Power management method, power management server, local control apparatus, and power management system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11196294-B2
Application number	US-201716463850-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 28, 2017
Priority date	Nov 28, 2016
Publication date	Dec 7, 2021
Grant date	Dec 7, 2021

Abstract

A power management method according is provided with a step A of sending a control message from a power management server to a local control apparatus and a step B of performing, on the basis of source identification information that identifies a source of the control message, by the local control apparatus, control based on the control message. The source identification information is associated with a use type that identifies use of the control message.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A power management method, comprising:
sending a control message from one or more power management servers, configured to manage a facility connected to a power grid, to a local control apparatus provided on the facility, the control message including source identification information that identifies a source of the control message and not including a use type that identifies use of the control message; and
performing controls, by the local control apparatus, based on the control message and the source identification information,
wherein
the source identification information is associated with the use type, in a one-to-one correspondence,
the performing includes performing control based on a purpose indicated by the use type and associated, in the one-to-one correspondence, with the source identification information included in the control message,
the use type further indicates an issuer that plans for the performing the controls based on the control message, and
the purpose indicated by the use type includes at least one of control of a power flow rate from the power grid to the facility, control of a reverse power flow rate from the facility to the power grid, control of a distributed power supply provided on the facility, and control from a user related to the facility.

2. The power management method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
managing, by the local control apparatus, information that associates priority level information with the source identification information, the priority level information indicating a priority level to perform the controls,
wherein said performing the controls is further based on the priority level information.

3. The power management method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
sending a notification, from the local control apparatus to the power management server, when the performing controls based on the control message is not performed.

4. The power management method according to claim 3 , wherein the notification is sent at a timing of determining that the performing controls based on the control message is not performed, or at a timing that is designated for the performing controls based on the control message.

5. The power management method according to claim 1 , wherein communication between the one or more power management servers and the local control apparatus is performed in conformance to a predetermined protocol.

6. The power management method according to claim 5 , wherein a message format in conformance to the predetermined protocol includes an information element that specifies control content to the local control apparatus, and does not include an information element that specifies the use type.

7. A power management server configured to manage a facility connected to a power grid, the server comprising:
a transmitter configured to send a control message to a local control apparatus provided on the facility, the control message including source identification information that identifies a source of the control message and not including a use type that identifies use of the control message,
wherein
the source identification information of the control message is associated with the use type, in a one-to-one correspondence,
the transmitter is configured to send the control message to the local control apparatus to cause the local controller apparatus to perform control based on a purpose indicated by the use type and associated, in the one-to-one correspondence, with the source identification information included in the control message,
the use type further indicates an issuer that plans for performing the control based on the control message, and
the purpose indicated by the use type includes at least one of control of a power flow rate from the power grid to the facility, control of a reverse power flow rate from the facility to the power grid, control of a distributed power supply provided on the facility, and control from a user related to the facility.

8. A local control apparatus provided on a facility connected to a power grid, the local control apparatus comprising:
a receiver configured to receive a control message from a power management server configured to manage the facility, the control message including source identification information that identifies a source of the control message and not including a use type that identifies use of the control message; and
a controller configured to perform controls, based on the control message and the source identification information,
wherein
the source identification information is associated with the use type, in a one-to-one correspondence,
the controller is configured to perform control, among the controls, based on a purpose indicated by the user type and associated, in the one-to-one correspondence, with the source identification information included in the control message,
the use type further indicates an issuer that plans for performing the controls based on the control message, and
the purpose indicated by the use type includes at least one of control of a power flow rate from the power grid to the facility, control of a reverse power flow rate from the facility to the power grid, control of a distributed power supply provided on the facility, and control from a user related to the facility.

9. A power management system, comprising:
a power management server configured to manage a facility connected to a power grid, the power management server comprising a transmitter configured to send a control message to a local control apparatus, the control message including source identification information that identifies a source of the control message and not including a use type that identifies use of the control message; and
the local control apparatus provided on the facility, the local apparatus comprising
a controller configured to perform controls, based on the control message and the source identification information,

wherein
the source identification information is associated with the use type, in a one-to-one correspondence,
the controller is configured to perform control, among the controls, based on a purpose indicated by the user type and associated, in the one-to-one correspondence, with the source identification information included in the control message,
the use type further indicates an issuer that plans for performing the controls based on the control message, and
the purpose indicated by the use type includes at least one of control of a power flow rate from the power grid to the facility, control of a reverse power flow rate from the facility to the power grid, control of a distributed power supply provided on the facility, and control from a user related to the facility.

Assignees

• Kyocera Corp

Inventors

• Nakamura Kazutaka

Classifications

• H02J13/16 Primary

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

• H02J13/00

  Circuit arrangements for providing remote monitoring or remote control of equipment in a power distribution network · CPC title

• Y02B70/3225

  Demand response systems, e.g. load shedding, peak shaving · CPC title

• G06Q50/06

  Energy or water supply · CPC title

• Y04S20/222

  Demand response systems, e.g. load shedding, peak shaving · CPC title