Using bi-directional communications in a market-based resource allocation system

Title: Using bi-directional communications in a market-based resource allocation system

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 plurality of requests for electricity are received from a plurality of end-use consumers. The requests indicate a requested quantity of electricity and a consumer-requested index value indicative of a maximum price a respective end-use consumer will pay for the requested quantity of electricity. A plurality of offers for supplying electricity are received from a plurality of resource suppliers. The offers indicate an offered quantity of electricity and a supplier-requested index value indicative of a minimum price for which a respective supplier will produce the offered quantity of electricity. A dispatched index value is computed at which electricity is to be supplied based at least in part on the consumer-requested index values and the supplier-requested index values.

Inventors:: Chassin, David P; Pratt, Robert G

Issue Date:: 2014-04-01

OSTI Identifier:: 1129092

Assignee:: Battelle Memorial Institute (Richland, WA) PNNL

Patent Number(s):: 8,694,409

Application Number:: 12/587,009

Contract Number:: AC05-76RLO1830

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2009 Sep 29

Research Org:: Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)

Sponsoring Org:: USDOE

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS

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Gopal, Rajeev; Gopal, Rohit
US Patent Application 11/459353; 20080046387
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Method Of Controlling A Recuperated Turbine Engine
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Tryon, Bruce
US Patent Application 11/926367; 20080051977
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Subsidizer for Networked Loan Market and Lending Management System
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Shavit, Eyal; Cheifetz, Yoni; Goren, Nava
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Multi-Dimensional Matching in Networked Loan Market and Lending Management System
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Shavit, Eyal; Cheifetz, Yoni; Goren, Nava
US Patent Application 12/108766; 20080243682
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Risk Profiles in Networked Loan Market and Lending Management System
patent-application, October 2008

Shavit, Eyal; Cheifetz, Yoni; Goren, Nava
US Patent Application 12/108757; 20080243719
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Electric Power Supply System
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Saeki, Hibiki; Aoyagi, Satoshi; Shirasaka, Takuya
US Patent Application 12/128461; 20080297113
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Import and Export Manager for Environmentally Relevant Item
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Musier, Reiner F.H.; Melby, John M.; Shults, Robert B.
US Patent Application 12/062285; 20080300907
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Musier, Reiner F. H.; Melby, John M.; Shults, Robert B.
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Dashboard for Environmentally Relevant Items
patent-application, December 2008

Musier, Reiner F.H.; Melby, John M.; Shults, Robert B.
US Patent Application 12/062330; 20080306801
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Zero-Knowledge Proofs in Large Trades
patent-application, July 2009

Thorpe, Christopher; Parkes, David C.
US Patent Application 12/261249; 20090177591
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System and Method for Home Energy Monitor and Control
patent-application, August 2009

\tFrader-Thompson, Seth; von Muehlen, Stephan; Kennedy, Thomas
US Patent Application 12/024957; 20090195349
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Approving Energy Transaction Plans Associated with Electric Vehicles
patent-application, December 2009

Hafner, James Lee; O'Mara, Melissa Wiltsey; Williamson, Paul Stuart
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Using bi-directional communications in a market-based resource allocation system
patent-application, April 2010

Chassin, David P.; Pratt, Robert G.
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Distributing resources in a market-based resource allocation system
patent-application, April 2010

Chassin, David P.
US Patent Application 12/587000; 20100107173
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Electric power grid control using a market-based resource allocation system
patent-application, May 2010

Chassin, David P.
US Patent Application 12/587008; 20100114387
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Nested, Hierarchical Resource Allocation Schema for Management and Control of an Electric Power Grid
patent-application, July 2010

Chassin, David P.; Pratt, Robert G.
US Patent Application 12/686243; 20100179862
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Enhanced parimutuel wagering
patent-application, August 2010

Lange, Jeffrey; Baron, Kenneth Charles; Walden, Charles
US Patent Application 12/660400; 20100216545
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System and method for electric grid utilization and optimization
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Crabtree, Jason; Raian, Pravin; Galvin, Brian R.
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Decentralized Coordination through Digital Technology, Dynamic Pricing, and Customer-Driven Control: The GridWise Testbed Demonstration Project
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Chassin, David P.; Kiesling, Lynne
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Final Report for the Energy Efficient and Affordable Small Commercial and Residential Buildings Research Program. Project 3.3 - Smart Load Control and Grid Friendly Appliances
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Market Clearing Price Forecasting in Deregulated Electricity Markets Using Adaptively Trained Neural Networks
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Modern Grid Strategy: Enhanced GridLAB-D Capabilities Final Report
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