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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2003
Milan Bjelogrlic, San Dimas, CA (US);
Petar Ristanovic, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Milan Bjelogrlic, San Dimas, CA (US);
Petar Ristanovic, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Siemen Power Transmission & Distribution, Inc., Wendell, NC (US);
Abstract
The present invention is a method for optimizing security constrained unit commitment in the day ahead wholesale electricity market using mixed integer linear programming techniques. The wholesale electricity market uniquely requires the submission of offers to supply energy and ancillary services at stated prices, as well as bids to purchase energy, and known operating and security constraints. The present invention address the above noted needs by providing a SCUC engine to support and implement the requirements via a computer system implementation.