Aaron G Osguthorpe

US Patent:

7305281, Dec 4, 2007

Filed:

May 6, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/123541

Inventors:

Donna M. Scott - Southampton MA, US
Katherine Gilliland - Raleigh NC, US
Patchin Curtis - Annapolis MD, US
Cheryl Nason - Pakenham, CA
Heather Neale - Toronto, CA
Aaron Osguthorpe - Arlington VA, US

Assignee:

ISO New England Inc. - Holyoke MA

International Classification:

G05D 11/00

US Classification:

700286, 705412

Abstract:

The present invention provides methods and systems for managing a bulk electric power market. A set of inter-related automated process streams relating to the bulk electric power market are implemented. A plurality of automated processes for each process stream may also be implemented. At least one process of each process stream serves as an input to, or output from, at least one other process stream. Each process may comprise: (i) automated inputs; (ii) automated activities; (iii) and automated outputs. The process streams may be used to manage a bulk electric power market and to control an electric power grid. For example, the process streams may be used for determining market-based wholesale electric rates; scheduling transmission outages; creating a day-ahead market schedule; and calculating monetary positions of customers involved in settlement of the day-ahead market.

US Patent:

20040162793, Aug 19, 2004

Filed:

Feb 13, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/366632

Inventors:

Donna Scott - Southampton MA, US
Katherine Gilliland - Raleigh NC, US
Patchin Curtis - Annapolis MD, US
Cheryl Nason - Pakenham, CA
Heather Neale - Toronto, CA
Aaron Osguthorpe - Arlington VA, US

Assignee:

ISO New England Inc. - Holyoke MA

International Classification:

G05D007/06

US Classification:

705/412000, 700/286000

Abstract:

The present invention provides methods for managing a bulk electric power market. In an example embodiment of the invention, a set of inter-related process streams relating to the bulk electric power market are established. A plurality of processes for each process stream contained in the set of inter-related process streams is also established. At least one process of each process stream serves as an input to, or output from, at least one other process stream. Each process may comprise: (i) at least one of manual or automated inputs; (ii) at least one of manual or automated activities; (iii) and outputs. A diagrammatic process stream flow may be provided for each process stream. A diagrammatic process flow may be provided for each process in each process stream. Textual process descriptions may also be provided which correspond to each process flow.