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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2012
Hisashi Kobayashi, Kawaguchi, JP;
Yoshitaka Kobayashi, Kawasaki, JP;
Koichi Hirooka, Yokohama, JP;
Yutaka Iino, Kawasaki, JP;
Masato Shibuya, Saitama, JP;
Hisashi Kobayashi, Kawaguchi, JP;
Yoshitaka Kobayashi, Kawasaki, JP;
Koichi Hirooka, Yokohama, JP;
Yutaka Iino, Kawasaki, JP;
Masato Shibuya, Saitama, JP;
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
According to one embodiment, a water demand optimization system includes a management terminal, a measuring apparatus, a demand information generating unit and a water-supply control apparatus. The management terminal drives customer equipment, which performs an operation using water, in a time zone in which a power unit rate is low. The measuring apparatus measures an amount of water used in a dwelling unit. The demand information generating unit generates water demand based on the amount of water. The water-supply control apparatus controls a pump in a manner to meet water demand and to minimize a treatment cost in a water purification plant and a cost for conveyance of clear water with reference to a variation in the power unit rate.