SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING CONGESTION PRICING IN A POWER DISTRIBUTION NETWORK

摘要

A system for implementing congestion pricing in a power distribution network includes a monitoring and control engine configured to receive an actual power consumption value for a node in the power distribution network and a congestion engine coupled to the monitoring and control engine configured to determine that a power consumption value exceeds a capacity related set point of the node. The system further includes a pricing calculator that establishes a congestion price for power to be applied while the actual power consumption value exceeds the set point of the node and a credit calculator that provides credits to consumers coupled to the node that consume power at a rate below a threshold while the actual power consumption value exceeds the set point of the node.