Electrical charging/discharging controller, charging control method, discharging control method, and program

1. An electrical charging/discharging controller mounted on a vehicle that runs by performing power transmission and reception to and from substation equipment through an overhead wire to control electrical charging/discharging of a power storage device connected to a load capable of generating regenerative electrical power, the electrical charging/discharging controller comprising:

a peak cut power calculation unit configured to calculate transmission peak cut power that is power transmittable to the overhead wire, the transmission peak cut power being power exhibiting monotonic non-increase with respect to a resistance value of the overhead wire between the vehicle and the substation equipment; and

a peak cut unit configured to charge the power storage device with power of a difference between the regenerative electrical power generated by the load and the transmission peak cut power calculated by the peak cut power calculation unit when the regenerative electrical power is equal to or more than the transmission peak cut power, wherein

the peak cut power calculation unit is configured to calculate an electrical current by dividing a voltage difference by a resistance value of the overhead wire, the voltage difference being a difference between a maximum pantograph point voltage at which no regeneration cancelation of the load occurs and a voltage applied to a regenerative resistor of the substation equipment, the resistance value of the overhead wire exhibiting monotonic increase with respect to the distance between the vehicle and the substation equipment, and

the peak cut power calculation unit is configured to calculate the transmission peak cut power by multiplying the electrical current by the maximum pantograph point voltage at which no regeneration cancelation of the load occurs.

2. The electrical charging/discharging controller according to claim 1 , comprising an overhead wire length calculation unit configured to calculate an overhead wire length between the vehicle and the substation equipment based on a position in which the vehicle is located,

wherein the peak cut power calculation unit calculates the transmission peak cut power using a monotonically non-increasing function of which the overhead wire length calculated by the overhead wire length calculation unit is an independent variable.

3. The electrical charging/discharging controller according to claim 1 , further comprising a pantograph point voltage measurement unit configured to measure a pantograph point voltage of the vehicle,

wherein the peak cut power calculation unit calculates the transmission peak cut power using a monotonically non-increasing function of which the pantograph point voltage measured by the pantograph point voltage measurement unit is an independent variable.

4. The electrical charging/discharging controller according to claim 1 , further comprising a section acquisition unit configured to acquire a section in which the vehicle is located,

wherein the peak cut power calculation unit calculates transmission peak cut power corresponding to an overhead wire resistance value of a point farthest from the substation equipment in the section acquired by the section acquisition unit as transmission peak cut power in the section acquired by the section acquisition unit.

5. The electrical charging/discharging controller according to claim 1 ,

wherein the peak cut power calculation unit calculates reception peak cut power that is power receivable from the overhead wire, the reception peak cut power being power exhibiting monotonic non-increase with respect to the resistance value of the overhead wire between the vehicle and the substation equipment, and

the peak cut unit discharges power of a difference between required power that is required by the load and the reception peak cut power calculated by the peak cut power calculation unit from the power storage device when the required power is equal to or more than the reception peak cut power.

6. An electrical charging/discharging controller mounted on a vehicle that runs by performing power transmission and reception to and from substation equipment through an overhead wire to control electrical charging/discharging of a power storage device connected to a load capable of generating regenerative electrical power, the electrical charging/discharging controller comprising:

a peak cut power calculation unit configured to calculate reception peak cut power that is power receivable from the overhead wire, the reception peak cut power being power exhibiting monotonic non-increase with respect to the resistance value of the overhead wire between the vehicle and the substation equipment; and

a peak cut unit configured to discharge power of a difference between required power that is required by the load and the reception peak cut power calculated by the peak cut power calculation unit from the power storage device when the required power is equal to or more than the reception peak cut power, wherein

the peak cut power calculation unit is configured to calculate an electrical current by dividing a voltage difference by a resistance value of the overhead wire, the voltage difference being a difference between a maximum pantograph point voltage at which no regeneration cancelation of the load occurs and a voltage applied to a regenerative resistor of the substation equipment, the resistance value of the overhead wire exhibiting monotonic increase with respect to the distance between the vehicle and the substation equipment, and

the peak cut power calculation unit is configured to calculate the reception peak cut power by multiplying the electrical current by the maximum pantograph point voltage at which no regeneration cancelation of the load occurs.

7. A charging controlling method using an electrical charging/discharging controller mounted on a vehicle that runs by performing power transmission and reception to and from substation equipment through an overhead wire to control electrical charging/discharging of a power storage device connected to a load capable of generating regenerative electrical power, the charging controlling method comprising:

calculating, by a peak cut power calculation unit, an electrical current by dividing a voltage difference by a resistance value of the overhead wire, the voltage difference being a difference between a maximum pantograph point voltage at which no regeneration cancelation of the load occurs and a voltage applied to a regenerative resistor of the substation equipment, the resistance value of the overhead wire exhibiting monotonic increase with respect to the distance between the vehicle and the substation equipment

calculating, by the peak cut power calculation unit, transmission peak cut power that is power transmittable to the overhead wire, by multiplying the electrical current by the maximum pantograph point voltage at which no regeneration cancelation of the load occurs, the transmission peak cut power being power exhibiting monotonic non-increase with respect to a resistance value of the overhead wire between the vehicle and the substation equipment; and

charging, by a peak cut unit, the power storage device with power of a difference between the regenerative electrical power generated by the load and the transmission peak cut power calculated by the peak cut power calculation unit when the regenerative electrical power is equal to or more than the transmission peak cut power.

8. A discharging controlling method using an electrical charging/discharging controller mounted on a vehicle that runs by performing power transmission and reception to and from substation equipment through an overhead wire to control electrical charging/discharging of a power storage device connected to a load capable of generating regenerative electrical power, the discharging controlling method comprising:

calculating, by a peak cut power calculation unit, an electrical current by dividing a voltage difference by a resistance value of the overhead wire, the voltage difference being a difference between a maximum pantograph point voltage at which no regeneration cancelation of the load occurs and a voltage applied to a regenerative resistor of the substation equipment, the resistance value of the overhead wire exhibiting monotonic increase with respect to the distance between the vehicle and the substation equipment;

calculating, by the peak cut power calculation unit, reception peak cut power that is power receivable from the overhead wire, by multiplying the electrical current by the maximum pantograph point voltage at which no regeneration cancelation of the load occurs, the reception peak cut power being power exhibiting monotonic non-increase with respect to the resistance value of the overhead wire between the vehicle and the substation equipment; and

discharging, by a peak cut unit, power of a difference between required power that is required by the load and the reception peak cut power calculated by the peak cut power calculation unit from the power storage device when the required power is equal to or more than the reception peak cut power.

9. A program for causing an electrical charging/discharging controller mounted on a vehicle that runs by performing power transmission and reception to and from substation equipment through an overhead wire to control electrical charging/discharging of a power storage device connected to a load capable of generating regenerative electrical power, stored in a non-transitory computer readable recording medium, to function as:

a peak cut power calculation unit configured to calculate transmission peak cut power that is power transmittable to the overhead wire, the transmission peak cut power being power exhibiting monotonic non-increase with respect to a resistance value of the overhead wire between the vehicle and the substation equipment; and

a peak cut unit configured to charge the power storage device with power of a difference between the regenerative electrical power generated by the load and the transmission peak cut power calculated by the peak cut power calculation unit when the regenerative electrical power is equal to or more than the transmission peak cut power, wherein

the peak cut power calculation unit is configured to calculate an electrical current by dividing a voltage difference by a resistance value of the overhead wire, the voltage difference being a difference between a maximum pantograph point voltage at which no regeneration cancelation of the load occurs and a voltage applied to a regenerative resistor of the substation equipment, the resistance value of the overhead wire exhibiting monotonic increase with respect to the distance between the vehicle and the substation equipment, and

the peak cut power calculation unit is configured to calculate the transmission peak cut power by multiplying the electrical current by the maximum pantograph point voltage at which no regeneration cancelation of the load occurs.

10. A program for causing an electrical charging/discharging controller mounted on a vehicle that runs by performing power transmission and reception to and from substation equipment through an overhead wire to control electrical charging/discharging of a power storage device connected to a load capable of generating regenerative electrical power, stored in a non-transitory computer readable recording medium, to function as:

a peak cut power calculation unit configured to calculate reception peak cut power that is power receivable from the overhead wire, the reception peak cut power being power exhibiting monotonic non-increase with respect to the resistance value of the overhead wire between the vehicle and the substation equipment; and

a peak cut unit configured to discharge power of a difference between required power that is required by the load and the reception peak cut power calculated by the peak cut power calculation unit from the power storage device when the required power is equal to or more than the reception peak cut power, wherein

the peak cut power calculation unit is configured to calculate an electrical current by dividing a voltage difference by a resistance value of the overhead wire, the voltage difference being a difference between a maximum pantograph point voltage at which no regeneration cancelation of the load occurs and a voltage applied to a regenerative resistor of the substation equipment, the resistance value of the overhead wire exhibiting monotonic increase with respect to the distance between the vehicle and the substation equipment, and

the peak cut power calculation unit is configured to calculate the reception peak cut power by multiplying the electrical current by the maximum pantograph point voltage at which no regeneration cancelation of the load occurs.