Blockchain Node for Linking Battery Charging With Electricity Trades
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Solution Overview
Problem
The challenge of flexibly performing electricity transactions using a blockchain network when storage batteries are involved, as the relationship between traditionally traded electricity and electricity charged or discharged from storage batteries is not properly linked.
Innovation Solution
A node in the blockchain network processes and transmits data indicating the amount of electricity produced and consumed, including generating consumption data associated with storage battery charging, enabling flexible electricity transactions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If storage batteries are used to stabilize renewable energy supply, then energy storage and discharge functionality is improved, but the complexity of linking traditional electricity trading with battery charging/discharging transactions increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the electricity transaction process into distinct components: traditional electricity trading transactions and battery charging/discharging transactions. By creating separate but linked data structures for each type of transaction, the system manages complexity while maintaining adaptability. The blockchain records different transaction types with specific attributes, allowing flexible handling of each transaction kind without requiring a completely new system design.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary mechanism in the form of a unified blockchain ledger that mediates between traditional electricity trading and battery transactions. The blockchain acts as a common platform that can record both types of transactions with appropriate data structures, enabling them to be linked through shared identifiers and transaction references without direct complex integration between the trading system and battery management system.
2Reliability
If blockchain network is used for electricity transactions, then transaction transparency and security are improved, but the flexibility of performing transactions when storage batteries are involved deteriorates due to improper linking
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal blockchain data structure that can handle multiple types of electricity transactions including both traditional trading and battery charging/discharging operations. The transaction record format is designed to be multi-functional, accommodating different transaction participants, types, and attributes within a single unified structure, thereby maintaining blockchain reliability while enabling flexible transaction types.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements dynamic transaction recording capabilities where the blockchain can adapt its data structure to accommodate different transaction scenarios. The system dynamically adjusts transaction attributes and relationships based on whether the transaction involves traditional electricity trading, battery charging, or battery discharging, allowing the rigid blockchain structure to flexibly represent diverse transaction types while maintaining security and transparency.
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AI summary
A node for sharing, in a blockchain network, first electricity amount data indicating an amount of produced electricity and first consumption amount data indicating an amount of consumed electricity in an electricity transaction from production to consumption is provided. The node includes a data processing unit configured to perform, in a case where a storage battery is used in the electricity transaction, a process of generating second consumption amount data indicating an amount of electricity consumed in association with charging of the storage battery; and a transmitting unit configured to transmit the second consumption amount data to a particular node in the blockchain network.