JP2003067457A - Electric power vending system and processing program therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To create an environment which is easy for a new electric power retailer to embark on an electric power retail business, and to provide a technique which enables popularization of the electric power retail business. SOLUTION: In an electric power sales system which sells electric power to a customer, it is provided with an anonymous associate reception part which receives proposal for an anonymous associate who contributes business expense, which corresponds to the electric power same as the divided gross electric power supplied by the electric power business, and purchases the electric power, an electric power purchasing contract processing part which receives electric power purchasing contract to purchase the divided electric power from the customer who is an anonymous associate, a power generation control processing part which controls power generation depending on total amount of the electric power which is contracted to be purchased and supplies the electric power generated by the control to the customer who makes a contract, and a dividend processing part which pays a dividend to the anonymous associate depending on the performance of the electric power business which supplies the electric power.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electric power sales system for selling electric power to customers, and more particularly to an electric power sales system for selling small amount of electric power (for example, 100 kW unit) to customers by contributing a business cost by an anonymous association. It relates to technology that is effective when applied.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In the current electric power retailing business, it has been liberalized for customers with over 2,000 kW. Many companies in the fuel and gas industry, manufacturing industry, electrical equipment industry, commercial relations, etc. Interested in entering the business.

However, the electric power company sometimes makes various efforts including the price aspect to large-scale customers such as 50,000 kW and 100,000 kW, and the new electric power retailer contracts with these large-scale customers. The actual situation is that it is difficult to conclude.

Therefore, in the conventional electric power retail business, cheap surplus electric power is sold to an affiliated company, or a telecommunications carrier who has a competitive relationship with the electric power company collaborates with a major gas company. The business of very limited projects such as developing the electric power business for the group of

[0005]

In the conventional electric power retail business, although many companies are interested in expanding into the electric power retail business, new electric power retailers are demanding a large amount of demand due to the efforts of the electric power companies. The problem is that it is difficult to make a contract with a house. By the way, in the conventional electric power retail business, there is no idea of a method of dividing into small amount of electric power (for example, 100 kW unit) and selling to a large number of consumers.

The object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems and to provide an environment in which a new electric power retailer can easily enter the electric power retailer,
It is to provide technology that can spread the electric power retail business.

[0007]

According to the present invention, in an electric power sales system for selling electric power to consumers, the operating cost required for the electric power business is contributed by an anonymous association, and the total electric power supplied by the electric power business is divided. To sell.

In the electric power sales system of the present invention, the contents of anonymous members who contribute to the business cost corresponding to the electric power obtained by dividing the total electric power supplied in the electric power business and purchase the electric power are disclosed on the Internet website or the like. , And accept the application to become the anonymous union member from a plurality of consumers, and receive the contribution of the business cost from the anonymous union member.

After accepting the application for becoming the anonymous union member, a power purchase contract for purchasing the divided power is accepted from the anonymous union member consumer. Furthermore,
Similarly, general anonymous union members who do not have a power purchase contract are also open to the public on the Internet homepage and solicited, and general anonymous union members who have received the application receive contributions from the business cost. These anonymous union members, power purchase contracts and general anonymous union members will be recruited over the first and second periods. Then, the operation of the power generation facility is controlled according to the total amount of the electric power for which the electric power purchase contract is made to generate the electric power, and the electric power generated by the control is supplied to the customer who has made the electric power purchase contract. To do.

Further, on a predetermined predetermined date such as twice a year, the business performance of the electric power business that supplies the electric power is examined, and a dividend is calculated according to the content of the business performance, and then the business cost is calculated. The calculated dividend will be distributed to the anonymous members who are making the contribution.

As described above, in the electric power sales system of the present invention, the operating cost required for the electric power business is divided and contributed by the anonymous association, and the operating cost contributed by the electric power retailer itself is suppressed. It is possible to provide an environment in which a person can easily enter the electric power retail business.

As described above, according to the electric power sales system of the present invention, since the operating cost required for the electric power business is contributed by the anonymous association and the total electric power supplied by the electric power business is divided and sold, the new electric power retailing is carried out. It is possible to create an environment in which businesses can easily enter the electric power retail business and spread the electric power retail business.

[0013]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION An electric power sales system according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which an anonymous association receives a contribution of a business cost, divides electric power into small lots, and sells the electricity to consumers, will be described.

FIG. 1 is a view showing the schematic arrangement of the power sale system of this embodiment. In the power sales system of the present embodiment, the total amount of electric power to be supplied in the electric power business conducted by the electric power retailer 100 is divided into small amounts, and the anonymous association that contributes the business cost corresponding to the divided electric power and purchases the electric power. Members and the contents of general anonymous union members who contribute business costs without a power purchase contract are disclosed by the business processing unit 101 on the Internet homepage and so on.

A customer 110 desiring to become an anonymous union member or a general anonymous union member is a customer side processing device 111.
To access the processor-side processing device 101 via the Internet, and send an application for becoming the anonymous union member or general anonymous union member to the electric power retailer 100.

A consumer 110 desiring to become an anonymous union member or a general anonymous union member is a consumer side processing device 111.
To access the processor-side processing device 101 via the Internet, and send an application for becoming the anonymous union member or general anonymous union member to the electric power retailer 100.

In the electric power retailer 100, a plurality of consumers 1 are connected via the Internet by the processor 101 on the business side.
The application for becoming an anonymous union member or a general anonymous union member is accepted from 10 and the contribution of the business cost required for the electric power business performed by the electric power retailer 100 is received from a plurality of anonymous union members.

Further, the business-side processing device 101 of the electric power retailer 100 receives an application for becoming the anonymous union member or the general anonymous union member, and then purchases the divided electric power. The consumer who is the anonymous union member 11
0 is received from the consumer side processing device 111, and the number of units for which the power purchase contract is made is stored in the business side processing device 101.

Then, after the stored number of power purchase units is totaled and the total amount of power under the power purchase contract is calculated, the operation of the power generator 102 is controlled according to the calculated value to generate the power. Then, the power generated by the control is supplied to the customer 110 who has made the power purchase contract.

Further, the business processing device 101 of the electric power retail business 100 checks the business performance of the power supply business that supplies the power on a predetermined date, such as twice a year, and the content of the business performance. After calculating the dividend according to the above, the calculated dividend is remitted to the anonymous union members and general anonymous union members who are contributing the project cost.

FIG. 2 shows the business operator side processing apparatus 10 of this embodiment.
It is a figure which shows schematic structure of 1. As shown in FIG. 2, the business entity processing device 101 of this embodiment includes a CPU 201, a memory 202, a magnetic disk device 203, and an input device 20.
4, an output device 205, a CD-ROM device 206,
It has a communication device 207, a power sales management information DB 208, and a power usage status information DB 209.

The CPU 201 is a business-side processing device 101.
It is a device that controls the entire operation. The memory 202 is a storage device that loads various processing programs and data for controlling the overall operation of the business processing device 101.

The magnetic disk device 203 is a storage device for storing the various processing programs and data. The input device 204 is a device for performing various inputs for retailing electric power. The output device 205 is a device that performs various outputs associated with retail electricity.

The CD-ROM device 206 is a device for reading the contents of a CD-ROM in which the various processing programs are recorded. The communication device 207 is a device that communicates with another processing device via a network such as the Internet or an intranet.

The power sales management information DB 208 is a database that stores information on anonymous union members, general anonymous union members, and consumers 110 who have been transferred the power purchase right. The power usage status information DB 209 is a database that stores information indicating the power usage status of all consumers who purchase power.

Further, the business processing unit 101 includes an anonymous union member reception processing unit 211, an electric power purchase contract processing unit 212,
The power generation control processing unit 213 and the power usage status monitoring processing unit 21
4, a payout processing unit 215, and a trading brokerage processing unit 216.

The anonymous union member acceptance processing unit 211 is an anonymous union member who contributes a business cost and purchases electric power corresponding to electric power obtained by dividing the total electric power supplied by the electric power retailer 100 in the electric power business, and purchases electric power. A processing unit that accepts the application for becoming an anonymous union member or general anonymous union member by publishing the content of the application for the general anonymous union member who contributes the business cost without a contract and publishing it on the Internet. A processing unit that presents information indicating that the power business can be started when the contributed business cost reaches a predetermined ratio of the total business cost.

The power purchase contract processing unit 212 receives a power purchase contract for purchasing the divided power, and selection of the power purchase period and the number of hours of use from the consumer who is the anonymous partner and other consumers. Alternatively, it is a processing unit that accepts the transfer of the right to purchase the power supplied according to the power purchase contract.

The power generation control processing unit 213 controls power generation according to the total amount of electric power for which the electric power purchase contract has been made, and sends it to the customer who has made the electric power purchase contract or the customer who has received the transfer of the electric power purchase right. A processing unit that supplies the electric power generated by the control according to the power purchase period and the number of hours of use of the received content.

The power usage monitoring section 214 monitors the power usage status of all final consumers, and monitors the power usage status of each consumer for one day via communication means such as radio, telephone, Internet, and cable TV. This is a processing unit that constantly monitors for 24 hours.

The payout processing unit 215 is a processing unit that pays a dividend to the anonymous union members or general anonymous union members according to the business performance of the electric power business that supplies the electric power. The brokerage processing unit 216 trades surplus power or power shortage in the customer 110, trades the authority of the anonymous union member or general anonymous union member, the electric power company 120, the electric power retailer 130, or the private power generation owning company 140. It is a processing unit that mediates the sale and purchase of electric power.

The processor side processing device 101 is used as an anonymous union member acceptance processing unit 211, an electric power purchase contract processing unit 212, a power generation control processing unit 213, an electric power usage status monitoring processing unit 214, a payout processing unit 215 and a trading mediation processing unit 216. It is assumed that the program for functioning is recorded in a recording medium such as a CD-ROM, stored in a magnetic disk or the like, and then loaded into a memory and executed. The recording medium for recording the program may be a recording medium other than the CD-ROM.
The program may be installed in the information processing apparatus from the recording medium and used, or the recording medium may be accessed through the network to use the program.

In the power sales system of this embodiment,
The electric power retailer 100 publishes the contents of recruitment of anonymous union members and general anonymous union members on the Internet by the company-side processing device 101, and performs a process of accepting an application from the customer 110.

FIG. 3 is a flow chart showing the processing procedure of the power sale acceptance processing of this embodiment. The consumer 110 who wants to become an anonymous union member or general anonymous union member or to transfer the power purchase right accesses the business processing device 101 by the consumer processing device 111 via the Internet, and issues a processing request to the power. Send to retailer 100.

In step 301, the business operator side processing device 101
The anonymous member reception processing unit 211 receives a processing request for application of an anonymous member or a general anonymous member or a transfer request of the power purchase right from the consumer side processing device 111 via the Internet.

In step 302, the content of the received processing request is checked, and if the processing request is an application for becoming an anonymous union member, the process proceeds to step 303.

In step 303, the electric power retailer 10
HTML (HyperText) is the content of the contribution amount of the project cost corresponding to the electric power obtained by dividing the total electric power supplied by the 0 electric power business into small units.
A page described in Markup Language or the like is transmitted to the consumer side processing device 111, and the contents of the anonymous association contract when becoming an anonymous union member are presented to the consumer 110.

For example, the electric power retailer 100 has about 50,000 kW to 500,000 kW which is the total electric power to be supplied by the electric power business.
Divide the power generation scale of (5 billion yen to 50 billion yen) into small units such as 100 kW units, and end users (currently target 20,000 volts 2,000 kW or more,
H will show that anonymous members will be recruited in 100kW units per hour and hourly units in accordance with this condition in the future if this condition falls)
Send the TML file to the customer 110. In other words, the minimum unit consumer is 2,000 kW, and all of this is the electricity retailer 1
If you sign a contract with 00, you will become an anonymous union member of 2,000 kW and 20 units.

[0039] Then, the electric power retailer 100 sets the period of the anonymous partnership contract for 10 years after the start of business, and the anonymous partnership contribution is set at about 2 million yen per unit, and the business is divided into two times at the time of contract conclusion and at the start of business. Or an anonymous union member receives a dividend twice a year according to the performance of the power generation business after the start of business, and presents it to the customer 110 by transmitting an HTML file.

The consumer-side processing device 111 of the consumer 110 receives and displays the HTML file transmitted from the enterprise-side processing device 101, and accepts the input of the number of anonymous partnership contracts desired by the consumer 110. Business unit processing device 1
Send to 01.

In step 304, the business operator processing device 101
The anonymous union member reception processing unit 211 determines the number of anonymous partnership contracts desired by the consumer 110 as the consumer side processing device 111.
From the customer 110 and holds it in the memory 202 as the number of anonymous associations of the customer 110.

In step 305, the power purchase contract processing unit 21
2 is the content of the power purchase contract in the case of becoming an anonymous union member by transmitting an HTML file showing the content of the power purchase contract when purchasing the power divided into the small lots to the consumer side processing device 111 It is presented to the customer 110.

For example, each anonymous union member can select an arbitrary number of units per 100 kW, and a power purchase contract is set for a minimum of 1 year and a maximum of 10 years, and the power usage time is set to a minimum of 1,000 hours per year, and each of them is calculated on an hourly basis. The year is 1: 0 on January 1st, starting from 0:00:00
8,760 mouths every hour up to the minute 0 seconds (8,784 in a year of 366 days)
Mouth), and each final consumer sends an HTML file indicating that the power purchase period and the number of hours of use suitable for each can be selected and presented to the consumer 110.

The consumer-side processing device 111 of the consumer 110 receives and displays the HTML file transmitted from the enterprise-side processing device 101, and displays the number of power purchase contracts desired by the consumer 110, the power purchase period, and The selection of the number of hours of use is accepted and transmitted to the business processing unit 101.

At step 306, the business processing device 101
The power purchase contract processing unit 212 of the customer 110 receives the number of power purchase contracts desired by the customer 110, the selection of the power purchase period and the number of hours of use from the customer side processing device 111, and the power purchase number of the customer 110. The power purchase period and the number of hours used are stored in the memory 202.

In step 307, control information for setting the power purchase period and the number of hours of use is generated in the power management device 112 of the customer 110 to generate the customer side processing device 1.
11, the consumer side processing device 111 sets the power purchase period and the number of hours of use in the power management device 112 based on the control information.

On the other hand, as a result of checking the contents of the processing request in step 302, if the processing request is an application for becoming a member of the general anonymous association, the process proceeds to step 308.

In step 308, the anonymous union member acceptance processing unit 2
Reference numeral 11 indicates an HTML file indicating the content of the contribution amount obtained by dividing the business cost required for the electric power business of the electric power retailer 100 into a small amount to the consumer side processing device 111, and in the case of becoming a general anonymous union member, The content of the anonymous partnership contract is presented to the customer 110.

For example, the electric power retailer 100 concludes a contract for general anonymous association contracts for 10 years after the start of operations, with general anonymous partnership contributions of around 1 million yen per unit, and after the start of business. , Anonymous union members will receive a dividend twice a year according to the performance of the power generation business.
The file is transmitted and presented to the customer 110.

The consumer side processing device 111 of the consumer 110 receives and displays the HTML file transmitted from the enterprise side processing device 101, and accepts the input of the number of general anonymous association contract desired by the consumer 110. And transmits it to the business operator processing device 101.

At step 309, the business operator processing device 101
The anonymous union member reception processing unit 211 of the consumer side processing device 1 determines the number of general anonymous association contracts desired by the consumer 110.
11 and stores it in the memory 202 as the number of general anonymous associations of the customer 110.

As a result of checking the content of the processing request in step 302, if the processing request is the transfer of the power purchase right under the power purchase contract, the process proceeds to step 310.

In step 310, the power purchase contract processing unit 21.
2 generates an HTML file showing the contents of the power purchase contract of the customer 110 who has requested the transfer of the power purchase right, transmits it to the customer side processing device 111, and presents the current power purchase contract status to the customer 110. To do.

The consumer-side processing device 111 of the consumer 110 receives and displays the HTML file transmitted from the enterprise-side processing device 101, and the power indicating the content of the power purchase right of the consumer 110 to be transferred. Input of information indicating the number of units purchased, the power purchase period, the number of hours used, and the customer of the transfer destination is received and transmitted to the business-side processing device 101.

In step 311, the processor 101 on the business side
The power purchase contract processing unit 212 of the customer purchases the power purchase right desired by the customer 110 to the customer side processing device 111.
From the customer 110 and holds it in the memory 202 as the content of the transfer of the power purchase right by the consumer 110.

In step 312, the power purchase period and the number of used hours after the transfer are set in the power management apparatus 112 of the customer 110 as the transfer source by referring to the transfer contents of the power purchase right held in the memory 202. Of the control information is generated and transmitted to the consumer side processing device 111, and the consumer side processing device 111 of the transfer source sets the power purchase period and the number of used hours after the transfer to the power management device 112 by the control information.

In step 313, the power purchase period and the number of hours of use after the transfer are set in the power management apparatus 112 of the customer 110 of the transfer destination by referring to the transfer contents of the power purchase right held in the memory 202. Of the control information is generated and transmitted to the consumer side processing device 111, and the consumer side processing device 111 of the transfer destination sets the power purchase period and the number of usage hours after the transfer to the power management device 112 by the control information.

In step 314, the business operator side processing device 101
Reads out the received contents of the anonymous members or general anonymous members or the transfer contents of the power purchase right from the memory 202 and stores them in the power sale management information DB 208.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the power sale management information of this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 4, the power sale management information DB 208 of this embodiment stores information of anonymous union members, general anonymous union members, and consumers who have been transferred power purchase rights. Here, the numerical value in parentheses of the number of hours used in FIG. 4 indicates the number of hours already supplied.

At step 315, the anonymous union member acceptance processing unit 2
11 compares the total number of anonymous associations in the electric power sales management information DB 208 with the number corresponding to the total operating cost, and the operating cost contributed by the anonymous cooperative member and the general anonymous cooperative member is the predetermined total operating cost. It is checked whether the ratio has been reached, and if the amount of contribution reaches a predetermined ratio, step 316
Go to. In step 316, the information indicating that the electric power business can be started is output to the output device 205 of the business processing device 101 to notify the electric power retailer 100.

For example, of the total operating cost required for the electric power business conducted by the electric power retailer 100, about 40% is the anonymous union contribution and 50%.
Anonymous union membership by an anonymous union member and general anonymous union members, where the power retailer 100 itself bears 10% of the total amount, which is the general anonymous union contribution (may include corporate bonds and bank loans) The power retailer 100 is notified when the power consumption reaches those ratios.

As described above, in the electric power sales system of the present embodiment, the contribution of the business cost is received by the anonymous association, and when the contribution amount reaches the predetermined ratio, the electric power retailer 100 is notified. The person 100 can start commercialization with a part of the total business cost (eg, about 10%), and can start commercialization without selling all the electric power to the final consumer.

In the power sales system of this embodiment,
As described above, when the power business is started by the contribution of the business expenses from the anonymous union members and the general anonymous union members, the business processing device 101 causes the contracted power of the power purchase contract and the total contracted power, Power generation is controlled according to the power usage status of each customer to supply power.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the processing procedure of the power generation control processing of this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 5, the power generation control processing unit 213 of the business processing unit 101 controls power generation according to the total amount of electric power under the power purchase contract, and the power usage monitoring processing unit 214 obtains the power generation control processing unit 214. In addition, efficient power generation control is performed by adaptive control that takes into account load fluctuation forecasts based on the data of the electricity usage status of each consumer and the data of seasons, weather, etc., and performs the same amount adjustment that adjusts power demand and supply.

In step 501, the business operator processing device 101
The power generation control processing unit 213 of the power sale management information DB 20
Referring to 8, total the number of power purchase units within the power purchase period and the number of hours already supplied does not exceed the number of hours used,
The total contracted power for which the power retailer 100 has a power purchase contract is calculated.

In step 502, power usage status information D
With reference to B209, information indicating the past power usage status of all the consumers who purchase power from the power retailer 100 is read.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of the power usage status information of this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 6, the power usage status information DB 209 of this embodiment stores information indicating the power usage status of all consumers who purchase power from the power retailer 100.

In step 503, the demand characteristic is checked by using the information indicating the past power usage status read in step 502, and the load fluctuation corresponding to the season of the power generation day, the day of the week, the weather, the temperature and humidity, and the future forecast are calculated. In anticipation, the power supply when the power purchase contract of the total contracted power calculated in step 501 is being executed is calculated.

For example, of the past power usage status data read from the power usage status information DB 209, data close to the season, day of the week, weather, temperature and humidity, and future forecast contents of the day of power generation are selected, and the data of that data is selected. The load curve is obtained from the change in the supplied power, and the power value to be generated on the day is determined assuming that the supplied power changes along the load curve.
When the value of the total contracted power calculated in step 501 is different from that at the time of past data collection of the power usage status, the load curve corrected according to the value of the total contracted power is obtained.

At step 504, the maximum value of the power supply on the day predicted at step 503 is the power retailer 1
00, it is checked whether or not it exceeds a predetermined power, such as 95% of the maximum power that can be supplied including the reserve power, and if it exceeds the predetermined power, the process proceeds to step 505. Here, the load curve may be calculated for a long period of one week, one month, one year, etc. after the day, and the supplied power may be predicted, and the subsequent processing may be performed when the maximum value exceeds the predetermined power. good.

At step 505, a warning message indicating that the total amount of electric power used by all the consumers may exceed a predetermined electric power defined by the electric power retailer 100 is output from the processor 101 of the business operator. Output to device 205,
Attention is paid to the manager in charge of the business-side processing device 101.

In step 506, a method for supplying electric power exceeding the predetermined electric power is searched for, and a new power plant is constructed, an existing power plant is purchased, or a power plant is maintained by leasing according to the situation at that time. Present a combination of operation / management, wholesale power purchase from other companies, or wholesale power sale to other companies.

For example, construction of a new power plant, acquisition of an existing power plant, maintenance / operation / management of a power plant by leasing, costs necessary for purchasing wholesale power from other companies, and reduction of wholesale power sales to other companies will reduce demand. Data such as the cost required for supply to the house and the power that can be supplied by each method are stored in advance in the magnetic disk device 203 of the business-side processing device 101, and the predetermined power is exceeded. The cost required to supply the power and the power that can be supplied are calculated, and the combination with the lowest cost is sought and presented as the best mix. Here, a method in which the electric power retailer 100 purchases from the electric power company 120 as a large-scale consumer, divides this into small units, and sells to the consumer 110 may be considered as one of the combinations. Further, a finer combination may be presented in consideration of types of power plants such as hydropower, thermal power, nuclear power, and wind power.

With this presentation, the electric power retailer 100
Depending on the situation at that time, constructing a new power plant, acquiring an existing power plant, maintaining / operating / managing a power plant by leasing, purchasing wholesale electricity from other companies, selling wholesale electricity to other companies , Can be powered.

In step 507, control information for controlling the gas turbine of the power generator 102 is generated based on the calculated load change prediction. In step 508, it is checked whether or not there is a change between the generated control information and the control information currently in use. If there is a change, the process proceeds to step 509. In step 509, the power generation device 102 is instructed to control the power generation using the generated control information, and in step 510, the generated power is supplied to each consumer.

FIG. 7 is a flow chart showing the processing procedure of the customer side monitoring processing of this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 7, the power management apparatus 112 of the customer 110 monitors the power usage status of the customer and manages the power usage status by communication means such as radio, telephone line, Internet, and cable TV. A process of notifying the person-side processing device 101 is performed.

At step 701, the power management apparatus 112
The electric power supplied from the electric power retailer 100 to the consumer 110 and the number of hours thereof are measured, and the measured number of hours is added to the number of hours measured so far, and the power management apparatus 112 is added.
Stored in the internal storage device.

In step 702, it is checked whether the difference between the power purchase period at the time of the power purchase contract and the current date is less than or equal to a predetermined number of days. If the difference is larger than the predetermined number of days, step 703. If not, the process proceeds to step 704, assuming that the power purchase period at the time of the power purchase contract is about to end.

In step 703, it is checked whether or not the difference between the number of hours used at the time of the power purchase contract and the number of hours stored in step 701 is less than or equal to a predetermined number of hours, and if the difference is larger than the predetermined number of hours. If not, the process proceeds to step 704. If not, it is determined that the number of hours of use at the time of the power purchase contract will soon be exceeded and the process proceeds to step 704.

In step 704, a warning message indicating that the power purchase contract of the customer 110 is about to end is output to the customer side processing device 111 to call attention to the customer 110. In addition, when the power purchase period or the number of hours used in the power purchase contract is exceeded and the power purchase contract ends, the power management apparatus 112 controls the power supply to the customer 110 or stops the power supply to the customer 110. The customer 110 may be requested to update the power purchase contract via the side processing device 111.

At step 705, the power management apparatus 112.
The electric power usage status managed by
It is checked whether or not the condition for transmitting to 1 is satisfied, for example, the condition that 30 minutes have passed since the last transmission, and if the condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step 706.
In step 706, the power management apparatus 1 displays the power usage status indicating the power measured in step 701 and the number of times the power has been used.
12 to the business processing unit 101.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the processing procedure of the power usage status monitoring processing of this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 8, the power usage status monitoring processing unit 2 of the business-side processing device 101
14 monitors the power usage status of all final consumers,
Through the communication means such as telephone, internet, cable TV, etc., the power usage status of each customer is constantly monitored 24 hours a day.

In step 801, the processing device 101 on the business side
The power usage monitoring processing unit 214 of receives the power usage status of the customer 110 from the power management apparatus 112. In step 802, the received power usage status of each customer is stored in the magnetic disk device 203. To store.

At step 803, it is checked whether or not the condition for totalizing the stored power usage status, for example, the condition that the new power usage status is received from all the customers after the previous totaling is satisfied, and the above condition is satisfied. If so, the process proceeds to step 804.

In step 804, the magnetic disk device 2
The power usage status of each customer stored in 03 is totaled to calculate the supplied power to all the customers, and step 805
Then, the data related to power generation such as the current date and time, weather, temperature, and humidity are acquired. In step 806, the accumulated power supply and the acquired related data such as date and time, weather, temperature, and humidity are stored in the power usage status information DB 209. In addition, the number of usage hours transmitted from each consumer as the power usage status is added to the number of hours already supplied in the power sale management information DB 208.

As described above, the power usage status information DB 20
When the data indicating the power usage status of No. 9 is updated, the power generation control processing unit 213 of the business-side processing device 101 performs efficient power generation control by adaptive control that takes load fluctuation prediction based on those data into consideration, Simultaneous same-quantity adjustment that adjusts power demand and supply.

On the other hand, in the power sales system of the present embodiment, the contribution of the business cost necessary for the power business for supplying the power as described above is received from the anonymous union members or the general anonymous union members, and the business results are shown. Accordingly, dividends will be distributed to anonymous or general anonymous members.

FIG. 9 is a flow chart showing the processing procedure of the payout processing of this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 9, the payout processing unit 215 of the business processing unit 101 sends the dividend to the anonymous union member or the general anonymous union member according to the business performance of the electric power business that supplies the electric power.

At step 901, the business processing apparatus 101
The payout processing unit 215 determines whether or not the condition for paying a dividend to anonymous members and general anonymous members, for example, the condition that the current date coincides with the dividend date twice a year is met. If the condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step 902.

In step 902, the electric power sales management information D
By referring to B208, the information of the record whose type is an anonymous union member is read. In step 903, the amount of dividend to each anonymous union member is calculated by referring to the read information and multiplying the number of anonymous union members by a predetermined amount for the anonymous union members. In step 904, the calculated dividend amount is transferred to the account number of the designated account of the anonymous union member.

At step 905, the electric power sales management information D
By referring to B208, the information of the record of which the type is a general anonymous union member is read. In step 906,
By referring to the information read out, the number of anonymous union members is multiplied by a predetermined amount for general anonymous union members to calculate the dividend amount to each general anonymous union member. In step 907, the calculated dividend amount is transferred to the account number of the designated account of the general anonymous association member.

Further, in the power sales system of this embodiment, trading of surplus power or shortage power at the customer 110,
Processing for mediating the sale and purchase of the power of the anonymous union member or the general anonymous union member, and the sale and purchase of electric power from the electric power company 120, the electric power retailer 130, or the private power generation holding company 140.
At the customer 110, the electricity retailer 100 can build up an internet site for buying and selling these deficient and insufficient powers by auction because it is possible that the power consumption is surplus or deficient only for a certain period of time. The electric power retailer 100 is open to all the consumers and many other users authorized by the electric power retailer 100, and the environment where the consumers can use the electric power more efficiently is prepared.

FIG. 10 is a flow chart showing the processing procedure of the trading brokerage processing of this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 10, the trading intermediation processing unit 216 of the business-side processing device 101 presents information on the surplus power or the power shortage in the customer to other customers to mediate the trading of excess or shortage power. , The above-mentioned anonymous union member or general anonymous union member's authority to sell the desired information to the customer to mediate the buying and selling of the authority, or the electric power company 1
20, processing for mediating the trading of power between them is performed by receiving power trading information from the electric power retailer 130 or the private power generation company 140.

In step 1001, the business operator processing device 10
The transaction brokerage processing unit 216 of No. 1 is the consumer side processing device 11
1, electric power company side processing device 121, business operator side processing device 13
1 and the processing device 141 of the company side receive the processing request of the brokerage processing.

In step 1002, the content of the received processing request is checked, and if the processing request is registration of excess / shortage power information, authority trading request information or power trading request information, the process proceeds to step 1003. In step 1003, each piece of information transmitted together with the processing request is received and stored in the magnetic disk device 203 of the business-side processing device 101.

On the other hand, as a result of checking the content of the processing request in step 1002, if the processing request is reference to excess / shortage power information, authority trading request information or power trading request information, the process proceeds to step 1004.

In step 1004, the stored information is read out to generate an HTML file, and the consumer side processing device 111, the electric power company side processing device 121, the business side processing device 131, or the company, which is the request source of the processing, is generated. The information is transmitted to the side processing device 141, and excess / deficiency power information, authority trading request information, or power trading request information is presented.

At step 1005, the buying / selling request for the information is received from the consumer side processing device 111, the electric power company side processing device 121, the business side processing device 131 or the business side processing device 141.

In step 1006, step 1005
The request for sale received in step 1 is transmitted to the consumer side processing device 111, the electric power company side processing device 121, the business side processing device 131 or the business side processing device 141, which is the registration source of the information, and the reply to the processing request is registered. Receive from the original.

At step 1007, the contents of the received reply are checked, and if the trading request received at step 1005 is approved by the registration source of the information, the process proceeds to step 1008. If there are a plurality of buying and selling requests, an auction may be held.

At step 1008, it is checked whether or not the approved is the buying and selling of excess and deficient power. If it is the buying and selling of excess and deficient power, the process proceeds to step 1009. At step 1009, the purchase of the excess and deficient power is performed. The contents of the number of power purchase units, the power purchase period, and the number of usage hours in the power sale management information DB 208 are changed according to the transfer of the right.

In step 1010, it is checked whether or not the authorization is the buying and selling of the authority of the anonymous union member or the general anonymous union member, and if it is the buying and selling of the authority, the process proceeds to step 1011. In step 1011, The contents of the number of anonymous associations in the power sale management information DB 208 are changed according to the movement of the authority of the anonymous association members or general anonymous association members.

In step 1012, it is checked whether or not the approval is the purchase and sale of electric power from the electric power company 120, the electric power retailer 130, or the private power generation holding company 140. Step 1013
Proceeding to step 1013, in step 1013, both the seller and the buyer of the power are notified that the sale and purchase has been completed.

As described above, in the present embodiment, when the power surplus or shortage occurs only during the time that is convenient for the customer, the surplus and shortage of power is bought and sold by an auction or the like, so that the power is more efficiently used. The environment that can be used for the purpose can be prepared.

Further, in this embodiment, since the trading of the authority of the anonymous partner or the general anonymous partner is mediated, liquidity and marketability are provided to the anonymous partner contract separating the power purchase contract and the general anonymous partner contract. It is possible.

Further, in the present embodiment, since the power trade request information is received from the power company 120, the power retailer 130, or the private power generation company 140, and the power trade between them is brokered, the power company 120 It is possible to support the sale and purchase of the electric power generated by the electric power retailer 130 or the private power generation holding company 140, and improve the efficiency of electric power use.

In addition, in the power sales system of this embodiment,
Information on anonymous sales members, general anonymous sales members, and consumers 110 who have been transferred the power purchase right is stored in the power sales management information DB2.
Since the data is stored and managed in 08, the data in the respective electric power sales management information DB 208 may be integrated when the existing electric power retailer is acquired or merged.

That is, in the power sales system of this embodiment, the power retailer 100 and another power retailer 1
When 30 are merged, a power sales management information DB 208 including information such as the number of power supply ports indicating the power supply amount to the power supply destinations and the consumers to which the power purchase contract has been made by another power retailer 130. Content and electricity retailers 130
The contents of the power usage status information DB 209 including the past power usage statuses of all the consumers who purchase power from are received and stored in the power sales management information DB 208 and the power usage status information DB 209 of the power retailer 100, respectively. ,
Electric power is supplied using such information. At that time, the power generation bases of both the electric power retailer 100 and the electric power retailer 130 are used, but one of the power generations that is located near the supply destination consumer and is capable of supplying the power supply amount is used. By distributing the supply of electric power to the customers to the base, it is possible to improve the power transmission efficiency.

As described above, in the power sales system of this embodiment, it is easy to purchase and merge existing power retailers,
Business can be expanded by merger and acquisition, and if the number of final customers increases by the merger and acquisition, stable and highly profitable management can be performed.

As described above, according to the power sales system of the present embodiment, the operating cost required for the power business is contributed by the anonymous association, and the total power supplied by the power business is divided and sold. It is possible to create an environment in which an electric power retailer can easily enter the electric power retailer and spread the electric power retailer.

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[Effect of the Invention] According to the present invention, since the business cost required for the electric power business is contributed by the anonymous association and the total electric power supplied by the electric power business is divided and sold, the new electric power retailer is engaged in the electric power retail business. It is possible to create an environment where it is easy to enter and to spread the electricity retail business.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a power sales system of the present embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a business entity processing device 101 of the present embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of a power sales acceptance processing of the present embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of power sales management information of the present embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of power generation control processing of the present embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of power usage status information according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of customer side monitoring processing of the present embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of power usage status monitoring processing according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of payout processing according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of a brokerage processing of the present embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

100 ... Electric power retailer, 101 ... Processor side processor,
102 ... Power generation device, 110 ... Customer, 111 ... Customer side processing device, 112 ... Power management device, 120 ... Power company,
121 ... Electric power company side processing device, 130 ... Electric power retail business operator, 131 ... Business operator side processing device, 140 ... Private power generation owned company, 141 ... Company side processing device, 201 ... CPU, 2
Reference numeral 02 ... Memory, 203 ... Magnetic disk device, 204 ... Input device, 205 ... Output device, 206 ... CD-ROM device, 207 ... Communication device, 208 ... Power sales management information D
B, 209 ... Power usage status information DB, 211 ... Anonymous member reception processing section, 212 ... Power purchase contract processing section, 213 ...
Power generation control processing unit, 214 ... Power usage status monitoring processing unit, 2
15 ... Dividend processing unit, 216 ... Trading brokerage processing unit.

Claims (14)

[Claims] 1. An electric power sales system for selling electric power to consumers, in order to become an anonymous union member who contributes a business cost equivalent to electric power obtained by dividing total electric power supplied by the electric power business and purchases electric power. An anonymous union member reception processing unit that receives an application, an electric power purchase contract processing unit that receives an electric power purchase contract for purchasing the divided electric power from a consumer who is the anonymous union member, and the electric power purchase contract Depending on the business performance of the power generation control processing unit that controls the power generation according to the total amount of power and supplies the power generated by the control to the customers who have made the power purchase contract, and the business performance of the power business that supplies the power. An electric power sales system, comprising: a dividend processing unit for paying a dividend to the anonymous member. 2. The transfer of the purchase right of the supplied electric power is accepted, and the electric power generated by the control is supplied to the customer of the accepted transfer destination.
Electric power sales system described in. 3. The selection of the power purchase period and the number of hours of use of the supplied power is received, and the power is supplied according to the received content.
The electric power sales system described in any of. 4. The electricity according to claim 1, wherein the content of the recruitment of the anonymous union members is disclosed on the Internet and the anonymous union members are recruited via the Internet. Sales system. 5. The method according to claim 1, wherein information on surplus power or insufficient power in the customer is presented to other customers to mediate the trading of excess or deficient power. The electric power sales system described in the section. 6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the anonymous union member's authority sales request information is presented to the customer to mediate the sales of the authority. Electricity sales system. 7. Accepting an application for becoming a general anonymous union member who contributes business expenses without the electricity purchase contract, and pays a dividend to the general anonymous anonymous member according to the business performance. The electric power sales system according to any one of claims 1 to 6, which is characterized. 8. The electric power sales system according to claim 7, wherein the information about the desired sales of the authority of the general anonymous union member is presented to the customer to mediate the sales of the authority. 9. A combination of construction of a new power plant, acquisition of an existing power plant, maintenance / operation / management of a power plant by leasing, purchase of wholesale power from another company, or sale of wholesale power to another company according to the situation at that time. It presents, The claim 1 characterized by the above-mentioned.
An electric power sales system according to claim 8. 10. The power generation control is performed by monitoring the power usage status of all final consumers and taking load fluctuation prediction using data indicating the power usage status into consideration.
An electric power sales system according to claim 9. 11. The power supply / purchase information is received from an electric power company, an electric power retailer, or a company that owns a private power source, and the electric power trade between them is mediated. The electric power sales system described in any one of 1. 12. The method according to claim 1, wherein when the contributed business cost reaches a predetermined ratio of the total business cost, it is indicated that the power business can be started. The electric power sales system described in any one of items. 13. An electric power retailer receives information indicating a power supply amount to a power supply destination to which the power purchase contract has been made by another power retailer and its customer, and the power is located near the customer and the power is supplied. The power sales system according to any one of claims 1 to 12, wherein the power supply to the customers is distributed to the power generation bases capable of supplying the supply amount. 14. A program for causing a computer to function as an electric power sales system for selling electric power to consumers, including contribution of a business cost equivalent to electric power obtained by dividing total electric power supplied in the electric power business, and purchase of electric power. An anonymous union member acceptance processing unit that receives an application to become an anonymous union member, and an electric power purchase contract processing unit that receives a power purchase contract for purchasing the divided power from a consumer who is the anonymous union member, A power generation control processing unit that controls power generation in accordance with the total amount of power for which the power purchase contract has been made and supplies the power generated by the control to the customers who have made the power purchase contract, and supply the power. A program that causes a computer to function as a payout processing unit that pays a dividend to the anonymous union members according to the business performance of the electric power business.