US-12623569-B2 - System, method, and computer-readable storage medium

US12623569B2US 12623569 B2US12623569 B2US 12623569B2US-12623569-B2

Abstract

A system includes: a first acquisition module which acquires information indicating a driving-scheduled period of a plurality of vehicles each including a battery and a driving characteristic of a driver who drives each of the plurality of vehicles in the driving-scheduled period; a second acquisition module which acquires information indicating a power transfer-scheduled period during which power transfer is to be performed between the battery included in at least one vehicle of the plurality of vehicles and a power grid; and a selection module which specifies, on the basis of the driving-scheduled period, the driving characteristic, and the power transfer-scheduled period, a driving characteristic of a driver of a vehicle to be driven within a predetermined period from the power transfer-scheduled period, and selects, on the basis of the driving characteristic being specified, a vehicle of which a battery is used for power transfer from/to the power grid.

Inventors

Tatsuya Ide
Fumitaka KOIDE

Assignees

HONDA MOTOR CO.,LTD.

Dates

Publication Date: 20260512
Application Date: 20230920
Priority Date: 20220928

Claims (20)

1 . A system comprising: a first acquisition module which acquires information indicating a driving-scheduled period of a plurality of vehicles each including a battery and a driving characteristic of a driver who drives each of the plurality of vehicles in the driving-scheduled period; a second acquisition module which acquires information indicating a power transfer-scheduled period during which power transfer is to be performed between the battery included in at least one vehicle of the plurality of vehicles and a power grid; and a selection module which specifies, on a basis of the driving-scheduled period, the driving characteristic, and the power transfer-scheduled period, a driving characteristic of a driver of a vehicle to be driven within a predetermined period from the power transfer-scheduled period, and selects, on a basis of the driving characteristic being specified, a vehicle of which a battery is used for power transfer from/to the power grid.
2 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein the driving characteristic includes a power consumption rate of the battery acquired when the driver drives the vehicle.
3 . The system according to claim 2 , wherein the driving characteristic includes the power consumption rate acquired for each combination of the driver and a vehicle type.
4 . The system according to claim 3 , wherein the driving characteristic includes the power consumption rate acquired for each combination of the driver and a day of week.
5 . The system according to claim 3 , wherein the driving characteristic includes the power consumption rate acquired for each combination of the driver and a travel route of the vehicle.
6 . The system according to claim 3 wherein the driving characteristic includes the power consumption rate acquired for each combination of the driver and the plurality of vehicles.
7 . The system according to claim 3 , wherein the selection module selects the vehicle of which the battery is used for the power transfer on a basis of the power consumption rate and whether to perform power supply from the battery to the power grid or to perform power supply from the power grid to the battery in the power transfer-scheduled period.
8 . The system according to claim 2 , wherein the driving characteristic includes the power consumption rate acquired for each combination of the driver and a day of week.
9 . The system according to claim 8 , wherein the driving characteristic includes the power consumption rate acquired for each combination of the driver and a travel route of the vehicle.
10 . The system according to claim 8 wherein the driving characteristic includes the power consumption rate acquired for each combination of the driver and the plurality of vehicles.
11 . The system according to claim 8 , wherein the selection module selects the vehicle of which the battery is used for the power transfer on a basis of the power consumption rate and whether to perform power supply from the battery to the power grid or to perform power supply from the power grid to the battery in the power transfer-scheduled period.
12 . The system according to claim 2 , wherein the driving characteristic includes the power consumption rate acquired for each combination of the driver and a travel route of the vehicle.
13 . The system according to claim 12 wherein the driving characteristic includes the power consumption rate acquired for each combination of the driver and the plurality of vehicles.
14 . The system according to claim 12 , wherein the selection module selects the vehicle of which the battery is used for the power transfer on a basis of the power consumption rate and whether to perform power supply from the battery to the power grid or to perform power supply from the power grid to the battery in the power transfer-scheduled period.
15 . The system according to claim 2 wherein the driving characteristic includes the power consumption rate acquired for each combination of the driver and the plurality of vehicles.
16 . The system according to claim 2 , wherein the selection module selects the vehicle of which the battery is used for the power transfer on a basis of the power consumption rate and whether to perform power supply from the battery to the power grid or to perform power supply from the power grid to the battery in the power transfer-scheduled period.
17 . The system according to claim 16 , wherein the selection module further selects, as the vehicle which performs the power supply from the battery included in the vehicle to the power grid, a vehicle to be driven by a driver having the power consumption rate lower than a predetermined value, and selects, as a period during which the power supply is performed from the battery included in the vehicle to the power grid, a period after the driver having the power consumption rate lower than the predetermined value ends driving the vehicle.
18 . The system according to claim 16 , wherein the selection module further selects, as the vehicle which performs the power supply from the power grid to the battery included in the vehicle, a vehicle to be driven by a driver having the power consumption rate higher than a predetermined value, and selects, as a period during which the power supply is performed from the power grid to the battery included in the vehicle, a period after the driver having the power consumption rate higher than the predetermined value ends driving the vehicle.
19 . A method comprising: acquiring information indicating a driving-scheduled period of a plurality of vehicles each including a battery and a driving characteristic of a driver who drives each of the plurality of vehicles in the driving-scheduled period; acquiring information indicating a power transfer-scheduled period during which power transfer is to be performed between the battery included in at least one vehicle of the plurality of vehicles and a power grid; and specifying, on a basis of the driving-scheduled period, the driving characteristic, and the power transfer-scheduled period, a driving characteristic of a driver of a vehicle to be driven within a predetermined period from the power transfer-scheduled period, and selects, on a basis of the driving characteristic being specified, a vehicle of which a battery is used for power transfer from/to the power grid.
20 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having recorded thereon a program that causes a computer to function as: a first acquisition module which acquires information indicating a driving-scheduled period of a plurality of vehicles each including a battery and a driving characteristic of a driver who drives each of the plurality of vehicles in the driving-scheduled period; a second acquisition module which acquires information indicating a power transfer-scheduled period during which power transfer is to be performed between the battery included in at least one vehicle of the plurality of vehicles and a power grid; and a selection module which specifies, on a basis of the driving-scheduled period, the driving characteristic, and the power transfer-scheduled period, a driving characteristic of a driver of a vehicle to be driven within a predetermined period from the power transfer-scheduled period, and selects, on a basis of the driving characteristic being specified, a vehicle of which a battery is used for power transfer from/to the power grid.

Description

The contents of the following Japanese patent application(s) are incorporated herein by reference: NO. 2022-155614 filed in JP on Sep. 28, 2022. BACKGROUND 1. Technical Field The present invention relates to a system, a method, and a computer-readable storage medium. 2. Related Art Patent Document 1 describes a technique in which a slave aggregator acquires time schedule information indicating that a capacitor mounted on transportation equipment can supply electrical power to a power grid (a power network), and transmits, to a master aggregator, a time schedule indicating an amount of electrical power which can be supplied as a whole to the power grid. Patent Document 2 describes a technique in which an energy cost required for traveling in the case of using each of a plurality of vehicles is estimated by using electricity cost information on the plurality of vehicles, and presentation is given to a user on the basis of the energy cost. CITATION LIST Patent Document 1: Japanese patent No. 6534403Patent Document 2: Japanese Patent No. 7068852 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 conceptually illustrates a utilization form of a system 5 in an embodiment. FIG. 2 illustrates an example of a system configuration of a vehicle management apparatus 60. FIG. 3 illustrates an example of a system configuration of an integrated management apparatus 50. FIG. 4 illustrates an execution sequence of a power control apparatus 40, the integrated management apparatus 50, and the vehicle management apparatus 60. FIG. 5 illustrates power consumption rate information acquired for each combination of a user and a vehicle type. FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining processing of modifying a dispatch plan in consideration of a power consumption rate of each user. FIG. 7 illustrates a list of a plurality of pieces of reservation information stored in the integrated management apparatus 50 and the vehicle management apparatus 60 in a table form. FIG. 8 illustrates a dispatch plan and a power plan before performing arbitration and a dispatch/power plan after performing the arbitration. FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining another processing regarding the arbitration of the dispatch plan and the power plan. FIG. 10 schematically illustrates grouping of vehicles 10 based on an SOC. FIG. 11 illustrates groups classified on the basis of a combination of the SOC of the battery 12 and the power consumption rate of the user of the vehicle 10. FIG. 12 illustrates an example of a computer 2000. DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described, but the embodiments do not limit the invention according to the claims. In addition, not all of the combinations of features described in the embodiments are essential to the solution of the invention. FIG. 1 conceptually illustrates a utilization form of a system 5 in an embodiment. The system 5 includes a power generation apparatus 80, a plurality of vehicles including a vehicle 10a, a vehicle 10b, a vehicle 10c, a vehicle 10d, and a vehicle 10e, a power control apparatus 40 and a power control apparatus 41, an integrated management apparatus 50 and an integrated management apparatus 51, a vehicle management apparatus 60 and a vehicle management apparatus 61, a power control apparatus 140, and a server 180. A power consumer 70 and the power generation apparatus 80 are connected to a power grid 90. The electrical power generated by the power generation apparatus 80 can be supplied to the power consumer 70 through the power grid 90. The power grid 90 is a power system, for example. The vehicle 10a, the vehicle 10b, the vehicle 10c, the vehicle 10d, and the vehicle 10e are electric vehicles including a battery 12a, a battery 12b, a battery 12c, a battery 12d, and a battery 12e which accumulate driving power for vehicle traveling, respectively. In the present embodiment, in particular, the vehicle 10a, the vehicle 10b, the vehicle 10c, and the vehicle 10d may be collectively referred to as a “vehicle(s) 10”, and the battery 12a, the battery 12b, the battery 12c, and the battery 12d may be collectively referred to as a “battery 12”. The vehicle 10 is disposed in an office 30. The office 30 functions as a base for parking the vehicle 10. The vehicle 10 may be, for example, a vehicle for business use or a vehicle for carrying cargos such as products handled by the office 30. Electrical power is supplied to the office 30 through the power grid 90. The power control apparatus 40, the integrated management apparatus 50, and the vehicle management apparatus 60 are provided in the office 30. The vehicle 10 is provided to be able to communicate with the vehicle management apparatus 60 through a mobile communication network or the like. The office 30 has a local power grid in the office, and can perform power transfer from/to the battery 12 included in the vehicle 10 through a charge/discharge apparatus provided in the office 30. That is, the vehicle 10 can be u