Method and system for conducting an auction for electricity markets
First Claim
1. A method for processing bids of an auction by electricity market participants for electricity market commodities, comprising:
- retrieving model parameters and bid data for the electricity market commodities;
applying the model parameters and bid data to equations representative of an electricity market, the equations including at least one variable to be optimized;
simultaneously solving the equations for the at least one variable, said solving being performed iteratively to optimize the at least one variable according to a predetermined objective; and
publishing results of the auction to notify the market participants.
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Abstract
A system and method for processing bids of an auction by electricity market participants for electricity market commodities. The method includes retrieving model parameters and multiple bids for the electricity market commodities. The model parameters and bids are applied to equations representative of an electricity market, where the equations include at least one variable to be optimized. The equations are simultaneously solved for the variable(s). In simultaneously solving for the variable(s), the equations are iteratively solved to optimize the variable(s) according to a predetermined objective. Results of the auction are published to notify the market participants. The electricity market commodities include electric energy, reserve capacity, and transmission.
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67 Claims
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1. A method for processing bids of an auction by electricity market participants for electricity market commodities, comprising:
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retrieving model parameters and bid data for the electricity market commodities;
applying the model parameters and bid data to equations representative of an electricity market, the equations including at least one variable to be optimized;
simultaneously solving the equations for the at least one variable, said solving being performed iteratively to optimize the at least one variable according to a predetermined objective; and
publishing results of the auction to notify the market participants. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for processing bids by electricity market participants of an auction for electricity market commodities, the system comprising:
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a database including model parameters and bid data, the model parameters and bid data being applied to equations representative of the electricity market, the equations including at least one variable to be optimized;
a processor coupled to said database, the processor for simultaneously solving the equations for the at least one variable to be optimized, the solving being performed iteratively to optimize the at least one variable according to a predetermined objective; and
means for publishing results of the auction to notify the electricity market participants. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method for conducting an auction for an integrated electricity market, the method comprising:
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opening a data collection process of the auction of the integrated market to receive bids on electricity commodities from market participants;
receiving the bids on the electricity commodities, the electricity commodities including electric energy, reserve capacity, and transmission;
closing the data collection process of the auction of the integrated market; and
simultaneously processing the bids to determine results for the integrated electricity market. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. A system for conducting an auction for an integrated electricity market, the system comprising:
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a computer server coupled to a communication network, said computer server operating the integrated electricity market;
a plurality of electronic devices coupled to the communication network, said electronic devices in communication with said computer server for submitting bids for electricity commodities, the electricity commodities including electric energy, reserve capacity, and transmission capacity; and
at least one database coupled to said computer server, said at least one database storing the submitted bids, power grid model parameters, and electricity market parameters, said computer server simultaneously processing the submitted bids to determine results of the auction. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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54. A computer-readable medium having stored thereon sequences of instructions, the sequences of instructions including instructions, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to:
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retrieve modeling parameters and a plurality of bids for electricity market commodities;
apply the modeling parameters and bids to equations representative of an electricity market, the equations including at least one variable to be optimized;
solve the equations for the at least one variable, said solving being performed iteratively to optimize the at least one variable according to a predetermined objective; and
publish results of the auction to notify the market participants.
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55. A method for participating in an integrated electricity auction conducted by a market operator for market participants, the method comprising:
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establishing a communication link by a market participant with a market operator;
communicating a bid for electricity market commodities from the market participant to the market operator, the electricity market commodities including electric energy, reserve capacity, and transmission capacity; and
receiving results of the auction from the market operator by the market participant, the results being simultaneously generated. - View Dependent Claims (56, 57, 58, 59)
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60. A computer-readable medium having stored thereon sequences of instructions, the sequences of instructions including instructions, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to:
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establish a communication link by a market participant with a market operator;
communicate a bid for electricity market commodities from the market participant to the market operator, the electricity market commodities including electric energy, reserve capacity, and transmission capacity; and
receiving results of the auction from the market operator by the market participant, the results being simultaneously generated.
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61. At least one computer programmed to execute a process for participating in an integrated electricity market in which a server computer operated by a market operator conducts an auction for electricity market commodities, the process comprising:
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transmitting electronic signals to establish a communication link between a participating computer and the server computer;
generating at least one bid for the electricity market commodities including electric energy, reserve capacity, and transmission capacity; and
causing electronic signals representing the at least one bid to be sent to the server computer for submission of the at least one bid to be submitted to the auction, the bids being simultaneously processed to determine results of the auction. - View Dependent Claims (62, 63)
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64. At least one computer programmed to process bids submitted by market participants for electricity market commodities, the process comprising:
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receiving electronic signals representing electricity market model parameters;
receiving electronic signals representing the bids submitted by the market participants;
applying the electricity market model parameters and bids to equations representative of an electricity market, and including at least one variable to be optimized;
iteratively computing solutions to the at least one variable until the at least one variable satisfies a predetermined objective;
determining results of the auction based on the at least one variable being optimized; and
causing electronic signals representing the results of the auction to be sent to publish the results of the auction. - View Dependent Claims (65, 66)
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67. A system for determining results of an auction conducted for electricity market commodities of an integrated energy market, the system comprising:
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means for storing model parameter and bid data, the bid data including electric energy, reserve capacity and transmission information;
means for reading the model parameters and bid data from said means for storing;
means for utilizing the model parameters and bid data to determine results of the auction; and
means for publishing the results of the auction.
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