Power management system, server, and power supply and demand adjustment method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11912154-B2
Application number	US-202117528341-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 17, 2021
Priority date	Dec 22, 2020
Publication date	Feb 27, 2024
Grant date	Feb 27, 2024

Abstract

A power management system includes a plurality of power adjustment resources electrically connected to a microgrid. The plurality of power adjustment resources include a plurality of EVSEs, each of EVSEs including a parking space. When any one of a plurality of power feeding vehicles is parked in the parking space, an EVSE enables power feeding from a vehicle parked in the parking space to the microgrid. A CEMS server manages the parking space. When a balance of power supply and demand in the microgrid is in an overdemand state, the CEMS server allocates the parking space to a power feeding vehicle that responds to a request for power feeding to the microgrid, of the plurality of power feeding vehicles.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A power management system comprising:
a plurality of power adjustment resources electrically connected to a power grid; and
a server that manages the plurality of power adjustment resources, wherein
the plurality of power adjustment resources include a plurality of power facilities, each of the plurality of power facilities including a parking space,
when any one of a plurality of power feeding vehicles is parked in the parking space, a power facility including the parking space enables power feeding from a vehicle parked in the parking space to the power grid,
the server manages the parking space,
when a balance of power supply and demand in the power grid is in an overdemand state,
the server outputs, to a power feeding vehicle of the plurality of power feeding vehicles, a request for power feeding to the power grid,
when the power feeding vehicle responds to the request, the power feeding vehicle transmits, to the server, information about a destination of the power feeding vehicle and an estimated time of arrival at the destination,
when the server receives the information, the server proposes a first reservation quota of a parking space located close to the destination and having a certain parkable time period, and
when the power feeding vehicle accepts the first reservation quota, the server fixes the reservation quota.

2. The power management system according to claim 1 , wherein
when any one of a plurality of charging vehicles is parked in the parking space, each of the plurality of power facilities enables charging from the power grid to a charging vehicle parked in the parking space, and
when the balance of power supply and demand is in the overdemand state and at least a part of the plurality of charging vehicles await charging, the server allocates the parking space to the power feeding vehicle.

3. The power management system according to claim 1 , wherein
when there is a time slot in which the balance of power supply and demand is expected to enter the overdemand state, the server reserves the parking space for the power feeding vehicle so as to correspond to the time slot.

4. The power management system according to claim 1 , wherein
the server sets a time period of allocation of the parking space to the power feeding vehicle longer, when a degree of overdemand in the balance of power supply and demand is larger than a prescribed amount, as compared with when the degree is smaller than the prescribed amount.

5. The power management system according to claim 1 , wherein
when there are a plurality of power feeding vehicles that respond to the request for power feeding, the server allocates the parking space to a power feeding vehicle that supplies larger electric power to the power grid, of the plurality of power feeding vehicles.

6. The power management system according to claim 1 , wherein
when the power feeding vehicle does not accept the first reservation quota, the server proposes a second reservation quota of a parking space located closer to the destination and having a shorter parking time period, compared with the first reservation quota.

7. A server that manages a plurality of power adjustment resources electrically connected to a power grid, wherein
the plurality of power adjustment resources include a plurality of power facilities, each of the plurality of power facilities including a parking space,
when any one of a plurality of power feeding vehicles is parked in the parking space, a power facility including the parking space enables power feeding from a vehicle parked in the parking space to the power grid,
the server includes:
a processor; and
a memory that stores a program executed by the processor, and

when a balance of power supply and demand in the power grid is in an overdemand state,
the processor outputs, to a power feeding vehicle of the plurality of power feeding vehicles, a request for power feeding to the power grid,
when the power feeding vehicle responds to the request, the power feeding vehicle transmits, to the processor, information about a destination of the power feeding vehicle and an estimated time of arrival at the destination,
when the processor receives the information, the processor proposes a first reservation quota of a parking space located close to the destination and having a certain parkable time period, and
when the power feeding vehicle accepts the first reservation quota, the processor fixes the reservation quota.

8. The server according to claim 7 , wherein when the power feeding vehicle does not accept the first reservation quota, the processor proposes a second reservation quota of a parking space located closer to the destination and having a shorter parking time period, compared with the first reservation quota.

9. A power supply and demand adjustment method that manages a plurality of power adjustment resources electrically connected to a power grid, wherein
the plurality of power adjustment resources include a plurality of power facilities, each of the plurality of power facilities including a parking space,
when any one of a plurality of power feeding vehicles is parked in the parking space, a power facility including the parking space enables power feeding from a vehicle parked in the parking space to the power grid, and
the method comprising:
when a balance of power supply and demand in the power grid is in an overdemand state,
outputting, from a server that manages the plurality of power adjustment resources to a power feeding vehicle of the plurality of power feeding vehicles, a request for power feeding to the power grid;
when the power feeding vehicle responds to the request, transmitting, from the power feeding vehicle to the server, information about a destination of the power feeding vehicle and an estimated time of arrival at the destination;
when the server receives the information, proposing, from the server to the power feeding vehicle, a first reservation quota of a parking spaced located close to the destination and having a certain parkable time period;
when the power feeding vehicle accepts the first reservation quota, fixing the reservation quota by the server; and

causing the power feeding vehicle that receives allocation of the parking space to perform power feeding to the power grid.

10. The method according to claim 9 , wherein when the power feeding vehicle does not accept the first reservation quota, the server proposes a second reservation quota of a parking space located closer to the destination and having a shorter parking time period, compared with the first reservation quota.

Assignees

• Toyota Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Hamada Shigetaka
• Hirose Haruka
• Horii Yusuke
• Nakamura Toru
• Sano Takaaki

Classifications

• H02J2101/24

  Photovoltaics · CPC title

• H02J13/1331

  using wireless data transmission · CPC title

• B60L53/68 Primary

  Off-site monitoring or control, e.g. remote control · CPC title

• B60L53/63

  in response to network capacity · CPC title

• G05B19/042 Primary

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