Photovoltaic cell information management system

Abstract

To provide a photovoltaic cell information management system which matches a transaction of a photovoltaic cell installed at a location with a curvature.SOLUTION: A photovoltaic cell information management system comprises: a supply information registration unit 110 that registers supply information including a curvature of a photovoltaic cell which is desired for supply by a supply requesting person 500a in a supply information database 200; a desire information acquisition unit 120 that acquires desire information including the curvature of the photovoltaic cell which is desired for acquisition by an acquisition requesting person 500b; a determination unit 130 that determines whether or not supply information that matches the desire information is registered in the supply information database 200; and a notification unit 140 that notifies at least one of the acquisition requesting person 500b and the supply requesting person 500a corresponding to the supply information when supply information matching the desire information is registered in the supply information database 200.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present disclosure relates to a photovoltaic cell information management system. [Background technology]

[0002] Systems that support the buying and selling of used solar cells are known. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a solar cell buying and selling support system that compares a product that a seller wishes to sell with product information and installation conditions that a buyer wishes to purchase, and notifies the buyer of information on the suitable product. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2005-322114 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] In recent years, the use of solar cells mounted on vehicles has become widespread. In the above-mentioned Patent Document 1, a simulation based on the installation conditions such as the shape of the roof, walls, windows, and ground on which the solar cells are installed is used to match the product for sale with the product information desired for purchase. However, the technology disclosed in Patent Document 1 is premised on the purchase and sale of solar cells installed on a flat surface, and it is difficult to match the purchase and sale of solar cells installed in a place with a curve, such as a vehicle body.

[0005] The present disclosure has been made in consideration of such problems, and aims to provide a photovoltaic cell information management system that matches transactions of photovoltaic cells installed in places having curvature. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] One aspect for achieving the above-mentioned object is a solar cell information management system comprising: a supply information registration means for registering supply information, including the curvature of solar cells, that a supplier desires to supply in a supply information database; a desired information acquisition means for acquiring desired information, including the curvature of solar cells, that a purchaser desires to acquire; a determination means for determining whether supply information matching the desired information is registered in the supply information database; and, if the supply information matching the desired information is registered in the supply information database, a notification means for notifying at least one of the purchaser and the supplier corresponding to the supply information. Effect of the Invention

[0007] According to the present disclosure, it is possible to provide a photovoltaic cell information management system that matches transactions of photovoltaic cells installed in places having curvature. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0008] [Figure 1] 1 is a block diagram showing an overview of a photovoltaic cell information management system according to an embodiment; [Diagram 2] 1 is a flowchart showing a flow of a photovoltaic cell information management method according to an embodiment. [Diagram 3] 13 is a flowchart showing the flow of a match determination process for registered desired information. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0009] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In each drawing, the same or corresponding elements are denoted by the same reference numerals, and duplicated descriptions will be omitted as necessary for clarity of explanation.

[0010] FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an overview of a photovoltaic cell information management system 1 according to an embodiment. The photovoltaic cell information management system 1 is a system that manages information on used photovoltaic cells and matches those wishing to supply them with those wishing to purchase them. The photovoltaic cell information management system 1 is suitably used when managing information on used vehicle-mounted photovoltaic cells. The photovoltaic cell information management system 1 comprises a photovoltaic cell information management device 100, a supply information database 200, and a request information database 300. The photovoltaic cell information management system 1 is communicatively connected to terminals 400 (400a, 400b) via a network 600. The network 600 is a wired or wireless communication line, and may include the Internet. The number of terminals 400 connected to the photovoltaic cell information management system 1 may be three or more.

[0011] The terminal 400 (400a, 400b) is a communication terminal that can be operated by the user 500 (500a, 500b). The terminal 400 is an information processing device equipped with a wireless communication function, such as a mobile phone, a smartphone, or a tablet terminal. The terminal 400 includes, as its hardware configuration, an input device, a display device, and a computer.

[0012] In the example shown in FIG. 1, a user 500a operates a terminal 400a. The user 500a is a supply candidate. Hereinafter, the user 500a may be referred to as a supply candidate 500a. A supply candidate is a user who wishes to supply used solar cells. The supply candidate 500a operates an input device provided in the terminal 400a to input supply information related to the used solar cells that the supply candidate 500a wishes to supply. The input supply information is transmitted to the solar cell information management device 100 via the network 600. When transmitting the supply information, information regarding the contact information of the supply candidate 500a is attached and transmitted to the solar cell information management device 100. The information regarding the contact information of the supply candidate 500a may be, for example, information for identifying the terminal 400a or may be an email address of the supply candidate 500a. Furthermore, when a notification is received from the solar cell information management device 100 via the network 600, a display device provided in the terminal 400a displays the received notification.

[0013] In the example shown in FIG. 1, the user 500b operates the terminal 400b. The user 500b is an interested party. Hereinafter, the user 500b may be referred to as the interested party 500b. The interested party is a user who wishes to acquire a used solar cell. The interested party 500b operates an input device provided in the terminal 400b to input desired information on the used solar cell that the interested party 500b wishes to acquire. The input desired information is transmitted to the solar cell information management device 100 via the network 600. When transmitting the desired information, the desired information is transmitted to the solar cell information management device 100 together with information on the contact information of the interested party 500b. The information on the contact information of the interested party 500b may be, for example, information for identifying the terminal 400b or may be an email address of the interested party 500b. When a notification is received from the solar cell information management device 100 via the network 600, a display device provided in the terminal 400b displays the received notification.

[0014] The supply information includes the curvature of the used solar cell that the supply applicant 500a wishes to supply. The request information also includes the curvature of the used solar cell that the purchase applicant 500b wishes to acquire. The vehicle-mounted solar cell is installed, for example, on the roof of a vehicle. The roof of a vehicle has curvature in three-dimensional directions. Specifically, the roof of a vehicle has curvature in the front-rear direction and width direction of the vehicle. The front-rear direction of the vehicle is the starting direction of the vehicle. The width direction of the vehicle is the direction perpendicular to the starting direction of the vehicle and the vertical direction.

[0015] By installing photovoltaic cells formed along the three-dimensional curvature of the vehicle roof, a large area on the vehicle roof can be covered using a small number of photovoltaic cells. In other words, by installing photovoltaic cells having a three-dimensional curvature along the vehicle roof, the efficiency of photovoltaic power generation can be improved. In the photovoltaic cell information management system 1, matching is performed with used photovoltaic cells based on the supply information and the desired information, including the curvature, so that the potential purchaser 500b can obtain photovoltaic cells that fit the curvature of the vehicle roof on which they wish to install them.

[0016] The supply information and the desired information may further include at least one of information on power generation, area, price, and installation location. The information on power generation is information on the amount of power generation of the photovoltaic cells, such as power generation capacity and power generation efficiency. The area is the installation area of ​​the photovoltaic cells. The price information is information on the trading price of the photovoltaic cells, such as the selling price desired by the supply desirer 500a. The installation location information is information on the location where the photovoltaic cells are installed, such as the curvature of the location where the photovoltaic cells are installed. If the photovoltaic cells are on-board photovoltaic cells, the installation location information is information on the installation vehicle. The installation vehicle information is information on the vehicle on which the photovoltaic cells are installed, such as information on the type of the installation vehicle. When the supply information and the desired information include at least one of information on power generation, area, price, and installation location, the photovoltaic cell information management system 1 can perform matching that is more in line with the desires of the supply desirer and the purchase desirer.

[0017] The solar cell information management device 100 is an information processing device that manages information acquired from the terminal 400, matches supply information with desired information, notifies the matched information, and is, for example, a server device realized by a computer. The solar cell information management device 100 may be made redundant with multiple servers, and each functional block may be realized by multiple computers. As shown in FIG. 1, the solar cell information management device 100 includes at least a supply information registration unit 110, a desired information acquisition unit 120, a determination unit 130, and a notification unit 140, and may further include a desired information registration unit 150.

[0018] When the supply information registration unit 110 receives the supply information from the terminal 400a, it links the received supply information with information on the contact details of the supply desirer 500a and registers it in the supply information database 200. The supply information database 200 is a database that stores the supply information and information on the contact details of the supply desirer who input the supply information in a linked manner. The supply information database 200 normally stores multiple pieces of supply information.

[0019] The desired information acquisition unit 120 receives the desired information from the terminal 400b, and acquires the desired information and information related to the contact information of the person wishing to acquire the product 500b. The judgment unit 130 compares the desired information acquired by the desired information acquisition unit 120 with the supply information registered in the supply information database 200, and judges whether or not supply information matching the desired information is registered in the supply information database 200.

[0020] When supply information matching the desired information is registered in the supply information database 200, the notification unit 140 notifies at least one of the would-be acquirer and the would-be supplier corresponding to the supply information. When notifying the would-be acquirer, the notification unit 140 notifies the would-be acquirer based on information related to the contact information of the would-be acquirer. When notifying the would-be supplier, the notification unit 140 notifies the would-be supplier based on information related to the contact information of the would-be supplier linked to the supply information matching the desired information. Notification from the notification unit 140 to the would-be acquirer and the would-be supplier is performed, for example, by the notification unit 140 sending a notification to the terminal 400. Furthermore, when the information related to the contact information of the would-be acquirer and the information related to the contact information of the would-be supplier are email addresses, the notification unit 140 may send an email including the notification content to the email address.

[0021] If supply information matching the desired information is not registered in the supply information database 200, the desired information registration unit 150 links the desired information with information regarding the contact details of the person wishing to acquire the information and registers the information in the desired information database 300.

[0022] The photovoltaic cell information management device 100 includes a processor, a memory, and a storage device, which are not shown in the figure. The storage device stores a computer program that implements the processing of the photovoltaic cell information management method according to this embodiment. The processor then loads the computer program from the storage device into the memory and executes the computer program. In this way, the processor realizes the functions of a supply information registration unit 110, a desired information acquisition unit 120, a determination unit 130, a notification unit 140, and a desired information registration unit 150.

[0023] Furthermore, the supply information registration unit 110, the desired information acquisition unit 120, the judgment unit 130, the notification unit 140, and the desired information registration unit 150 may each be realized by dedicated hardware. Furthermore, a part or all of the components of each device may be realized by a general-purpose or dedicated circuit, processor, or a combination of these. These may be configured by a single chip, or may be configured by multiple chips connected via a bus. A part or all of the components of each device may be realized by a combination of the above-mentioned circuits, etc., and a program. Furthermore, a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit), an FPGA (field-programmable gate array), etc. may be used as the processor.

[0024] Furthermore, when some or all of the components of the photovoltaic cell information management device 100 are realized by a plurality of information processing devices, circuits, etc., the plurality of information processing devices, circuits, etc. may be arranged in a centralized manner or in a distributed manner. For example, the information processing devices, circuits, etc. may be realized in a form in which each is connected via a communication network, such as a client-server system or a cloud computing system. Furthermore, the functions of the photovoltaic cell information management device 100 may be provided in a SaaS (Software as a Service) format.

[0025] Next, an example of the operation of the photovoltaic cell information management device 100 will be described with reference to FIG. 2. FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the flow of a photovoltaic cell information management method (photovoltaic cell information management method according to an embodiment) performed using the photovoltaic cell information management device 100. First, the supply information registration unit 110 registers supply information including the curvature of the photovoltaic cell that the supply applicant wishes to supply in the supply information database (step S101). Next, the desired information acquisition unit 120 acquires desired information including the curvature of the photovoltaic cell that the purchase applicant wishes to acquire (step S102). The judgment unit 130 judges whether or not supply information matching the desired information acquired in step S102 is registered in the supply information database 200 (step S103). If supply information matching the desired information is registered in the supply information database 200 (step S103 Yes), the notification unit 140 notifies at least one of the purchase applicant and the supply applicant corresponding to the supply information (step S104). If supply information matching the desired information is not registered in the supply information database 200 (No in step S103), the desired information registration unit 150 registers the desired information in the desired information database 300 (step S105).

[0026] In this way, the photovoltaic cell information management method according to the embodiment determines whether or not supply information matching the photovoltaic cell that the prospective buyer wishes to acquire is registered in the supply information database, based on supply information including the curvature of the photovoltaic cell, and therefore makes it possible to match photovoltaic cells to be installed in places with curvature.

[0027] Next, an example of the operation of the photovoltaic cell information management device 100 after the desired information is registered in the desired information database 300 will be described with reference to FIG. 3. FIG. 3 is a flow chart showing the flow of a match determination process for registered desired information. When new supply information is received, the supply information registration unit 110 registers the received supply information in the supply information database 200 (step S201). The determination unit 130 determines whether the supply information registered in step S201 matches the desired information registered in the desired information database 300 (step S202). If the supply information matches the desired information (step S202 Yes), the notification unit 140 notifies at least one of the acquisition applicant and the supply applicant corresponding to the supply information (step S203). In this way, the photovoltaic cell information management system 1 may register the desired information when no supply information matching the desired information has been registered, and perform matching every time new supply information is registered.

[0028] The present disclosure contributes to decarbonization, carbon neutrality, and SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) by promoting the spread and reuse of solar cells. Note that the present disclosure is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be appropriately modified without departing from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure. In addition, the present disclosure may be implemented by appropriately combining each of the embodiments. [Explanation of symbols]

[0029] 1. Photovoltaic cell information management system 100 Solar cell information management device 110 Supply Information Registration Department 120 Desired Information Acquisition Department 130 Judgment Department 140 Notification Department 150 Information Registration Department 200 Supply Information Database 300 Hope Information Database 400(400a, 400b) Terminal 500(500a, 500b) Users 600 Network

Claims

1. a supply information registration means for registering supply information, including the curvature of the vehicle-mounted solar cell that a supply applicant desires to supply and the model of the vehicle on which the vehicle-mounted solar cell is to be mounted, in a supply information database; a desired information acquisition means for acquiring desired information including a curvature of the vehicle-mounted solar cell that an applicant wishes to acquire and a model of a vehicle in which the vehicle-mounted solar cell is to be mounted; a determination means for determining whether supply information matching the desired information is registered in the supply information database; a notification means for notifying at least one of the person who wishes to acquire the product and the person who wishes to supply the product corresponding to the supply information when the supply information matching the desired information is registered in the supply information database; A solar cell information management system comprising:

2. Further, a desired information registration means is provided for registering the input desired information in the desired information database if supply information matching the desired information is not registered in the supply information database. The photovoltaic cell information management system according to claim 1 .

3. The supply information and the request information further include at least one of information on power generation, information on area, and information on price. The photovoltaic cell information management system according to claim 1 .

4. The curvature is a curvature in a three-dimensional direction. The photovoltaic cell information management system according to claim 1 .

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