Electricity Charge Calculation by Device Group Energy Adjustment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional methods for calculating electricity charges cannot flexibly account for the electric energy usage of specific devices within a facility, resulting in an inability to individually calculate charges based on the usage of each device.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that acquire the electric energy usage of a specified device group, apply coefficients based on the device type, operation state, and other factors to reduce the overall energy usage sum, and calculate the electricity charge accordingly, allowing for flexible pricing based on specific device usage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional electricity charge calculation methods are used, then the calculation process is simple, but the flexibility to account for specific device usage is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the facility's devices into multiple groups (first device group, second device group, etc.) and calculates electricity charges for each group separately. This allows flexible calculation of electricity charges based on specific device usage patterns while maintaining a structured approach to managing complexity through systematic categorization of devices.
2Adaptability or versatility
If electricity charge is calculated based on total energy usage of all devices, then the calculation is straightforward, but the ability to incentivize specific device operation is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides devices into distinct groups and calculates electricity charges for each group separately, preserving information about specific device usage. This segmentation enables the system to provide targeted incentives for operating particular devices while maintaining detailed tracking of energy consumption by device group, thus preventing loss of specific usage information.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies different electricity charge calculation methods and coefficients to different device groups based on their specific characteristics and usage patterns. This local quality approach allows the system to incentivize specific device operation by tailoring charge calculations to each device group's energy usage, rather than applying a uniform calculation to all devices.
3Measurement precision
If detailed tracking of each device's energy usage is implemented, then accurate pricing is achieved, but the data processing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent reduces data processing complexity by segmenting devices into groups and calculating electricity charges at the group level rather than tracking each individual device. This approach maintains measurement precision for electricity charge calculation while significantly reducing the complexity of data processing through systematic aggregation of device energy usage data into manageable groups.
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AI summary
An electricity charge output method includes, by a computer: acquiring a sum of electric energy usages, in a specified period, of a previously specified first device group among all devices provided at a facility and of a second device group that is among the all devices and is different from the first device group; acquiring an electric energy usage of the first device group in the specified period; reducing the sum in accordance with the electric energy usage of the first device group and calculating an electricity charge for the facility in the specified period, based on an electric energy after the reduction; and outputting information representing the electricity charge for the facility.