Decision support for automated power trading
First Claim
1. A method for providing decision support for automated power trading, comprising:
- acquiring data from power generating plants relating to available power for distribution;
gathering data from a plurality of sources for factors relating to a market condition for power consumption;
combining the data from the power generating plants with the data from the plurality of sources; and
processing the combined data in order to provide recommendations concerning distribution of the available power based upon the market condition.
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Abstract
A system for providing power trading recommendations and forecasting. The system receives plant data relating to various physical parameters from power generating plants, and it also receives market-related data from various sources providing information relating to a market condition for power consumption. The system uses heuristic, neural network, or artificial intelligence techniques to process the plant and market-related data according to business rules. Based upon the processing, the system can provide to users recommendations and forecasting concerning power trading. The system can also provide visual displays of the plant and market-related data on maps. A local application on the user-side can monitor for communication failures based upon interaction with the system.
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40 Claims
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1. A method for providing decision support for automated power trading, comprising:
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acquiring data from power generating plants relating to available power for distribution;
gathering data from a plurality of sources for factors relating to a market condition for power consumption;
combining the data from the power generating plants with the data from the plurality of sources; and
processing the combined data in order to provide recommendations concerning distribution of the available power based upon the market condition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 17, 18, 19)
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14. A method for providing geographical references for display of plant data, comprising:
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acquiring data from power generating plants relating to available power for distribution;
gathering data from a plurality of sources for factors relating to a market condition for power consumption;
retrieving map data relating to a geographical location of the power generating plants;
merging the acquired data and the gathered data with the map data; and
transmitting the merged data for display.
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16. A method for locally monitoring a remote service, comprising:
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detecting a local communication failure;
checking local resources in response to the communication failure;
checking a remote resource in response to the communication failure; and
attempting to resolve the communication failure based upon the checking steps.
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20. A system for providing decision support for automated power trading, comprising:
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a plant sub-system for acquiring data from a power generating plant and relating to available power for distribution;
a market sub-system for gathering data from a plurality of sources relating to a market condition for power consumption; and
a central repository sub-system for receiving and storing the acquired data from the plant sub-system and the gathered data from the market sub-system, and for processing the acquired data and the gathered data to provide recommendations concerning distribution of the available power based upon the market condition. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. An apparatus for providing geographical references for display of plant data, comprising:
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a plant sub-system for acquiring data from a power generating plant and relating to available power for distribution;
a market sub-system for gathering data from a plurality of sources relating to a market condition for power consumption;
a map data source providing map data relating to a geographical location of the power generating plants; and
a central repository for merging the data from the plant sub-system and the market sub-system with the map data and for transmitting the merged data for display. - View Dependent Claims (34, 36, 37, 38, 40)
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35. An apparatus for locally monitoring a remote service, comprising:
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a detection module for detecting a local communication failure;
a local resources module for checking local resources in response to the communication failure;
a remote resources module for checking a remote resource in response to the communication failure; and
a resolution module for attempting to resolve the communication failure based upon the checking of the local resources and the remote resource.
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39. A screen for use in electronically displaying information providing geographical references for display of plant data, comprising:
a screen for display on a display device, the screen displaying map data providing geographical references for power generating plants, and displaying a first indication of data from the power generating plants relating to available power for distribution and displaying a second indication of data relating to a market condition for power consumption, both the first and the second indications displayed on the screen as associated with the corresponding geographical references.
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