JP6316715B2 - Power demand management apparatus and power demand management method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a power demand management apparatus and a power demand management method.

  In recent years, the use of renewable energy is expected from the viewpoint of protecting the global environment. On the other hand, liberalization of the electric power market is required in order to correct the internal and external disparities in electric power charges and avoid the tight supply and demand of electric power. For this reason, electric power retailers and the like that retail electric power generated by power sources such as solar power generation devices and wind power generation devices to consumers have appeared.

  By the way, in order to supply stable electric power to electric power consumers, it is necessary to control the voltage and frequency of the power transmission and distribution network to be within an appropriate range. It is known to use a power storage device to adjust power supply and demand (Patent Documents 1 to 3).

  Although power control at a mobile communication base station is known (Patent Documents 4 and 5), it relates to adjustment of transmission power inside the base station and does not contribute to stabilization of the transmission and distribution network. Absent.

JP 2012-23948 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-130846 JP 2002-330095 A JP 2007-31950 A JP 2010-239407 A

  If a large number of power retailers appear as the free power market progresses, power supply and demand will fluctuate due to an error in the expected supply and demand, etc., and there is a risk that power quality will be reduced and surplus power will be wasted. Also, in demand response, when the demand wholesale market price rises or the system reliability decreases, the customer side asks the power company or aggregator to suppress the use of power, or the power demand is suppressed within the enterprise. There are cases where you do it.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a power demand management apparatus and a power demand management method that can stabilize power supply and demand by using a power storage device provided in a predetermined facility that always operates.

  In order to solve the above problems, a power demand management device according to the present invention is a power demand management device that manages power demand in a consumer group connected to a power system, and is a plurality of power storage devices, and is a predetermined operation that is always operating. It is connected to the power storage devices installed in each of the facilities in a communicable manner, and calculates the difference between the power supply scheduled to be supplied to the consumer group and the power demand expected to occur in the consumer group. The corresponding amount of power is reduced by charging or discharging a predetermined power storage device selected according to a predetermined selection criterion among the power storage devices.

  The predetermined facility is a mobile communication base station, and each power storage device may be provided so as to supply electric power to an electric load of the base station. A base station can also be included in a consumer group.

  According to the present invention, a power storage device provided in a predetermined facility that always operates a power amount according to a difference between a power supply amount scheduled to be supplied to a consumer group and a power demand amount predicted to occur in the consumer group. Therefore, the power supply / demand state can be adjusted. In addition, by using a power storage device provided in a base station for mobile communication, a large amount of power can be absorbed regardless of the time zone, and can contribute effectively to the stability of the power system.

Explanatory drawing which shows the whole power management system outline | summary containing a power demand management apparatus. Explanatory drawing which shows the outline of an electric power retail business. The block diagram of an electric power demand management apparatus. The block diagram of a base station management table and an ESS management table. The block diagram of a selection reference | standard management table. The block diagram of a base station. Explanatory drawing which shows a mode that the supply and demand of electric power is balanced within predetermined time. The graph which shows a mode that a difference arises between the plan value of power supply, and a power demand value. Explanatory drawing which shows a mode that the reference value of charging / discharging is set lower than a full charge amount. The flowchart which shows the process which manages an electric power demand. The flowchart which shows a discharge instruction | indication process. The flowchart which shows a charge instruction | indication process. The structural example of the data used for the instruction | indication of charging / discharging control. The flowchart which shows the charging / discharging process in an electrical storage apparatus (ESS). The flowchart which shows the electric power demand management method which concerns on 2nd Example.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. As described below, in this embodiment, the power demand (power consumption) of a consumer is efficiently managed. In addition to the general consumers 3 (1) to 3 (3), the base stations 4 (1) and 4 (2) can be included in the consumers. The power demand management apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment provides a service for managing power demand to one or a plurality of power retailers 2 (1) and 2 (2).

  Power retailers are generally responsible for participating in power system stability. For this reason, the power retailer balances the amount of power procurement and the actual sales amount (demand amount). If the amount of power demand is greater than the amount of power procured (power supply), the missing power must be newly purchased from the power plant. In this case, for example, a penalty fee is imposed on the power retailer for the poor supply-demand outlook. The price of electricity purchased by the electricity retailer from the electricity market may be a premium that is higher than the normal price.

  Conversely, if the amount of power demand is less than the amount of power procured, surplus power is generated. If a power transmission and distribution company takes over the surplus power at a low price or free of charge, the power retailer suffers an economic loss and may affect the stability of the business.

  On the other hand, mobile communication base stations are always installed where customers are present, covering all regions in Japan. Furthermore, the base station operates continuously for 24 hours 365 days except during maintenance and inspection, and operates various electrical loads 42 (1) and 42 (2) to provide communication functions to the user. I am letting.

  Therefore, in the present embodiment, paying attention to the above properties of the base stations 4 (1) and 4 (2), the power storage devices 43 (1) and 43 (2) are provided. When the power demand management device 1 determines that the amount of power supply procured is not sufficient, the power demand management device 1 supplies power from the power storage devices 43 (1) and 43 (2) to the electrical loads 42 (1) and 42 (2). Supply. Since the base station does not need to purchase power from the power system PL as much as the power of the power storage device is used, the power demand is reduced. Therefore, the power shortage is eliminated or reduced.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the amount of supplied power exceeds the demand amount, the power demand management device 1 uses the surplus power to charge the power storage devices 43 (1) and 43 (2). And as above-mentioned, the electric power stored in electrical storage apparatus 43 (1), 43 (2) is used at the time of power shortage.

  As described above, the power demand management apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment can balance power supply and demand by utilizing the property that the base stations 4 (1) and 4 (2) are provided with power storage devices. The power retailers 2 (1) and 2 (2) do not need to prepare their own power storage system, and can efficiently retail power only by using the service of the power demand management device 1. In addition, there is a so-called “simultaneous amount of planned values” in which the power retailer is responsible for the planned power sales amount and the power generator is responsible for the planned power generation amount. Even if the idea of the same amount of plan values is introduced, if there is a surplus or deficiency with respect to these planned amounts, compensation for the occurrence of imbalance will be paid. For this reason, this embodiment can be used as a technique for reducing economic loss.

  A first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a configuration explanatory diagram showing an overall outline of the power management system. The power management system includes, for example, a power demand management device 1, one or more retailers 2 (1), 2 (2), a plurality of consumers 3 (1) to 3 (3), one or A plurality of mobile communication base stations 4 (1) and 4 (2) are provided. The electric power retailers 2 (1) and 2 (2) use the electric power generated by the power generation companies 5 (1) and 5 (2) through the power transmission and distribution company 6 to consumers 3 (1) to 3 (3 ) And base stations 4 (1) and 4 (2).

  Here, the power retailers 2 (1) and 2 (2), the consumers 3 (1) to 3 (3), the power generation companies 5 (1) and 5 (2), and the power transmission and distribution company 6 Depending on the situation, it may be handled as a natural person or a corporation, or as an apparatus.

  For example, the power retailers 2 (1) and 2 (2) sell the power procured at the power exchanges and the power generation companies 5 (1) and 5 (2) to the consumers 3 (1) to 3 (3). It is a corporation to do. However, information processing associated with actual power retailing is executed by a computer operated by the power retailers 2 (1) and 2 (2). Further, for example, the consumers 3 (1) to 3 (3) are natural persons or corporations that consume electricity, but the actual power is used by electrical loads such as home appliances and elevators.

  The power generation companies 5 (1) and 5 (2) are corporations that manage and operate the power generation apparatus, but it is the power generation apparatus that actually supplies power. Therefore, it can also be called power generators 5 (1), 5 (2) or power plants 5 (1), 5 (2).

  The power transmission / distribution company 6 uses the power generated by the power generation companies 5 (1) and 5 (2) to the consumers 3 (1) to 3 (3) and the base stations 4 (1) and 4 (2). It is a corporation that transmits and distributes power. However, information processing accompanying power transmission / distribution is performed by a computer system operated by the power transmission / distribution company 6.

  In the following description, when there is no particular distinction, explanations may be made by removing the numbers with parentheses attached to the reference numerals. For example, power retailers 2 (1), 2 (2) are power retailers 2, consumers 3 (1) -3 (3) are consumers 3, and base stations 4 (1), 4 (2) are The base station 4 and the power generation companies 5 (1) and 5 (2) are expressed as a power generation company 5. Similarly, in other configurations to be described later, the numbers with parentheses are omitted unless particularly distinguished.

  The power demand management apparatus 1 is a system that provides a demand adjustment service to the power retailer 2. The power demand management device 1 adjusts the power demand of the customer 3 and the base station 4 connected to the power system PL in response to a request from the power retailer 2. Although the details will be described later, the power demand management device 1 is configured so that the power demand at the customer 3 falls within the range between the upper limit value HL and the lower limit value LL centered on the plan value WP. 43 is controlled.

  The internal configuration of the power demand management apparatus 1 will be described later, and the communication connection configuration will be described first. The power demand management device 1 is communicably connected to the system of the power retailer 2 via the communication network CN1, and is communicably connected to the smart meter 41 of the base station 4 via the communication network CN2. Furthermore, the power demand management device 1 is also communicably connected to the power storage device 43 installed in the base station 4 via the communication network CN3.

  The electric power retailer 2 sells the electric power procured in the electric power trading market and the power generation companies 5 (1) and 5 (2) to the consumers 3 (1) to 3 (3). The business form will be described later.

  The consumer 3 is, for example, a private house, an apartment house, a commercial facility, a building, a hotel, a hospital, a factory, an amusement park, or the like. The consumer 3 includes various electric loads such as a lighting device, a refrigerator, a washing machine, an air conditioner, an elevator, an escalator, an automatic door, an electric motor, and an acoustic device. Since the base station 4 is also a kind of consumer that consumes electric power, the base station 4 is referred to as a general consumer 3 when particularly distinguished from the base station 4.

  Here, the smart meter 31 installed in the consumer 3 reads the power consumption of the consumer 3 every predetermined time and transmits it to the system of the power transmission and distribution company 6. The system of the power transmission / distribution company 6 is connected to the system of the power retailer 2 via the communication network CN4, and transmits information on the power consumption of the consumer 3 to the system of the power retailer 2 via the communication network CN4. To do. In addition, when the smart meter 31 of the consumer 3 can transmit a meter-reading value directly to the system of the electric power retailer 2, you may do so. In FIG. 1, the system of the electric power retailer 2 is shown as if it can read the meter reading value directly from the smart meter 31 of the consumer 3, but the configuration is not limited thereto.

  The base station 4 is an example of “predetermined equipment”. The base station 4 has an electrical load 42 and a power storage device 43. Hereinafter, the power storage device 43 is referred to as an ESS (Energy Storage System) 43. The configuration of the base station 4 will be described later.

  The power generation company 5 generates power using, for example, a solar power generation device, a wind power generation device, a solar thermal power generation device, a tidal power power generation device, a gas turbine power generation device, a geothermal power generation device, and the like. The power generation company 5 can also use a thermal power plant, a hydroelectric power plant, and a nuclear power plant. The system of the power generation company 5 is communicably connected to the system of one or a plurality of power retailers 2 via the communication network CN5.

  The power transmission / distribution company 6 is a business entity independent of the power generation company 5, and supplies power to the customer 3 and the base station 4 through the power transmission / distribution network constituting the power system PL. The system of the power transmission / distribution company 6 is communicably connected to the system of the power retailer 2 via the communication network CN4.

  The communication networks CN1 to CN5 can adopt a communication method according to each purpose. For example, either wireless communication or wired communication may be used. Also, an appropriate one can be used from among public lines, dedicated lines, LAN (Local Area Network), the Internet, and the like.

  FIG. 2 shows an outline of the business form of the power retailer 2. The power exchange 7 mediates the buying and selling of power. The system of the power generation company 5 issues a power selling order to the system of the power exchange 7. The system of the power retailer 2 issues a power purchase order to the system of the power exchange 7. Through this sale, a wholesale contract is established between the power retailer 2 and the power generation company 5.

  The power retailer 2 can conclude a retail contract for power trading with a plurality of consumers 3. A plurality of customers 3 who have concluded a retail contract with the electric power retailer 2 constitute a customer group UG. The power retailer 2 can also make a contract regarding the use of the ESS 43 with a communication carrier that operates the base station 4. The ESS 43 use contract is a contract for using the ESS 43 in order to balance power supply and demand in the customer group. Here, although the case where the electric power retailer 2 concludes a use contract directly with a communication carrier is described, even if the electric power retailer 2 and the communication enterprise conclude a use contract via the operator of the electric power demand management apparatus 1. Good.

  The power retailer 2 can also enter into a power retail contract with a telecommunications carrier in connection with or regardless of the use contract. When the power retailer 2 and the telecommunications carrier make a retail contract directly or jointly, the base station 4 managed by the telecommunications carrier joins the consumer group UG as a consumer.

  FIG. 3 shows a configuration example of the power demand management apparatus 1. The power demand management apparatus 1 includes, for example, a microprocessor (CPU in the figure) 11, a memory 12, a storage device 13, communication interface units 14 to 16, and a user interface unit (UI in the figure) 17.

  The microprocessor 11 uses the computer programs P11 to P15 and the management tables T11 to T13 stored in the storage device 13 to realize a function of adjusting power supply and demand as will be described later. The memory 12 is used by the microprocessor 11 as a storage location for computer programs, variables, intermediate calculation results, and the like. In FIG. 3, computer programs such as an operating system and a device driver are omitted.

  The communication interface units 14 to 16 are devices for communicating with external devices. The first communication interface unit 14 communicates with the system of the power retailer 2 and the information server 8 via the communication network CN1. The information server 8 is a server that distributes weather information, disaster information, and the like, for example.

  The second communication interface unit 15 communicates with the smart meter 41 of the base station 4 via the communication network CN2 and acquires a meter reading value. The third communication interface unit 16 communicates with the ESS 43 via the communication network CN3.

  The information collection unit P11 is a function that collects various types of information from the outside. The information collecting unit P11 acquires the meter reading value from the smart meter 41 and the charge / discharge result from the ESS 43. The information collecting unit P11 acquires the meter reading value of the smart meter 31 installed in the consumer 3, the planned power supply amount, and the like from the system of the power retailer 2. Furthermore, the information collection unit P11 acquires weather information and the like from the information server 8.

  The power demand prediction unit P12 is a function that predicts power demand in a predetermined control section ahead of the present based on the instantaneous value of power consumption of each consumer 3 (and base station 4) in the consumer group UG. It is.

  The charge / discharge control unit P13 compares the prediction result of the power demand prediction unit P12 with the planned value of the power supply obtained from the system of the power retailer 2, and calculates the difference between the two. Then, the charge / discharge control unit P13 determines whether to charge the ESS 43 or to discharge from the ESS 43 in order to reduce or eliminate the calculated difference. The determination of the charge / discharge control unit P13 is stored in data for transmitting a control instruction, and is transmitted from the communication interface unit 16 to the predetermined ESS 43.

  The result confirmation unit P14 confirms the result of power supply and demand in the customer group UG by charging and discharging the ESS 43. The performance confirmation unit P14 can confirm the result of supply and demand adjustment based on information acquired from the system of the power retailer 2 and the smart meter 41 of the base station 4, for example.

  The history management unit P15 manages, for example, the charge / discharge history of the ESS 43, the operating state of the base station 4, the power supply / demand state of the customer group UG, and the like. The management tables T11 to T13 will be described later again.

  FIG. 4 shows an example of the base station management table T11 and the ESS management table T12. The base station management table T11 will be described first.

  The base station management table T11 is a table for managing the base station 4. For example, the base station ID C110, type C111, position C112, traffic amount C113, number of power outages C114, ambient environment prediction C115, basic power consumption C116 Are associated and managed.

  The base station ID C110 is information for identifying each base station 4. Type C111 indicates the type of the base station 4. The base station type includes, for example, a macro cell, a micro cell, a pico cell, a small cell, and a femto cell. The position C112 is information specifying the installation location of the base station 4. The position information may be, for example, an address on a city map, or a latitude / longitude.

  The traffic amount C113 is a communication amount flowing through the base station 4. The traffic volume can be measured and recorded every predetermined time. The number of power outages C114 indicates the number of times the base station 4 has failed. The ambient environment prediction C115 is information that predicts whether the ambient environment of the base station 4 such as weather or temperature will deteriorate. The ambient environment prediction process may be executed by, for example, the history management unit P15 or may be executed by another computer program. This is because the ESS 43 of the base station 4 in which the typhoon approaches or the temperature rapidly decreases is not selected as the supply and demand adjustment ESS. The basic power consumption C116 is a reference value of power consumed by the base station 4, for example. The value of basic power consumption is generally determined by the type C111 of the base station 4.

  The ESS management table T12 will be described. The table T12 for managing the ESS 43 manages, for example, the base station ID C120, the ESS ID C121, the state C122, the capacity C123, the SOC (State of charge) C124, the number of charge / discharge C125, the temperature C126, and the BCP state C127. .

  The base station ID C120 is information for identifying each base station 4, and a value common to the base station ID C110 of the base station management table T11 is used. The ESS ID C121 is information for identifying the ESS43. Information for identifying a storage battery in units such as a module, a cell, or a bank may be further provided under the ESS ID C121.

  A state C122 indicates the state of the ESS 43. The ESS state includes, for example, normal (a state in which neither charging nor discharging is performed), charging, discharging, or power failure. The capacity C123 is the rated capacity of the ESS 43. The SOC C124 is the remaining capacity of the ESS 43.

  The number of charge / discharge times C125 is an integrated value of the number of times of charge / discharge. The temperature C126 is the temperature of the ESS 43. The temperature in the base station 4 may be used as the temperature of the ESS 43. The BCP state C127 indicates the state of the BCP storage battery 44 (see FIG. 6). BCP is an abbreviation for business continuity planning, and the BCP storage battery 44 is a device that stores electric power used to continue its function as a base station even during a power failure. Of course, the BCP storage battery may be covered by ESS43. That is, it is good also as a structure used in order to maintain the function of the base station 4 at the time of a power failure etc., for a part of electrical storage amount of ESS43.

  FIG. 5 shows an example of the selection criterion management table T13. The selection criterion is a criterion for selecting a predetermined ESS 43 to be used for filling the power supply / demand gap from each ESS 43. The charge / discharge control unit P13 of the power demand management apparatus 1 selects the ESS 43 to be charged / discharged using at least one selection criterion from among the selection criteria registered in the management table T13.

  Hereinafter, examples of selection criteria will be described. The first selection criterion selects the ESS 43 based on the statistical value of the number of power outages of the base station 4. In the first selection criterion, a base station 4 having a power failure count less than a predetermined power failure reference value is selected, or a base station 4 having a power failure count greater than a predetermined power failure reference value is excluded from selection targets. .

  The second selection criterion selects the ESS 43 based on the SOC. In the second selection criterion, an ESS 43 having an SOC larger than a predetermined discharge reference value is selected as a discharge target, or an ESS 43 having an SOC smaller than a predetermined charge reference value is selected as a charge target. Conversely, in the second selection criterion, the ESS 43 having an SOC smaller than the predetermined discharge reference value is excluded from the discharge target, or the ESS 43 having an SOC larger than the predetermined charge reference value is excluded from the charge target. You can also.

  The third selection criterion selects the ESS 43 based on the deterioration state. The deterioration state can be obtained from, for example, the number of charge / discharge cycles. In the third selection criterion, an ESS 43 having a charge / discharge count smaller than a predetermined charge / discharge reference value is selected, or conversely, an ESS 43 having a charge / discharge count greater than a predetermined charge / discharge reference value is excluded from selection targets. To do. The deterioration state can also be obtained from the change in the charge / discharge characteristics of the ESS 43.

  The fourth selection criterion selects the ESS 43 based on the surrounding environment of the base station 4. In the fourth selection criterion, for example, ESS in an area where a typhoon is approaching, ESS in an area where the temperature is lower than a predetermined temperature, and ESS in a disaster occurrence area are excluded from selection targets.

  The fifth selection criterion selects the ESS 43 based on the operating state of the BCP storage battery 44 installed in the same base station 4 as the ESS 43. According to the fifth selection criterion, when the BCP storage battery 44 is charged, the ESS 43 is excluded from the charging targets. If charging to the ESS 43 is started during charging of the BCP storage battery 44, the amount of power supplied from the power system PL to the base station 4 increases, which exceeds the contract value or places a burden on the power receiving equipment. is there.

  FIG. 6 shows a configuration example of the base station 4. The base station 4 includes, for example, a base station device 42A, an ESS 43, an air conditioner 42B, a monitoring device 42C, a BCP storage battery 44, and the like. 6 shows a case where the BCP storage battery 44 and the ESS 43 are separately provided, the present invention is not limited to this, and a configuration in which the ESS 43 serves as a substitute for the BCP storage battery may be used. In this case, it is not necessary to provide a separate BCP storage battery 44 in the base station 4.

  42 A of base station apparatuses have shown the example of the electrical load with the air conditioner 42B and the monitoring apparatus 42C. An example of the content shown as the load 42 in FIG. 1 is a base station device 42A, an air conditioner 42B, and a monitoring device 42C.

  The base station device 42A includes, for example, an amplification device 421, a modem device 422, a call processing device 423, a base station control device 424, and the like. The air conditioner 42B is an environment maintenance device for maintaining the inside of the base station 4 at a predetermined temperature and humidity. The monitoring device 42 </ b> C is a security device for remotely monitoring whether or not an abnormality has occurred in or around the base station 4. These devices 42A to 42C basically operate for 24 hours 365 days except for special cases such as during maintenance and inspection, and consume electric power according to the operation. Note that the base station 4 may include an electrical load other than the devices 42A to 42C described above.

  The ESS 43 is a power storage device (power storage system) installed in the base station 4 in order to adjust power supply and demand in the customer group UG. The ESS 43 includes, for example, a storage battery 431, a control unit 432, and a communication unit 433.

  The storage battery 431 is configured by connecting a large number of battery cells in series or in parallel, and accumulates power from the power system PL or supplies the accumulated power to the devices 42A to 42C. For the storage battery 431, for example, a large capacity and high performance storage battery such as a lithium ion battery is used.

  A plurality of banks 431 can be set in the storage battery 431 and used separately for each bank. In FIG. 6, three banks 431A to 431C are given as an example. The number of banks may be 2 or 4 or more. If they are not distinguished, they are called banks 431. For example, the charge / discharge capability of the bank 431A can be assigned to a consumer group UG of a certain power retailer 2, and the charge / discharge capability of the bank 431B can be assigned to a consumer group UG of a different power retailer 2. Thereby, the different ESS retailers 2 can use the same ESS 43. Furthermore, each power retailer 2 can be ranked, and many banks 431 can be assigned to the power retailers 2 with higher ranks, and fewer banks 431 can be assigned to the power retailers 2 with lower ranks.

  As described above, the BCP storage battery 44 stores electric power for continuously providing the functions of the base station 4. For the BCP storage battery 44, for example, an inexpensive storage battery such as a lead storage battery is used. The controller 441 that controls the operation of the BCP storage battery 44 controls the SOC of the BCP storage battery 44 so that the SOC of a constant value or higher is always maintained. When the controller 441 detects that the base station 4 has failed, the controller 441 discharges the BCP storage battery 44 and supplies emergency power to each of the devices 42A to 42C.

  The control unit 432 of the ESS 43 acquires the state of the BCP storage battery 44 (for example, normally charging or discharging) through the controller 441 and transmits the acquired information to the power demand management apparatus 1.

  FIG. 7 shows how power supply and demand is balanced within a predetermined time ST. For example, the power retailer 2 may be responsible for balancing power supply and demand within a predetermined time ST of about 30 minutes. The responsibility for equalizing the power supply amount (planned value) and the power demand amount within the same time ST is called, for example, the principle of simultaneous equal amount.

  FIG. 8 shows a state of controlling the power demand in the customer group so as to be within the range of the upper limit value HL and the lower limit value LL centering on the power supply plan value WP, as mentioned in FIG. The upper limit value HL is, for example, 3%, and the lower limit value LL is, for example, -3%. Hereinafter, WP may be referred to as a power supply amount, a planned supply amount, or the like.

  Depending on the contents of the contract, if surplus power is generated from the planned supply amount WP below the lower limit LL, the surplus power may be taken over by the power transmission and distribution company 6 free of charge. When a power shortage of the upper limit HL or more occurs from the planned supply amount WP (hereinafter also referred to as a plan value), a penalty is imposed on the power retailer 2. As a penalty, it may be possible to raise the cost to procure the shortage of electricity above the normal cost.

  FIG. 9 shows how the ESS 43 SOC is controlled. In the ESS 43 of this embodiment, the SOC reference value CS% is set so that only a predetermined minimum charge amount Cc% can be charged and only a predetermined minimum discharge amount Cd% can be discharged.

  The minimum charge amount Cc% can also be referred to as a guaranteed charge amount. For example, the minimum charge amount Cc% can be calculated as a value obtained by multiplying the predetermined coefficient K1 by the maximum chargeable amount Cmax (Cmax = 100% −CS%) (Cc = K1 · Cmax). Here, the predetermined coefficient K1 may be set to, for example, about 0.9 due to a restriction on specifications.

  The minimum discharge amount Cd% can also be referred to as a guaranteed discharge amount. For example, the minimum discharge amount Cd% can be calculated as a value obtained by multiplying the predetermined coefficient K2 by the maximum dischargeable amount Dmax (Dmax = CS%) (Cd = K2 · Dmax). The predetermined coefficient K2 may also be set to, for example, about 0.9 due to restrictions on specifications.

  In the ESS 43 of this embodiment, the SOC at the end of charging is (CS + Cc)%. The SOC at the end of the discharge is (CS-Cd)%. In this way, by controlling the SOC of the ESS 43 with an intermediate value (for example, 40 to 60%) as a reference, a certain amount of electric power can always be charged or discharged. Therefore, the ESS 43 can be used for adjustment of power supply and demand in the customer group UG.

  FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing processing for managing power demand, which is executed by the power demand management device 1.

  The power demand management apparatus 1 acquires the instantaneous power value (for example, 1-minute value) of each customer 3 and base station 4 in the customer group UG subject to supply and demand adjustment (S10). When the power demand management apparatus 1 cannot directly obtain the instantaneous power value from the smart meter 31 of each consumer 3, the meter reading value of the smart meter 31 of the consumer 3 is indirectly obtained from the power retailer. When the power demand management apparatus 1 cannot acquire the instantaneous power value of each consumer 3 directly or indirectly, in step S10, the instantaneous power value of each consumer 3 is estimated from the history of meter readings (30 minutes value). can do.

  The power demand management apparatus 1 predicts the power demand in the next supply and demand adjustment target time ST (for example, a 30-minute value) based on the instantaneous power value acquired in step S10 (S11). Since there is a pattern in the change in power demand, it is possible to predict future power demand based on the current instantaneous power value (which may include an estimated value). The prediction algorithm may be extrapolation of a linear straight line.

  The power demand management apparatus 1 determines whether the difference between the predicted power demand WE and the power supply amount WP planned by the power retailer 2 is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold Th1 (S12). When the power demand management device 1 determines that the difference between the power demand WE and the planned supply amount WP is equal to or greater than the threshold Th1 (S12: YES), the power demand management device 1 is configured to supply power from the predetermined ESS 43 to the load 42 in the base station 4. A discharge instruction process is executed (S13). The threshold Th1 is a discharge start threshold for starting discharge from a predetermined ESS 43. The discharge instruction process will be described later with reference to FIG.

  When the difference between the predicted power demand WE and the planned supply amount WP is not equal to or greater than the threshold Th1 (S12: NO), the power demand management device 1 determines whether the difference (= WE−WP) is less than the other threshold Th2. (S14). If the power demand management device 1 determines that the difference (= WE−WP) is less than the threshold Th2 (S14: YES), the power demand management device 1 executes a charge instruction process for charging the predetermined ESS 43 with the power from the power system PL. (S15). The other threshold Th2 is a charging start threshold for starting charging the predetermined ESS 43. The charging instruction process will be described later with reference to FIG.

  When the discharging process or the charging process by the predetermined ESS 43 is completed, the power demand management device 1 confirms whether or not each smart meter 31, 41 is time to read (S16). For example, time t = 0 minutes, t = 30 minutes. Then, when the power demand management device 1 determines that the time t is the time t when each smart meter 31, 41 reads, the meter reading value (for example, a 30 minute value) of each smart meter 31, 41 is acquired, and the supply and demand The adjusted actual value WR is calculated (S17).

  As described above, when the power demand management apparatus 1 cannot directly acquire the meter reading value of the smart meter 31 of the consumer 3, the meter reading value of the smart meter 31 of the consumer 3 is indirectly acquired from the power retailer.

  The power demand management apparatus 1 determines whether the difference between the actual power demand value WR achieved by charging / discharging the ESS 43 and the planned supply amount WP is equal to or greater than the correction threshold Th3 (S18). When the difference (= WR−WP) is equal to or greater than the correction threshold Th3 (S18: YES), the power demand management device 1 corrects the coefficient for supply and demand adjustment (S19).

  Here, the supply and demand adjustment coefficients are, for example, a discharge start threshold Th1 and a charge start threshold Th2. Furthermore, a time difference between the discharge start time and the discharge end time, a time difference between the charge start time and the charge end time, and the like may be added to the coefficients to be processed in step S19. That is, in step S19, when the power supply / demand adjustment by the ESS 43 is not sufficiently performed, the coefficient used for the supply / demand adjustment is corrected. For example, the power shortage can be further suppressed by advancing the discharge start timing, or the surplus power can be absorbed more by shortening the time until the charging is completed. In step S19, the prediction algorithm for predicting the power demand WE in step 11 may be changed.

  FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the discharge instruction process. The power demand management apparatus 1 selects the ESS 43 to be discharged from each ESS 43 (S30). The ESS 43 selected as the discharge target corresponds to the “predetermined power storage device (ESS)”. The power demand management apparatus 1 can select the ESS 43 to be discharged using one or more of the selection criteria shown in FIG.

  The power demand management apparatus 1 calculates a discharge instruction value that is the amount of power discharged from the ESS 43 to be discharged (S31). Furthermore, the power demand management apparatus 1 determines a discharge timing for supplying power from the ESS 43 to be discharged to the electrical loads 42A to 42C in the base station 4 (S32). The discharge instruction value and the discharge timing are set so that the power shortage does not exceed the upper limit value HL.

  The power demand management apparatus 1 generates discharge instruction data (described later in FIG. 13), and transmits it to the ESS 43 to be discharged (S33). If the ESS 43 to be discharged is discharged and power is supplied to the load 42 (for example, 42A to 42C) of the base station 4, it is not necessary for the base station 4 to purchase electricity from the power system 7 as much, and as a whole Demand for electricity will be reduced.

  FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing the charging instruction process. The power demand management apparatus 1 selects the ESS 43 to be charged from each ESS 43 (S40). The ESS 43 selected as the charging target corresponds to a “predetermined power storage device (ESS)”. The power demand management apparatus 1 selects the ESS 43 to be charged using one or more of the selection criteria shown in FIG.

  Here, it is preferable that a plurality of ESSs 43 to be charged are selected. If the surplus power is absorbed by dispersing as many ESSs as possible, the amount of charge to one ESS 43 can be reduced. Thereby, it is possible to prevent a large amount of power from flowing into the base station 4 from the power system PL, and it is possible to prevent an excessive burden on the power receiving equipment. For the same reason, it is preferable to select the ESS 43 in which the BCP storage battery 44 is not charged as the charging target.

  In addition, although it is preferable to select a plurality of ESSs 43 to be discharged, the number may be smaller than that of the charging ESS 43.

  The power demand management device 1 calculates a charge instruction value that is the amount of power to be charged in the ESS 43 to be charged (S41). Furthermore, the power demand management device 1 determines the charging timing for charging the ESS 43 to be charged (S42). The charging instruction value and the charging timing are set so that the surplus power does not fall below the lower limit value LL.

  The power demand management device 1 generates data for charging instruction (described later in FIG. 13), and transmits it to the ESS 43 to be charged (S43).

  FIG. 13 shows a configuration example of the data D1 used for the discharge instruction or the charge instruction. The instruction data D1 can include, for example, a base station ID DF10, an ESS ID DF11, a charge / discharge distinction DF12, a target power amount DF13, a start time DF14, and an end time DF15.

  The base station ID DF10 is information for specifying the base station 4 having the ESS 43 that is the destination of the instruction data. The ESS ID DF11 is information that specifies the ESS 43 that is the instruction destination. Charging / discharging discrimination DF12 is information for discriminating whether the instruction data indicates charging or discharging.

  The target power amount DF13 indicates a target charge amount or a target discharge amount. The start time DF14 is a time at which charging or discharging starts. The end time DF15 is a time at which charging or discharging ends.

  The reason for designating the charge / discharge execution time is to match the timing when the power supply / demand is adjusted using a plurality of ESSs 43. For example, when a delay occurs in the communication network CN3 that connects the power demand management device 1 and the ESS 43, the charging / discharging start time of each selected ESS 43 is different, and there is a possibility that a desired effect is not achieved. That is, if each ESS 43 operates at a specified time, surplus power and power shortage can be sufficiently suppressed. However, if the operation timing of each ESS 43 is shifted, there is a possibility that it cannot be suppressed.

  Therefore, in this embodiment, charge / discharge is instructed to a predetermined ESS 43 by specifying an execution time. Thereby, it is possible to give an instruction to the predetermined ESS 43 before the time when charging / discharging is actually required. For example, when the communication quality of a certain value or more is maintained, the predetermined ESS 43 may be instructed at a timing when charging / discharging is required without specifying the charging / discharging execution time.

  FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing the charge / discharge processing of the ESS 43. When the ESS 43 selected by the power demand management apparatus 1 receives the instruction data D1 from the power demand management apparatus 1 (S50), the ESS 43 temporarily stores it in a storage area in the control unit 432.

  The ESS 43 monitors whether the start time specified by the instruction data D1 has arrived (S51). When the start time comes (S51: YES), the ESS 43 is charged or discharged according to the contents specified by the instruction data D1. (S52).

  The ESS 43 monitors whether the end time designated by the instruction data D1 has arrived (S53), and when the end time comes (S53: YES), the result of step S52 is transmitted to the power demand management apparatus 1 (S54). ). For example, when the instructed charging or discharging is completed normally, the ESS 43 transmits ACK to the power demand management device 1. If the process has not been completed normally, the ESS 43 transmits NAK to the power demand management apparatus 1.

  According to the present embodiment configured as described above, the following operational effects can be obtained. The power demand management apparatus 1 of the present embodiment can balance the power supply and demand within the customer group UG by using the nature of the base station 4. Therefore, the electric power retailer 2 does not need to prepare its own power storage system, and can efficiently retail electric power only by using the service of the electric power demand management apparatus 1.

  When a power storage system that is not associated with a specific electrical load is provided to balance power supply and demand, the power storage system that has been fully charged cannot be charged any more, so surplus power can be suppressed. There is a risk that it will be wasted. Moreover, since the land and building for installing an electrical storage system are also required, the investment cost is high.

  Even when an electric vehicle battery is used to balance power supply and demand, an electric load is not always connected to the stopped electric vehicle. Even if a stopped electric vehicle can be connected to an electrical load, the power consumption is not necessarily large enough to provide a free capacity for charging.

  On the contrary, since the electric vehicle is a means for traveling to the destination, it is necessary to always leave the electric power necessary for achieving the purpose of traveling in the in-vehicle battery. If the stopped electric vehicle is connected to an electric load that consumes a large amount of power, the vehicle cannot travel when necessary, and the purpose of the electric vehicle cannot be achieved.

  Since the stopped electric vehicle is desirably sufficiently charged in preparation for traveling, there is little room for absorbing surplus power. Similarly, since it is desirable that the battery is sufficiently charged in preparation for traveling, it is difficult to discharge a large amount of power in order to eliminate power shortage.

  In the first place, since electric vehicles can run freely, the stopping positions vary, and the purpose of use at each time is also different, so it cannot be expected as a stable power storage system.

  On the other hand, in the present embodiment, since the ESS 43 associated with the specific electric loads 42A to 42C that are always operated is used, the battery can always be charged and can be used for suppressing surplus power. And it can respond to the power shortage by using the stored surplus power.

  Moreover, since the base station 4 exists anywhere as long as the customer 3 exists, it is easy to install the ESS 43 in a necessary place. There is no need to secure land or buildings for installing ESS43. Therefore, the investment cost can be reduced.

  For telecommunications carriers, the ESS 43 can be installed using the vacant space in the base station 4, and the ESS 43 is supplied to each of the loads 42 </ b> A to 42 </ b> C via the ESS 43 so that the ESS 43 is stored in the BCP storage battery 43. Instead, it can be used to reinforce the existing BCP storage battery 43.

  In the present embodiment, charging / discharging is distributed to a plurality of ESSs 43 and executed, and charging / discharging is instructed to each ESS 43 by specifying an execution time. Therefore, it is possible to suppress the use of a specific small number of ESSs 43 in a biased manner and to perform charging / discharging at a fixed time. As a result, the difference in power supply and demand can be effectively suppressed using the plurality of ESSs 43.

  A second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. Since the present embodiment corresponds to a modified example of the first embodiment, the description will focus on differences from the first embodiment. In the present embodiment, the power demand management apparatus 1 inquires each ESS 43 about whether or not to participate in supply and demand adjustment, and selects the ESS 43 from the ESSs 43 that have replied that participation is possible according to the selection criteria.

  FIG. 15 is a flowchart illustrating the power demand management method according to the present embodiment. The power demand management apparatus 1 acquires an instantaneous power value from each customer 3 and the base station 43 in the customer group UG (S60).

  The power demand management apparatus 1 predicts the power demand WE (S61). The power demand management device 1 determines whether to charge or discharge, and further calculates a charge amount or a discharge amount necessary for power supply and demand adjustment (S62).

  The power demand management apparatus 1 extracts candidate ESSs 43 from the ESSs 43 under the management (S63). For example, the power demand management apparatus 1 selects the ESS 43 in the normal state from among the ESSs 43 as a candidate.

  The power demand management apparatus 1 inquires each candidate ESS 43 as to whether or not it can participate in adjustment of power supply and demand (S64). Each ESS 43 determines whether or not to participate in the inquiry, and returns the result (S65, S66).

  When receiving a reply from the inquiry destination (S67), the power demand management device 1 determines the ESS 43 to be charged / discharged from the ESSs 43 that have replied that participation is possible (S68). The power demand management apparatus 1 transmits the instruction data D1 to the determined ESS 43 and instructs charging or discharging (S69). Each ESS 43 that has received the instruction data D1 performs charging or discharging according to the instruction contents, and returns the result.

  When the power demand management device 1 receives the result of charging or discharging from each ESS 43 (S71), as described in the first embodiment, the meter reading value is collected and the actual value is confirmed, or the coefficient is corrected. (S72).

  Configuring this embodiment like this also achieves the same operational effects as the first embodiment. Furthermore, in this embodiment, when the ESS 43 to be charged / discharged is determined, the power demand management device 1 and each ESS 43 share processing, so that the processing load on the power demand management device 1 can be reduced.

  In both the first and second embodiments, the power retailer has described the power demand management for the purpose of balancing the amount of procurement of power and the actual sales amount (demand amount). Not exclusively. For example, in demand response, when the demand wholesale market price rises or the system reliability decreases, the customer side requests or requests suppression from the power company or aggregator to suppress the use of power, or suppresses power demand within the company It can also be used for power demand management in such cases. Specifically, it is only necessary to take into account the planned power supply amount WP in FIG.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to embodiment mentioned above. A person skilled in the art can make various additions and changes within the scope of the present invention.

  1: power demand management device, 2: power retailer, 3: customer, 4: base station, 5: power generation company, 6: transmission / distribution company, 31, 41: smart meter, 42: electrical load, 43 : ESS, CN1 to CN5: communication network, PL: power system

Claims (11)

In the power demand management device that manages the power demand in the customer group connected to the power system,
It is a plurality of power storage devices, and is communicably connected to power storage devices respectively provided in a mobile communication base station that operates constantly,
Calculating the difference between the power supply amount scheduled to be supplied to the consumer group and the power demand amount expected to occur in the consumer group;
The amount of power corresponding to the difference is reduced by charging or discharging a predetermined power storage device selected according to a predetermined selection criterion among the power storage devices ,
The power storage device is provided separately from the power storage device for function maintenance that stores power necessary for maintaining the function as the base station,
Selecting a power storage device provided in a base station that is not charged to the power storage device for function maintenance as a predetermined power storage device to be charged ;
Electric power demand management device. Before SL each power storage device is provided to supply power to an electrical load having the said base station,
The base station is included in the customer group,
The power demand management apparatus according to claim 1. If it is determined that the power demand is larger than the power supply, the difference between the power demand and the power supply is reduced by discharging the predetermined power storage device.
The power demand management apparatus according to claim 1. If it is determined that the power demand is smaller than the power supply, the difference between the power demand and the power supply is reduced by charging the predetermined power storage device.
The power demand management apparatus according to claim 1. The power storage device controls the remaining capacity so that only a predetermined minimum charge amount can be charged and only a predetermined minimum discharge amount can be discharged.
The power demand management apparatus according to claim 1. As the predetermined criterion, a criterion to be selected based on the number of power outages that have occurred in the base station in the past, a criterion to be selected based on the remaining capacity of the power storage device, a criterion to be selected based on deterioration of the power storage device, the base Select and use at least one of the criteria to be selected based on the station environment,
The power demand management apparatus according to claim 1. A plurality of the predetermined power storage devices are selected, and the difference between the power demand amount and the power supply amount is distributed to the predetermined power storage devices and charged or discharged.
The power demand management apparatus according to claim 1. The predetermined power storage device is charged or discharged at a specified time.
The power demand management apparatus according to claim 1. The consumer group is configured as a group of a plurality of consumers associated with a predetermined power retailer that retails electricity;
The power supply amount is obtained from a computer of the power retailer,
The power demand is obtained directly or indirectly from an instantaneous power value obtained directly or indirectly from a wattmeter provided at each customer in the consumer group, and directly or indirectly from a wattmeter provided at the base station. Forecast based on power consumption,
The power demand management apparatus according to claim 1. A microprocessor, a storage device for storing a computer program executed by the microprocessor, and a communication interface device for the microprocessor to communicate with each power storage device, each power meter, and a computer of the power retailer Has
The microprocessor reads and executes the computer program from the storage device,
Obtaining the power supply from the power retailer's computer via the communication interface device;
Based on the instantaneous power value obtained from each wattmeter via the communication interface device, predict the power demand in the consumer group,
Calculate the difference between the power supply amount and the power demand amount,
Create instruction information for charging or discharging the predetermined power storage device with the amount of power corresponding to the difference,
Transmitting the instruction information from the communication interface device to the predetermined power storage device;
Confirm the result of charging or discharging in the predetermined power storage device,
Based on the result of the charge or discharge, adjust the set value used to create the instruction information,
The power demand management apparatus according to claim 9 . In the power demand management method for managing the power demand in the customer group connected to the power system with a computer,
The computer is a plurality of power storage devices, and is communicably connected to power storage devices respectively provided in a mobile communication base station that operates constantly,
The computer
Calculating the difference between the power supply amount scheduled to be supplied to the consumer group and the power demand amount expected to occur in the consumer group;
The amount of power corresponding to the difference is reduced by charging or discharging a predetermined power storage device selected according to a predetermined selection criterion among the power storage devices ,
The power storage device is provided separately from the power storage device for function maintenance that stores power necessary for maintaining the function as the base station,
Selecting a power storage device provided in a base station that is not charged to the power storage device for function maintenance as a predetermined power storage device to be charged ;
Power demand management method.

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