Vehicle configured to participate in demand response used for adjusting a power supply and demand balance in a power system
A vehicle is configured to participate in demand response used for adjusting a power supply and demand balance in a power system. The vehicle includes a power accumulation device, a power transfer device that enables power transfer in one of a first, a second, and a third method, and a control device that controls the power transfer device. The first method enables power to be transferred through a power cable between the power accumulation device and an outside of the vehicle. The second method enables power to be transferred in a non-contact manner while the vehicle is stopped. The third method enables power to be transferred in the non-contact manner while the vehicle is traveling. When the vehicle participates in the demand response, the control device selects a method in a preferential order of the first, the second, and the third method and execute the power transfer.
1 . A vehicle configured to participate in demand response used for adjusting a power supply and demand balance in a power system, the vehicle comprising:
a power accumulation device;
a communication device configured to communicate with a server, the communication device being configured to transmit an approval signal including contract information from the vehicle to the server when the participation in demand response is approved and store the contract information in the server;
a power transfer device configured to perform power transfer in a first method, a second method, and a third method; and
a control device configured to control the power transfer device, wherein
the first method is a method that enables power to be transferred through a power cable between the power accumulation device and an outside of the vehicle,
the second method is a method that enables power to be transferred in a non-contact manner between the power accumulation device and the outside of the vehicle while the vehicle is stopped,
the third method is a method that enables power to be transferred in the non-contact manner between the power accumulation device and the outside of the vehicle while the vehicle is traveling, and
the control device is configured to, when the vehicle participates in the demand response, select a method in a preferential order of the first method, the second method, and the third method and execute the power transfer.
2 . The vehicle according to claim 1 , further comprising an acquisition device configured to acquire a reservation status of a facility that corresponds to a request area of the demand response and a request time range of the demand response, the facility being able to execute the power transfer with the vehicle being parked, wherein
the control device is configured to preferentially select a facility that is able to execute the first method over the second method when a facility is reserved in the request area in the request time range by using the acquired reservation status.
3 . The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the control device is configured to select a method that is enabled to be executed in the preferential order of the first method, the second method, and the third method in response to a request for the demand response immediately before a start time.
4 . The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the vehicle is configured not to participate in the demand response when a loss amount caused by a penalty that is set for not participating in the demand response is smaller than a loss amount caused by selecting one of the first method, the second method, and the third method.
5 . The vehicle according to claim 1 , further comprising a photovoltaic power generation device, wherein
the control device is configured to preferentially select at least one of the second method and the third method over the first method when a request time range of the demand response includes a period where an amount of power generated by the photovoltaic power generation device is higher than a threshold value.