Electrical quantity adjusting apparatus, electrical quantity adjusting method, electrical quantity adjusting program and power supply system
According to one embodiment, an electrical quantity adjusting apparatus connected to an electrical facility includes a memory unit that stores a target level which is a target electrical quantity, a presenting level deciding unit that decides a presenting level to an exterior, the presenting level being an electrical quantity relating to the electrical facility and corresponding to at least a part at the target level, a presenting level output unit that outputs the presenting level decided by the presenting level deciding unit to the exterior via a communication network, a presenting level receiving unit that receives a presenting level from the exterior via the communication network, and an adjusting unit that adjusts the electrical quantity relating to the electrical facility based on the target level, the presenting level decided by the presenting level deciding unit, and the presenting level received by the presenting level receiving unit.
1. An electrical quantity adjusting apparatus comprising a memory unit and a control unit,
wherein the memory unit includes a target level memory section that stores a target level which is a target electrical quantity,
wherein the control unit includes a negotiation unit which comprises:
a presenting level deciding unit that decides a presenting level for outputting to an exterior electrical quantity adjusting apparatus, wherein the presenting level is an electrical quantity that relates to a local electrical facility to be connected and that corresponds to at least a part of the target level;
a presenting level output unit that outputs the decided presenting level to the exterior electrical quantity adjusting apparatus;
a presenting level receiving unit that receives a presenting level from the exterior electrical quantity adjusting apparatus via a communication network; and
an adjusting unit that adjusts the electrical quantity that relates to the local electrical facility based on the target level, the presenting level decided by the presenting level deciding unit, and the presenting level received from the exterior electrical quantity adjusting apparatus by the presenting level receiving unit; and
wherein the adjusting unit comprises:
a comparing unit that compares the target level, the presenting level decided by the presenting level deciding unit and the presenting level received from the exterior electrical quantity adjusting apparatus by the presenting level receiving unit;
a supply-demand balance determining unit that determines whether or not a supply-demand balance is accomplished based on a comparison result output from the comparing unit indicating a presence/absence of a shortage of the presenting levels to the target level;
an adjusting level deciding unit that decides an adjusting level of the presenting level decided by the presenting level deciding unit when the supply-demand balance determining unit determines that the supply-demand balance is not accomplished;
an adjustment instructing unit that instructs the presenting level deciding unit to decide a new presenting level based on the adjusting level decided by the adjusting level deciding unit, as a presenting level that the presenting level output unit outputs; and
an electrical quantity deciding unit that decides an electrical quantity of the local electrical facility when the supply-demand balance determining unit determines that the supply-demand balance is accomplished through a negotiation in which the electrical quantity adjusting apparatus and the exterior electrical quantity adjusting apparatus mutually present respective adjusted presenting levels.
2. The electrical quantity adjusting apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the control unit further comprises a system managing unit,
wherein the system managing unit comprises an attribute parameter receiving unit that receives an attribute parameter indicating an attribute of an electrical facility via the communication network, and
wherein the memory unit further comprises an attribute parameter memory section that stores, as information for a process by at least one of the target level memory section, the presenting level deciding unit, and the adjusting unit, the attribute parameter received by the attribute parameter receiving unit.
3. The electrical quantity adjusting apparatus according to claim 2 , further comprising an internal state detecting unit that detects an internal state of the connected electrical facility, wherein the attribute parameter includes the internal state.
4. The electrical quantity adjusting apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the attribute parameter includes at least one of information on a prediction of an electrical quantity; information on a change in an electrical quantity; information on a constraint of an electrical quantity; and information on costs of an electrical quantity.
5. The electrical quantity adjusting apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the attribute parameter includes identification information for identifying each electrical facility, and
wherein the system managing unit further comprises an authenticating unit that authenticates an electrical facility connected to another electrical quantity adjusting apparatus based on the identification information received by the attribute parameter receiving unit.
6. The electrical quantity adjusting apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the attribute parameter includes state information on a state of each electrical facility, and
wherein the system managing unit further comprises a monitoring unit that monitors a soundness of each electrical facility based on the state information received by the attribute parameter receiving unit.
7. The electrical quantity adjusting apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a software memory section that stores a software for a process by at least one of the target level memory section, the presenting level deciding unit, and the adjusting unit;
a version determining unit that determines whether or not a version of the software stored in the software memory section is a latest version;
a downloading unit that downloads a software of the latest version based on a determination result by the version determining unit; and
an updating unit that updates the software to the latest version downloaded by the downloading unit.
8. The electrical quantity adjusting apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a power system detecting unit that detects a state of a power system linked with a system where the electrical facility is connected.
9. The electrical quantity adjusting apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a demand receiving unit that receives an electrical quantity demand from the exterior electrical quantity adjusting apparatus as the target level that the target level memory section stores; and
an allowance signal output unit that outputs an allowance signal that permits use of power as decided by the electrical quantity deciding unit.
10. The electrical quantity adjusting apparatus according to claim 9 , further comprising:
an allowance signal receiving unit that receives an allowance signal output from the exterior electrical quantity adjusting apparatus;
an demand output unit that outputs a demand of a power receiving level necessary for the local facility; and
wherein the adjusting level deciding unit decides the adjusting level of the presenting level based on the comparison result of the comparing unit when no allowance signal is received.
11. A power supply system comprising:
the electrical quantity adjusting apparatus according to claim 2 ; and
a host managing device that is connected to the electrical quantity adjusting apparatus via the communication network,
wherein the host managing device comprises a collecting unit that collects attribute parameters of a plurality of electrical facilities; and a memory unit that stores the collected attribute parameters.
12. The power supply system according to claim 11 , wherein the host managing device further comprises:
a dividing unit that divides the attribute parameters collected by the collecting unit for each of the plurality of electrical facilities; and
an output unit that outputs a divided attribute parameter to an electrical quantity adjusting apparatus of each of the plurality of electrical facilities via the communication network.
13. A power supply system comprising:
the electrical quantity adjusting apparatus according to claim 2 ; and
an information terminal that is connected to the electrical quantity adjusting apparatus via another communication network different from the communication network.
14. An electrical quantity adjusting method of an electrical quantity adjusting apparatus, the method comprising:
storing a target level that is a target electrical quantity;
deciding a presenting level for outputting to an exterior electrical quantity adjusting apparatus, wherein the presenting level is an electrical quantity that relates to a connected local electrical facility and that corresponds to at least a part of the target level;
outputting the decided presenting level to the exterior electrical quantity adjusting apparatus;
receiving a presenting level from the exterior electrical quantity adjusting apparatus via a communication network; and
adjusting the electrical quantity that relates to the local electrical facility based on the target level, the decided presenting level, and the presenting level received from the exterior electrical quantity adjusting apparatus, by:
comparing the target level, the decided presenting level and the presenting level received from the exterior electrical quantity adjusting apparatus;
determining whether or not a supply-demand balance is accomplished based on a comparison result of the comparison indicating a presence/absence of a shortage of the presenting levels to the target level;
deciding an adjusting level of the decided presenting level when it is determined that the supply-demand balance is not accomplished;
instructing the deciding of a new presenting level based on the decided adjusting level, as the output decided presenting level; and
deciding an electrical quantity of the local electrical facility when it is determined that the supply-demand balance is accomplished through a negotiation in which the electrical quantity adjusting apparatus and the exterior electrical quantity adjusting apparatus mutually present respective adjusted presenting levels.
15. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having a program stored thereon that is executable by a computer of an electrical quantity adjusting apparatus, the program causing the computer to perform functions comprising:
storing a target level that is a target electrical quantity;
deciding a presenting level for outputting to an exterior electrical quantity adjusting apparatus, wherein the presenting level is an electrical quantity that relates to a connected local electrical facility and that corresponds to at least a part of the target level;
outputting the decided presenting level to the exterior electrical quantity adjusting apparatus;
receiving a presenting level from the exterior electrical quantity adjusting apparatus via a communication network; and
adjusting the electrical quantity that relates to the local electrical facility based on the target level, the decided presenting level, and the presenting level received from the exterior electrical quantity adjusting apparatus, by:
comparing the target level, the decided presenting level and the presenting level received from the exterior electrical quantity adjusting apparatus;
determining whether or not a supply-demand balance is accomplished based on a comparison result of the comparison indicating a presence/absence of a shortage of the presenting levels to the target level;
deciding an adjusting level of the decided presenting level when it is determined that the supply-demand balance is not accomplished;
instructing the deciding of a new presenting level based on the decided adjusting level, as the output decided presenting level; and
deciding an electrical quantity of the local electrical facility when it is determined that the supply-demand balance is accomplished through a negotiation in which the electrical quantity adjusting apparatus and the exterior electrical quantity adjusting apparatus mutually present respective adjusted presenting levels.