org.powertac.common.interfaces

Interface BalancingMarket

public interface BalancingMarket

Interface that defines the publicly accessible methods a Power TAC balancing market has to implement.

Author:

John Collins

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Double	getBalancingCost() Returns the per-timeslot charge for running the balancing market
double	getDefaultSpotPrice() Returns the value used for spot price per MWh if unavailable from wholesale market.
double	getMarketBalance(org.powertac.common.Broker broker) Returns the market balance for a given broker.
double	getPMinusPrime() Returns the slope of cost curve for down-regulation.
double	getPPlusPrime() Returns the slope of cost curve for up-regulation.
double	getRegulation(org.powertac.common.Broker broker) Returns the net regulation energy (positive for up-regulation, negative for down-regulation) for a given broker.

Method Detail

getMarketBalance

double getMarketBalance(org.powertac.common.Broker broker)

Returns the market balance for a given broker.

getRegulation

double getRegulation(org.powertac.common.Broker broker)

Returns the net regulation energy (positive for up-regulation, negative for down-regulation) for a given broker.

getPPlusPrime

double getPPlusPrime()

Returns the slope of cost curve for up-regulation. Total cost for up-regulation by x kwh is pPlus + x * pPlusPrime. Note that x is positive for up-regulation.

getPMinusPrime

double getPMinusPrime()

Returns the slope of cost curve for down-regulation. Total cost for down-regulation by x kwh is pMinus + x * pMinusPrime. Note that x is negative for down-regulation.

getBalancingCost

Double getBalancingCost()

Returns the per-timeslot charge for running the balancing market

getDefaultSpotPrice

double getDefaultSpotPrice()

Returns the value used for spot price per MWh if unavailable from wholesale market.