org.powertac.balancemkt

Interface SettlementContext

All Superinterfaces:

BalancingMarket

All Known Implementing Classes:

BalancingMarketService

public interface SettlementContext
extends BalancingMarket

Context interface for settlement processors. This is needed for testing, and to limit the accessibility of the BalancingMarketService to settlement processors. Methods have package visibility, because we assume settlement processors will be in the same package with the service.

Author:

John Collins

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
double	getPMinus() Returns the current value of pMinus.
double	getPPlus() Returns the current value of pPlus.

Methods inherited from interface org.powertac.common.interfaces.BalancingMarket

getBalancingCost, getDefaultSpotPrice, getMarketBalance, getPMinusPrime, getPPlusPrime, getRegulation

Method Detail

getPPlus

double getPPlus()

Returns the current value of pPlus. This is the marginal cost for up-regulating power. Value is normally negative, because brokers must pay. Cost increases (becomes more negative) with quantity according to pPlusPrime.

getPMinus

double getPMinus()

Returns the current value of pMinus. This is the marginal cost for down-regulation. Value is normally positive, because brokers are paid. Cost increases with quantity (becomes less positive, eventually becoming negative) with quantity accoring to the value of pMinusPrime.