Abstract: To enable processing related to user permission, to be performed appropriately. An electronic device includes a processing unit configured to perform processing in such a manner that a permission state indicating whether an operation representing user agreement with a permission matter regarding transmission of information from the electronic device to a transmission destination has been received is stored, an acquisition unit configured to acquire first information indicating whether the permission matter that corresponds to a region of the electronic device has been updated, and a control unit configured to, in a case where update about the permission matter has not been executed, perform control to transmit information to the transmission destination without displaying a reception screen for receiving agreement with the permission matter from a user, and in a case where update about the permission matter has been executed, perform control to display the reception screen.

Abstract: A power management system, which manages a transaction of power generated based on renewable energy, includes: a power supply system capable of supplying power generated based on the renewable energy to a power demand system; and a power demand-supply management apparatus that manages demand and supply of the power. The power demand-supply management apparatus requests the power supply system to supply the power to the power demand system in a power generation time zone of the power, and issues, to the power demand system, a certificate that an amount of supplied power has been consumed in accordance with generation of the power.

Abstract: A technique for increasing user convenience is provided. An information processing apparatus includes a determination unit configured to determine whether a predetermined function of the information processing apparatus has a use limitation, a setting unit configured to set information indicating a state relating to use of the predetermined function, and a display unit configured to display, on a display portion of the information processing apparatus, the information indicating the state relating to use of the predetermined function set by the setting unit, wherein in a case where it is determined by the determination unit that the predetermined function has a use limitation, the setting unit makes a setting such that the information indicating the state relating to use of the predetermined function includes information indicating that the predetermined function has a use limitation.

Abstract: A power procurement plan creating system or the like that creates a proper power procurement plan is provided. A power procurement plan creating system includes a control unit that causes a display means to display a power procurement plan adopting a combination of supply/procurement sources, the combination being selected based on a given evaluation index, from among a plurality of supply/procurement sources that are power supply sources. The evaluation index includes a degree of stability that indicates a degree of stable supply of power to a demand side. The control unit displays the degree of stability on a display screen for displaying the power procurement plan.

Abstract: A power trading system includes: a matching-related data acquiring unit that acquires demand bid information and supply bid information, the demand bid information and the supply bid information each being given a priority level; an appearance rate prediction unit that obtains a predicted appearance rate of the demand bid information and that of the supply bid information; an agreement rate prediction unit that obtains a predicted agreement rate of the demand bid information and that of the supply bid information; and a matching unit that matches the demand bid information to the supply bid information while switching a priority level, based on the predicted appearance rate and the predicted agreement rate.

Abstract: A technique for increasing user convenience is provided. An information processing apparatus includes a determination unit configured to determine whether a predetermined function of the information processing apparatus has a use limitation, a setting unit configured to set information indicating a state relating to use of the predetermined function, and a display unit configured to display, on a display portion of the information processing apparatus, the information indicating the state relating to use of the predetermined function set by the setting unit, wherein in a case where it is determined by the determination unit that the predetermined function has a use limitation, the setting unit makes a setting such that the information indicating the state relating to use of the predetermined function includes information indicating that the predetermined function has a use limitation.

Abstract: A power transaction system includes: a token generation unit that issues a power reservation token that is a right to use specific power that is power obtained by generating power using a specific type of energy; a power supply control unit that supplies power in exchange for the power reservation token; and a result token issuing unit that issues a result token indicating that the specific power supplied in exchange for the power reservation token is used.

Abstract: Provided is a state prediction system or the like that appropriately predicts a state of a device to be charged and discharged. A state prediction system includes a behavior feature extraction unit that, based on behavior historical data and charging rate historical data of a device, extracts a feature of behavior of the device; a behavior rule extraction unit that extracts, based on a predetermined feature, a behavior rule of the device; a behavior rule correction unit that corrects the behavior rule based on a predetermined input operation by referring to a display unit displaying the behavior rule; and a prediction unit that, in a case where the behavior rule is corrected by the behavior rule correction unit, predicts a future state of the device based on the corrected behavior rule.

Abstract: An energy management controller (1) includes a virtual grid generating unit (110) that for each of grids, generates a virtual grid that collectively manages information including information on an energy resource and a wire, in order to carry out efficient power management, and a deal management unit (150) that based on the generated virtual grid, manages a power deal with a consumer-side supplied with power from the energy resource. The energy management controller (1) further includes an RE coloring unit (132) that classifies power by coloring to allow power deals based on RE coloring.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to, in particular, an apparatus enabling interactions between actors of energy-related infrastructure, which comprises a platform device that includes: one or more input/output units, which are configured to transmit data from the platform to actors 2 to 7 and/or to receive data from actors 2 to 7; a data gathering module and a first actor support module.

Abstract: To calculate the prediction of the power generation amount with high accuracy even when the amount of the track record data of the Generator power generation amount is insufficient or the amount of the weather track record data similar to the weather prediction result is small.

Abstract: An operation support device is provided with: a similarity determination unit for determining the similarity between actual measured data and simulated data, said actual measured data being measured in an operation target after performing control on the operation target on the basis of, among a plurality of control candidates managed using a control candidate table, a control candidate corresponding to an event having occurred in the operation target, said simulated data being obtained by a simulation assuming the system state of the operation target after performing control on the operation target on the basis of system data indicating the state of the operation target before performing the control on the operation target; and a control candidate table update unit for updating the control candidate table in accordance with the determination result of the similarity determination unit.

Abstract: A power management system, which manages a transaction of power generated based on renewable energy, includes: a power supply system capable of supplying power generated based on the renewable energy to a power demand system; and a power demand-supply management apparatus that manages demand and supply of the power. The power demand-supply management apparatus requests the power supply system to supply the power to the power demand system in a power generation time zone of the power, and issues, to the power demand system, a certificate that an amount of supplied power has been consumed in accordance with generation of the power.

Abstract: According to the present invention, a printing apparatus is provided, the printing apparatus comprises a printhead including an ink discharge surface on which plurality of orifices for discharging ink are arranged and configured to print an image, a cap configured to cap the ink discharge surface, and a supply unit configured to selectively supply one of a plurality of types of liquids into the cap.

Abstract: A manipulation candidate classification unit provided in this operation assistance device classifies manipulation logs associated with a plurality of events stored in a past case database, as manipulation candidates, on the basis of measured value feature quantity tolerance ranges, and groups the classified manipulation candidates and the measured value feature quantity tolerance ranges together to create manipulation candidate groups. A manipulation candidate search unit searches a manipulation candidate database for a manipulation candidate group associated with a feature quantity that is associated with a past event and that is close to a feature quantity associated with a new event, and outputs the found manipulation candidate group to an output unit.

Abstract: A system operation decision-making assistance device includes: a state mode clustering unit that calculates, on the basis of measurement data DB1 of a power system and a clustering parameter DB3, which state mode, from among prescribed state modes, applies to a power system; a state mode collation unit that collates state transition data DB4 indicating transitions between state modes and the calculated state mode to calculate state transition probability data, which is the probability of transitioning from the calculated state mode to each state mode defined in the state transition data; and an accident shift pattern calculation unit that calculates important accident cases on the basis of a system model DB2, an importance parameter DB5 including the importance of a power system accident, the measurement data, and the calculated state transition probability data.

Abstract: An operation support device is provided with: a similarity determination unit for determining the similarity between actual measured data and simulated data, said actual measured data being measured in an operation target after performing control on the operation target on the basis of, among a plurality of control candidates managed using a control candidate table, a control candidate corresponding to an event having occurred in the operation target, said simulated data being obtained by a simulation assuming the system state of the operation target after performing control on the operation target on the basis of system data indicating the state of the operation target before performing the control on the operation target; and a control candidate table update unit for updating the control candidate table in accordance with the determination result of the similarity determination unit.

Abstract: The voltage and reactive power monitoring/control method includes: measurement data for the power system and data for the system equipment of the power system are used to calculate the system status for the power system at the time of measurement; data for a status estimation calculation result and predicted data for the power generation and load of the power system are used to predictively calculate a system status at a future time from the time of the power system measurement; a fluctuation component is obtained for the predicted value of the data obtained from the power system; the reactive power required to suppress the fluctuation component is obtained, as a required reactive power amount; a reactive power distribution subject is selected from a plurality of pieces of control subject equipment; an output distribution calculation is performed for the required reactive power amount for the selected control subject equipment.

Abstract: With conventional technology, since calculation of system stability is performed regarding all imaginable failure cases for the combinations of all objects to be controlled to determine an object to be controlled, there has been a problem of not being able to determine an object to be controlled in all the imaginable failure cases within a calculation period due to longer calculation time.

Abstract: In order to provide a power grid decision-making support device and method which are capable of providing operator decision-making support, and quickly presenting control candidates, and a system which applies the same, one representative embodiment of the present invention provides a power grid decision-making support device characterized by comprising: a control candidate learning unit for deriving, by learning, a plurality of control candidate models for stabilizing a power grid; a control candidate extraction unit for extracting, from the plurality of control candidate models derived by the control candidate learning unit, control candidates using power grid measurement data and extraction parameters; a control candidate evaluation unit for evaluating the control candidates using a power grid model and the control candidates; and an information presentation unit for presenting information about the evaluation results and the control candidates.