Power system, energy system, energy exchange method, program, terminal, and mobile object

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10962948-B2
Application number	US-201816955780-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 20, 2018
Priority date	Dec 21, 2017
Publication date	Mar 30, 2021
Grant date	Mar 30, 2021

Abstract

An energy system is provided, including: a first placement unit for removably placing a mobile energy storage device capable of storing energy or energy sources; a second placement unit for removably placing the mobile energy storage device; an abnormality acquiring unit for acquiring an abnormality on an energy path used for energy exchange, the energy path built between a first energy consumer having the first placement unit and a first energy consuming device, and a second energy consumer having the second placement unit and a second energy consuming device; a mobile object for autonomously moving with the mobile energy storage device loaded thereon, so as to remove the mobile energy storage device from the first placement unit and place the mobile energy storage device on the second placement unit, if the abnormality acquiring unit acquires an abnormality when the mobile energy storage device is placed on the first placement unit.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An energy system comprising:
a first placement unit for removably placing a mobile energy storage device capable of storing energy or energy sources;
a second placement unit for removably placing the mobile energy storage device;
a third placement unit for removably placing the mobile energy storage device;
a processor for aggregating energy supply-and-demand, the processor communicably connected to: a first energy consumer having the first placement unit and a first energy consuming device for consuming energy; a second energy consumer having the second placement unit and a second energy consuming device; and an energy supplier having at least any of an energy generation device for generating energy or energy sources and an energy storage device for storing energy or energy sources, and the third placement unit; wherein the aggregating energy supply-and-demand comprises:
acquiring a first exchange information including information about a cost or a loss in a case that the energy supplier and the first energy consumer exchange energy; and a second exchange information including information about a cost or a loss in a case that the energy supplier and the second energy consumer exchange energy or energy sources; and
determining an energy receiver that receives energy or energy sources via the mobile energy storage device, based on the acquired first exchange information and the acquired second exchange information; and
a mobile object for autonomously moving with the mobile energy storage device loaded thereon, so as to remove the mobile energy storage device from the third placement unit and place the mobile energy storage device on the second placement unit, when determining the second energy consumer as the energy receiver.

2. The energy system according to claim 1 , wherein
the first placement unit is for removably placing a mobile power storage device capable of storing electric power;
the second placement unit is for removably placing the mobile power storage device;
the third placement unit is for removably placing the mobile power storage device;
the processor further comprises
aggregating power supply-and-demand communicably connected to: a first power consumer having the first placement unit and a first power consuming device for consuming electric power; a second power consumer having the second placement unit and a second power consuming device; and a power supplier having at least any of a power generation device for generating electric power and a power storage device for storing electric power, and the third placement unit;

acquiring the first exchange information including information about a cost or a loss in a case that the power supplier and the first power consumer exchange electric power; and the second exchange information including information about a cost or a loss in a case that the power supplier and the second power consumer exchange electric power;
determining a power receiver that receives electric power via the mobile power storage device, based on the first exchange information and the second exchange information which are acquired by the processor; and
the mobile object is for autonomously moving with the mobile power storage device loaded thereon, so as to remove the mobile power storage device from the third placement unit and place the mobile power storage device on the second placement unit, when the unit processor determines the second power consumer as the power receiver.

3. The energy system according to claim 2 , wherein
the first exchange information includes information about a cost or a loss in a case that the power supplier and the first power consumer exchange electric power via the mobile power storage device; and
the second exchange information includes information about a cost or a loss in a case that the power supplier and the second power consumer exchange electric power via the mobile power storage device.

4. The energy system according to claim 2 , wherein
the first exchange information includes first consideration-for-reception information indicating consideration that the first power consumer pays when receiving electric power; and
the second exchange information includes second consideration-for-reception information indicating consideration that the second power consumer pays when receiving electric power.

5. The energy system according to claim 2 , wherein the first exchange information and the second exchange information include consideration-for-transfer information indicating consideration that the power supplier receives when transferring electric power.

6. An energy exchange method comprising:
acquiring: first exchange information including information about a cost or a loss in a case that a first energy consumer having a first placement unit for removably placing a mobile energy storage device capable of storing energy or energy sources and a first energy consuming device for consuming energy, and an energy supplier having at least any of an energy generation device for generating energy or energy sources and an energy storage device for storing energy or energy sources, and a third placement unit for removably placing the mobile energy storage device, exchange energy or energy sources; and second exchange information including information about a cost or a loss in a case that a second energy consumer having a second placement unit for removably placing the mobile energy storage device and a second energy consuming device and the energy supplier exchange energy or energy sources;
when determining the second energy consumer as an energy receiver that receives energy or energy sources via the mobile energy storage device, based on the first exchange information and the second exchange information;
causing a mobile object for autonomously moving with the mobile energy storage device loaded thereon, to remove the mobile energy storage device from the third placement unit; and
causing the mobile object to place the mobile energy storage device on the second placement unit.

7. An energy exchange method comprising:
providing exchange information including information about a cost or a loss in a case that energy or energy sources are exchanged, to an energy supplier having at least any of an energy generation device for generating energy or energy sources and an energy storage device for storing energy or energy sources, and a placement unit for removably placing a mobile energy storage device capable of storing energy or energy sources, or an energy aggregator that aggregates supply-and-demand of energy or energy sources; and
accepting, from a mobile object, the mobile energy storage device removed from the placement unit of the energy supplier by the mobile object for autonomously moving with the mobile energy storage device loaded thereon, in response to a target which receives energy or energy sources via the mobile energy storage device having been determined based on the exchange information;
when a determination is made that the target should receive energy or energy sources via the mobile energy storage device.

8. An energy exchange method comprising:
acquiring, by an energy supplier having at least any of an energy generation device for generating energy or energy sources and an energy storage device for storing energy or energy sources, and a supplier placement unit for removably placing a mobile energy storage device capable of storing energy or energy sources, first exchange information including information about a cost or a loss in a case that the first energy consumer and the energy supplier exchange energy or energy sources, from a first energy consumer having a first placement unit for removably placing the mobile energy storage device and a

Assignees

• Honda Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Takizawa Daijiro
• Saito Hidekazu
• Hanayama Ken
• Ikeda Kanako

Classifications

• H02J13/16

  the power network being controlled at grid-level, e.g. using aggregators · CPC title

• H02J3/32

  using batteries or super capacitors with converting means · CPC title

• H01M10/425 Primary

  Structural combination with electronic components, e.g. electronic circuits integrated to the outside of the casing (printed circuits H05K1/00) · CPC title

• H02J3/322

  the battery being on-board an electric or hybrid vehicle, e.g. vehicle to grid arrangements [V2G], power aggregation, use of the battery for network load balancing, coordinated or cooperative battery charging · CPC title

• G05B19/042 Primary

  using digital processors (G05B19/05 takes precedence) · CPC title