Shared Vehicle Usage Feedback for Renewable Power Balancing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electric power systems lack a framework to promote the use of shared vehicles and electricity storage devices that generate renewable energy, failing to account for the environmental impact and usage by individuals other than the primary user, such as family members.
Innovation Solution
An electric power supply-demand adjustment method that adjusts power supply and demand by utilizing an electricity storage device capable of storing renewable energy, acquiring usage history information from a shared vehicle, and calculating an electric power amount to be input to the system based on this information, promoting the use of shared vehicles and reducing environmental load.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If usage history information of shared vehicle is acquired and notified to electric power provider, then the circulation of renewable energy-based power is increased, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The management device performs multiple functions: it manages the electricity storage device, acquires usage history information from shared vehicle usage, notifies the electric power provider, and calculates electric power amounts. By consolidating these functions into a single multi-functional device, the system achieves increased renewable energy circulation while managing complexity through functional integration rather than adding separate systems for each function.
2Adaptability or versatility
If electric power amount is calculated based on usage history information notification, then the usage of shared vehicles by family members is promoted, but the measurement and detection difficulty increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically acquires usage history information from the shared vehicle usage and performs calculations without requiring manual intervention or complex monitoring of family members. The management device self-services by automatically tracking usage patterns, notifying the electric power provider, and calculating appropriate electric power amounts, thereby promoting shared vehicle usage while avoiding the complexity of manual tracking and measurement.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If electricity storage device inputs calculated electric power amount to electric power system, then the environmental load is reduced, but the control complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The management device calculates the electric power amount based on usage history information notification and feeds this calculated amount back as a control parameter to the electricity storage device. This feedback mechanism enables the electricity storage device to automatically adjust its power input to the electric power system, reducing environmental load while maintaining simple control through automated closed-loop management rather than complex external control systems.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The method enhances the circulation of renewable energy by increasing the power input from electricity storage devices, promoting the use of shared vehicles, and reducing the overall environmental load by ensuring timely and efficient power supply.
Implementation Method 1
an electricity storage device 20 that stores electric power generated using renewable energy and that is capable of inputting the stored electric power to an electric power system 90
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AI summary
An electric power supply demand adjustment method disclosed herein is a method in which supply and demand of electric power on the electric power system is adjusted by inputting, from an electricity storage device that can store electric power generated using renewable energy, at least electric power, to the electric power system. The method includes acquiring usage history information indicating history of usage of a shared vehicle by a tracked person, registered in advance in a manner associated with an electric power provider, notifying the electric power provider of the acquired usage history information of the tracked person, calculating an electric power amount to be input from the electricity storage device to the electric power system on the basis of notification of the usage history information, and causing the electricity storage device to input the calculated electric power amount to the electric power system.