the power supply and reception of the vehicle 30 and the power grid 10 are not permitted, in association with the identification information of the power consumption site. When the identification information of the power consumption location newly received from cable 34 and the non-permission information are stored in association with each other in non-permission information storage unit 284, power supply and reception control unit 280 does not cause vehicle 30 and grid 10 to perform power supply and reception via cable 34. This can suppress the supply and reception of electric power at a power consumption location determined to be not matched with the power consumption amount in the past.

When the identification information of the electric power consumption site newly received from cable 34 and the non-permission information are stored in correspondence in non-permission-information storage unit 284, power supply/reception control unit 280 does not permit power supply from vehicle 30 to grid 10 via cable 34, but permits power supply from grid 10 to vehicle 30 via cable 34.

The power consumption location information acquiring unit 250 acquires at least one of information indicating the amount of power received from the power grid 10 and information indicating the amount of power supplied from the power consumption location to the power grid, based on the identification information of the power consumption location. The reward information generating unit 270 further generates reward information indicating a reward for the electricity consumption location based on the information acquired by the electricity consumption location information acquiring unit 250, the identification information of the electricity consumption location, and the transmission power amount. The reward information may be information indicating an amount of charge to be charged for the electric power received by the electricity utility from the grid 10.

The cable 34 and the management server 40 can be connected to the grid 10 not only by a specific charging/discharging facility such as the charging/discharging device 20 but also by a general-purpose electric power facility. Therefore, the opportunity to connect the grid 10 with the grid 10 can be increased. Even when the vehicle 30 is connected to the grid 10 via the distribution line of the house 68 that is not the home of the user 80, the electricity consumption place can be charged in addition to the amount of electricity transmitted to and from the vehicle 30.

The function of the management device in the present invention may be realized by the management server 40 alone, or may be realized by a combination of the management server 40 and the ECU of the vehicle 30. For example, the functions of at least a part of the processing performed by the management server 40 in the present embodiment may be performed by the ECU of the vehicle 30. For example, at least a part of the processing executed by transmission information acquisition unit 200, management information transmission control unit 230, power consumption site information acquisition unit 250, determination unit 252, reward information generation unit 270, power supply and reception control unit 280, demand information acquisition unit 290, transmission information storage unit 282, and non-permission information storage unit 284 may be executed by the ECU of vehicle 30.

Fig. 4 shows an example of information stored in the transmission information storage unit 282 in a table format. The transmission information storage unit 282 associates the cable ID, the location, the electricity consumption site ID, the period, the transmission power amount, and the reward.

The cable ID stores identification information of the cable 34. The identification information of the cable 34 is stored in the memory unit 330 and transmitted to the management server 40 by the transmission information transmitting unit 324. In the present embodiment, the cable 34 is the entire user 80, and the user 80 can be identified from the cable ID. Therefore, the cable ID can be used as identification information of the user 80. The position information acquired by the position acquisition unit 350 is stored in the position.

The identification information received by the receiving unit 322 of the cable 34 from the smart meter 60 is stored in the electricity location ID. The identification information received by the receiver 322 of the cable 34 from the HEMS62 can be stored in the electricity consumption site ID. The electricity consumption site ID is an example of identification information of the electricity consumption site.

The period during which the cable 34 is connected to the socket 69 is saved. For example, the period of time stored in the transmission information storage unit 282 may be 30 minutes. The period of time for storing in the transmission information storage unit 282 may be the same as the period of time for measuring the 30-minute value by the smart meter 60.

The transmission power measured by the measurement unit 310 of the cable 34 is stored in the transmission power. When the net amount of power is transmitted from the receptacle 69 to the vehicle 30, the sign of the transmitted power is positive. In the case where the net amount of power is transmitted from the vehicle 30 to the receptacle 69, the sign of the transmitted power is negative.

The reward retains reward information for the user 80. Reward information is generated by reward information generation unit 270. Reward information generation unit 270 generates reward information based on the sum of the basic reward for the connection of vehicle 30 to outlet 69 and the fluctuation amount reward corresponding to the transmission power amount. In the example of fig. 4, the primary reward is 1 dollar every 30 minutes. Even if the transmission of electric power is not performed between the vehicle 30 and the receptacle 69, the basic remuneration is added. The fluctuation amount reward is calculated by multiplying the transmission amount by a unit price set in advance. In the case where the net amount of power is transferred from the outlet 69 to the vehicle 30, the fluctuation amount reward is negative. In the case where the net amount of power is transferred from the vehicle 30 to the receptacle 69, the fluctuation amount is paid positive.

Fig. 5 schematically shows an example of the 30-minute values obtained by the smart meter 60 and the HEMS 62. Line 510 represents the average power received from the grid 10. The average charge is based on the 30 minute value obtained by the smart meter 60. Line 520 is the average amount of power consumed by the power devices managed by HEMS 62. The average power consumption is based on the 30 minute value obtained by HEMS 62.

As shown by line 520, the amount of power consumed by the electrical devices in the house 68 is constant from time 16:00 to time 17: 30. As shown in fig. 4, a net amount of power is transferred from the vehicle 30 to the receptacle 69 during the period from time 16:30 to time 17: 30. Thus, the amount of power received in house 68 is reduced as compared with the period from time 16:00 to time 16: 30. Therefore, the determination unit 302 of the cable 34 determines that the information of the power amount per period received from the HEMS62 and the received power amount per period received from the smart meter 60 match the transmission power amount per period measured by the measurement unit 310.

Further, when HEMS62 acquires the power consumption of only some of the electric power devices in house 68, it is not easy to completely determine the matching. In addition, when HEMS62 is not installed in house 68, the power consumption information cannot be acquired. In this case, when the difference between the amount of decrease in the received power amount per period received from the smart meter 60 and the transmission power amount measured by the measurement unit 310 is smaller than a preset difference, the determination unit 302 may determine that the received power amount per period received from the smart meter 60 matches the transmission power amount per period measured by the measurement unit 310.

Fig. 6 schematically shows a case where the received power amount per period received from the smart meter 60 and the transmission power amount per period measured by the measurement unit 310 do not match. Line 610 is the average amount of power received from the power grid 10 and line 620 is the average amount of power consumed by the power devices managed by HEMS 62.

As shown in fig. 6, the amount of power received from the grid 10 does not decrease during the period from time 16:30 to time 17:30, regardless of whether or not net power is transferred from the vehicle 30 to the outlet 69. For example, in the house 68, there is a possibility that the electric power supplied from the vehicle 30 is illegally acquired and consumed. In this case, the determination unit 302 determines that the received power amount per period received from the smart meter 60 does not match the transmission power amount per period measured by the measurement unit 310. In this case, the transmission information transmitting unit 324 transmits mismatch information including the power consumption site ID to the management server 40. When the management server 40 receives the mismatch information, the power supply/reception non-permission information is stored in the non-permission information storage unit 284 in association with the power consumption site ID. The power supply/reception non-permission information will be described with reference to fig. 7 and the like.

In the above example, the case where the net amount of power is transmitted from the vehicle 30 to the outlet 69, and the house 68 receives the net amount of power from the grid 10 is described. However, when the net electric energy is transmitted from the outlet 69 to the vehicle 30 or when the house 68 transmits the net electric energy to the grid 10, it may be determined whether or not the supplied electric energy amount for each period received from the smart meter 60 matches the transmitted electric energy amount for each period measured by the measurement unit 310, based on the transmitted electric energy amount measured by the measurement unit 310 or the supplied electric energy amount from the house 68 to the grid 10 acquired by the smart meter 60.

Fig. 7 shows, in table form, the power supply/reception non-permission information held in the non-permission information holding unit 284. The power supply/reception non-permission information associates the power consumption site ID with the non-permission flag. The disallowance flag is an example of disallowance information indicating that power supply and reception between vehicle 30 and grid 10 are disallowed. When management server 40 receives the power consumption site ID from cable 34, and when TRUE is associated with the power consumption site ID as the non-permission flag in non-permission information storage unit 284, power supply and reception control unit 280 does not cause vehicle 30 and grid 10 to supply and receive power even when vehicle 30 and grid 10 are connected via cable 34. Further, the communication unit 46 of the management server 40 transmits the power supply/reception non-permission notification to the cable 34. This can suppress illegal use of the electric power of vehicle 30.

Even when TRUE is associated with the power consumption site ID as the non-permission flag in the non-permission information storage unit 284, the power supply and reception control unit 280 may permit only power supply from the grid 10 to the vehicle 30, and the communication unit 46 may not transmit the power supply and reception non-permission notification to the cable 34. When TRUE is associated with the power consumption site ID as the non-permission flag, if the remaining capacity of battery 32 is equal to or greater than the predetermined remaining capacity, power supply and reception control unit 280 may not cause vehicle 30 to perform power supply and reception with grid 10, and communication unit 46 may transmit a power supply and reception non-permission notification to cable 34. This can ensure the minimum charge amount necessary for the vehicle 30 to travel the desired distance by the receptacle 69 while suppressing illegal use of the electric power supplied from the vehicle 30.

Fig. 8 is a flowchart showing a process executed in the cable 34. The flowchart of fig. 8 is mainly executed in the processing unit 300 of the cable 34. The processing of the flowchart of fig. 8 is executed, for example, when the cable 34 is connected to the vehicle 30.

At S802, the receiving unit 322 communicates with the smart meter 60 and the HEMS62 to receive the identification information of each. The receiving part 322 may communicate with the smart meter 60 and the HEMS62 through wireless communication or wire communication.

At S804, the transmission information transmitting unit 324 transmits at least one of the identification information of the smart meter 60 and the identification information of the HEMS62 to the management server 40 as the electricity consumption location ID.

In S806, processing unit 300 determines whether or not the power supply/reception non-permission notification is received from management server 40. When the power supply/reception non-permission notification is received, the process of the flowchart is terminated. When the power supply/reception non-permission notification is not received, in S808, it is determined whether or not a power supply/reception end notification indicating that power supply/reception with the grid 10 is to be ended is received from the management server 40. If the power supply/reception end notification is not received from the management server 40, it is determined whether or not it is a time point at which the 30-minute value of the transmission power amount is generated in S810. If it is not the time point at which the 30-minute value of the transmission power amount is generated, the process proceeds to S806. When the time point is the time point at which the 30-minute value of the transmission power amount is generated, in S812, the 30-minute value of the transmission power amount is calculated based on the history of the transmission power measured by the measurement unit 310.

In S814, the receiving unit 322 receives the 30-minute values of the supply power amount and the consumption power amount between the electricity consumption site and the power grid 10 from the smart meter 60 and the HEMS62, respectively. In S816, the matching between the power supply/reception amount, the power consumption amount, and the 30-minute value of the transmission amount of power between the power consumption site and the grid 10 is determined.

If there is a match, in S818, the transmission information transmitting unit 324 transmits the transmission power amount information to the management server 40, and the process proceeds to S806. The transmission power amount information includes, for example, 30-minute values of the power supply and reception amount and the power consumption amount with respect to the power grid 10 at the power consumption site, respective 30-minute values of the transmission power amount measured by the measurement unit 310, a cable ID, a position of the cable 34, and period information indicating a measurement period of the 30-minute value. If there is no matching, in S820 the transmission information transmitting unit 324 transmits the respective 30-minute values of the supplied power amount, the consumed power amount, and the transmission power amount with the grid 10 and the mismatch information to the management server 40, and the process proceeds to S806. In S820, the transmission information transmitting unit 324 may transmit the mismatch information to the user terminal 82 and notify the user 80 of the mismatch information from the user terminal 82.

When the power supply/reception end notification is received from the management server 40 in S808, the transmission amount from the end of the previous measurement period of 30 minutes to the present is calculated as a 30 minute value based on the history of the transmission power measured by the measurement unit 310 and transmitted to the management server 40 in S822, and the processing in the present flowchart is ended.

In addition, in S820, in the case where the transmission information transmitting part 324 transmits the mismatch information to the management server 40, the determination part 252 of the management server 40 may determine the matching of the transmission power amount transmitted through the cable 34 and the supply power amount acquired by the smart meter 60 based on the information received from the cable 34. In this case, the power consumption location information acquisition unit 250 may acquire the power supply amount information from a time point before a preset time to the present time in the power consumption location identified by the power consumption location ID of the cable 34 and the past power supply amount information from the power provider server 52. The determination unit 252 may determine the matching with the power supply and reception amount acquired by the smart meter 60 based on the power supply and reception amount information acquired by the power consumption site information acquisition unit 250. When the determination unit 252 determines that the transmission power amount transmitted via the cable 34 and the power supply/reception power amount acquired by the smart meter 60 do not match, the power supply/reception control unit 280 may stop power supply/reception between the vehicle 30 and the grid 10, the communication unit 46 may transmit a power supply/reception end notification to the cable 34, and the non-permission information storage unit 284 may store the non-permission flag in association with the power consumption site ID.

Further, even when the determination unit 252 determines that the transmission power amount transmitted via the cable 34 and the power supply/reception power amount acquired by the smart meter 60 do not match, the power supply/reception control unit 280 may allow only power supply from the grid 10 to the vehicle 30, and the communication unit 46 may not transmit the power supply/reception end notification to the cable 34.

According to the power supply and reception management system 100 described above, it is possible to connect to the grid 10 through an existing power facility such as the outlet 69 of the house 68 or a distribution line. Therefore, the opportunity to connect the vehicle 30 with the grid 10 can be increased. Even when the vehicle 30 is connected to the grid 10 via the distribution line of the house 68 that is not the home of the user 80, appropriate charging can be performed based on the amount of electricity supplied to the house 68. The outlet 69 or the distribution line of the house 68 in the present embodiment is an example of an electric power facility. As the electric power facility, various facilities connected to the grid 10, such as an outlet, a distribution line, and a charging station of a building other than a house, can be used.

FIG. 9 illustrates an example of a computer 2000 capable of embodying, in whole or in part, various embodiments of the invention. The program installed in the computer 2000 can cause the computer 2000 to function as an apparatus such as the management server 40 or the control apparatus 360 according to the embodiment or each unit of the apparatus, execute an operation associated with the apparatus or each unit of the apparatus, and/or execute a process according to the embodiment or a step of the process. Such programs may be executed by CPU2012 in order to cause computer 2000 to perform the process flows described herein and the specific operations associated with some or all of the functional blocks of the block diagrams.

The computer 2000 according to the present embodiment includes a CPU2012 and a RAM2014, which are connected to each other via a main controller 2010. The computer 2000 further includes a ROM2026, a flash memory 2024, a communication interface 2022, and an input/output chip 2040. The ROM2026, the flash memory 2024, the communication interface 2022, and the input/output chip 2040 are connected to the main controller 2010 via the input/output controller 2020.

The CPU2012 operates in accordance with programs stored in the ROM2026 and the RAM2014, thereby controlling the respective units.

The communication interface 2022 communicates with other electronic devices via a network. The flash memory 2024 stores programs and data used by the CPU2012 in the computer 2000. The ROM2026 stores a startup program and the like executed by the computer 2000 when activated and/or a program dependent on the hardware of the computer 2000. The input/output chip 2040 may also connect various input/output units such as a keyboard, a mouse, and a monitor to the input/output controller 2020 via input/output ports such as a serial port, a parallel port, a keyboard port, a mouse port, a monitor port, a USB port, and an HDMI (registered trademark) port.

The program is provided via a computer-readable medium such as a CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, or usb-disk, or a network. RAM2014, ROM2026, or flash memory 2024 are examples of computer-readable media. The program is installed to the flash memory 2024, the RAM2014, or the ROM2026, and executed by the CPU 2012. The information processing described in these programs is read by the computer 2000, and the cooperation between the programs and the various types of hardware resources described above is realized. The apparatus or method may be constituted by performing operations or processes on information in compliance with the use of the computer 2000.

For example, in the case of performing communication between the computer 2000 and an external device, the CPU2012 may execute a communication program loaded into the RAM2014, and instruct communication processing to the communication interface 2022 based on processing described in the communication program. The communication interface 2022 reads transmission data stored in a transmission buffer processing area provided in a recording medium such as the RAM2014 and the flash memory 2024 under the control of the CPU2012, transmits the read transmission data to a network, and writes reception data received from the network into a reception buffer processing area provided in the recording medium or the like.

The CPU2012 can cause all or a necessary part of a file or a database stored in a recording medium such as the flash memory 2024 to be read into the RAM2014, and can execute various processes on data on the RAM 2014. The CPU2012 then writes the processed data back to the recording medium.

Various kinds of information such as various kinds of programs, data, tables, and databases may be saved to a recording medium and applied to information processing. The CPU2012 can execute various processes described in this specification including various operations specified by an instruction sequence of a program, information processing, condition judgment, conditional branching, unconditional branching, retrieval/replacement of information, and the like on data read from the RAM2014, and write the results back to the RAM 2014. In addition, the CPU2012 can retrieve information in files, databases, etc., within the recording medium. For example, when a plurality of items each having an attribute value of the 1 st attribute associated with an attribute value of the 2 nd attribute are stored in the recording medium, the CPU2012 may retrieve an item that matches the condition, which specifies an attribute value of the 1 st attribute, from among the plurality of items, and read the attribute value of the 2 nd attribute stored in the item, thereby acquiring the attribute value of the 2 nd attribute associated with the 1 st attribute satisfying the preset condition.

The programs or software modules described above may be stored on a computer readable medium on or near the computer 2000. A recording medium such as a hard disk or a RAM provided in a server system connected to a dedicated communication network or the internet can be used as the computer-readable medium. The program stored in the computer-readable medium can be provided to the computer 2000 via a network.

When the computer 2000 functions as the control device 360, a program that is installed in the computer 2000 and causes the computer 2000 to function as the control device 360 may be run in the CPU2012 and the like, and cause the computer 2000 to function as each unit of the control device 360. The information processing described in these programs is read into the computer 2000, and functions as specific means for cooperating software with the various hardware resources described above, that is, the receiving unit 322, the transmission information transmitting unit 324, and the determining unit 302. By using these specific means, the calculation or processing of information corresponding to the purpose of use of the computer 2000 in the present embodiment is realized, and thereby the unique management server 40 corresponding to the purpose of use is constructed.

When the computer 2000 functions as the management server 40, a program that is installed in the computer 2000 and causes the computer 2000 to function as the management server 40 may be operated in the CPU2012 and the like, and cause the computer 2000 to function as each unit of the management server 40. The information processing described in these programs is read into the computer 2000, and functions as specific means for cooperating software with the various hardware resources described above, that is, the transmission information acquisition unit 200, the management information transmission control unit 230, the power consumption location information acquisition unit 250, the determination unit 252, the reward information generation unit 270, the power supply and reception control unit 280, and the demand information acquisition unit 290. By using these specific means, the calculation or processing of information corresponding to the purpose of use of the computer 2000 in the present embodiment is realized, and thereby the unique management server 40 corresponding to the purpose of use is constructed.

In the block diagrams, each functional block may represent (1) a step of executing a process of an operation OR (2) each unit having a function of executing an operation, specific steps AND each unit may be realized by a dedicated circuit, a programmable circuit supplied together with computer-readable instructions stored in a computer-readable medium, AND/OR a processor supplied together with computer-readable instructions stored in a computer-readable medium.

A computer readable medium may comprise any tangible device capable of holding instructions for execution by a suitable device and, as a result, the computer readable medium with the instructions held therein forms at least a portion of an article of manufacture comprising instructions executable to implement a means for performing operations specified in the process flow or block diagrams. As examples of the computer readable medium, an electronic storage medium, a magnetic storage medium, an optical storage medium, an electromagnetic storage medium, a semiconductor storage medium, and the like may be included. As more specific examples of the computer-readable medium, floppy disks (registered trademark), floppy disks, hard disks, Random Access Memories (RAMs), read-only memories (ROMs), erasable programmable read-only memories (EPROMs or flash memories), electrically erasable programmable read-only memories (EEPROMs), Static Random Access Memories (SRAMs), compact disc read-only memories (CD-ROMs), Digital Versatile Discs (DVDs), blu-Ray (RTM) discs, memory sticks, integrated circuit cards, and the like may be included.

The computer-readable instructions may include assembler instructions, Instruction Set Architecture (ISA) instructions, machine-trusted instructions, microcode, firmware instructions, state-setting data, or any combination of 1 or more programming languages, including an object-oriented programming language such as Smalltalk, JAVA (registered trademark), C + +, or the like, and conventional procedural programming languages, such as the "C" programming language or the same programming language.

The computer readable instructions are provided to a processor or programmable circuitry of a general purpose computer, special purpose computer, or other programmable data processing apparatus via a Wide Area Network (WAN) such as a local or local area network (L AN), the internet, or the like, and may be executed to implement a unit for performing the operations specified in the illustrated process flow or block diagrams.

The present invention has been described above with reference to the embodiments, but the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the scope described in the above embodiments. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications can be made in the above embodiments. In addition, the matters described with respect to a specific embodiment can be applied to other embodiments within a range not technically contradictory. It is apparent from the description of the claims that such modifications and improvements can be made within the technical scope of the present invention.

Note that the order of execution of the respective processes such as the operations, flows, steps, and steps in the devices, systems, programs, and methods shown in the claims, the description, and the drawings is not particularly explicitly indicated as "preceding" or "preceding", and may be realized in any order as long as the output of the preceding process is not used in the subsequent process. Even if the description is made using "first", "next", and the like for convenience in the operation flows in the claims, the description, and the drawings, it does not mean that the operations are necessarily performed in this order.

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10 electric network

12 power generation plant

14 fixed battery

20 charging and discharging equipment

22 charging and discharging cable

30 vehicle

32 cell

34 Cable

40 management server

42 treatment part

46 communication unit

48 storage part

50 electric power transaction server

52 electric power business server

60 Intelligent instrument

62 HEMS

68 house

69 socket

80 users

82 user terminal

100 power supply and reception management system

200 transmission information acquisition unit

230 management information transmission control unit

250 electric field information acquisition unit

252 determination unit

270 reward information generating part

280 power supply and reception control unit

282 transfer information holding unit

284 disallowed information holding unit

290 request information acquiring part

300 processing part

302 determination unit

310 measurement unit

320 communication unit

322 receiving part

324 transmission information transmitting part

330 memory part

340 bus

350 position acquisition part

360 control device

370 cable part

380 plug-in plug

390 plug

510 line

520 line

610 line

620 line

2000 computer

2010 main controller

2012 CPU

2014 RAM

2020 input/output controller

2022 communication interface

2024 flash memory

2026 ROM

2040 input/output chip.