Power distribution determination apparatus, control method, and storage medium

A control method executed by a computer that determines a distribution of power from a plurality of power supply units to a plurality of power receiving units, comprising:

• a supply information acquisition step of acquiring supply information from each of the power supply units, the supply information indicating a supply energy, the supply energy being energy being able to be supplied or expected energy being able to be supplied from the power supply unit;
• a demand information acquisition step of acquiring demand information from each of the power receiving units, the demand information indicating a demand energy and accepting conditions, the demand energy being a required energy or an expected required energy, the accepting condition being condition related to a power supply unit that accepts to supply power;
• a first matching step of performing first matching for determining one or a plurality of the power supply units that supply power to each of the power receiving units so as to fulfill the accepting conditions corresponding to each power receiving unit;
• a surplus power supply unit determination step of determining a surplus power supply unit with a result of the first matching, the surplus power supply unit being the power supply unit in which a portion or the entirety of the supply energy is not used;
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• an arbitrary power receiving unit determination step of determining an arbitrary power receiving unit with a result of the first matching, the arbitrary power receiving unit being the power receiving unit in which a portion or the entirety of the demand energy is not fulfilled.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program that causes a computer to have a function of determining a distribution of power from a plurality of power supply units to a plurality of power receiving units, the program causing the computer to execute:

• a supply information acquisition function of acquiring supply information from each of the power supply units, the supply information indicating a supply energy, the supply energy being energy being able to be supplied or expected energy being able to be supplied from the power supply unit;
• a demand information acquisition function of acquiring demand information from each of the power receiving units, the demand information indicating a demand energy and accepting conditions, the demand energy being a required energy or an expected required energy, the accepting condition being condition related to a power supply unit that accepts to supply power;
• a first matching function of performing first matching for determining one or a plurality of the power supply units that supply power to each of the power receiving units so as to fulfill the accepting conditions corresponding to each power receiving unit;
• a surplus power supply unit determination function of determining a surplus power supply unit with a result of the first matching, the surplus power supply unit being the power supply unit in which a portion or the entirety of the supply energy is not used;
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• an arbitrary power receiving unit determination function of determining an arbitrary power receiving unit with a result of the first matching, the arbitrary power receiving unit being the power receiving unit in which a portion or the entirety of the demand energy is not fulfilled.