Smoothing device, smoothing system, and computer program product

A computer program product comprising a computer-readable medium containing a smoothing program executed by a computer, the program causing the computer to execute:

• acquiring weather information of a plurality of operation areas, a facility device that performs environmental control according to a control value resulting from operation based on the weather information being installed in each of the operation areas;
• determining whether or not an amount of change in weather exceeds a predetermined first threshold in each of the operation areas;
• and
• selecting at least one first operation area that is an operation area in which the amount of change exceeds the first threshold as a halt area for which the operation of the control value used by the facility device installed in the first operation area is halted when the number of first operation areas exceeds a predetermined second threshold.

A smoothing system comprising:

• a smoothing device;
• executing devices connected to the smoothing device;
• and
• facility devices connected to the executing devices, wherein
• the smoothing device includes
• an acquiring unit configured to acquire weather information of a plurality of operation areas in which the facility devices that perform environmental control according to control values resulting from operation based on the weather information are installed;
• a determining unit configured to determine whether or not an amount of change in weather exceeds a predetermined first threshold in each of the operation areas;
• a selecting unit configured to select at least one first operation area that is an operation area in which the amount of change exceeds the first threshold as a halt area for which the operation of the control value used by the facility device installed in the first operation area is halted when the number of first operation areas exceeds a predetermined second threshold;
• and
• a distributing unit configured to distribute weather information to be used for operation of control values used by the facility devices installed in operation executing areas resulting from excluding the halt area from the operation areas to the executing devices that execute the operation,
• the executing devices execute the operation on the basis of the weather information and calculate the control values to be used by the facility devices installed in the operation executing areas, and
• the facility devices control environment of the operation areas in which the facility devices are installed according to the control values.