Electric Power Retail Management Apparatus for Consumer Source Selection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional electric power retail systems cannot effectively balance demand and supply while reflecting the preferences of electric power consumers regarding their preferred power generation sources, leading to inefficiencies and unsatisfied customer demands.
Innovation Solution
An electric power retail management device that includes a selection information storage unit, a power consumption amount information acquisition unit, and a power generation source selection unit, which stores and acquires information on consumer preferences and power generation sources, and selects appropriate power generation sources to match consumer demands, creating a virtual electric power transmission path to meet consumer preferences.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the conventional electric power retail system is used, then the power supply and demand can be adjusted, but the consumer preferences regarding power generation sources cannot be reflected
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the electric power retail system into multiple independent modules: a selection information storage unit that stores consumer preferences, a power consumption amount information acquisition unit, a power generation amount information acquisition unit, and a power generation source selection unit. This segmentation allows the system to handle consumer preferences without overwhelming complexity by dividing functions into manageable, specialized components.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a selection information storage unit as an intermediary component that bridges consumer preferences and the power generation source selection process. This intermediary stores and manages selection information, allowing consumer preferences to be systematically integrated into the power retail system without directly complicating the core power trading mechanisms.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple power generation sources are selected to meet consumer preferences, then user satisfaction increases, but the difficulty of matching supply and demand increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements feedback mechanisms where the power generation source selection unit continuously receives information about power consumption amounts from consumers and power generation amounts from various sources. This feedback loop enables the system to dynamically adjust and optimize the matching of power generation sources to consumer preferences, making the complex matching process manageable through continuous information exchange and adjustment.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a universal selection information storage unit that can accommodate various types of consumer preferences regarding different power generation sources. This multi-functional storage unit handles diverse selection information uniformly, simplifying the complexity of matching multiple power generation sources to different consumer preferences through a single, versatile interface.
3Reliability
If the system tracks and manages detailed selection information for each consumer, then service quality improves, but information processing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts selection information management into a dedicated selection information storage unit, separating this function from the core power trading operations. By taking out the information management function and placing it in a specialized storage unit, the system maintains high service quality through detailed tracking while reducing overall system complexity by isolating information processing from power transaction processing.
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AI summary
An electric power retail management apparatus according to an embodiment includes a power generation source selection unit. The power generation source selection unit selects, as a power generation source for supplying electric power corresponding to an amount of electric power supplied to each of electric power consumers, one or more power generation sources of which one or more types are selected by each of the electric power consumers from among a plurality of power generation sources for each electric power consumer on the basis of an amount of electric power supplied from the power generation sources.