| CPC B60L 53/62 (2019.02) [B60L 53/126 (2019.02); B60L 53/305 (2019.02)] | 7 Claims |
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1. A server of an aggregator configured to request a plurality of vehicles to participate in a demand response (DR), each of the vehicles being equipped with a power accumulation device and configured to be electrically connectable to a power system, the server comprising:
a communication device configured to acquire a transmitted power amount that is transmitted from a power facility during external charging of a vehicle participating in the DR, the external charging being charging of the power accumulation device using power from the power facility connected to the power system; and
a processor configured to:
calculate, when the vehicles configured to participate in the DR by executing the external charging participate in the DR, a standard reward that is a standard of a reward given from the aggregator to each of the vehicles, according to the transmitted power amount;
decide, when a first vehicle from among the vehicles participates in the DR, a first reward that is a reward given from the aggregator to the first vehicle, such that the first reward becomes the standard reward for the first vehicle; and
decide, when a second vehicle from among the vehicles participates in the DR, a second reward that is a reward given from the aggregator to the second vehicle, such that the second reward becomes higher than the standard reward for the second vehicle, wherein:
the first vehicle is configured to execute wired charging that is the external charging using power received via a power cable of a first power facility as the power facility; and
the second vehicle is configured to execute wireless charging that is the external charging using power received from a second power facility as the power facility in a wireless manner.
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