TECHNICAL FIELD

An aspect of the present disclosure relates to an information processing system that supports supply of electric power.

BACKGROUND ART

A mechanism is known that uses a battery of a vehicle for supply of electric power to another facility. For example, Non Patent Literatures 1 and 2 describe examples of such mechanisms.

Citation List

Non Patent Literature

Non Patent Literature 1: “Chosen for ‘Construction and Verification Project for Virtual Power Plant/Aggregator Project,’” [online], Jul. 29, 2016, ENERES Co., Ltd., [accessed Jan. 15, 2018], Internet <http://www.eneres.co.jp/pr/20160729.html>

Non Patent Literature 2: Junko Takeuchi et al., “Game Change to Utility 3.0 in 2050 of Energy Industry,” Nikkei Publishing Inc., September, 2017, pp. 137

SUMMARY OF INVENTION

Technical Problem

It is preferable that suitable vehicles be selected when batteries of vehicles are used for electric power supply to another facility.

Solution to Problem

According to an aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided an information processing system including: a first acquisition unit configured to acquire battery information on a battery of each of one or more vehicles; a second acquisition unit configured to acquire supply source information on a state of a power supply source; a selection unit configured to select a vehicle for providing electric power for the power supply source as a power source out of the one or more vehicles, based on the supply source information and the battery information; and a request unit configured to request the vehicle selected as the power source to provide the electric power.

Effects of Invention

According to the aspect of the present disclosure, it is possible to appropriately select a vehicle to be used for electric power supply to another facility.

