Control system, server device, information processing method, and program

Abstract

To provide a control system that can respond to communication anomalies. [Solution] The control system 100 controls energy resources installed in multiple consumers 70 in order to provide electricity services to an electric utility or multiple consumers 70. The control system 100 includes a detection unit 54 that detects communication anomalies in a hierarchical communication network including at least three layers used for communication for control, and a control unit 55 that executes predetermined processing related to control when a communication anomaly is detected.

Claims

1. A control system for controlling energy resources installed at multiple consumers in order to provide electricity services to an electric utility or multiple consumers, A detection unit for detecting communication anomalies in a hierarchical communication network including at least three layers used for the aforementioned control communication, The system includes a control unit that performs a predetermined process related to the control when the aforementioned communication abnormality is detected. Control system.

2. The control unit, The device that issues the instruction to execute the aforementioned control is provided with, If, due to the detected communication anomaly, the execution instruction cannot be issued to the energy resources installed at some of the multiple consumers, the predetermined process is to calculate the amount of power adjustment for the consumers other than the aforementioned some consumers. The control system according to claim 1.

3. The control unit, A controller that receives an instruction to execute the aforementioned control and controls the energy resources is provided with the following: If the control cannot receive an execution instruction due to the detected communication anomaly, the control unit performs a predetermined process to independently control the controllable energy resources without the execution instruction. The control system according to claim 1.

4. The control unit, The device that receives the instruction to execute the aforementioned control is provided with, If the control execution instruction cannot be received due to the detected communication anomaly, the predetermined process is to instruct the energy resource controller to control the energy resource independently without the execution instruction. The control system according to claim 1.

5. The detection unit detects the communication abnormality based on whether or not the device equipped with the detection unit can communicate with other devices. The control system according to any one of claims 1 to 4.

6. The detection unit detects the communication anomaly based on whether or not the device equipped with the detection unit has received an anomaly notification from another device indicating that the communication anomaly has occurred. The control system according to any one of claims 1 to 4.

7. A server device that issues execution instructions for controlling energy resources installed at an electric utility or multiple consumers in order to provide electricity services to the said multiple consumers, A detection unit for detecting communication anomalies in a hierarchical communication network including at least three layers used for the aforementioned control communication, The system includes a control unit that, in the event that the execution instruction cannot be issued to energy resources installed at some of the multiple consumers due to the detected communication anomaly, performs a process to calculate the amount of power adjustment for the consumers other than those detected. Server device.

8. A server device that receives execution instructions for controlling energy resources installed at an electric utility or multiple consumers in order to provide electricity services to the said multiple consumers, A detection unit for detecting communication anomalies in a hierarchical communication network including at least three layers used for the aforementioned control communication, The system includes a control unit that, when the aforementioned communication anomaly is detected, notifies other server devices that the communication anomaly has occurred. Server device.

9. A server device that receives execution instructions for controlling energy resources installed at an electric utility or multiple consumers in order to provide electricity services to the said multiple consumers, A detection unit for detecting communication anomalies in a hierarchical communication network including at least three layers used for the aforementioned control communication, The server device includes a control unit that, in the event that it is unable to receive the execution instruction for the control due to the detected communication anomaly, causes the controller of the energy resource, with which it can communicate, to control the energy resource independently without the execution instruction. Server device.

10. An information processing method in a control system that controls energy resources installed at multiple consumers in order to provide electricity services to an electric utility or multiple consumers, A step of detecting a communication anomaly in a hierarchical communication network including at least three layers used for the aforementioned control communication, The step includes, when the aforementioned communication abnormality is detected, executing a predetermined process related to the control. Information processing methods.

11. An information processing method in a server device that issues execution instructions for controlling energy resources installed at multiple consumers in order to provide electricity services to an electric utility or multiple consumers, A step of detecting a communication anomaly in a hierarchical communication network including at least three layers used for the aforementioned control communication, The system includes the step of, if the detected communication anomaly prevents the execution instruction from being issued to energy resources installed at some of the multiple consumers, a process to calculate the amount of power adjustment for the consumers other than the detected some consumers. Information processing methods.

12. An information processing method in a server device that receives execution instructions for controlling energy resources installed at multiple customers in order to provide electricity services to an electric utility or multiple customers, A step of detecting a communication anomaly in a hierarchical communication network including at least three layers used for the aforementioned control communication, The process includes the step of notifying other server devices that a communication anomaly has occurred when such an anomaly is detected. Information processing methods.

13. An information processing method in a server device that receives execution instructions for controlling energy resources installed at multiple customers in order to provide electricity services to an electric utility or multiple customers, A detection step for detecting a communication anomaly in a hierarchical communication network including at least three layers used for the aforementioned control communication, The process includes, in the event that the server device cannot receive the control execution instruction due to the detected communication anomaly, the process of causing the controller of the energy resource, with which it can communicate, to control the energy resource independently without the execution instruction, Information processing methods.

14. A program for causing a computer to execute the information processing method described in any one of claims 10 to 13.

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