WO2018147015A1

WO2018147015A1 - Power control assistance device and power control assistance method

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Publication number: WO2018147015A1
Application number: PCT/JP2018/001121
Authority: WO
Inventors: 遥仲宗根
Original assignee: パナソニックＩｐマネジメント株式会社
Priority date: 2017-02-13
Filing date: 2018-01-17
Publication date: 2018-08-16
Also published as: JPWO2018147015A1; JP6660621B2

Abstract

A power control assistance device (100) is provided with: an acquisition unit (101) that acquires transitions in the power consumption of a facility and peaks in the power consumption of the facility; a calculation unit (102) that calculates a power surplus amount for each of a plurality of times; a storage unit (103) that stores, for each of a plurality of operations by a plurality of devices in the facility, the power consumption resulting from the operation and execution constraint conditions for the operation; a generation unit (104) that uses the power consumption resulting from the operations and the execution constraint conditions stored in the storage unit (103) as a basis to select one or more operations which can be executed in the range of the power surplus amount during a power surplus time in which the power surplus amount is greater than zero, then generates a schedule for executing the one or more selected operations during the power surplus time; and an output unit (105) that outputs the schedule.

Description

Power control support device and power control support method

The present invention relates to a power control support device that supports control of power consumption of a facility.

The power management apparatus described in Patent Document 1 extracts combinations of operation states of each electrical device that can be accommodated in allowable power consumption, and when a plurality of combinations can be extracted, an instruction to change the operation state of each electrical device is issued. Repeatedly, the multiple combinations are sequentially switched. Accordingly, the power management apparatus switches the operation mode of the device so that the peak cut control target can be achieved.

JP 2014-36466 A

However, it is not easy to control power consumption appropriately. For example, in the power management apparatus described in Patent Document 1, it is difficult to appropriately control power consumption unless allowable power consumption is appropriately determined. Specifically, if the allowable power consumption is too large, the peak of power consumption is not suppressed. On the other hand, if the allowable power consumption is too small, effective utilization of the device is hindered.

In addition, for example, even if the target of peak cut control is achieved, it is not possible to air-condition or illuminate the facility when there are people in the facility, and to air-condition or illuminate the facility when there are no people in the facility. not appropriate.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a power control support device or the like that can support appropriate control of power consumption.

In order to achieve the above object, a power control support device according to an aspect of the present invention includes: an acquisition unit that acquires information on a transition of power consumption of a facility and a peak of power consumption of the facility; For each, a calculation unit that calculates power margin by subtracting power consumption predicted as power consumption of the facility at the time based on the transition from the peak, and a plurality of operations of a plurality of devices in the facility For each of the above, a storage unit that stores, as information, power consumption of the operation and an execution constraint condition that is a constraint condition for execution of the operation, and the power consumption and the execution constraint stored in the storage unit Based on the conditions, one or more operations that can be performed in the range of the power margin amount in the power margin time in which the power margin amount is greater than zero among the plurality of times. Serial selected from a plurality of operation comprises a generator for generating a schedule for executing the one or more operations selected for said power margin time, and an output unit for outputting the schedule.

The power control support method according to one aspect of the present invention includes a transition of power consumption of a facility, an acquisition step of acquiring a peak of power consumption of the facility as information, and a plurality of times. A calculation step of calculating a power margin amount by subtracting power consumption predicted as power consumption of the facility at the time based on the peak from each of the plurality of operations of the plurality of devices in the facility Of the plurality of times based on the power consumption stored in the storage unit and the execution constraint condition stored as information, and the execution constraint condition that is a constraint condition for execution of the operation One or more operations that can be executed in the range of the power margin amount during the power margin time in which the power margin amount is greater than zero are selected from the plurality of operations. Includes a generation step of generating a schedule for executing the one or more operations selected for said power margin time, and an output step of outputting the schedule.

The power control support device according to one aspect of the present invention can support appropriate control of power consumption.

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram illustrating a power control support apparatus according to an embodiment. FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of the power control support apparatus according to the embodiment. FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram showing a power margin in the embodiment. FIG. 4 is a table showing power consumption and execution constraint conditions for each operation in the embodiment. FIG. 5 is a conceptual diagram showing a selection screen in the embodiment. FIG. 6 is a table showing a schedule in the embodiment. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the operation of the power control support apparatus according to the modification of the embodiment. FIG. 8 is a conceptual diagram showing a peak cut in a modification of the embodiment. FIG. 9 is a table showing the work constraint conditions in the modification of the embodiment. FIG. 10 is a table showing a schedule in a modification of the embodiment.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. It should be noted that each of the embodiments described below shows a comprehensive or specific example. Numerical values, shapes, materials, components, arrangement positions and connection forms of components, order of operations, and the like shown in the following embodiments are merely examples, and are not intended to limit the present invention. In addition, among the constituent elements in the following embodiments, constituent elements that are not described in the independent claims indicating the highest concept are described as arbitrary constituent elements.

Also, the facility whose power control is supported by the power control support device in the following embodiment is a convenience store or a store such as a supermarket. However, the facility whose power control is supported by the power control support device is not limited to a store or the like, and may be an office or a house.

Also, in the following description, operation, power consumption, power consumption transition, power consumption peak, constraint conditions, time, performance, etc. may mean information indicating them. The power consumption in unit time is, for example, average power consumption in unit time.

(Embodiment)
FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing a power control support apparatus according to the present embodiment. The power control support device 100 illustrated in FIG. 1 includes an acquisition unit 101, a calculation unit 102, a storage unit 103, a generation unit 104, and an output unit 105.

The power control support device 100 is a device that supports control of power consumption of a facility such as a store. The power control support device 100 is, for example, a computer. The power control support device 100 may be a single device or may be configured with a plurality of auxiliary devices. The power control support device 100 may be installed in a facility such as a store where the control of power consumption is supported, or may be installed outside the facility.

The acquisition unit 101 is an acquisition unit that acquires information. The acquisition unit 101 may be a general-purpose or dedicated electric circuit.

Specifically, the acquisition unit 101 may acquire information input via an input interface such as a mouse, a keyboard, or a touch panel. The acquisition unit 101 may include an input interface. The acquisition unit 101 may acquire information by receiving information through wired or wireless communication. The acquisition unit 101 may include a terminal or an antenna for communication. The acquisition unit 101 may acquire information by reading information from the storage unit 103 or the like.

Also, for example, the acquisition unit 101 acquires, as information, the transition of the power consumption of the facility, the peak of the power consumption of the facility, and the like. The transition of the power consumption of the facility is the transition of the past power consumption in the facility. For example, the acquisition unit 101 acquires the power consumption per unit time on the previous day in the facility as a transition of the power consumption of the facility. The unit time may be 30 minutes or 1 hour. The acquisition unit 101 may acquire the transition of the power consumption of the facility during the past two or more days.

Also, the peak of the power consumption of the facility is the peak of the power consumption of the facility during a predetermined period in the past. For example, the predetermined period may be one year, half a year, one month, or one day.

In particular, the acquisition unit 101 receives the transition of the facility power consumption, the peak of the facility power consumption, and the like by wired or wireless communication from the facility power meter, and The peak of the power consumption of the facility may be acquired.

Hereinafter, the transition of the facility power consumption may be referred to as the power consumption transition. In addition, the peak of the power consumption of the facility may be called the power consumption peak.

The calculation unit 102 is a calculator that calculates a power margin. The calculation unit 102 may be a general-purpose or dedicated electric circuit. Specifically, the calculation unit 102 calculates a power margin amount for each time based on the power consumption transition and the power consumption peak acquired by the acquisition unit 101. The power margin for each hour is the difference between the power consumption peak and the power consumption predicted as the facility power consumption at that time, and the power consumption predicted as the facility power consumption at that time is the power consumption peak. Calculated by subtracting from. Here, each time may be a unit time.

Specifically, the calculation unit 102 predicts the power consumption of the facility at each time based on the power consumption transition acquired by the acquisition unit 101. For example, the acquisition unit 101 acquires the power consumption per unit time of the previous day as the power consumption transition with respect to the current day. Then, the calculation unit 102 predicts the power consumption per unit time of the previous day as the power consumption per unit time of the current day based on the acquired power consumption transition, thereby calculating the power consumption of the facility at each time of the current day. Predict.

When the acquisition unit 101 acquires the power consumption per unit time for a plurality of days as the power consumption transition, the calculation unit 102 predicts the average power consumption per unit time as the power consumption per unit time of the day. The power consumption of the facility at each time of the day may be predicted. The calculation unit 102 may determine an upward trend or a downward trend of power consumption every unit time, and may predict the power consumption based on the upward trend or the downward trend of power consumption. For example, the calculation unit 102 may perform linear prediction of power consumption every unit time.

Then, for example, for each of a plurality of times on the day, the calculation unit 102 calculates the power margin by subtracting the power consumption predicted as the power consumption of the facility at that time from the power consumption peak. Note that the calculation unit 102 may calculate the power margin for each of a plurality of times in a period shorter than one day, or calculate the power margin for each of a plurality of times in a period longer than one day. It may be calculated.

The storage unit 103 is a storage device for storing information. The storage unit 103 may be a general-purpose or dedicated electric circuit. For example, the storage unit 103 may be a volatile memory or a non-volatile memory. Specifically, the storage unit 103 stores, for each of a plurality of operations of a plurality of devices in a facility, power consumption of the operation and an execution constraint condition that is a constraint condition for executing the operation. .

Specifically, the plurality of devices in the facility are electric devices that consume power in the facility, such as an air conditioner, a ventilator, a lighting device, a hot water supply device, a vacuum cleaner, and a cooking device in the facility. The plurality of operations of the plurality of devices are the air conditioning operation (cooling operation and heating operation) of the air conditioner, the ventilation operation of the ventilation device, the illumination operation of the lighting device, the hot water storage operation of the hot water supply device, the cleaning operation of the vacuum cleaner, and the cooking device Cooking operation. The relationship between a plurality of devices and a plurality of operations is not limited to a one-to-one relationship, and may be a one-to-many relationship.

The power consumption of the operation is specifically the basic power consumption of the operation. The power consumption of the operation may be an average power consumption of the operation.

The operation execution constraint condition may include a time range in which the operation is allowed to be executed or a time range in which the operation is prohibited from being executed.

For example, when the facility is a store, air conditioning operations and lighting operations other than business hours (for example, 8:00 to 22:00) are unnecessary. Therefore, the operation execution constraint condition may include a business hours range as a time range in which the execution of the air conditioning operation and the lighting operation is allowed. Alternatively, the operation execution constraint condition may include a range outside business hours as a range of time during which execution of the air conditioning operation and the lighting operation is prohibited. In addition, the operation execution constraint condition may include a condition related to the sequence of operations.

The generation unit 104 is a generator that generates a schedule related to the operation of the device. The generation unit 104 may be a general-purpose or dedicated electric circuit. For example, the generation unit 104 selects one or more operations that can be executed in the power margin amount range in the power margin time based on the power consumption and execution constraint conditions of each operation, and the selected one or more operations are converted into power. Generate a schedule to execute in the spare time. Here, the power margin time is a time when the power margin amount is larger than zero.

As a more specific example, the generation unit 104 has an execution constraint that the power consumption (total power consumption) of one or more operations is within the range of the power margin, and that the one or more operations are executed in the power margin time. If the condition is satisfied, one or more operations are selected. Then, the generation unit 104 generates a schedule for executing the selected one or more operations during the power margin time.

In selecting one or more operations, the generation unit 104 may select an operation that is predicted not to be executed in the power margin time in the normal state. For example, the generation unit 104 may exclude an operation that is predicted to be executed in the power margin time in a normal state, such as an operation that is always executed, from the selection.

Further, the generation unit 104 may select one or more operations for one power margin time in one day and generate a schedule for executing the selected one or more operations in the power margin time. Good. Alternatively, the generation unit 104 selects one or more operations for each of a plurality of power margin times in one day, and uses the one or more operations selected for the power margin times as the power margin times. A schedule for execution may be generated.

The generation unit 104 may generate a schedule related to a plurality of operations of a plurality of devices in a facility, or generate a schedule related to only one or more selected operations among a plurality of operations of a plurality of devices in a facility. May be. The generation unit 104 may generate a schedule for one day, may generate a schedule for a period shorter than one day, or may generate a schedule for a period longer than one day.

The output unit 105 is an output device that outputs information. The output unit 105 may be a general-purpose or dedicated electric circuit.

Specifically, the output unit 105 may output information to an output interface such as a display or a speaker, and output the information from the output interface as an image (including text) or sound. The output unit 105 may include an output interface. The output unit 105 may output information by transmitting information through wired or wireless communication. The output unit 105 may include a terminal or an antenna for communication.

Also, the output unit 105 may output information by writing information to the storage unit 103 or the like. The acquisition unit 101 and the output unit 105 may constitute a common input / output unit.

For example, the output unit 105 outputs a schedule related to the operation of the device as information. That is, the output unit 105 outputs the schedule generated by the generation unit 104.

In particular, the output unit 105 may output the schedule by transmitting the schedule to the communication terminal of the facility worker by wired or wireless communication. Thereby, the output unit 105 may notify the worker of the facility of the schedule. The facility worker is, for example, a store clerk, and the communication terminal is, for example, a smartphone or a tablet terminal.

Further, the output unit 105 may output the schedule by transmitting the schedule to the facility device or to a control device that controls the operation of the facility device by wired or wireless communication. Thereby, the output part 105 may control operation | movement of the apparatus of a facility automatically according to a schedule.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of the power control support apparatus 100 shown in FIG. The power control support apparatus 100 supports the control of the power consumption of the facility by performing the operation shown in FIG.

First, the acquisition unit 101 acquires the power consumption transition that is the transition of the power consumption of the facility and the power consumption peak that is the peak of the power consumption of the facility (S101). For example, the acquisition unit 101 acquires the power consumption transition in the past week and the power consumption peak in the past year.

Next, for each of a plurality of times, the calculation unit 102 calculates the power margin by subtracting the power consumption predicted as the power consumption of the facility at that time based on the power consumption transition from the power consumption peak ( S102). Each of the plurality of times is basically a future time.

For example, the calculation unit 102 predicts the power consumption of the facility at each of a plurality of times on the current day based on the power consumption transition in the past week. Then, for each of a plurality of times on the day, the calculation unit 102 calculates the power margin by subtracting the power consumption predicted as the power consumption of the facility at that time from the power consumption peak in the past one year. .

Next, the generation unit 104 selects one or more operations that can be executed in the range of the power margin amount in the power margin time based on the power consumption and execution constraint conditions of each operation, and performs the selected one or more operations. A schedule for execution during the power surplus time is generated (S103). The power consumption and execution constraint conditions for each operation are stored in the storage unit 103. The generation unit 104 generates a schedule with reference to the power consumption and execution constraint conditions stored in the storage unit 103.

Next, the output unit 105 outputs the schedule generated by the generation unit 104 (S104). The output unit 105 may notify the worker of the facility of the schedule by outputting the schedule, or may control the operation of the facility equipment according to the schedule.

For example, the power control support device 100 may start the above-described series of operations at 0:00 on the current day, and generate and output the schedule for the current day. And the electric power control assistance apparatus 100 may perform these operation | movement every day.

FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram showing a power margin calculated by the calculation unit 102 of the power control support apparatus 100 shown in FIG. FIG. 3 shows past power consumption peaks and predicted power consumption.

The past power consumption peak is a power consumption peak acquired by the acquisition unit 101, for example, a peak of power consumption in the past year. The predicted power consumption is power consumption predicted based on the power consumption transition acquired by the acquisition unit 101. The power consumption is the power consumption of the facility and includes the power consumption of a plurality of operations of a plurality of devices. Specifically, the power consumption includes power consumption such as ventilation operation, hot water supply operation, lighting operation, and air conditioning operation in a facility.

The power margin is the difference between the past power consumption peak and the predicted power consumption. For example, the power margin amount is calculated by subtracting the power consumption predicted as the power consumption of the facility at that time from the past power consumption peak every time. That is, the power margin indicates power that can be used within a range that does not exceed the power consumption peak up to now.

Also, in this embodiment, the use of power is limited to past power consumption peaks. In other words, the use of power is allowed until the past power consumption peak. For example, the power system plans power supply so that power can be supplied to the peak of power consumption. However, an increase in the peak of power consumption may cause unexpected power supply, which may hinder stable operation of the power system.

Therefore, as described above, the use of power is limited to past power consumption peaks. Moreover, in this Embodiment, since use of electric power is permitted until the past power consumption peak, it is possible to use an apparatus effectively. In particular, the power control support apparatus 100 can promote effective utilization of equipment in the facility by bringing the power consumption of the facility close to the past power consumption peak. And the electric power control assistance apparatus 100 can support the equalization of the power consumption of a facility, and can prevent that the stable operation of an electric power system is inhibited.

FIG. 4 is a table diagram showing information stored as power consumption and execution constraint conditions for each operation in the storage unit 103 of the power control support apparatus 100 shown in FIG. FIG. 4 shows devices, operations, power consumption, and allowable execution time. A device is a device in a facility. The operation is an operation of the device. The power consumption is the power consumption of the operation. The execution allowable time is an operation execution allowable time, and is an example of an operation execution constraint condition.

For example, an air conditioner, a ventilator, a lighting device, a hot water supply device, a vacuum cleaner, and a cooking device are shown as devices. The cooking device is, for example, a fryer (frier).

Also, cooling and heating are shown as the operation of the air conditioner. Ventilation is also shown as the operation of the ventilator. Illumination is also shown as the operation of the lighting device. In addition, hot water storage for each of summer and winter is shown as the operation of the hot water supply apparatus. Also, cleaning is shown as the operation of the vacuum cleaner. Moreover, cooking is shown as operation | movement of a cooking device. And the power consumption of each operation | movement is shown. The power consumption of each operation is, for example, an average power consumption for the operation.

Also, 8:00 to 22:00 in the summer is shown as the allowable time for cooling. That is, it is allowed to perform the cooling operation in the summer from 8:00 to 22:00. The summer season is, for example, from April to September. In addition, 8:00 to 22:00 in winter is shown as an allowable execution time of heating. That is, it is allowed to perform the heating operation in the winter season from 8:00 to 22:00. The winter season is, for example, from October to March.

Also, 8:00 to 22:00 is shown as the allowable ventilation execution time. That is, it is allowed to execute the ventilation operation from 8:00 to 22:00. Similarly, 8:00 to 22:00 are shown as illumination execution allowable times. That is, it is allowed to execute the illumination operation from 8:00 to 22:00.

Also, one hour is indicated from 23:00 to 7:00 in summer as the allowable time for hot water storage in summer. That is, it is allowed to execute the hot water storage operation in the summer in one hour from 8:00 to 22:00 in the summer. In addition, one hour is indicated from 23:00 to 7:00 in winter as an allowable time for hot water storage in winter. In other words, it is allowed to execute the hot water storage operation in the winter in one hour from 8:00 to 22:00 in the winter.

It should be noted that the hot water storage in summer and the hot water storage in winter are basically the same but are shown separately because of different power consumption.

Also, 30 minutes from 0:00 to 24:00 are shown as the cleaning execution allowable time. That is, the cleaning operation is allowed to be executed for 30 minutes from 0:00 to 24:00. In addition, 30 minutes from 0:00 to 24:00 is shown as the allowable execution time of cooking. That is, the cooking operation is allowed to be executed for 30 minutes from 0:00 to 24:00.

Even when there are multiple devices of the same type, the allowable execution time is determined for each device. Specifically, the allowable execution time of the lighting device (first lighting device) shown in FIG. 4 is 8:00 to 22:00, but the allowable execution time of another lighting device (second lighting device). May be from 0:00 to 24:00.

The generation unit 104 selects, for example, one or more operations that can be executed during the power margin time based on the information as described above, and generates a schedule for executing the selected one or more operations during the power margin time. .

For one or more operations that can be performed during the power margin time, there may be a plurality of combinations (a plurality of operation patterns) such as a combination of a hot water storage operation and a cleaning operation and a combination of a hot water storage operation and a cooking operation. is there. In addition, there may be a plurality of power margin times, and it may be possible to select the time for executing the operation from the plurality of power margin times.

In such a case, the generation unit 104 may generate a plurality of options for generating a schedule. Then, the output unit 105 may output a plurality of options generated by the generation unit 104 as information. Accordingly, the output unit 105 may notify the facility operator of a plurality of options. And the acquisition part 101 may acquire the choice selected from the some choice by the operator of a facility as information. Then, the generation unit 104 may generate a schedule based on the options acquired by the acquisition unit 101.

FIG. 5 is a conceptual diagram showing a selection screen including options output by the output unit 105 of the power control support apparatus 100 shown in FIG. For example, by outputting a plurality of options for generating a schedule, the selection screen illustrated in FIG. 5 is displayed on a display, a smartphone, a tablet terminal, or the like. The generation unit 104 or the output unit 105 may generate and output a selection screen, or a smartphone or a tablet terminal or the like may receive a plurality of options and generate and display a selection screen.

Specifically, FIG. 5 shows a selection screen for selecting the hot water storage time of the hot water supply apparatus from 2:00 to 3:00, 3:00 to 4:00, and 4:00 to 5:00. It is shown. For example, each of 2:00 to 3:00, 3:00 to 4:00, and 4:00 to 5:00 is a power margin time, and each power margin time is based on the power consumption of the hot water and the execution constraint conditions. When hot water can be stored in the range of the power margin, a selection screen as shown in FIG. 5 is displayed.

And the execution time of hot water storage in the hot water supply device is selected by the facility operator from 2:00 to 3:00, 3:00 to 4:00, and 4:00 to 5:00. The acquisition unit 101 acquires the selected execution time, and the generation unit 104 generates a schedule based on the acquired execution time. The selection screen in FIG. 5 is an example. A selection screen for selecting one of a plurality of operation patterns that can be executed in each power margin time may be displayed.

FIG. 6 is a table diagram showing a schedule generated by the generation unit 104 of the power control support apparatus 100 shown in FIG.

In the schedule shown in FIG. 6, the air conditioner executes cooling from 8:00 to 22:00. Further, ventilation is executed from 8:00 to 22:00 by the ventilation device. Also, illumination is performed from 8:00 to 22:00 by the illumination device. Further, hot water storage is executed from 2:00 to 3:00 by the hot water supply device. Further, cleaning is performed from 7:00 to 7:30 by the vacuum cleaner. Cooking is performed from 7:30 to 8:00 by the cooking device.

For example, the generation unit 104 of the power control support apparatus 100 generates a schedule as shown in FIG. The generation unit 104 may reflect the execution constraint condition in the generation of the schedule. And the output part 105 of the power control assistance apparatus 100 outputs a schedule. Thereby, the output unit 105 of the power control support apparatus 100 may notify the worker of the facility of the schedule, or may control the operation of the facility equipment according to the schedule.

Note that the generation unit 104 may generate a schedule for each device. And the output part 105 may output a schedule for every apparatus. And the output part 105 may control automatically the operation | movement of the apparatus which can be controlled automatically according to a schedule by transmitting the schedule of the apparatus which can be controlled automatically to the apparatus which can be controlled automatically. The output unit 105 may also prompt the facility operator to manually control the operation of the manually controlled device by notifying the facility operator of the manually controlled device schedule.

In the example of FIG. 6, the generation unit 104 generates a schedule regarding a plurality of operations of a plurality of devices in the facility. However, the generation unit 104 may generate a schedule related to only one or more selected operations among a plurality of operations of a plurality of devices in the facility. That is, the generation unit 104 may generate a schedule only for executing one or more selected operations during the power margin time.

The power control support device 100 in the present embodiment calculates the power margin by subtracting the power consumption predicted based on the power consumption transition from the power consumption peak. Then, the power control support device 100 selects an operation that can be executed in the range of the power margin amount in the power margin time in which the power margin amount is greater than zero based on the power consumption and execution constraint conditions of each operation. Generate a schedule for executing the operation in the power surplus time.

Thereby, the power control support apparatus 100 can support suppressing an increase in the power consumption peak without hindering effective use of the device. Further, the power control support apparatus 100 can generate an appropriate schedule based on the execution constraint condition of the operation. Therefore, the power control support apparatus 100 can support appropriate control of power consumption. In addition, the power control support device 100 can suppress an increase in load on the power system due to an increase in power consumption peak and an increase in power cost associated therewith.

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In particular, the power control support apparatus 100 according to the present modification generates a schedule related to operations executed by the work of the facility workers. Thereby, the power control support apparatus 100 can support appropriate control of power consumption that varies depending on the work of the worker.

In the following description, the same description as in the first embodiment will be omitted as appropriate, and different parts from the first embodiment will be mainly described. In particular, the basic configuration of the power control support apparatus 100 in the present modification is the same as the basic configuration of the power control support apparatus 100 shown in FIG. Description of the basic configuration is omitted.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an operation performed by the power control support apparatus 100 shown in FIG. 1 as the power control support apparatus 100 in the present modification. The acquisition process (S201), calculation process (S202), generation process (S203), and output process (S204) shown in FIG. 7 are the same as the acquisition process (S101), calculation process (S102), and generation shown in FIG. This corresponds to the process (S103) and the output process (S104). However, the processing is partially changed.

First, the acquisition unit 101 acquires the power consumption transition, the power consumption peak, and the results of work-related operations (S201). The work-related operation is an operation executed by the work of a facility worker among a plurality of operations of a plurality of devices. For example, the cleaning operation performed by the cleaning work of the facility worker is a work-related operation. The performance of the work-related operation is a performance related to the execution of the work-related operation, for example, whether or not the work-related operation is executed and the time related to the time when the work-related operation is executed.

The acquisition unit 101 may acquire the results of work-related operations by receiving the results of work-related operations by communication from the device on which the work-related operations are performed. The acquisition unit 101 may acquire the results of the work-related operations by acquiring information input by the worker as the results of the work-related operations via the input interface.

Furthermore, the acquisition unit 101 may acquire a work constraint condition that is a constraint condition for the work of the facility worker. The work constraint condition regarding work may include a time range in which the work is allowed or a time range in which the work is prohibited.

For example, it is difficult for a facility worker to perform work when the facility worker is not in the facility. Therefore, the time range in which the worker of the facility is in the facility may be included in the work constraint condition regarding the work as the time range in which the work is allowed. Or the range of time when the worker of the facility is not in the facility may be included in the work constraint condition regarding the work as the time range in which the work is prohibited.

The acquisition unit 101 may acquire work constraint conditions input by the worker. Alternatively, when the work constraint condition is stored in the storage unit 103 or the like, the acquisition unit 101 may acquire the work constraint condition stored in the storage unit 103 or the like.

Next, for each of a plurality of times, the calculation unit 102 calculates the power margin by subtracting the power consumption predicted as the power consumption of the facility at that time based on the power consumption transition from the power consumption peak ( S202).

Next, the generation unit 104 selects one or more operations that can be executed in the range of the power margin amount in the power margin time based on the power consumption and execution constraint conditions of each operation, and performs the selected one or more operations. A schedule for execution during the power surplus time is generated (S203). In that case, the production | generation part 104 selects one or more operation | movement containing work related operation | movement, when it is estimated that work related operation | movement is performed in time other than electric power surplus time based on the performance of work related operation | movement. Then, the generation unit 104 generates a schedule for executing the selected one or more operations during the power margin time.

Specifically, the generation unit 104 predicts the time when the work-related operation is executed based on the results of the work-related operation. For example, the generation unit 104 predicts that the work-related operation is executed at the same time as the time when the work-related operation is executed on the previous day. Alternatively, the generation unit 104 may predict a mode value or an average value or the like of times when work-related operations are executed on a plurality of past days as times when the work-related operations are executed.

When the work-related operation is predicted to be performed at a time other than the power margin time, the generation unit 104 is one or more operations that can be performed within the power margin amount range during the power margin time. Select one or more actions, including actions. For example, in this case, the generation unit 104 preferentially selects a work-related operation from a plurality of operations of a plurality of devices. And the production | generation part 104 produces | generates the schedule for performing one or more operation | movement which is one or more selected operations including work related operation | movement in an electric power surplus time.

Further, when the work constraint condition is acquired, the generation unit 104 may select one or more operations based on the work constraint condition. Specifically, the work-related operation is predicted to be executed at a time other than the power margin time based on the results of the work-related operation, and is determined to be executable at the power margin time based on the work constraint condition. In this case, the generation unit 104 may select one or more operations including work related operations. And the production | generation part 104 may produce | generate the schedule for performing the selected 1 or more operation | movement in an electric power surplus time.

For example, in the selection of one or more operations, the generation unit 104 predicts the time when the work-related operation is executed based on the results of the work-related operation, and the work-related operation is executed in the power margin time based on the work constraint Determine whether it is possible. When it is predicted that the work-related operation is executed at a time other than the power margin time and is determined to be executable at the power margin time, the generation unit 104 sets the power margin time within the range of the power margin amount. One or more operations that can be executed and that include a work-related operation are selected.

Note that the condition for selecting one or more operations including work-related operations includes that the power consumption (total power consumption) of one or more operations including work-related operations is within the range of the power margin. It is. Therefore, the condition for selecting one or more operations including the work-related operation includes that the power consumption of the work-related operation is within the range of the power margin.

The power consumption of the work-related operation is derived from the power consumption stored in the storage unit 103. Or the acquisition part 101 may acquire the power consumption of work-related operation | movement. Further, the power consumption stored in the storage unit 103 may be updated with the power consumption acquired by the acquisition unit 101.

Next, the output unit 105 outputs the schedule generated by the generation unit 104 (S204). In this modification, the output unit 105 outputs a schedule for executing a work-related operation executed by the work of the facility worker during the power margin time. Therefore, it is effective to notify the worker of the facility of the schedule by outputting the schedule.

FIG. 8 is a conceptual diagram showing a peak cut (peak shift) performed by the power control support apparatus 100 shown in FIG. 1 in this modification.

FIG. 8 shows cleaning, which is a work-related operation, in addition to the information shown in FIG. In the example of FIG. 8, it is predicted that the cleaning is performed at a time other than the power margin time. Therefore, the generation unit 104 selects one or more operations including cleaning, and one or more operations that can be performed within the range of the power margin. Then, the generation unit 104 generates a schedule for executing the selected one or more operations during the power margin time.

The generation unit 104 may determine whether or not cleaning can be performed during the power margin time based on the work constraint condition. Then, when it is determined that the cleaning can be performed during the power margin time based on the work constraint condition, the generation unit 104 selects one or more operations including the cleaning, and sets the selected one or more operations as the power margin time. A schedule for execution may be generated.

FIG. 9 is a table diagram illustrating work constraint conditions for the generation unit 104 of the power control support apparatus 100 illustrated in FIG. 1 to generate a schedule in the present modification. FIG. 9 shows work and work allowable time. The work is the work of the facility worker. The work permissible time is a time during which work is permitted, and is an example of work constraint conditions.

For example, cleaning work and cooking work are shown as work. 8:00 to 22:00 is shown as the allowable work time for the cleaning work. Similarly, 8:00 to 22:00 are shown as work allowable times for cooking work. From 8:00 to 22:00 is the time when the facility worker is in the facility. In other words, cleaning work and cooking work are allowed from 8:00 to 22:00 when the workers in the facility are in the facility.

In addition, it may be included in the work constraint that two or more workers are in the facility for a certain work. In addition, it may be included in the work constraint condition that a specific worker (store manager or the like) performs the work for a certain work. In the work restriction condition, work that can be performed by the worker may be determined for each worker.

The acquisition unit 101 may derive the work allowable time for each work based on the above-described work constraint conditions and the time (working hours etc.) each worker is in the facility. Then, the acquisition unit 101 may acquire the work allowable time of each work as a normalized work constraint condition. Alternatively, the generation unit 104 may derive a normalized work constraint condition.

Also, in this modification, the work constraint condition is used separately from the execution constraint condition. However, the work constraint condition may be included in the execution constraint condition.

FIG. 10 is a table diagram showing a schedule generated by the generation unit 104 of the power control support apparatus 100 shown in FIG. 1 in the present modification.

In the schedule shown in FIG. 10, the cleaning is executed from 8:00 to 8:30 as compared with the schedule shown in FIG. Cooking is performed from 8:30 to 9:00. For example, the execution time of cleaning and cooking is limited to the range of 8:00 to 22:00 according to the work restriction condition shown in FIG. 9 because the cleaning work and cooking work are limited to the schedule shown in FIG. Has been changed.

Also, the schedule shown in FIG. 10 includes the work of the worker. For example, the schedule includes lighting work and lighting work for lighting from 8:00 to 22:00 (lighting operation of the lighting device). Further, the cleaning work for cleaning from 8:00 to 8:30 (cleaning operation of the vacuum cleaner) is included in the schedule. Further, the schedule includes cooking work for cooking from 8:30 to 9:00 (cooking operation of the cooking device).

For example, for each of a plurality of operations of a plurality of devices, information indicating an operation performed by the worker for the operation may be stored in the storage unit 103. Then, the generation unit 104 may generate a schedule including the worker's work with reference to the storage unit 103.

Furthermore, the schedule shown in FIG. 10 includes work that is performed by a facility operator and is not related to the operation of the equipment. For example, the trash removal work from 9:00 to 9:30 is included in the schedule. Information indicating such work may be stored in the storage unit 103 or may be acquired by the acquisition unit 101. Then, the generation unit 104 may generate a schedule including such work according to information stored in the storage unit 103 or information acquired by the acquisition unit 101.

A schedule including the work of the facility workers is generated and output, thereby prompting the facility workers to perform appropriate work. This promotes work efficiency.

As described above, the power control support device 100 according to the present invention has been described based on the embodiments (including modifications), but the present invention is not limited to the embodiments. Embodiments obtained by subjecting the embodiments to modifications conceived by those skilled in the art and other embodiments realized by arbitrarily combining a plurality of components in the embodiments are also included in the present invention.

For example, another component may execute a process executed by a specific component. In addition, the order in which the processes are executed may be changed, or a plurality of processes may be executed in parallel.

Further, the present invention can be realized not only as the power control support device 100 but also as a power control support method including steps (processes) performed by each component constituting the power control support device 100.

For example, these steps are executed by a computer (computer system) included in the power control support apparatus 100. The present invention can be realized as a program for causing a computer to execute the steps included in these methods. Furthermore, the present invention can be realized as a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium such as a CD-ROM on which the program is recorded.

For example, when the present invention is realized by a program (software), each step is executed by executing the program using hardware resources such as a CPU, a memory, and an input / output circuit of a computer. . That is, each step is executed by the CPU obtaining data from a memory or an input / output circuit or the like, and outputting the calculation result to the memory or the input / output circuit or the like.

In addition, a plurality of components included in the power control support device 100 and the like may be realized as dedicated or general-purpose circuits, respectively. These components may be realized as a single circuit or may be realized as a plurality of circuits.

Also, a plurality of components included in the power control support device 100 and the like may be realized as an LSI (Large Scale Integration) that is an integrated circuit (IC). These components may be individually made into one chip, or may be made into one chip so as to include a part or all of them. The LSI may be referred to as a system LSI, a super LSI, or an ultra LSI depending on the degree of integration.

Further, the integrated circuit is not limited to an LSI, and may be realized by a dedicated circuit or a general-purpose processor. A programmable FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) or a reconfigurable processor in which connection and setting of circuit cells inside the LSI can be reconfigured may be used.

Furthermore, if an integrated circuit technology that replaces LSIs appears due to the advancement of semiconductor technology or another derivative technology, naturally, using that technology, the integration of a plurality of components included in the power control support device 100 can be achieved. It may be done.

Finally, a plurality of modes such as the power control support device 100 are shown as examples. These aspects may be appropriately combined. Moreover, the arbitrary structure etc. which were shown by said embodiment (a modification is included) may be added.

(First aspect)
The power control support apparatus 100 according to an aspect of the present invention includes an acquisition unit 101, a calculation unit 102, a storage unit 103, a generation unit 104, and an output unit 105.

The acquisition unit 101 acquires the transition of the power consumption of the facility and the peak of the power consumption of the facility as information. For each of a plurality of times, the calculation unit 102 calculates the power margin by subtracting the power consumption predicted as the power consumption of the facility at the time based on the transition from the peak. For each of a plurality of operations of a plurality of devices in the facility, the storage unit 103 stores power consumption of the operation and an execution constraint condition that is a constraint condition for executing the operation as information.

Based on the power consumption and execution constraint conditions stored in the storage unit 103, the generation unit 104 selects one or more operations that can be executed in a power margin amount range in the power margin time from a plurality of operations, and is selected. A schedule for executing one or more operations in the power surplus time is generated. Here, the power margin time is a time in which the power margin amount is larger than zero among a plurality of times. The output unit 105 outputs a schedule.

Thereby, the power control support apparatus 100 can support suppressing an increase in the power consumption peak without hindering effective use of the device. Further, the power control support apparatus 100 can generate an appropriate schedule based on the execution constraint condition of the operation. Therefore, the power control support apparatus 100 can support appropriate control of power consumption.

(Second aspect)
For example, the execution constraint of the operation may include a time range in which the operation is allowed to be executed or a time range in which the operation is prohibited from being executed. Thereby, the power control support apparatus 100 can generate an appropriate schedule based on the time range in which the execution of the operation is allowed or the time range in which the execution of the operation is prohibited.

(Third aspect)
For example, the acquisition unit 101 may further acquire, as information, a work-related operation result that is an operation executed by the work of a facility worker among a plurality of operations. Then, when it is predicted that the work-related operation is executed at a time other than the power margin time based on the actual result, the generation unit 104 selects one or more operations including the work-related operation, and includes the work-related operation 1 A schedule for executing the above operation during the power margin time may be generated.

Thus, the power control support device 100 can support appropriate control of power consumption that varies depending on the work of the worker.

(4th aspect)
For example, the acquisition unit 101 may further acquire, as information, work constraint conditions that are constraint conditions for work. Then, the generation unit 104 predicts that the work-related operation is performed at a time other than the power margin time based on the actual results, and determines that it can be performed at the power margin time based on the work constraint condition. One or more actions including work-related actions may be selected. And the production | generation part 104 may produce | generate the schedule for performing 1 or more operation | movement including work related operation | movement in an electric power surplus time.

Thereby, the power control support device 100 can generate an appropriate schedule based on the work constraint condition.

(5th aspect)
For example, the work constraint condition of the work may include a time range in which the work is allowed or a time range in which the work is prohibited. Thereby, the power control support apparatus 100 can generate an appropriate schedule based on the time range in which work is allowed or the time range in which work is prohibited.

(Sixth aspect)
For example, the generation unit 104 may generate a schedule including the work of a facility worker. Thereby, the power control support apparatus 100 can prompt a worker in the facility to perform appropriate work.

(Seventh aspect)
For example, the generation unit 104 may further generate a plurality of options for generating a schedule. Then, the output unit 105 may further output a plurality of options. The acquisition unit 101 may further acquire an option selected from a plurality of options. Then, the generation unit 104 may generate a schedule based on the options.

Thereby, the power control support apparatus 100 can generate an appropriate schedule based on an option selected from a plurality of options.

(Eighth aspect)
A power control support method according to an aspect of the present invention includes an acquisition step (S101 or S201), a calculation step (S102 or S202), a generation step (S103 or S203), and an output step (S104 or S204). .

In the acquisition step (S101 or S201), the transition of the power consumption of the facility and the peak of the power consumption of the facility are acquired as information. In the calculation step (S102 or S202), for each of a plurality of times, the power margin is calculated by subtracting the power consumption predicted as the power consumption of the facility at the time based on the transition from the peak.

In the generation step (S103 or S203), one or more operations that can be executed within the range of the power margin amount in the power margin time are selected from a plurality of operations based on the power consumption and the execution constraint condition stored in the storage unit 103. , Generate a schedule. In the output step (S104 or S204), the schedule is output.

In the above, the storage unit 103 is a storage unit that stores, for each of a plurality of operations of a plurality of devices in a facility, power consumption of the operation and an execution constraint condition that is a constraint condition for execution of the operation as information. is there. The power margin time is a time in which the power margin amount is larger than zero among a plurality of times. The schedule is a schedule for executing one or more selected operations during the power margin time.

Thereby, an apparatus or the like that executes the power control support method can support suppressing an increase in power consumption peak without hindering effective use of the device. In addition, an apparatus or the like that executes the power control support method can generate an appropriate schedule based on the execution constraint condition of the operation. Therefore, an apparatus or the like that executes the power control support method can support appropriate control of power consumption.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Power control assistance apparatus 101 Acquisition part 102 Calculation part 103 Storage part 104 Generation part 105 Output part

Claims

An acquisition unit for acquiring, as information, a transition of power consumption of a facility and a peak of power consumption of the facility;
For each of a plurality of times, a calculation unit that calculates a power margin by subtracting power consumption predicted as power consumption of the facility at the time based on the transition from the peak;
For each of a plurality of operations of a plurality of devices in the facility, a storage unit in which power consumption of the operation and an execution constraint condition that is a constraint condition for execution of the operation are stored as information,
Based on the power consumption and the execution constraint condition stored in the storage unit, one or more that can be executed in the range of the power margin amount in the power margin time in which the power margin amount is greater than zero among the plurality of times Generating a schedule for selecting the operation of the plurality of operations and executing the selected one or more operations in the power margin time;
A power control support apparatus comprising: an output unit that outputs the schedule.
The power control support device according to claim 1, wherein the execution constraint condition of the operation includes a time range in which the execution of the operation is allowed or a time range in which the execution of the operation is prohibited.
The acquisition unit further acquires, as information, a work-related operation result that is an operation executed by an operation of an operator of the facility among the plurality of operations,
The generation unit selects the one or more operations including the work-related operation when the work-related operation is predicted to be executed at a time other than the power margin time based on the result, and the work-related operation is selected. The power control support apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the schedule for executing the one or more operations including an operation in the power margin time is generated.
The acquisition unit further acquires work constraint conditions that are constraint conditions for the work as information,
The generation unit is determined that the work-related operation is performed at a time other than the power margin time based on the actual result, and is determined to be executable at the power margin time based on the work constraint condition. The said one or more operation | movement including the said work related operation | movement is selected, and the said schedule for performing the said 1 or more operation | movement including the said work related operation | movement in the said power margin time is produced | generated. Power control support device.
The power control support device according to claim 4, wherein the work constraint condition of the work includes a time range in which the work is allowed or a time range in which the work is prohibited.
The power control support device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the generation unit generates the schedule including work of an operator of the facility.
The generation unit further generates a plurality of options for generating the schedule,
The output unit further outputs the plurality of options,
The acquisition unit further acquires an option selected from the plurality of options,
The power control support apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the generation unit generates the schedule based on the options.
An acquisition step of acquiring the transition of the power consumption of the facility and the peak of the power consumption of the facility as information,
For each of a plurality of times, a calculation step of calculating a power margin by subtracting power consumption predicted as power consumption of the facility at the time based on the transition from the peak;
For each of a plurality of operations of a plurality of devices in the facility, the consumption stored in a storage unit that stores power consumption of the operation and an execution constraint that is a constraint for executing the operation as information Based on the power and the execution constraint condition, one or more operations that can be executed in the range of the power margin amount during the power margin time in which the power margin amount is greater than zero among the plurality of times are selected from the plurality of operations. And generating a schedule for executing the selected one or more operations during the power margin time;
An output step of outputting the schedule.