Management apparatus for plurality of air conditioning apparatuses

1. A management apparatus for a plurality of air conditioning apparatuses, the management apparatus being configured to manage, based on a power consumption amount adjustment request, the air conditioning apparatuses which condition air in each of a plurality of target spaces, the management apparatus comprising:

a distribution information generation unit configured to, when the power consumption amount adjustment is requested, generate distribution information used to distribute the power consumption amount adjustment request to the air conditioning apparatuses; and

an information acquisition unit configured to acquire current state information for each of the air conditioning apparatus,

the distribution information generation unit calculating a probability of each of the air conditioning apparatus canceling the power consumption amount adjustment request at a future time relative to a time point of the current state information, based on the current state information acquired by the information acquisition unit, and

the distribution information being updated by either

reducing a distribution amount to one of the air conditioning apparatuses for which the probability is higher than a predetermined value and allocating the distribution amount to another one of the air conditioning apparatuses, or

reducing the distribution amount to one of the air conditioning apparatuses for which an increase rate of the probability is higher than a predetermined value and allocating the distribution amount to another one of the air conditioning apparatuses.

2. The management apparatus for the air conditioning apparatuses according to claim 1 , wherein

the current state information includes current state environment information for each of the target spaces,

the environment information includes at least temperature information for each of the target spaces, and

the distribution information generation unit calculates the probability based on the temperature information acquired by the information acquisition unit such that the probability increases as an uncomfortable degree in the target space increases.

3. The management apparatus for the air conditioning apparatuses according to claim 2 , wherein

the air conditioning apparatuses include an air conditioning apparatus with a defrost function capable of carrying out a defrost operation during a heating operation,

the information acquisition unit acquires determination information used in a determination of a start of the defrost operation from the air conditioning apparatus with the defrost function, and

the distribution information generation unit

predicts the start of the defrost operation by the air conditioning apparatus with the defrost function based on the determination information acquired by the information acquisition unit, and

calculates the probability such that the probability increases for the air conditioning apparatus with the defrost function predicted to start the defrost operation.

4. The management apparatus for the air conditioning apparatuses according to claim 1 , wherein

the information acquisition unit further acquires history information of cancellation of the power consumption amount adjustment request for each of the air conditioning apparatuses,

the distribution information generation unit updates the distribution information based on both the current state information and the history information acquired by the information acquisition unit, and

the distribution information generation unit updates the distribution information such that the distribution amount is preferentially allocated to one of the air conditioning apparatuses determined to have a low frequency of canceling the power consumption amount adjustment request based on the history information.

5. The management apparatus for the air conditioning apparatuses according to claim 2 , wherein

the information acquisition unit further acquires history information of cancellation of the power consumption amount adjustment request for each of the air conditioning apparatuses,

the distribution information generation unit updates the distribution information based on both the current state information and the history information acquired by the information acquisition unit, and

the distribution information generation unit updates the distribution information such that the distribution amount is preferentially allocated to one of the air conditioning apparatuses determined to have a low frequency of canceling the power consumption amount adjustment request based on the history information.

6. The management apparatus for the air conditioning apparatuses according to claim 3 , wherein

the information acquisition unit further acquires history information of cancellation of the power consumption amount adjustment request for each of the air conditioning apparatuses,

the distribution information generation unit updates the distribution information based on both the current state information and the history information acquired by the information acquisition unit, and

the distribution information generation unit updates the distribution information such that the distribution amount is preferentially allocated to one of the air conditioning apparatuses determined to have a low frequency of canceling the power consumption amount adjustment request based on the history information.