Participating power source approval, metering, and reward settlement management system; participating power source approval, metering, and reward settlement management method; management device and program

Abstract

When a third party's participating power source is included in the power supply, the owner's approval, supply authorization, metering, supply performance records, remuneration calculation, and settlement are managed in a coordinated manner to prevent fraudulent billing or settlement errors. [Solution] The participating power source approval, metering, and compensation settlement management system 10 comprises a management device 100, a participating power source side device 300, and a metering unit 400. The management device 100 acquires participation approval information 920 in response to dispatch requests or supply participation requests from owners of participating power sources, etc., and generates supply authorization information 930 based on the participation approval information 920. The participating power source side device 300 or aggregation device 500 authorizes the start of supply based on the supply authorization information 930. The metering unit 400 measures the amount of power supplied, etc., corresponding to the supply authorization information 930. The management device 100 associates the supply authorization information 930 with the metering information 970 to generate a supply performance record 940, calculates the compensation amount or settlement amount based on the compensation conditions 960, and generates a settlement record 950.

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a technology for managing participating power sources in a distributed power network, and in particular to a participating power source approval, metering, and reward settlement management system, a participating power source approval, metering, and reward settlement management method, a management device, and a program for managing approval, supply authorization, metering, supply performance recording, reward calculation, and settlement when movable or transportable power sources including electric vehicles, plug-in hybrid vehicles, portable storage batteries, generator-equipped vehicles, fuel cell vehicles, power trailers, storage battery-equipped moving objects, stationary storage batteries, and other power sources are allowed to participate in power supply as participating power sources.

[0002] More specifically, the present invention relates to a technology for obtaining participation approval for power supply from owners, users, or managers of participating power sources, generating supply authorization information based on the participation approval, permitting the start of supply based on the supply authorization information, recording the start, metering, and end of power supply corresponding to the supply authorization information as well as supply performance, and calculating a reward amount or a settlement amount based on the supply performance.

[0003] Furthermore, the present invention relates to a technology for suppressing unapproved supply, supply outside the authorization scope, duplicate claims, illegal metering, tampering of supply performance, or settlement errors by associating supply authorization information, metering values, supply start time, supply end time, supply point, supply destination load, participating power source identifiers, owner identifiers, authentication information, and supply performance records with each other. [Background Art]

[0004] In the event of a disaster, power outage, or power supply shortage, it is conceivable to supply power to important load facilities including evacuation centers, medical facilities, communication facilities, administrative facilities, water supply facilities, logistics bases, factories, common facilities of apartment buildings, public facilities, and other facilities by using distributed power sources including electric vehicles, portable storage batteries, generator-equipped vehicles, and other distributed power sources.

[0005] In such a distributed power network, it is envisioned that power sources owned by local governments, companies, individuals, rental car companies, logistics companies, taxi companies, disaster prevention companies, energy service providers, and other entities will be registered as participating power sources during normal times and will be made available to supply power during disasters, power outages, or power supply shortages.

[0006] However, when involving power sources owned by third parties in the power supply, simply locating or guiding the power sources is insufficient. It is necessary to manage whether the owners of the participating power sources intend to participate in the power supply, which supply locations, supply periods, maximum supply limits, and compensation conditions they have approved, how much electricity has been supplied after the start of supply, and how to calculate compensation or settlement amounts for each supply performance.

[0007] Furthermore, if the supply records of participating power sources are not properly recorded, the correspondence between the amount of electricity supplied, the supply time, the recipient, the supply location, the owner, the scope of authorization, and the remuneration amount will become unclear, which may lead to settlement errors, duplicate billing, fraudulent billing, payments for unauthorized supplies, or falsification of supply records.

[0008] Furthermore, during disasters or emergencies, communication conditions may become unstable, and it may be temporarily impossible to transmit supply start time, supply end time, metered values, or authorization information to the management device. Even in such cases, it is necessary to record the authorization information and metered information in association with each other on the participating power source side, the aggregation device side, or the management device side so that supply records can be verified later.

[0009] Therefore, there is a need for technology that can comprehensively manage the registration of participating power sources, owner approval, supply authorization, supply commencement confirmation, metering during supply, supply termination confirmation, supply performance record generation, reward calculation, settlement record generation, fraud detection, and record synchronization in the event of communication interruption. [Prior art documents] [Patent Documents]

[0010] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Publication No. 2009-033808 [Patent Document 2] Japanese Patent Publication No. 2013-027163 [Patent Document 3] Japanese Patent Publication No. 2023-107386 [Non-patent literature]

[0011] [Non-Patent Document 1] Not applicable. [Overview of the Initiative] [Problems that the invention aims to solve]

[0012] This invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and aims to provide a participating power approval, metering, and compensation settlement management technology that, when allowing a participating power source owned by a third party to participate in a distributed power network, obtains participation approval from the owner, user, or administrator of the participating power source, generates supply authorization information based on said approval, and records the supply performance corresponding to the supply authorization information.

[0013] Furthermore, the present invention aims to provide a participating power source approval, metering, and compensation settlement management technology that can accurately calculate the compensation amount or settlement amount by generating a supply performance record that associates the amount of electricity actually supplied by the participating power source, the supply time, the supply location, the supplied load, the supply authorization information, and the participating power source identifier.

[0014] Furthermore, the present invention aims to provide a participating power source approval, measurement, and compensation settlement management technology that can exclude or withhold from compensation calculation or settlement items supplies that do not correspond to supply approval information, supplies that have expired, supplies that exceed the scope of approval, mismatched supply locations, mismatched supply periods, duplicate counting, or abnormal measurement values.

[0015] Furthermore, the present invention aims to provide a participating power source approval, metering, and compensation settlement management technology that can record supply authorization information and metering information in the participating power source side device or aggregation device even when communication is interrupted or delayed, and generate or synchronize supply performance records after communication is restored.

[0016] Furthermore, the present invention aims to provide a participating power source approval, metering, and compensation settlement management technology that promotes the participation of third-party owned power sources during disasters, power outages, or power supply shortages, while ensuring transparency in supply performance, compensation, settlement, auditing, and evidence preservation. [Means for solving the problem]

[0017] According to one aspect of the present invention, a participating power source approval, metering, and compensation settlement management system for managing approval, metering, and settlement related to power supply using participating power sources comprises a management device, a participating power source side device provided on or connected to a participating power source, and a metering unit.

[0018] The management device includes a participating power source database that stores participating power source registration information, which includes at least one of a participating power source identifier, owner identifier, power source type, available power, storage capacity or generation capacity, service area, participation conditions, and reward conditions.

[0019] The management device transmits a dispatch request or a supply participation request to the owner, user, or manager of a participating power source that is subject to a power supply request, and obtains participation approval information indicating approval of the request.

[0020] The management device generates supply authorization information based on the participation approval information, which includes at least one of the following: supply authorization identifier, participating power source identifier, owner identifier, supply location, destination load, scheduled supply start time, scheduled supply end time, maximum supply limit, metering target, reward conditions, and expiration date.

[0021] The management device transmits the supply authorization information to the participating power source side device, the aggregation device that aggregates power from the participating power sources, the power supply destination equipment side device, or a combination thereof.

[0022] When said participating power supply-side device or said aggregating device can verify that said supply approval information corresponds to at least one of a participating power supply to be supplied, a supply point, a scheduled supply period, an upper supply limit or an expiration date, said participating power supply-side device or said aggregating device permits the start of supply based on said supply approval information.

[0023] Said metering unit meters or records at least one of supplied electric energy, supplied power, supply start time, supply end time, voltage, current, frequency, connection state and switch state corresponding to said supply approval information.

[0024] Said management device associates said supply approval information with the metering information acquired by said metering unit to generate a supply performance record.

[0025] Said management device calculates a reward amount or a settlement amount for the owner, user or manager of the participating power supply based on said supply performance record and said reward conditions, and generates a settlement record.

[0026] Preferably, said participation approval information includes at least one of an owner identifier, an approval time, an identifier of a participating power supply to be approved, a supply point to be approved, a supply period to be approved, an upper supply limit, an approval terminal identifier, an electronic signature or an authentication result.

[0027] Preferably, said supply approval information is generated based on said participation approval information, and supply that does not correspond to the participation approval information or supply that has passed the expiration date is excluded or suspended from the scope of supply start, reward calculation or settlement.

[0028] Preferably, said metering information includes at least one of accumulated supplied electric energy, time-series supplied power, supply start time, supply end time, voltage, current, frequency, connection state, switch state and a metering unit identifier.

[0029] Preferably, the management device compares the supply limit, planned supply period, expiration date, or supply location included in the supply authorization information with the measurement information, and if it detects a supply exceeding the authorization range, a mismatch in supply location, a mismatch in supply period, or an abnormal measurement value, it treats the supply record as being held for settlement or excluded from settlement.

[0030] Preferably, the management device detects duplicate entries when the same supply authorization identifier, the same participating power source identifier, or the same metering value is included in multiple supply performance records, and treats at least one of the supply performance records as pending settlement or excluded from settlement.

[0031] Preferably, the compensation conditions include at least one of the following: a unit price based on the amount of electricity supplied, a unit price based on the supply time, a unit price based on the standby time, an additional amount based on the distance traveled, an additional amount based on priority supply, an emergency additional amount, an upper limit, a lower limit, and a reduction condition.

[0032] Preferably, the management device acquires the supply authorization information and metering information recorded in the participating power supply side device or the aggregation device when communication is interrupted, after communication is restored, and generates or updates a supply performance record based on the said supply authorization information and metering information.

[0033] Preferably, the management device assigns time information, recording entity, verification value, hash value, electronic signature, or tamper detection information to at least one of the supply performance record, settlement record, participation approval information, and supply authorization information.

[0034] Preferably, the management device controls the scope of access to supply performance records or settlement records for each local government, facility manager, power supply service provider, participating power source holder, auditor, and other related parties.

[0035] The present invention can also be understood as a method for approving, measuring, and settling the compensation for participating power sources, which includes the above-mentioned functions; a program for causing a computer to execute the method; and a management device equipped with these functions. [Effects of the Invention]

[0036] According to the present invention, participation approval information can be obtained from the owner, user, or administrator of a participating power source, and supply authorization information can be generated based on said participation approval information, thereby preventing third-party owned power sources from participating in the power supply without authorization.

[0037] Furthermore, according to the present invention, supply authorization information and metering information can be associated to generate supply performance records, making it possible to record which participating power source supplied how much power, when, where, and to which recipient.

[0038] Furthermore, according to the present invention, since the amount of compensation or settlement can be calculated based on the supply performance record and compensation conditions, compensation or settlement to the owners, users, or administrators of participating power sources can be carried out based on the supply performance.

[0039] Furthermore, according to the present invention, supplies that do not correspond to the supply authorization information, supplies outside the scope of authorization, duplicate entries, or abnormal measurement values ​​can be treated as pending settlement or excluded from settlement, thereby reducing fraudulent billing, duplicate billing, measurement errors, or settlement errors.

[0040] Furthermore, according to the present invention, supply authorization information and metering information recorded in the participating power supply side device or aggregation device during a communication interruption can be acquired after communication is restored, and a supply performance record can be generated or updated. Therefore, even in a communication unstable environment during a disaster, the traceability of supply performance and settlement information can be ensured.

[0041] Furthermore, according to the present invention, verification values, hash values, electronic signatures, or tamper detection information can be added to participation approval information, supply authorization information, supply performance records, and settlement records, thereby increasing the reliability of supply performance and settlement records. [Brief explanation of the drawing]

[0042] [Figure 1] Overall configuration diagram of the participating power source approval, metering, and reward settlement management system 10. [Figure 2] A block diagram showing an example configuration of the control device 100. [Figure 3] A block diagram showing an example configuration of the participating power supply side device 300 and the metering unit 400. [Figure 4] A diagram showing an example of the data structure of the participating power source registration information 910. [Figure 5] A diagram showing an example of the data structure for participant approval information 920. [Figure 6] A diagram showing an example of the data structure of supply authorization information 930. [Figure 7] A diagram showing an example of the data structure for supply record 940. [Figure 8] A diagram showing an example of the data structure for settlement record 950. [Figure 9] A diagram showing an example of the communication sequence from participation approval to supply authorization. [Figure 10] A flowchart illustrating an example of the processes involved in supply initiation, metering, supply termination, and generation of supply performance records. [Figure 11] A flowchart illustrating an example of the process for calculating compensation and generating settlement records. [Figure 12] This diagram shows an example of local recording during a communication interruption and synchronization processing after communication is restored. [Modes for carrying out the invention]

[0043] The embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The embodiments described below are examples to facilitate understanding of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to these embodiments.

[0044] As shown in Figure 1, the participating power approval, metering, and reward settlement management system 10 according to this embodiment comprises a management device 100, participating power sources 200A, 200B, and 200C, a participating power source side device 300, a metering unit 400, a aggregation device 500, a power supply destination equipment 600, a holder terminal 700, and a communication network 800.

[0045] The management device 100 is a device that performs the following functions: registration of participating power sources, dispatch requests or supply participation requests, acquisition of participation approval information, generation of supply authorization information, acquisition of metering information, generation of supply performance records, calculation of remuneration or settlement amounts, generation of settlement records, fraud detection, and access control. The management device 100 may consist of a cloud server, a local government server, a business operator server, an edge server, a management terminal, or a combination thereof.

[0046] Participating power sources 200A, 200B, and 200C may include electric vehicles, plug-in hybrid vehicles, portable batteries, generator-equipped vehicles, fuel cell vehicles, power trailers, battery-equipped mobile units, stationary batteries, combinations of solar power generation equipment and batteries, and other power sources.

[0047] The participating power supply side device 300 is a device installed on or connected to the participating power supply 200A, and may communicate with the management device 100, the aggregation device 500, or the owner terminal 700, store supply authorization information, and execute supply start or supply end processing. The participating power supply side device 300 may be an on-board device, a bidirectional charge / discharge device, a portable battery control device, a generator control device, a power trailer control device, or an external terminal.

[0048] The metering unit 400 measures or records at least one of the following from the participating power source 200A: the amount of energy supplied, the supplied power, the voltage, the current, the frequency, the start time of supply, and the end time of supply. The metering unit 400 may be installed in the participating power source side device 300, the aggregation device 500, the power supply destination equipment 600, or an independent metering device.

[0049] The power aggregation device 500 is a device that aggregates power supplied from multiple participating power sources 200A, 200B, and 200C and supplies it to the power receiving equipment 600. The power aggregation device 500 may be a temporary distribution board, a V2X power aggregation device, a microgrid control panel, a portable power aggregation device, or a combination thereof.

[0050] The power supply destination facilities 600 may be evacuation centers, medical facilities, communication base stations, administrative facilities, water supply facilities, logistics centers, factories, shared facilities in apartment buildings, public facilities, event venues, temporary facilities, and other facilities that require power supply.

[0051] The owner terminal 700 may be a smartphone, tablet, in-vehicle terminal, personal computer, operation management terminal, or business management terminal used by the owner, user, or administrator of the participating power supply 200A.

[0052] The communication network 800 may include a mobile communication network, a wireless LAN, a mesh network, satellite communication, LPWA, a wired communication network, or a combination thereof.

[0053] As shown in Figure 2, the management device 100 may include a participating power source database 110, a request generation unit 120, an approval acquisition unit 130, a supply authorization generation unit 140, a metering information acquisition unit 150, a supply performance generation unit 160, a reward calculation unit 170, a settlement record generation unit 180, a fraud detection unit 190, a browsing control unit 191, and a verification information assignment unit 192.

[0054] The participating power source database 110 stores participating power source registration information, which includes at least one of the following: participating power source identifier, owner identifier, power source type, available power, storage capacity or generation capacity, available area, available time slots, participation conditions, and reward conditions.

[0055] The request generation unit 120 generates dispatch requests or supply participation requests to participating power sources based on the power supply destination equipment, demand location, required power, required amount of power, required time, planned supply period, priority, or disaster information.

[0056] The approval acquisition unit 130 acquires participation approval information from the owner terminal 700 or the participating power supply side device 300, indicating approval for the dispatch request or the supply participation request.

[0057] The supply authorization generation unit 140 generates supply authorization information based on the participation approval information. The supply authorization information may include at least one of the following: supply authorization identifier, participating power source identifier, owner identifier, supply location, destination load, planned supply start time, planned supply end time, maximum supply limit, metering target, reward conditions, expiration date, and verification information.

[0058] The metering information acquisition unit 150 acquires metering information from the metering unit 400, the participating power supply side device 300, or the aggregation device 500. The metering information may include at least one of the following: cumulative power supply amount, time-series power supply, supply start time, supply end time, voltage, current, frequency, connection status, switch status, and metering unit identifier.

[0059] The supply performance generation unit 160 generates a supply performance record by associating supply authorization information with metering information. The supply performance record may include at least one of the following: supply performance identifier, supply authorization identifier, participating power source identifier, owner identifier, supply location, destination load, supply start time, supply end time, cumulative supplied power amount, metering unit identifier, and verification information.

[0060] The compensation calculation unit 170 calculates the amount of compensation or settlement amount for the owner, user, or manager of the participating power source based on the supply performance record and compensation conditions.

[0061] The settlement record generation unit 180 generates a settlement record that includes at least one of the following: remuneration amount or settlement amount, supply performance record, payee information, billing information, settlement status, scheduled settlement date, and settlement identifier.

[0062] The fraud detection unit 190 treats supply performance records as being held for settlement or excluded from settlement based on measurement information that does not correspond to supply authorization information, supply exceeding the authorization range, mismatched supply locations, mismatched supply periods, duplicate entries, abnormal measurement values, or falsification detection information.

[0063] The access control unit 191 controls the scope of access to supply performance records or settlement records for each local government, facility manager, power supply service provider, participating power source holder, auditor, and other related parties.

[0064] The verification information assignment unit 192 assigns time information, recording entity, verification value, hash value, electronic signature, or tamper detection information to at least one of the participation approval information, supply authorization information, supply performance record, and settlement record.

[0065] As shown in Figure 3, the participating power supply side device 300 may include a communication unit 310, an authorization information storage unit 320, a supply control unit 330, a local recording unit 340, and an authentication unit 350.

[0066] The communication unit 310 communicates with the management device 100, the aggregation device 500, or the holder terminal 700. The authorization information storage unit 320 stores the supply authorization information received from the management device 100.

[0067] The supply control unit 330 authorizes the commencement of supply if it can verify that the supply authorization information corresponds to its participating power source, supply point, planned supply period, maximum supply limit, or expiration date. The supply control unit 330 may prohibit or postpone the commencement of supply if the supply authorization information cannot be confirmed, has expired, or does not correspond to its participating power source.

[0068] The local recording unit 340 temporarily records supply authorization information, metering information, supply start time, supply end time, switch status, connection status, and verification information when communication is interrupted. The authentication unit 350 verifies the authentication information of the holder, user, or administrator.

[0069] As shown in Figure 4, the participating power source registration information 910 includes at least one of the following: participating power source identifier, owner identifier, power source type, available power, storage capacity, available area, available time slots, participation conditions, and reward conditions identifier.

[0070] As shown in Figure 5, the participation approval information 920 includes at least one of the following: approval identifier, participating power source identifier, holder identifier, approval time, approved supply location, approved supply period, maximum supply limit, approved terminal identifier, authentication result, and electronic signature.

[0071] As shown in Figure 6, the supply authorization information 930 includes at least one of the following: supply authorization identifier, approval identifier, participating power source identifier, owner identifier, supply location, destination load, scheduled supply start time, scheduled supply end time, maximum supply limit, metering target, compensation conditions, expiration date, and verification information.

[0072] As shown in Figure 7, the supply performance record 940 includes at least one of the following: supply performance identifier, supply authorization identifier, participating power source identifier, owner identifier, supply location, destination load, supply start time, supply end time, cumulative supplied power amount, time-series supplied power, metering unit identifier, abnormality information, and verification information.

[0073] As shown in Figure 8, the settlement record 950 includes at least one of the following: settlement identifier, supply performance identifier, holder identifier, remuneration amount, settlement amount, unit price, additional amount, deduction amount, payee information, billing information, settlement status, scheduled settlement date, and verification information.

[0074] As shown in Figure 9, the management device 100 transmits a dispatch request or a supply participation request to the owner terminal 700 or the participating power supply side device 300. The owner terminal 700 or the participating power supply side device 300 transmits participation approval information 920 in response to the request to the management device 100.

[0075] When the management device 100 obtains the participation approval information 920, it generates supply authorization information 930 and transmits it to the participating power supply side device 300, the aggregation device 500, or the power supply destination equipment 600. The participating power supply side device 300 or the aggregation device 500 authorizes the start of supply based on the supply authorization information 930.

[0076] As shown in Figure 10, when supply begins, the metering unit 400 acquires the amount of power supplied, the power supplied, the supply start time, the supply end time, and other metering information. After the supply ends, the management device 100 compares the supply authorization information 930 with the metering information and generates a supply performance record 940.

[0077] As shown in Figure 11, the management device 100 calculates the remuneration amount or settlement amount based on the supply performance record 940 and the remuneration conditions. The management device 100 generates a settlement record 950 based on the calculated remuneration amount or settlement amount.

[0078] Compensation conditions may include at least one of the following: a unit price based on the amount of electricity supplied, a unit price based on the supply time, a unit price based on standby time, an additional amount based on the distance traveled, an additional amount based on priority supply, an emergency additional amount, an upper limit, a lower limit, and a reduction condition.

[0079] The management device 100 compares the supply limit, planned supply period, expiration date, or supply location included in the supply authorization information 930 with the measurement information, and if it detects a supply exceeding the authorization range, a mismatch in supply location, a mismatch in supply period, or an abnormal measurement value, it may treat the supply performance record 940 as being held for settlement or excluded from settlement.

[0080] The management device 100 may detect duplicate entries when the same supply authorization identifier, the same participating power source identifier, or the same metering value is included in multiple supply performance records 940, and may treat at least one of the supply performance records 940 as pending settlement or excluded from settlement.

[0081] As shown in Figure 12, if a communication interruption occurs, the participating power supply device 300 or the aggregation device 500 records the supply authorization information 930 and the metering information in the local recording unit 340. After communication is restored, the participating power supply device 300 or the aggregation device 500 transmits the supply authorization information 930 and the metering information recorded in the local recording unit 340 to the management device 100.

[0082] The management device 100 generates or updates a supply performance record 940 based on the supply authorization information 930 and metering information received after communication is restored. This ensures that the correspondence between authorization information and metering information is maintained even for supplies that were carried out during the communication interruption.

[0083] The management device 100 may assign time information, recording entity, verification value, hash value, electronic signature, or tamper detection information to at least one of the participation approval information 920, supply authorization information 930, supply performance record 940, and settlement record 950.

[0084] The management device 100 may control the scope of access to the supply performance record 940 or settlement record 950 for each local government, facility manager, power supply service provider, participating power source holder, auditor, and other related parties.

[0085] In this embodiment, power supply during a disaster was described as an example, but the present invention can also be applied to normal demand response, peak shaving, temporary power supply, event power supply, construction site power supply, regional microgrids, V2G, V2H, and V2B applications.

[0086] Each of the above functions may be realized by the processors of the management device 100, the participating power supply device 300, the aggregation device 500, or the owner terminal 700 executing programs stored in the memory unit. In addition, some or all of the functions may be realized by dedicated circuits, cloud services, distributed ledgers, security modules, or weighing devices. [Examples]

[0087] The following describes embodiments of the present invention. In this embodiment, a power shortage occurs at an evacuation center during a disaster, and the management device 100 transmits a request for power supply participation to the participating power sources 200A, 200B, and 200C.

[0088] Participating power source 200A is an electric vehicle owned by an individual, participating power source 200B is a commercial vehicle owned by a company, and participating power source 200C is a portable battery. Each participating power source is registered in the participating power source database 110 in advance.

[0089] The management device 100 transmits a request for participation in supply, including the power required at the evacuation center, the supply location, the scheduled start time of supply, the scheduled end time of supply, the maximum supply capacity, and the compensation conditions, to the owner terminals 700 of the participating power sources 200A, 200B, and 200C.

[0090] Owners of participating power supplies (200A) use their owner terminal 700 to confirm the supply location, planned supply period, maximum supply capacity, and compensation conditions, and approve their participation in the supply. The owner terminal 700 transmits participation approval information 920 to the management device 100.

[0091] When the management device 100 receives the participation approval information 920, it generates supply authorization information 930 corresponding to the participating power supply 200A. The supply authorization information 930 includes a supply authorization identifier, approval identifier, participating power supply identifier, owner identifier, supply location, planned supply start time, planned supply end time, maximum supply limit, metering target, expiration date, and reward conditions.

[0092] The management device 100 transmits supply authorization information 930 to the participating power supply side device 300 and the aggregation device 500. The participating power supply side device 300 and the aggregation device 500 store the supply authorization information 930 and authorize the start of supply if they can verify that the supply authorization information 930 corresponds to the participating power supply 200A, the supply point, and the expiration date.

[0093] After the start of power supply, the metering unit 400 measures the amount of electricity supplied from the participating power source 200A. The metering unit 400 generates metering information including the start time of supply, the end time of supply, the cumulative amount of electricity supplied, the time-series supply power, and the metering unit identifier.

[0094] After the supply is completed, the management device 100 associates the supply authorization information 930 with the weighing information and generates a supply performance record 940.

[0095] If the compensation conditions are 100 yen per kWh of supplied electricity, a dispatch bonus of 2,000 yen, and an emergency bonus of 1,000 yen, the management device 100 calculates the compensation amount or settlement amount by adding the dispatch bonus and the emergency bonus to the compensation amount based on the cumulative amount of supplied electricity.

[0096] The management device 100 generates a settlement record 950 based on the calculated remuneration amount or settlement amount. The settlement record 950 includes a supply performance identifier, a holder identifier, remuneration amount, settlement amount, payee information, billing information, and settlement status.

[0097] In another embodiment, the metering information for the participating power supply 200B exceeds the maximum supply limit included in the supply authorization information 930. In this case, the management device 100 compares the supply authorization information 930 with the metering information, determines that the supply exceeds the authorization range, and treats the supply record 940 as pending settlement.

[0098] In yet another embodiment, due to a communication interruption, the participating power supply device 300 is unable to transmit metering information to the management device 100 during supply. In this case, the participating power supply device 300 records the supply authorization information 930 and the metering information in the local recording unit 340. After communication is restored, the participating power supply device 300 transmits the record to the management device 100, and the management device 100 generates or updates the supply performance record 940.

[0099] In yet another embodiment, multiple supply performance records 940 are generated based on the same supply authorization identifier. In this case, the management device 100 detects the duplicate entries and treats at least one of the duplicate supply performance records 940 as being held for settlement or excluded from settlement.

[0100] In yet another embodiment, local governments, facility managers, power supply service providers, and participating power source owners each view the supply performance records 940 or settlement records 950 based on different viewing permissions. For example, participating power source owners can only view the supply performance and settlement information related to their own participating power sources, while local governments or facility managers can view the supply performance related to the power supply facilities they manage.

[0101] The management device 100 may generate notification information, billing information, or payment schedule information for the owners of participating power sources, local governments, facility managers, or power supply service providers based on the supply performance record 940 or settlement record 950. [Industrial applicability]

[0102] This invention can be used for power supply services to evacuation centers, medical facilities, communication facilities, administrative centers, logistics centers, water supply facilities, public facilities, factories, shared facilities in apartment buildings, and other critical load equipment during disasters or emergencies.

[0103] Furthermore, the present invention can be used in the fields of V2G, V2H, V2B, microgrids, peak shaving, demand response, temporary power supply, and emergency power supply using electric vehicles, plug-in hybrid vehicles, fuel cell vehicles, portable batteries, generator-equipped vehicles, power trailers, and other participating power sources.

[0104] Furthermore, the present invention can be used by local governments, disaster prevention operators, energy service providers, telecommunications carriers, logistics operators, medical institutions, public facility managers, factory managers, apartment building managers, rental car operators, taxi operators, and other entities for services utilizing distributed power sources.

[0105] Furthermore, because the present invention can manage the approval, supply authorization, metering, supply performance recording, compensation calculation, and settlement of participating power sources in an integrated manner, it can be used in power supply services, disaster relief services, supply and demand adjustment services, compensation settlement, audits, fault analysis, fraud detection, and maintenance management. [Explanation of Symbols]

[0106] 10. Participating Power Source Approval, Measurement, and Reward Settlement Management System 100 Management device 110 Participating Power Source Database 120 Request Generation Unit 130 Approval Department 140 Supply authorization generation unit 150 Measurement information acquisition section 160 Supply Performance Generation Department 170 Compensation Calculation Department 180 Settlement Record Generation Unit 190 Fraud Detection Unit 191 Browsing Control Unit 192 Verification Information Assignment Unit 200A, 200B, 200C participating power supply 300 Participating power supply side equipment 310 Communications Department 320 Authorization information storage unit 330 Supply Control Unit 340 Local Record Section 350 Certification Department 400 Measuring section 500 Aggregation device 600 Power supply equipment 700 Owner's Terminal 800 Communication Networks 910 Participating Power Source Registration Information 920 Participation approval information 930 Supply authorization information 940 Supply Records 950 settlement records 960 Reward Conditions 970 Weighing information 980 Verification Information 990 Synchronization Information AUTH authentication information or authentication result PERMIT supply authorization identifier METER Identifier kWh total power supply Pout Power supply Tstart Supply start time End of supply time AMT Remuneration Amount or Settlement Amount HASH validation value or hash value

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1. A management device for managing approval, metering, and settlement related to power supply using participating power sources, A participating power database that stores participating power registration information including participating power source identifier, owner identifier, power source type, available power, storage capacity or generation capacity, service area, participation conditions and compensation conditions, A request generation unit that transmits a dispatch request or a request for participation in power supply to the owner, user, or manager of a participating power source that is subject to a power supply request, An approval acquisition unit that acquires participation approval information indicating approval for the dispatch request or supply participation request, A supply authorization generation unit generates supply authorization information including a supply authorization identifier, an authorization identifier corresponding to the participation authorization information, a participating power source identifier, an owner identifier, a supply location, a destination load, a planned supply start time, a planned supply end time, a maximum supply limit, a metering target, reward conditions, an expiration date, and verification information, based on the aforementioned participation authorization information. A metering information acquisition unit acquires metering information from a metering unit, a participating power supply side device, or an aggregation device, including the supply authorization identifier or information that can be associated with the supply authorization identifier, the cumulative amount of supplied power, the time-series supplied power, the supply start time, the supply end time, and the metering unit identifier. A supply performance generation unit generates a supply performance record by associating the supply authorization information with the metering information based on at least one of the supply authorization identifier, the participating power source identifier, the supply location, the scheduled supply start time, the scheduled supply end time, the supply start time, the supply end time, and the metering unit identifier. A fraud detection unit that, when it detects metering information that does not correspond to the aforementioned supply authorization information, supply exceeding the authorization range, mismatched supply locations, mismatched supply periods, duplicate entries, abnormal metering values, or falsification detection information, treats the supply performance record as being held for settlement or excluded from settlement. A compensation calculation unit that calculates the compensation amount or settlement amount based on supply performance records and compensation conditions that are not treated as pending settlement or ineligible for settlement, A settlement record generation unit that generates a settlement record based on the aforementioned remuneration amount or settlement amount, A control device equipped with the following features.

2. The fraud detection unit compares the supply authorization identifier, participating power source identifier, supply location, scheduled supply start time, scheduled supply end time, maximum supply limit, expiration date, or verification information contained in the supply authorization information with the supply authorization identifier or information that can be associated with the supply authorization identifier, supply start time, supply end time, cumulative supplied power amount, metering unit identifier, or verification information contained in the metering information, and if it detects a supply exceeding the authorization range, mismatched supply location, mismatched supply period, duplicate counting, abnormal metering value, or tampering detection information, it treats the supply performance record as being held for settlement or excluded from settlement, as described in claim 1.

3. A program for causing a computer to execute the processing of each part of the management device described in claim 1 or 2.

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