JP2023056781A - Information processing device - Google Patents

Abstract

To appropriately set a use fee of car sharing when the reservation time slot of a vehicle for car sharing overlaps with a schedule time slot in which electric power transfer of a vehicle is carried out in accordance with a contract of P2P electric power transaction.SOLUTION: A reservation management server 4 sets a fee of car sharing when an electric car 5 is reserved for car sharing. The reservation management server 4 includes a storage device 420 and a processor 430. The storage device 420 stores information that indicates a first time slot which is a reserved time slot of the electric car 5. The processor 430 sets a use fee of car sharing. The processor 430 sets the use fee to a first fee when a scheduled second time slot in which electric power transfer of the electric car 5 is carried out in accordance with contract information does not overlap with the first time slot, and sets the use fee to a second fee that includes the first fee and a penalty fee when the second time slot overlaps with the first time slot.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present disclosure relates to an information processing device.

A market in which electric power is treated as an object of trade is being considered. As described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2020-150726 (Patent Literature 1), in such markets typically a bid is made for power trading.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2020-150726

Due to the liberalization of electricity, the introduction of P2P (Peer to Peer) electricity trading, in which individuals/corporations having electricity resources and other individuals/corporations directly conduct electricity trading, is being considered in the electricity trading market. In such power trading, a vehicle equipped with a power storage device may perform a power transfer transaction as a power resource through a power trading market server. A bid for a power transfer transaction is submitted to the power trading market server. The power market server makes a commitment for the bid. If a vehicle fails to deliver or receive power as agreed upon (eg, at an agreed upon time), a penalty fee is imposed on the vehicle manager (eg, the vehicle owner).

Car sharing, in which a plurality of users share one vehicle, has become popular. When a vehicle is used for car sharing, it is (suddenly) reserved at an unspecified time by an unspecified number of users. As a result, when a vehicle is reserved for car sharing, there is a possibility that the vehicle reservation time period and the time period during which the vehicle power transfer is scheduled to take place in the above contract may overlap. Patent Document 1 does not consider how to preferably set the car sharing fee when these time periods overlap.

The present disclosure has been made in view of the above background, and the purpose thereof is to provide a vehicle reservation time zone for car sharing and a time zone during which power transfer of the vehicle is scheduled to be performed in the agreement of P2P power trading. To provide an information processing device for appropriately setting a usage fee for car sharing in the case where the above overlaps.

An information processing device according to the present disclosure sets a fee for car sharing when a vehicle equipped with a power storage device is reserved for car sharing. The vehicle is configured to transact power transfer through the power trading market server. If the vehicle does not transfer power according to contract information indicating the content of the contract for power transfer transaction, penalty processing is executed to impose a penalty charge on the vehicle. The information processing device includes a storage section and a processing section. The storage unit stores information indicating a first time slot that is a reserved time slot for the vehicle. The processing unit sets a usage fee for car sharing. The processing unit sets the usage fee to the first fee when the second time slot in which the power exchange is scheduled to be performed according to the agreement information does not overlap with the first time slot, and sets the usage fee to the first fee. and the first time period overlap, the above usage fee is set to the second fee including the first fee and the penalty fee.

With the above configuration, when the first time period and the second time period overlap, the vehicle is used for car sharing, and as a result, the power transfer transaction is canceled and the vehicle is not charged. Even if a penalty fee is imposed on the vehicle owner, the second fee is paid to the vehicle manager as a usage fee for car sharing. As a result, the penalty fee is compensated (reduced) by the car sharing usage fee. Therefore, it is possible to protect the interests of the vehicle manager in power trading without impairing the opportunity to use the vehicle in car sharing.

According to the present disclosure, the usage fee for car sharing is appropriately set when the reservation time period for a vehicle for car sharing overlaps with the time period during which the vehicle is scheduled to receive and receive electric power in the agreement of P2P power trading. be able to.

1 is a diagram schematically showing the overall configuration of a vehicle reservation management system according to Embodiment 1; FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing a configuration example of a power transmission and distribution system in which P2P power trading managed by a power trading market server is performed; FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing an example of a P2P power trading market; FIG. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of bidding in a general trading market for P2P power trading; FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of bidding in a direct market for P2P power trading; It is a figure which shows an example of the hardware constitutions of an agent and an electric power market server. It is a figure which shows an example of resource information. It is a figure which shows an example of agent information. FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining the relationship between a time slot in which an electric vehicle is reserved in a car sharing service and a scheduled time slot in which power trading is to be conducted according to promise information; FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the display device of the user terminal when the reservation time period for the electric vehicle and the time period for power transfer of the electric vehicle overlap. 4 is a flow chart showing an example of processing that is executed when an electric vehicle is reserved in a car sharing service. FIG. 12 is a diagram showing in detail the process of setting a car sharing fee for a reserved vehicle (step S235 in FIG. 11). FIG. 10 is a diagram showing another example of a screen displayed on the display device of the user terminal when the reservation time period for the electric vehicle and the time period for power transfer of the electric vehicle overlap; FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing another example of processing that is executed when an electric vehicle is reserved in a car sharing service; FIG. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing still another example of a screen displayed on the display device of the user terminal 1 when the reservation time period for the electric vehicle and the time period for power transfer of the electric vehicle overlap. FIG. 11 is a flow chart showing still another example of processing that is executed when an electric vehicle is reserved in a car sharing service; FIG. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing processing that is executed in association with setting of a car sharing usage fee;

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. The same or corresponding parts in the drawings are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will not be repeated.

[Embodiment 1]
FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing the overall configuration of a vehicle reservation management system according to Embodiment 1. As shown in FIG. Referring to FIG. 1 , vehicle reservation management system 100 includes electric vehicle 5 , reservation management server 4 , user terminal 1 , and electricity market server 3 .

The electric vehicle 5 is used for car sharing. The electric vehicle 5 is an electric vehicle that can run using electric power stored in a power storage device, and is, for example, an electric vehicle (BEV: Battery Electric Vehicle) or a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV: Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle). is. Below, the electric vehicle 5 is assumed to be a BEV.

Electric vehicle 5 includes a power storage device 500 , a communication device 501 , a storage device 502 , an ECU (Electronic Control Unit) 503 and a sensor unit 504 .

Power storage device 500 is a rechargeable power storage element. Power storage device 500 is a secondary battery such as a lithium ion battery or a nickel metal hydride battery. Power storage device 500 may be an electric double layer capacitor.

Communication device 501 is configured to enable communication with reservation management server 4, user terminal 1, and power market server 3 via communication network NW.

Storage device 502 is, for example, a non-volatile memory, hard disk, or solid state drive. Storage device 502 stores, for example, SOC (State Of Charge) information of power storage device 500 and position information of electric vehicle 5 .

Sensor unit 504 detects the voltage, current and temperature of power storage device 500 . These detected values are output to the ECU 503 .

ECU 503 includes, for example, a CPU, a memory, and an input/output port. The memory includes ROM (Read Only Memory) and RAM (Random Access Memory). The input/output port outputs various signals and receives input of various signals. The ECU 503 is configured to execute predetermined arithmetic processing based on programs stored in the ROM. As an example, ECU 503 calculates the SOC of power storage device 500 using a known method according to the detection value of sensor unit 504 .

The reservation management server 4 is operated by a company that provides a car sharing service for the electric vehicle 5, and manages reservations for the electric vehicle 5 in this service. The reservation management server 4 corresponds to the "information processing device" in the present disclosure. The reservation management server 4 includes a communication device 410 , a storage device 420 and a processor 430 .

The communication device 410 is configured to enable communication with the electric vehicle 5, the user terminal 1, and the electric power market server 3 via a communication network NW (for example, the Internet).

Storage device 420 is a mass storage device such as a hard disk or solid state drive. The storage device 420 stores, for example, information (eg, user ID) of a user USR who has registered as a member of a car sharing (EV (Electric Vehicle) car sharing) service of the electric vehicle 5, and the electric vehicle 5 used for EV car sharing. information is stored. Further, the storage device 420 stores reservation time period information (details will be described later) indicating whether or not the electric vehicle 5 is reserved for car sharing for each time period.

Processor 430 is, for example, a CPU. Processor 430 is configured to execute predetermined arithmetic processing based on information stored in storage device 420 and information received from user terminal 1, electric power market server 3, or electric vehicle 5 through communication device 410. be. Processor 430 corresponds to the “processing unit” in the present disclosure.

The processor 430 is configured to set a car-sharing fee when the electric vehicle 5 is reserved for car-sharing. This fee setting process will be described later in detail.

The user terminal 1 is a communication terminal used by a user USR who uses the vehicle reservation management system 100, and is, for example, a smart phone, a tablet computer, or a personal computer.

User terminal 1 includes communication device 110 , storage device 120 , processor 130 , input device 140 and display device 150 .

The communication device 110 is configured to be able to communicate with the reservation management server 4, the electric vehicle 5, and the power trading market server 3 via the communication network NW (for example, the Internet).

Storage device 120 is, for example, a flash memory, hard disk or solid state drive. Storage device 120 stores programs and data executed by processor 130 .

The processor 130 is, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit). Processor 130 is configured to execute predetermined arithmetic processing based on a program stored in storage device 120 and information received from reservation management server 4 via communication device 110 .

The input device 140 is, for example, a software keyboard keyboard. The input device 140 receives an operation by the user USR.

Display device 150 displays a screen according to a control command from processor 130 . The display device 150 is, for example, a liquid crystal panel or organic electroluminescence. In Embodiment 1, the input device 140 and the display device 150 are integrated as a touch screen.

The user USR uses the user terminal 1 to connect the user terminal 1 to the reservation management server 4 , register as a member of car sharing, and make a reservation for the electric vehicle 5 . The user USR uses the input device 140 to designate a reserved vehicle, which is an electric vehicle 5 to be reserved in car sharing, and a reservation time period (use start time and use end time) for the reserved vehicle. A reservation operation for the car 5 can be performed. A reserved vehicle is associated with identification information (ID) of the vehicle. Information indicating the model (type) of the vehicle is associated with the identification information.

The power trading market server 3 manages P2P power trading by the electric vehicle 5 . The P2P power trading managed by the power trading market server 3 and the detailed configuration of the power trading market server 3 will be described below.

FIG. 2 is a diagram schematically showing a configuration example of a power transmission and distribution system in which P2P power trading managed by the power trading market server 3 is performed.

Referring to FIG. 2, power transmission and distribution system 50 includes a plurality of power resources, charging/discharging facilities 6A to 6H, power company 9, power transmission line PL, power trading market server 3, and communication network NW. Consists of

The multiple power resources include, for example, electric vehicles 5A-5E, factory 7A, company 7B, commercial facility 7C, residence 7D, and store 7E. Each of the electric vehicles 5A to 5E corresponds to the electric vehicle 5 (FIG. 1) and is parked at a parking lot P1, P2, P3 or P4 for car sharing. Each power resource is configured to be able to transfer power to and from other power resources either through the power grid PL or directly.

Hereinafter, the description “electric vehicle 5” may refer to each of the electric vehicles 5A to 5E without distinction. The description of “charging/discharging equipment 6” may indicate each of the charging/discharging equipment 6A to 6H without distinction. The description of "facility 7" may represent the factory 7A, the company 7B, the commercial facility 7C, the residence 7D, and the store 7E without distinction. The numbers of electric vehicles 5, charging/discharging facilities 6, and facilities 7 are not limited to the illustrated numbers.

The electric vehicle 5 is configured to be electrically connectable to the charging/discharging equipment 6 , and can transmit/receive electric power to/from the power transmission line PL or the facility 7 through the charging/discharging equipment 6 .

The facility 7 is electrically connected to the power grid PL and can transmit and receive electric power to and from the power grid PL. The facility 7 is also electrically connected to the charging/discharging equipment 6 and can exchange power with the electric vehicle 5 connected to the charging/discharging equipment 6 .

The charging/discharging facility 6 is electrically connected to the power grid PL or facility 7 . The charging/discharging equipment 6 can be electrically connected to the electric vehicle 5 through a power cable, and the electric vehicle 5 can transmit/receive electric power to/from the power transmission line PL or the facility 7 through the charging/discharging equipment 6 to which it is connected.

The power generated by the power plant managed by the electric power company 9 is supplied to each facility 7 through a power transmission line PL (system power network), and can also be supplied to the electric vehicle 5 connected to the charging/discharging equipment 6. . Conventionally, electric power has been exclusively supplied from the power plant of the electric power company 9 to the facility 7 and the electric vehicle 5 through the transmission line PL. In this power transmission/distribution system 50, power trading between individuals or corporations (each facility 7 or each electric vehicle 5), that is, P2P (Peer to Peer) power trading can be performed.

The power trading market server 3 provides a platform for implementing such P2P power trading. The power trading market server 3 is configured to be able to communicate with the electric vehicle 5, the charging/discharging equipment 6, and the facility 7 through the communication network NW. When the facility 7 or the electric vehicle 5 desires P2P power trading, the facility 7 or the electric vehicle 5 (more specifically, an agent (described later) that executes the power trading of the facility 7 or the electric vehicle 5) requests power trading. A bid is made to the power trading market server 3 that manages the P2P power trading market that the bidder wishes to conduct, using, for example, the time period in which the power is to be traded, the amount of power to be traded in each unit time period, and the transaction price as bidding conditions. The power trading market server 3 uses an arbitrary algorithm to execute a contract for power trading between a seller and a buyer who meet the bidding conditions, and treats bids for which a counterparty who meets the conditions cannot be found as uncontracted. "Bid" means the act of placing an order for a power transaction (purchase or sale) or the order itself. "Commitment" means the act of deciding to enter into a tendered power transaction, or the decision itself.

FIG. 3 is a diagram schematically showing an example of a P2P power trading market. Referring to FIG. 3, in the P2P power trading market, an "agent" executing a bid for the P2P power trading market performs processes such as planning and executing bids, managing contracts, and creating charge/discharge plans based on contracts. I do. The agent performs these operations to maximize the manager's benefit of the corresponding power resource. An agent is provided for each facility 7 or electric vehicle 5. In the first embodiment, a plurality of mobile agent agents 2A to 2D corresponding to the electric vehicle 5 and a plurality of business agent agents corresponding to the factory 7A, etc. 2E-2H, there are a plurality of housing agents 2I and 2J corresponding to housing.

For example, representatively explaining the electric vehicle 5, the mobile agent of the electric vehicle 5 is to maximize the profit of the administrator of the electric vehicle 5 (in this example, a company that provides car sharing services). Then, a power trading plan (bidding plan) for the P2P power trading market is created, and a bid is executed for the P2P power trading market (power trading market server 3). The mobile agent of the electric vehicle 5 is, for example, the ECU 503, but is not limited to the ECU 503.

Hereinafter, the mobile agents 2A to 2D, the business agents 2E to 2H, and the housing agents 2I and 2J may simply be referred to as "agent 2" without distinction. Agent 2 creates a power trading plan for corresponding power resources to trade power through the P2P power trading market.

The P2P power trading market includes a “general trading market” and a “direct trading market”. The general trading market is a market that handles trading of power transmitted through the power grid PL, and an unspecified number of agents 2 can participate in power trading. In the general trading market, power trading is contracted (matching) according to arbitrary rules determined by the operator who manages the P2P power trading market. As a matching rule, for example, there is a method of establishing a transaction on a first-come, first-served basis when the offered price of the seller matches the offered price of the buyer in a predetermined unit time period. As another matching rule, a method is also possible in which the bids (orders) of the seller and the buyer conducted in a unit time period are arranged once and then the transaction is concluded at an appropriate price.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of bidding in the general trading market for P2P power trading. Referring to FIG. 4, in the general trading market, an unspecified number of sellers bid on a set (p, q) of selling price and power amount for each predetermined unit time period (1, 2, . . . n). On the other hand, an unspecified number of buyers bid on the set (P, Q) of purchase price and power amount. A unit time period is a time period (for example, 30 minutes) set in the general trading market. Transactions of electric energy are performed for each electric energy transmitted in a unit time period (power×unit time period length).

Referring to FIG. 3 again, the direct trading market is a market that deals with the trading of electric power that is transmitted by the electric vehicle 5 to the location of the facility 7 without going through the power transmission line PL. can participate in power trading. In the direct trading market, one market is constructed for facility 7 in which charging/discharging equipment 6 is installed. A server provided for each facility 7 may manage one direct trading market, or a plurality of direct trading markets by a plurality of facilities 7 may be managed using a shared server. In the direct trading market, power trading is contracted (matching) according to arbitrary rules independently determined by the operator of each market. As a matching rule, the above method described in the general trading market can be adopted.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of bidding in a direct market for P2P power trading. Referring to FIG. 5, in the direct trading market, for each predetermined unit time period (1, 2, . , multiple buyers with direct market IDs bid on purchase price and quantity pairs (P, Q). A unit time period is a time period individually set in the direct trading market. Transactions of electric energy are performed for each electric energy transmitted in a unit time period (power×unit time period length).

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of hardware configurations of the agent 2 and the electricity market server 3. As shown in FIG. Referring to FIG. 6, agent 2 includes processor 210 , storage device 220 and communication device 230 . An agent 2 is provided for each electric power resource such as an electric vehicle 5 and a facility 7 . The agent 2 may be provided within the corresponding power resource, or may be provided in a cloud capable of communicating with the corresponding power resource.

The processor 210 is a computing entity (computer) that executes various processes by executing various programs. Processor 210 is, for example, a CPU. Processor 210 may be configured by an arithmetic circuit.

The storage device 220 includes storage media such as ROM and RAM. Storage device 220 stores programs and data for processor 210 to execute various processes. Specifically, storage device 220 stores arithmetic program 221 , resource information 222 , and external information 223 .

Arithmetic program 221 specifies the processing to be executed by processor 210 . For example, the computing program 221 includes a program for executing a bid for power trading on the P2P power trading market managed by the power trading market server 3 to the power trading market server 3 .

Resource information 222 includes information about power resources (eg, electric vehicles 5) corresponding to agent 2, and in particular includes information about bids and commitments for power deals.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of the resource information 222. As shown in FIG. In FIG. 7, resource information 222 in the agent 2 (mobile agent) of the electric vehicle 5A in FIG. 1 is shown as an example.

Referring to FIG. 7, resource information 222 includes an ID, type information, trip information, SOC information, connection information, bid information, and agreement information.

The ID includes identification information for specifying the power resource (the electric vehicle 5A in this example). The type information includes information about the type of power resource, such as information for specifying an electric vehicle, a business operator, and a house. Trip information includes information about travel history, such as past travel routes and travel times. The SOC information includes information on the amount of power currently stored in the power storage device. The connection information includes information for specifying whether or not the power resource is currently connected to the charging/discharging facility 6 . Bid information includes information about past bidding history and information about current bidding.

The agreement information indicates the content of the agreement of the transaction of electric power transfer. Specifically, the contract information includes information on past contract history, whether the current bidding has already been contracted (i.e., whether there is a contract), It includes information for specifying the scheduled time slot for P2P power trading of the electric vehicle 5 in the contract.

The trip information and connection information are information used by the agent 2 (mobile agent) of the electric vehicle 5, and are blank for the facility 7 (factory 7A, house 7D, etc.).

Referring to FIG. 6 again, the external information 223 includes the grid power price provided by the power company 9, weather information (amount of solar radiation, weather, wind speed, etc.) in the region of the P2P power trading market where the bidding is conducted, and reproduction in the market. It includes information on energy generation equipment (solar power generation equipment, wind power generation equipment, hydraulic power generation equipment, etc.). The agent 2 acquires the external information 223 from an external server device (for example, the electricity market server 3) through the communication network NW.

The communication device 230 transmits and receives various data to and from the electricity market server 3 through the communication network NW.

The power trading market server 3 is a device that manages P2P power trading between power resources in the P2P power trading market (general trading market and direct trading market), and executes processing related to power trading. Electric power market server 3 includes processor 310 , storage device 320 and communication device 330 .

The processor 310 is a computing entity (computer) that executes various processes by executing various programs. Processor 310 is, for example, a CPU. Processor 310 may be configured by an arithmetic circuit.

Storage device 320 stores programs and data for processor 310 to execute various processes. The storage device 320 includes storage media such as ROM and RAM. The storage device 320 stores an arithmetic program 321 and agent information 322 .

Arithmetic program 321 identifies the process executed by processor 310 . For example, the computing program 321 includes a program for executing bid processing for accepting bids from a plurality of agents 2 and contract processing based on the bids. The agreement process is a process of effecting an agreement for power trading between a seller and a buyer who meet the bidding conditions, and treating bids for which a counterparty who meets the conditions cannot be found as uncontracted.

The agent information 322 includes information on the agents 2 participating in the P2P power trading market managed by the power trading market server 3 , and particularly includes information on bids and contracts for power trading for each agent 2 .

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of the agent information 322. As shown in FIG. Referring to FIG. 8, agent information 322 includes an ID, type information, bid information, agreement information, and evaluation information.

The ID includes identification information for identifying the agent 2 participating in the P2P power trading market managed by the power trading market server 3 . The type information includes information about the type of power resource, such as information for specifying an electric vehicle, a business operator, and a house. The bidding information includes information on past bidding history and information on current bidding in each agent 2 . The agreement information indicates the content of the agreement of the transaction of electric power transfer. Specifically, the contract information includes information on the past contract history of each agent 2, whether or not the current bidding has been contracted, and if contract has been made, the It includes information for specifying the scheduled time slot for P2P power trading. The bid information and contract information for each agent 2 included in the agent information 322 correspond to the bid information and contract information included in the resource information 222 (FIG. 7).

The evaluation information includes evaluation points indicating evaluation results of the owner of the agent 2 . The evaluation points are calculated based on the results of past power transactions made by the agent 2 . As an example, after the agent 2 has made an appropriate bid in the past electricity transaction, if the electric vehicle 5 exchanges power according to the agreement, the electricity trading market server 3 increases the evaluation points of the owner of the agent 2. . On the other hand, if the agent 2 cancels the power transfer even though the agent 2 bid in the past power trade, the power trade market server 3 reduces the evaluation points of the owner of the agent 2 .

The electric power trading market server 3 executes penalty processing for imposing a penalty charge on the electric vehicle 5 when the electric vehicle 5 does not exchange power according to the agreement information (that is, according to the content of the agreement). As an example, when the electric power exchange of the electric vehicle 5 does not start even though the scheduled start time of the electric power exchange of the electric vehicle 5 has arrived, the electric power trading market server 3 executes penalty processing.

Referring to FIG. 6 again, the communication device 330 transmits and receives various data to and from the agent 2 through the communication network NW.

In the P2P power trading market constituted by the agent 2 and the power trading market server 3, the agent 2 predicts the usage of the corresponding power resource (in the case of the electric vehicle 5, the usage of the electric vehicle 5 by the user USR). prediction), to predict the electricity trading price in the electricity trading market during the time period when participation in electricity trading is possible. Then, the agent 2 creates a power trading plan (bidding plan) that is cost-optimal under the SOC upper and lower limits (chargeable/dischargeable range) that should be satisfied in the power storage device of the corresponding power resource, A bid for power trading is made to the power trading market server 3 .

The agent 2 predicts the amount of power consumption in the power storage device of the corresponding power resource according to the resource information 222 . For example, agent 2 (mobile agent) of electric vehicle 5 predicts the power consumption of power storage device 500 due to the use (driving) of electric vehicle 5 . This prediction result is used for creating a power trading plan.

Referring to FIG. 1 again, when the electric vehicle 5 is used for car sharing, it is (suddenly) reserved at an unspecified time by an unspecified number of users USR. Therefore, it is difficult to predict the reservation time period of the electric vehicle 5 in the car sharing service. When the user USR reserves the electric vehicle 5 for car sharing, there is a possibility that the reservation time period for the electric vehicle 5 and the time period during which the electric power transfer of the electric vehicle 5 is scheduled to be performed in the contract may overlap. .

If, among these time periods, the power transfer of the electric vehicle 5 takes precedence over the reservation for car sharing and the reservation is canceled, the user USR loses the opportunity to use car sharing. On the other hand, if the reservation for car sharing takes precedence over power transfer, the electric vehicle 5 is used for car sharing and travels on the road during the time period when power transfer is scheduled. It is assumed that it is not connected to the discharge facility 6 . As a result, the electric vehicle 5 cannot exchange electric power during the scheduled electric power exchange period, the power exchange transaction is canceled, and a penalty charge is imposed on the administrator of the electric electric vehicle 5.例文帳に追加As a result, the interests of the administrator of the electric vehicle 5 may be impaired.

Therefore, the reservation management server 4 according to Embodiment 1 has a configuration for solving the above problem. Specifically, the reservation management server 4 stores information indicating the reservation time period (first time period) of the electric vehicle 5 (details will be described later). Further, the reservation management server 4 acquires from the electricity market server 3 a time slot (second time slot) during which the electric vehicle 5 is scheduled to transfer electric power according to the agreement information.

If these time periods do not overlap, the reservation management server 4 (more specifically, the processor 430) sets the car sharing fee for the electric vehicle 5 to the default fee (first fee). The default charge is set according to the hourly unit price according to the type (vehicle type) of the electric vehicle 5 and the reservation time slot. The hourly unit price for each reserved time period is stored in advance in the storage device 420 of the reservation management server 4 .

On the other hand, if these time periods overlap, the reservation management server 4 sets the car sharing usage charge to a charge (second charge) including the default charge and the penalty charge. For example, the reservation management server 4 treats the charge corresponding to the penalty charge as an additional charge, and sets the total charge of the default charge and the penalty charge as the car sharing usage charge.

By adopting such a configuration, when the time period during which the electric power transfer of the electric vehicle 5 is scheduled to be performed overlaps with the reservation time period of the electric vehicle 5, the electric vehicle 5 can be used for car sharing. As a result, even if the electric power transfer transaction is canceled and a penalty fee is imposed on the electric vehicle 5, the usage fee (second fee) including the first fee and the penalty fee will be charged to the management of the electric vehicle 5. paid to the person. In other words, an additional charge corresponding to the penalty charge is paid to the manager of the electric vehicle 5 in addition to the default charge. As a result, the penalty charge imposed on the manager of the electric vehicle 5 and the additional charge paid to the manager of the electric vehicle 5 are offset, and the penalty charge is compensated (reduced) by the car sharing usage fee.

Therefore, it is possible to protect the interests of the administrator of the electric vehicle 5 in P2P power trading without impairing the opportunity of using the electric vehicle 5 in car sharing.

FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining the relationship between the time period in which the electric vehicle 5 is reserved in the car sharing service and the time period in which power trading is scheduled to be conducted according to the promise information.

Referring to FIG. 9, management data 600 is stored in storage device 420 of reservation management server 4 . The management data 600 includes identification information IDI, reservation time slot information RI, and power transfer time slot information PDI.

The identification information IDI is used to manage the reservation time slot in the car sharing service and the time slot during which power transfer is scheduled for each electric vehicle 5 (electric vehicles 5A, 5B and 5C in this example). . In this example, the identification information IDI of electric vehicles 5A, 5B and 5C are A1, A2 and A3, respectively.

The reservation time period information RI indicates, for each electric vehicle 5, the time period in which the electric vehicle 5 is reserved for car sharing. The reservation time zone information RI includes reservation time zone information RIA, RIB and RIC. Reservation time zone information RIA, RIB and RIC respectively indicate time zones in which electric vehicles 5A, 5B and 5C (all shown in FIG. 2) are reserved. The reservation time zone information RIA, RIB and RIC are associated with corresponding identification information IDI.

The reservation time zone information RIA indicates that the electric vehicle 5A is reserved for a period T1A from time t1 to time t3. The reservation time zone information RIB indicates that the electric vehicle 5B is reserved for a period T1B from time t2 to time t3. The reservation time zone information RIC indicates that the electric vehicle 5C is reserved for a period T1C from time t1 to time t2. The reservation time slot information RI may further include reservation time slot information regarding the electric vehicle 5 different from the electric vehicles 5A, 5B, and 5C.

When the user USR makes a reservation for the electric vehicle 5 using the user terminal 1 (when the reservation time period for the electric vehicle 5 and the reserved vehicle are specified), the reservation management server 4 stores the reservation time period for the reserved vehicle in the management data 600 . update the management data 600 (more specifically, the reservation time slot information RI) so that it is registered in .

The power exchange time period information PDI indicates, for each electric vehicle 5, the time period during which the electric vehicle 5 is scheduled to conduct P2P power trading. The power transfer time zone information PDI includes power transfer time zone information PDIA, PDIB and PDIC. Power transfer time zone information PDIA, PDB and PDIC indicate time zones in which power transfer is reserved for electric vehicles 5A, 5B and 5C, respectively. The power exchange time zone information PDIA, PDIB and PDIC are associated with corresponding identification information IDI.

The power transfer time zone information PDI is generated by the reservation management server 4 in accordance with contract information included in the agent information 322 of the power market server 3 . Specifically, the reservation management server 4 receives contract information for each electric vehicle 5 from the power market server 3 through the communication device 410 and generates the power transfer time zone information PDI.

The power transfer time period information PDIA indicates that the electric power transfer of the electric vehicle 5A is scheduled during a period T2A from time t2 to time t4. The power transfer time zone information PDIB indicates that power transfer by the electric vehicle 5B is scheduled during a period T2B from time t3 to time t4. The power transfer time period information PDIC indicates that power transfer by the electric vehicle 5C is scheduled during a period T2C from time t3 to time t4. The power transfer time period information PDIC may further include power transfer time period information regarding the electric vehicle 5 different from the electric vehicles 5A, 5B, and 5C.

In the present disclosure, "overlapping" between the reservation time period of the electric vehicle 5 and the power exchange time period of the electric vehicle 5 means that at least part of these time periods overlap.

For example, for the electric vehicle 5A, the period T1A and the period T2A overlap in the period PP. When the reservation for car sharing is given priority over the power transfer and the power transfer is canceled, the electric vehicle 5 cannot transfer power during the period PP of the power transfer period T2A scheduled by the contract. Impossible (failure to perform a power transfer transaction). As a result, a penalty fee corresponding to the length of the period PP and the power transaction unit price in the period PP is imposed on the administrator of the electric vehicle 5A.

On the other hand, for electric vehicle 5B, period T1B and period T2B do not overlap. Similarly, for electric vehicle 5C, period T1C and period T2C do not overlap. Therefore, in this example, no penalty charge is imposed on the administrator of the electric vehicle 5B and the administrator of the electric vehicle 5C.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the display device 150 of the user terminal 1 when the reservation time period for the electric vehicle 5 and the power transfer time period for the electric vehicle 5 overlap.

Referring to FIG. 10, screen 700 includes messages 702 and 703 and buttons 705 and 710 .

A message 702 indicates that the reservation time slot and the power transfer time slot overlap. Message 703 indicates that the reserved vehicle can be used during the reserved time slot if user USR pays an additional fee. In addition, message 703 asks user USR whether to pay the additional fee.

A button 705 is operated when the user USR pays an additional fee corresponding to the penalty fee to use the reserved vehicle. A button 710 is operated when the user USR cancels the reservation of the electric vehicle 5 . When the button 705 or 710 is operated, a signal indicating that the button has been operated is transmitted from the user terminal 1 to the reservation management server 4 through the communication network NW.

When the screen 700 is displayed in this way, the user USR can select whether to pay the additional charge and use the reserved vehicle (button 705) or cancel the reservation of the electric vehicle 5 (button 710). can be done.

FIG. 11 is a flow chart showing an example of processing executed in conjunction with the reservation of the electric vehicle 5 in the car sharing service. The processing of this flowchart is executed when the user USR performs a reservation operation for the electric vehicle 5 .

Referring to FIG. 11, user terminal 1 transmits reservation information indicating the details of the reservation operation to reservation management server 4 via communication device 110 and communication network NW (step S105). The reservation information includes reservation time zone information and information indicating the ID of the reserved vehicle.

The reservation management server 4 determines whether reservation information has been received through the communication network NW (step S210). If reservation information has not been received (NO in step S210), reservation management server 4 executes this determination process until this information is received. On the other hand, when reservation information is received (YES in step S210), reservation management server 4 generates (updates) reservation time zone information RI in management data 600 (FIG. 9) for the reserved vehicle, and proceeds to step S215. .

Next, the reservation management server 4 sends a request to the electricity market server 3 to send contract information for the reserved vehicle to the reservation management server 4 (step S215). This request is sent to the reservation management server 4 together with the reserved vehicle ID included in the reservation information.

The electricity market server 3 determines whether or not the request has been received through the communication network NW (step S320). When electricity market server 3 has not received a request (NO in step S320), it executes this determination process until it receives a request. On the other hand, when the request is received (YES in step S320), electricity market server 3 identifies the contract information of the reserved vehicle according to the agent information 322 (FIG. 8) and the ID of the reserved vehicle, and sends it to reservation management server 4. Send (step S325). Since the agreement information also includes information indicating whether or not an agreement has been made, it is transmitted to the reservation management server 4 even when an agreement has not been made for the power transaction of the reserved vehicle. After that, the processing in the electricity market server 3 ends.

The reservation management server 4 determines whether contract information has been received through the communication network NW (step S230). If the reservation management server 4 has not received this information (NO in step S230), it executes this determination process until it receives this information. On the other hand, when contract information is received (YES in step S230), reservation management server 4 generates (updates) power transfer time period information PDI in management data 600 for the reserved vehicle, and proceeds to step S235.

Next, the reservation management server 4 executes a process of setting the car sharing fee for the reserved vehicle (step S235). The details of this processing will be described below.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing in detail the car sharing charge setting process (step S235 in FIG. 11) for the reserved vehicle.

Referring to FIG. 12, reservation management server 4 determines whether or not the reserved time slot overlaps with the scheduled time slot for power transfer (step S2350). Specifically, the reservation management server 4 determines whether or not these time zones overlap for the reserved vehicle according to the ID included in the reservation information received in step S210 and the management data 600 (FIG. 9). do.

If the reservation time period and the time period during which power transfer is scheduled do not overlap (NO in step S2350), the reservation management server 4 sets the default price PR1 to the usage charge PR (step S2352).

On the other hand, if the reservation time period overlaps with the time period during which power transfer is scheduled (YES in step S2350), reservation management server 4 calculates a penalty charge PN (step S2354). As an example, when the reserved vehicle is the electric vehicle 5A, in the example of FIG. 9, the reservation management server 4 calculates the penalty charge PN according to the length of the period PP and the power transaction unit price in the period PP. The power transaction unit price is included in the agreement information received in step S215 (FIG. 11).

Next, the reservation management server 4 sets the usage charge PR to the charge PR2 including the default charge PR1 and the penalty charge PN (step S2356). In this example, the charge PR2 is the sum of the default charge PR1 and the penalty charge PN. The charge PR2 may be higher than this sum.

After step S2352 or step S2356, the reservation management server 4 advances the process to step S237 in FIG.

Referring to FIG. 11 again, similarly to step S2350 in FIG. 10, reservation management server 4 checks whether or not the reservation time slot overlaps with the scheduled time slot for power transfer. Determine (step S237). If these time periods do not overlap (NO in step S237), the reservation management server 4 advances the process to step S275. On the other hand, if these time slots overlap (YES in step S237), reservation management server 4 advances the process to step S240.

Next, the reservation management server 4 transmits a notification signal for inquiry to the user USR to the user terminal 1 through the communication network NW (step S240).

The user terminal 1 determines whether or not the notification signal has been received through the communication network NW (step S145). If the user terminal 1 has not received this signal (NO in step S145), it executes this determination process until it receives this signal. On the other hand, when the user terminal 1 receives the notification signal (YES in step S145), the process proceeds to step S150.

Next, the user terminal 1 displays a screen 700 (FIG. 10) for inquiry to the user USR on the display device 150 (step S150).

Next, the user terminal 1 determines whether or not there is a response for payment of the additional charge from the user USR (step S155). Specifically, the user terminal 1 determines whether or not the button 705 on the screen 700 has been operated.

If there is no response to pay the additional charge (NO in step S155), the user terminal 1 notifies the reservation management server 4 that no additional charge has been paid (step S160). This case corresponds to, for example, the case where the button 710 is operated (the reservation of the electric vehicle 5 is canceled) or the user operation is not performed for a predetermined period of time from the time when the screen 700 was displayed. On the other hand, if there is a response to pay the additional charge (YES in step S155), the user terminal 1 notifies the reservation management server 4 that the additional charge has been paid (step S165). After that, the processing in the user terminal 1 ends.

The reservation management server 4 determines whether or not a notification indicating whether or not the additional charge has been paid has been received through the communication network NW (step S270). If the reservation management server 4 has not received this notification (NO in step S270), it executes this determination process until it receives this notification. On the other hand, when the reservation management server 4 receives this notification (YES in step S270), the process proceeds to step S271.

Next, the reservation management server 4 determines whether or not there is an additional charge (step S271). Specifically, the reservation management server 4 determines whether the notification received in step S270 is a notification that there is no additional charge (in this example, this corresponds to a notification that the reservation is canceled or that there is no user operation) or a notification that there is an additional charge. Determine which one. If there is no additional charge (NO in step S271), the reservation management server 4 terminates the process. In this case, the process of step S275, which will be described later, is not executed. On the other hand, if there is an additional charge (YES in step S271), the reservation management server 4 advances the process to step S275.

Next, the reservation management server 4 determines a car sharing usage fee PR for the reserved vehicle (step S275). The usage fee PR differs according to the result of the processing executed before step S275. If the reservation time period overlaps with the time period during which power transfer is scheduled (YES in step S237) and there is an additional charge (YES in step S271), the usage charge is the default charge PR1 and the penalty. The charge PR2 is the sum of the charges PN. On the other hand, if these time periods do not overlap (NO in step S237), the usage charge PR is the default charge PR1.

As described above, in reservation management server 4 (more specifically, processor 430) according to the first embodiment, the time period during which electric power transfer is scheduled to take place according to contract information and the reservation time period for electric vehicle 5 overlap. If not, set the usage charge PR to the default charge PR1. On the other hand, when these time periods overlap, the reservation management server 4 sets the usage charge to the charge PR2 including the default charge PR1 and the penalty charge PN.

By adopting such a configuration, when these time periods overlap, as a result of using the electric vehicle 5 for car sharing, the power transfer transaction is canceled and a penalty fee is charged to the electric vehicle 5. is imposed, the charge PR2 is paid to the manager of the electric vehicle 5 as a usage charge for car sharing. As a result, the penalty fee is compensated (reduced) by the car sharing usage fee. Therefore, it is possible to protect the interests of the administrator of the electric vehicle 5 in power trading without impairing the opportunity to use the electric vehicle 5 in car sharing.

[Embodiment 2]
In the second embodiment, when the reservation time period and the power transfer time period for the reserved vehicle overlap, an inquiry is made to the user USR as to whether or not to change the reservation time period.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing another example of a screen displayed on the display device 150 of the user terminal 1 when the reservation time period for the electric vehicle 5 and the power transfer time period for the electric vehicle 5 overlap.

Referring to FIG. 13, screen 800 differs from screen 700 (FIG. 10) in the first embodiment in that messages 802 and 803 are displayed instead of messages 702 and 703, respectively. Further, screen 800 differs from screen 700 in that button 805 is included. In screen 800 , buttons 705 and 710 are the same as in screen 700 .

The message 802 displays that the reservation time slot and the time slot for power transfer overlap, and the end time of the power transfer by the reserved vehicle. Message 803 indicates that user USR can use the reserved vehicle at no additional charge if the user USR delays the reserved time slot. In addition, message 803 asks user USR whether or not to change the reservation time slot.

A button 805 is operated when the user USR changes the reservation time slot. In this example, when the button 805 is operated, a screen (not shown) is displayed for the user USR to input the desired reservation time slot. After that, a desired reservation time period (after the time period for power transfer) is entered, and the reservation time period is changed. As a result, the user USR can use the reserved vehicle at no additional charge during the changed reserved time slot.

When the button 705, 710 or button 805 is operated, a signal indicating that the button has been operated is transmitted from the user terminal 1 to the reservation management server 4 through the communication network NW.

When the screen 800 is displayed in this way, the user USR can use the reserved vehicle without additional charge in the changed reservation time period (button 805) or cancel the reservation of the electric vehicle 5 (button 710). Alternatively, it is possible to select whether to use the reserved vehicle in the originally reserved time slot without changing the reserved time slot (button 705).

FIG. 14 is a flow chart showing another example of processing that is executed in conjunction with the reservation of the electric vehicle 5 in the car sharing service. The processing of this flowchart is executed when the user USR performs a reservation operation for the electric vehicle 5 .

This flowchart differs from the flowchart of the first embodiment (FIG. 11) in that the processes of steps S150A and S275A are executed instead of the processes of steps S150 and S275, respectively. Furthermore, the flowchart of FIG. 14 differs from the flowchart of the first embodiment in that the processes of steps S167A, S168A, S169, S272A, S273 and S274A are added. Otherwise, the flowchart of FIG. 14 is basically the same as the flowchart of FIG.

Referring to FIG. 14, when user terminal 1 receives the notification signal from reservation management server 4 (YES in step S145), it displays on display device 150 screen 800 (FIG. 13) for inquiring user USR. (Step S150A).

After that, if the user USR does not pay the additional charge (NO in step S155), after being notified of the non-payment of the additional charge (step S160), the user terminal 1 determines whether or not the reserved time slot has been changed. (Step S167A). Specifically, the user terminal 1 determines whether or not the button 805 on the screen 800 has been operated. If the reservation time zone has been changed (YES in step S167A), the user terminal 1 transmits a notification of the change of the reservation time zone to the reservation management server 4 through the communication network NW (step S168A), and the processing of the user terminal 1 is terminated. finish. On the other hand, if the reservation time slot has not been changed (NO in step S167A), the user terminal 1 transmits a cancellation notification indicating that the reservation of the electric vehicle 5 has been canceled to the reservation management server 4 via the communication network NW. (Step S169). After that, the processing of the user terminal 1 ends.

Reservation management server 4 receives the notification indicating whether or not the additional charge has been paid (YES in step S270), and if the additional charge has been paid (YES in step S271), the process proceeds to step S275A. On the other hand, if there is no payment of the additional charge (NO in step S271), the reservation management server 4 determines whether or not a notice of change of the reservation time slot has been received through the communication network NW (step S272A).

When reservation management server 4 receives this notification (YES in step S272A), reservation management server 4 updates management data 600 so that the reservation time zone of the reserved vehicle is changed (step S274A), and proceeds to step S275A. On the other hand, if the reservation management server 4 has not received this notification (NO in step S272A), it cancels the reservation for the electric vehicle 5 (step S273), and then ends the process. This case corresponds to the case where the reservation management server 4 receives a cancellation notice.

The reservation management server 4 determines the car sharing fee for the reserved vehicle (step S275A). If the additional charge is paid without changing the reserved time slot (YES in step S271), the usage charge is charge PR2 which is the sum of default charge PR1 and penalty charge PN. On the other hand, if the reservation time zone has been changed (YES in step S272A) or if there is no duplication (NO in step S237), the usage charge is the default charge PR1.

[Embodiment 3]
In the third embodiment, when the reservation time period and the power transfer time period for the reserved vehicle overlap, an inquiry is made to the user USR as to whether or not to change the reserved vehicle.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing still another example of a screen displayed on the display device 150 of the user terminal 1 when the reservation time period for the electric vehicle 5 and the power transfer time period for the electric vehicle 5 overlap. .

Referring to FIG. 15, screen 900 differs from screen 800 (FIG. 13) in the second embodiment in that messages 902 and 903 are displayed instead of messages 802 and 803, respectively. Further, screen 900 differs from screen 800 (FIG. 13) in that button 905 is included instead of button 805 . In screen 900, buttons 705 and 710 are the same as in screen 800 (screen 700).

A message 902 indicates that the reservation time slot and the power transfer time slot overlap. Message 903 indicates that user USR can use the reserved vehicle at no extra charge when changing the reserved vehicle. In addition, message 903 asks user USR whether or not to change the reserved vehicle.

A button 905 is operated when the user USR changes the reserved vehicle. In this example, the reserved vehicle is changed from vehicle A to vehicle B when the button 905 is operated. Vehicle B is a vehicle that can be used during the reserved time slot specified in the reservation operation (that is, a vehicle that is not scheduled for power transfer transactions). Therefore, when the user USR changes the reserved vehicle from the vehicle A to the vehicle B, the user USR can use the vehicle B during the reserved time period without additional charge.

When the button 705, 710 or button 905 is operated, a signal indicating that the button has been operated is transmitted from the user terminal 1 to the reservation management server 4 through the communication network NW.

When the screen 900 is displayed in this way, the user USR can use the changed reserved vehicle (vehicle B) without additional charge (button 905) or cancel the reservation of the electric vehicle 5 (button 710). Alternatively, it is possible to select (button 705) whether to pay an additional fee without changing the reserved vehicle and use vehicle A, which is the originally reserved vehicle, during the reserved time period.

FIG. 16 is a flow chart showing still another example of the processing that is executed in conjunction with the reservation of the electric vehicle 5 in the car sharing service. The processing of this flowchart is executed when the user USR performs a reservation operation for the electric vehicle 5 .

This flowchart is similar to that of the second embodiment in that the processes of steps S150B, S167B, S168B, S272B, S274B and S275B are executed instead of the processes of steps S150A, S167A, S168A, S272A, S274A and S275A, respectively. It differs from the flow chart (FIG. 14). Otherwise, the flowchart of FIG. 16 is basically the same as the flowchart of FIG.

Referring to FIG. 16, when user terminal 1 receives the notification signal from reservation management server 4 (YES in step S145), screen 900 (FIG. 15) for inquiring user USR is displayed on display device 150. (Step S150B).

Thereafter, if the user USR does not pay the additional charge (NO in step S155), after being notified of the non-payment of the additional charge (step S160), the user terminal 1 confirms that the reserved vehicle (in this example, the vehicle in FIG. 15 A to vehicle B) is determined (step S167B). Specifically, the user terminal 1 determines whether or not the button 905 on the screen 900 has been operated. If the reserved vehicle has been changed (YES in step S167B), the user terminal 1 transmits a notification of the change of the reserved vehicle to the reservation management server 4 via the communication network NW (step S168B), and ends the processing of the user terminal 1. . On the other hand, if the reserved vehicle has not been changed (NO in step S167B), the user terminal 1 transmits a cancellation notice to the reservation management server 4 (step S169), and terminates the processing of the user terminal 1. FIG.

Reservation management server 4 receives the notification indicating whether or not the additional charge has been paid (YES in step S270), and if the additional charge has been paid (YES in step S271), the process proceeds to step S275B. On the other hand, if no additional charge has been paid (NO in step S271), it is determined whether or not a notification of change of reserved vehicle has been received through the communication network NW (step S272B).

When reservation management server 4 receives this notification (YES in step S272B), reservation management server 4 updates management data 600 so that the reserved vehicle in the reservation time period is changed (step S274B), and proceeds to step S275B. On the other hand, if the reservation management server 4 has not received this notification (NO in step S272B), it cancels the reservation for the electric vehicle 5 (step S273), and then ends the process. This case corresponds to the case where the reservation management server 4 receives a cancellation notification.

The reservation management server 4 determines the car sharing fee for the reserved vehicle (step S275B). If the reserved vehicle has been changed (YES in step S272B), the changed reserved vehicle is vehicle B for which power transfer is not scheduled during the reserved time period. Therefore, no penalty charge is incurred, and the usage charge is the default charge PR1. On the other hand, if the originally reserved vehicle (vehicle A) is reserved by paying the additional charge (YES in step S271), the usage charge is the charge PR2 which is the sum of the default charge PR1 and the penalty charge.
[Modifications of Embodiments 1 to 3]
In this modification, the electric vehicle 5 (reserved vehicle) is configured to perform automatic driving. In this case, the user USR designates the current location of the user USR (using the GPS function of the user terminal 1 or manual operation) in the reservation operation. Then, the user USR performs a reservation operation so that the reserved vehicle arrives at the current location of the user USR (is dispatched) by the start time of the reserved time period. The reservation information indicating the content of the reservation operation includes information indicating the current location of the user USR, and is transmitted from the user terminal 1 to the reservation management server 4 (step S105 in FIG. 14).

After that, after the usage fee is determined (after the process of step S275, S275A or S275B), the reservation management server 4 dispatches a vehicle so that the reserved vehicle arrives at the current location of the user USR by automatic operation.

According to this modification, the reserved vehicle automatically drives to pick up the user USR, so the user USR does not need to move to the parking lot where the reserved vehicle is located. As a result, convenience for the user USR can be improved.
[Modification of Embodiment 3]
In this modification, if the electric vehicle 5 is an automatically driven vehicle and the reservation time period and the power transfer time period overlap, another vehicle of the same model as the electric vehicle 5 can be dispatched. Specifically, instead of the process of step S235 in FIG. 16, the process of step S235V below is executed.

FIG. 17 is a diagram showing the processing executed in accordance with the setting of the car sharing fee in this modified example.

Referring to FIG. 17, for electric vehicle 5 (vehicle A), if the reserved time slot and the scheduled time slot for power transfer overlap (YES in step S2350), processor 430 proceeds to step S2351a. Proceed with processing.

Next, the reservation management server 4 determines that the vehicle is of the same model as the vehicle A and is available during the reservation time slot specified in the reservation operation (that is, no electricity transaction is scheduled during this time slot). ) It is determined whether or not another vehicle C exists in another parking lot (step S2351a). The reservation management server 4 executes this determination process according to the management data 600. FIG. The other parking lot is a parking lot different from the parking lot where the vehicle A is located.

If vehicle C does not exist (NO in step S2351a), reservation management server 4 advances the process to step S2354. On the other hand, if vehicle C exists (YES in step S2351a), vehicle C is treated as a reserved vehicle instead of vehicle A. As for vehicle C, the reservation time does not overlap with the power transfer time, so no penalty charge is incurred. Therefore, the reservation management server 4 changes the reserved vehicle to vehicle C (step S2351b), and sets the charge PR to the default charge PR1 (step S2352).

When vehicle C is used as the reserved vehicle instead of vehicle A (when the process of step S2351b is executed), the reserved vehicle is not substantially changed. In this case, the process branches to NO in step S237 of FIG. 16, so the process for inquiring the user USR (the process of step S240 in FIG. 16) is omitted. As a result, the screen 900 (FIG. 15) is not displayed on the display device 150 of the user terminal 1 (step S150B of FIG. 15 is not executed).

According to this modified example, even if the parking lot where the vehicle A is located and the parking lot where the vehicle C is located are different (for example, parking lots P1 and P2 in FIG. 1), power transfer is performed during the reserved time slot. Instead of the vehicle A scheduled to pick up the user USR, the vehicle C can automatically drive to pick up the user USR. As a result, the user USR does not need to pay additional fees to use the vehicle A or cancel the reservation of the electric vehicle 5 . Furthermore, user USR does not have to answer the inquiry by screen 900 . Therefore, it is possible to further improve the convenience of the user USR.
[Other Modifications]
If the power transaction is canceled because the car sharing reservation time slot overlaps with the scheduled time slot for the power transaction, the owner of the agent 2 (for example, the owner of the electric vehicle 5) carelessly cancels the transaction. It is possible that it was not triggered.

Therefore, in this case, the electricity market server 3 may maintain the evaluation points indicated by the evaluation information (FIG. 8) of the owner of the agent 2 without reducing them. Alternatively, the electricity trading market server 3 compares the case where the electricity transaction is canceled due to a reason different from the overlapping of these time periods (for example, the case where the electricity transaction is canceled due to carelessness of the owner), and evaluates The point reduction amount may be reduced.

When the evaluation points are calculated as described above, it is possible to promote the use of the electric vehicle 5 in car sharing.

The embodiments disclosed this time should be considered to be illustrative in all respects and not restrictive. The technical scope indicated by the present disclosure is indicated by the scope of claims rather than the description of the above-described embodiments, and is intended to include all modifications within the scope and meaning equivalent to the scope of claims. be done.

1 user terminal 2 agent 3 power trading market server 4 reservation management server 5, 5A, 5B, 5C, 5E electric vehicle 7 facility 50 power transmission and distribution system 100 vehicle reservation management system 140 input device 150 Display device 322 Agent information 600 Management data NW Communication network PN Penalty charge PR Use charge PR1 Default charge PR2 Charge.

Claims (1)

An information processing device for setting a fee for car sharing when a vehicle equipped with a power storage device is reserved for car sharing,
The vehicle is configured to conduct power transfer transactions through a power trading market server,
if the vehicle does not perform the power transfer according to contract information indicating the contents of the contract for the power transfer transaction, penalty processing for imposing a penalty charge on the vehicle is executed;
a storage unit that stores information indicating a first time slot that is a reservation time slot for the vehicle;
A processing unit for setting a usage fee for the car sharing,
The processing unit is
setting the usage fee to a first fee when the second time slot in which the power exchange is scheduled to be performed according to the agreement information and the first time slot do not overlap;
The information processing device, wherein the usage fee is set to a second fee including the first fee and the penalty fee when the second time period and the first time period overlap.

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