Vehicle Power Supply Calculation Based on Rental Reservations
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a need to supply electric power from vehicles reserved for car rental and car sharing services to the grid, particularly during peak demand periods, to stabilize electricity output and reduce carbon emissions.
Innovation Solution
An information processing device that acquires power supply request information and reservation information for vehicles, calculates the supply power that can be provided during a requested supply period, and notifies the electric power system of this calculated supply power, enabling vehicles with high-capacity batteries to contribute to the grid's power supply.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If vehicles are used for car rental or car sharing services with reservations, then vehicle availability for customers is improved, but the ability to supply electric power to the grid during peak demand periods deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically determines power supply capability by considering reservation periods, making the power supply capacity flexible and adaptive to changing reservation conditions rather than fixed
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the parameter of power supply capability based on reservation information, adjusting the available power supply according to vehicle usage schedules and reservation periods
2Stability of the object's composition
If electric power is supplied from vehicles to the grid during peak demand, then electricity output stability is improved, but the complexity of managing reserved vehicles deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The information processing device performs multiple functions: acquiring reservation information, determining power supply capability, calculating supply amounts, and notifying the grid, consolidating these functions into a single system
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses feedback from reservation information to continuously update and determine the current power supply capability of reserved vehicles, creating a closed-loop management system
3Measurement precision
If the supply power is calculated based on detailed reservation information, then the accuracy of power supply estimation is improved, but the computational complexity and processing time deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts only the necessary power supply capability information from comprehensive reservation data, focusing on relevant parameters rather than processing all reservation details
Data Source
AI summary
There is provided an information processing device including an acquisition unit that acquires power supply request information that includes information on a supply period during which an electric power system is requesting supply of electric power, and reservation information for a vehicle, a calculation unit that, on the basis of the reservation information, calculates supply power to be supplied to the electric power system from the vehicle during the supply period, and a notification unit that notifies the electric power system of the calculated supply power.