NESTED, HIERARCHICAL RESOURCE ALLOCATION SCHEMA FOR MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL OF AN ELECTRIC POWER GRID
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- receiving a plurality of requests for electrical power from a corresponding plurality of electrical-power users, wherein the electrical-power users receive electrical power through a feeder network controlled by a transmission node, and wherein each of the requests indicates a requested quantity of electrical power and a requested price for the requested quantity of electrical power;
receiving one or more offers for supplying electrical power to the feeder network, the plurality of offers being from a corresponding plurality of resource suppliers, wherein each of the offers indicates an offered quantity of electrical power and an offered price for the requested quantity of electrical power; and
using computing hardware, determining a price at which electrical power is to be supplied to the consumers on the feeder network based at least in part on the requested prices and the offered prices, the price being unique to the feeder network.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are representative embodiments of methods, apparatus, and systems for distributing a resource (such as electricity) using a resource allocation system. In one exemplary embodiment, a system is disclosed comprising a first feeder network configured to deliver electrical power to a first plurality of customers. The first feeder network is controlled by a first market-based pricing system that computes a first feeder network price of electrical power at first periodic intervals. The system of this embodiment further comprises a second feeder network configured to deliver electrical power to a second plurality of customers. The second feeder network is controlled by a second market-based pricing system that computes a second feeder network price of electrical power at second periodic intervals. In this exemplary embodiment, the first feeder network and the second feeder network are part of a same distribution network, and the first feeder network price of electrical power is different than the second feeder network price of electrical power.
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61 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving a plurality of requests for electrical power from a corresponding plurality of electrical-power users, wherein the electrical-power users receive electrical power through a feeder network controlled by a transmission node, and wherein each of the requests indicates a requested quantity of electrical power and a requested price for the requested quantity of electrical power; receiving one or more offers for supplying electrical power to the feeder network, the plurality of offers being from a corresponding plurality of resource suppliers, wherein each of the offers indicates an offered quantity of electrical power and an offered price for the requested quantity of electrical power; and using computing hardware, determining a price at which electrical power is to be supplied to the consumers on the feeder network based at least in part on the requested prices and the offered prices, the price being unique to the feeder network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system comprising:
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a first feeder network configured to deliver electrical power to a first plurality of customers, the first feeder network being controlled by a first market-based pricing system that computes a first feeder network price of electrical power at first periodic intervals; and a second feeder network configured to deliver electrical power to a second plurality of customers, the second feeder network being controlled by a second market-based pricing system that computes a second feeder network price of electrical power at second periodic intervals, wherein the first feeder network and the second feeder network are part of a same distribution network, and wherein the first feeder network price of electrical power is different than the second feeder network price of electrical power. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method, comprising:
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with computing hardware, determining a price at which electrical power is to be supplied to consumers on a distribution network for each of a first series of time intervals, the time intervals of the first series having a first interval duration; and with the computing hardware, determining a bid for electrical power for each of a second series of time intervals, the time intervals of the second series having a second interval duration, wherein the second interval duration is different than the first interval duration. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A method, comprising:
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receiving a plurality of requests for electrical power associated with a transmission node, wherein each of the requests indicates a requested quantity of electrical power and a requested price for the requested quantity of electrical power; receiving one or more offers for supplying electrical power to the transmission node, wherein each of the offers indicates an offered quantity of electrical power and an offered price for the requested quantity of electrical power; and using computing hardware, generating data indicative of amounts of power the transmission node can deliver or withdraw across a range of prices, the data being based on the received requests and offers. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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- 46. A method for controlling electrical distribution comprising operating two or more nodal transmission markets.
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53. A method, comprising:
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determining a desired mixture of electrical-power customer payment plans; determining a current mixture of electrical-power customer payment plans; and using computing hardware, determining one or more customer incentives based on the difference between the desired mixture of electrical-power customer payment plans and the current mixture of electrical-power customer payment plans. - View Dependent Claims (54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61)
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