Abstract: A first profile of each of resources in which information about characteristics of the resources when creating negawatts by controlling operation of the resources and decreasing electric power consumption of the resources or creating posiwatts by increasing the electric power consumption of the resources, and information about contract content between an aggregator and a relevant consumer are described, and a first control scenario for each electric power trading form in which control content of the resources to decrease the electric power consumption is described are stored; a resource group composed of a plurality of resources is generated by combining the resources so that the negawatts or posiwatts which satisfy conditions of a trading target electric power product can be created, on the basis of the first profile of each resource; a control scenario is selected; and each of the resources constituting the generated resource group is controlled accordingly.

Abstract: Provided is a data prediction system for predicting a future prediction value. The data prediction system has a data management device which manages data and a prediction operation device which models tendency of an error amount of a prediction operation result calculated on the basis of a correlation with a major explanatory variable and corrects a future prediction value. The data management device includes a storage unit which stores prediction target past measurement data observed with a time transition and explanatory factor data explaining the prediction target past measurement data.

Abstract: The present invention is provided with: a player action prediction unit that predicts the action of a player and calculates a sales order information prediction value; a market physical restraint prediction unit that predicts the state of a power transfer path, which includes grid-connection line available capacity indicating excess transferred power between areas, and calculates a prediction value for the state of the power transport path; and a market prediction unit that predicts a market price on the basis of the sales order information prediction value and the prediction value for the power transfer path state.

Abstract: A trading planning apparatus includes an order quantity planning section determining trading quantities with a plurality of trade connections from a trading cumulative quantity and estimated data about future quantities related to demand and the trade connections, a split-time-based split order planning section generating trading and ordering data containing data about an order price or an order quantity related to trading and ordering in each of planned trading periods that are periods into which a trading period, during which trading can be conducted, is subdivided, and a future quantity estimation section estimating estimated quantities of data related to errors in the future quantities estimated from actual record values, the order quantity planning section increasing or reducing the trading quantity of any of the trade connections when a difference between a sum of the trading quantities of all of the trade connections and a future quantity demanded is equal to or greater than a predetermined value.

Abstract: A data prediction system for calculating a predicted value includes a storage device for storing a measured value of a prediction target, a controller for calculating estimation data of the prediction target on the basis of the measured value, and a combining process module for combining predicted values in a future time period, each calculated by using a different calculation model, and outputting a combined value as a new predicted value.

Abstract: A multifunctional substrate inspection apparatus capable of selectively bringing probes into contact. The apparatus has first and second probe bases, to which probes 111-217 having different lengths and capable of contacting surfaces of a substrate, driving means increasing and decreasing an interval between the first and second probe base, an intermediate plate capable of carrying the substrate between the first and second probe bases, a first extendable pole or equivalent support mechanism attached to the first probe base and capable of pressing the substrate with a biasing force based on a driving force of the driving means transmitted via first biasing means, second biasing means for urging the substrate to be inspected away from the intermediate plate, and third biasing means for urging the intermediate plate away from the second probe base, the probes 111-217 being selectively brought into contact with the substrate according to their different lengths.

Abstract: To improve a prediction accuracy of future demand. A demand prediction system includes a storage device and a processor which is connected to the storage device. The processor is configured to associate time-sequential load data of a resource demand of a plurality of consumers in a consumer set to a plurality of groups, and the storage device is configured to acquire demand pattern data indicating a shape representing the load data in each group and the number of consumers belonging to each group, and calculate shape data indicating a shape of the time-sequential load data of the demand of the consumer set in a predetermined prediction target period on the basis of a record value of the demand pattern data of each group and a record value of the number of consumers of each group.

Abstract: To solve such a problem, demand categories are prepared. ‘Demand categories’ are units of classification for demand. Where the demand included in the ‘demand categories’ is concerned, any attribute such as the contract type, industry type, demand location, and demand generation period constitute the same demand. For example, a management apparatus comprises a sales income calculation unit which calculates sales income derived from supplying demand by using a time interval-differentiated fee unit price for each demand category and a power usage value, an earnings prediction spread calculation unit which compares earnings for each of a plurality of future volume estimation time series relating to power usage volumes of predetermined periods of the demand categories, and a fee unit price search unit which searches for a fee unit price satisfying a limiting condition based on a comparison result.

Abstract: Proposed are an information distribution apparatus and method capable of efficiently distributing information. Clustering processing of collecting time series position data, which is configured from position information of a plurality of mobile communication objects, and classifying the time series position data into a plurality of clusters based on the collected time series position data of each of the mobile communication objects is executed, profiling processing of determining, for each of the clusters, a dominant attribute of each user in which the time series position data was allocated to the relevant cluster based on pre-registered attribute information of each of the users of each of the mobile communication objects is executed, and, for each of the clusters, information to be distributed to each of the users in which the time series position data was allocated to the relevant cluster is determined based on a processing result of the profiling processing.

Abstract: To propose an information processing device and method capable of planning an effective scheme, such as distributing information appropriate to a user. Time-series positional data composed of time-series positional information of a mobile communication body are collected, and a regular behavior of a user of the mobile communication body is estimated on the basis of the collected time-series positional data of the mobile communication body.

Abstract: The invention is directed to predicting demand under circumstances in which continuous total contracted demand characteristics vary within a short time period.

Abstract: A system for distributing electric energy on a power trading market, takes into account fluctuating adjustment capacity for power consumption among a plurality of customers. This power trading management system: performs a forecast in power prices; extracts information about a predetermined power product to be traded; adjusts a capacity forecast in the power consumption adjustment capacity which indicates the capacity to adjust power consumption is forecasted for each customer; prepares an adjustment plan by assigning electric energy to be traded to each customer on the basis of capacity to adjust power consumption; prepares a trading plan for the trading of power products on the basis of the adjustment plan; processes order information based on the trading plan and transmits the order information to a market operation management device; and transmits the adjustment plan to each customer.

Abstract: Proposed are an information distribution apparatus and method capable of efficiently distributing information. Clustering processing of collecting time series position data, which is configured from position information of a plurality of mobile communication objects, and classifying the time series position data into a plurality of clusters based on the collected time series position data of each of the mobile communication objects is executed, profiling processing of determining, for each of the clusters, a dominant attribute of each user in which the time series position data was allocated to the relevant cluster based on pre-registered attribute information of each of the users of each of the mobile communication objects is executed, and, for each of the clusters, information to be distributed to each of the users in which the time series position data was allocated to the relevant cluster is determined based on a processing result of the profiling processing.

Abstract: A power demand adjustment system and method that controls a plurality of sub-aggregators and electrical devices in a customer's facility based on information collected by the power company and the sub-aggregators. The method and system includes a comparison of the power company and sub-aggregator data which enables accurate accounting and control of the customer's electrical devices.

Abstract: A power transaction plan planning support system for planning an electrical power transaction plan includes: a suppressible power consumption amount calculation unit which calculates a suppressible power consumption amount; a market information acquisition unit which acquires a market price and a position amount; a transaction plan planning rule which defines a position amount threshold value which serves as a criterion to determine whether the position amount is insufficient or not, as a determination condition to determine whether to buy electrical power from an electrical power transaction market or not; and a transaction plan planning unit which reduces the position amount threshold value by the suppressible power consumption amount and calculates an amount of the electrical power to be purchased from the electrical power transaction market on the basis of the reduced position amount threshold value, the market price, and the transaction plan planning rule.

Abstract: An electric power demand adjustment program management apparatus, comprises a server which includes: a communication unit that communicates with a plurality of customer terminals that manage customer devices through a communication network; a program unit that creates an electric power demand adjustment program showing a demand adjustment amount allocated to at least one first customer terminal selected from the plurality of customer terminals in each predetermined time segment, based on predetermined constraint conditions and predetermined information received from the plurality of customer terminals; a program executing unit that transmits the electric power demand adjustment program, and instructs the first customer terminal to execute the electric power demand adjustment program; and a providing unit that provides, when the program unit fails to create the electric power demand adjustment program, investigation result information including an investigation result for a cause of the failure.

Abstract: The profit from an electric power business is calculated with high reliability conforming to an actual situation. A storage unit stores a plurality of consumer classes, each consumer class including standard attribute data which is an attribute of the consumer class, and a standard load data stream that indicates a load curve that represents the consumer class. The storage unit stores a plurality of rate menu classes, each rate menu class including a unit price rate of electricity usage and contractor data that indicates a contractor of the rate menu class among the plurality of consumers. A total income calculation unit calculates a total income from business of electric power supply to the plurality of consumers, based on the plurality of consumer classes and the plurality of rate menu classes.

Abstract: A first profile of each of resources in which information about characteristics of the resources when creating negawatts by controlling operation of the resources and decreasing electric power consumption of the resources or creating posiwatts by increasing the electric power consumption of the resources, and information about contract content between an aggregator and a relevant consumer are described, and a first control scenario for each electric power trading form in which control content of the resources to decrease the electric power consumption is described are stored; a resource group composed of a plurality of resources is generated by combining the resources so that the negawatts or posiwatts which satisfy conditions of a trading target electric power product can be created, on the basis of the first profile of each resource; a control scenario is selected; and each of the resources constituting the generated resource group is controlled accordingly.

Abstract: A voltage control apparatus controls a voltage value of power that is supplied to a consumer from either a distribution substation or a pole-mounted transformer. A power management apparatus calculates an adjustable amount of demand for enabling power demand from a plurality of consumers to be adjusted, and sends the adjustable amount of demand to a demand adjustment plan management apparatus. The demand adjustment plan management apparatus prepares a demand adjustment plan for satisfying a request value for the amount of demand adjustment, and sends the demand adjustment plan to the power management apparatus. The power management apparatus, on the basis of the demand adjustment plan, prepares a voltage control plan for controlling the output voltage value of the voltage control apparatus, and causes the output voltage value of the voltage control apparatus to be controlled in accordance with the voltage control plan.

Abstract: Technique is provided in which, with respect to adjustment of power use of a customer belonging to an agent, a result of the amount of adjustment pertaining to the agent is to calculated. A power demand adjustment system for adjusting power demand of a customer who concludes a power use contract via an agent, this power demand adjustment system including: an acquisition unit that acquires facility information indicating a customer facility for power use, and result information indicating a result of the power use of the customer; and a calculation unit that calculates, on the basis of the acquired facility information and the acquired result information, an actual adjustment amount, which is the result of power demand adjustment pertaining to the agent.