With the deregulation of electric power systems, market participants are facing an important task of bidding energy to an Independent System Operator (ISO). This paper presents a model and a method for optimization-based bidding and self-scheduling where a utility bids part of its energy and self-schedules the rest as in New England. The model considers ISO bid selections and uncertain bidding ...

Separations represent a fundamental unit operation in biology and biotechnology. Commensurate with their importance is the diversity of methods that have been developed for performing them. One important class of separations are equilibrium gradient methods, wherein a medium with some type of spatial nonuniformity is combined with a force field to focus particles to equilibrium positions relate...

We have identified 2 anti-tubulin monoclonal antibodies that bind to 2 different subpopulations of identified neurons in the simple nervous system of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. The antibodies also recognize specific tubulin isotypes from C. elegans that were separated by isoelectric focusing. Antibody 6-1 1B-1 intensely stained the mechano-sensory neurons ALML, ALMR, PLML, PLMR, PVM, ...

An understanding of spatial information in natural language is necessary for many computational linguistics and artificial intelligence applications. In this paper, we discuss what problems researchers face with respect to this topic, focusing on the need for a well-developed annotation scheme. The desiderata for such a specification language are defined along with what representational mechani...

This paper presents a vision of an efficient minimal role for an independent system operator (ISO) in a competitive market for electric power. The ISO framework could be achieved during the final stages of the transition to the deregulated environment. The chief responsibility of the ISO will be to maintain system reliability at all times. To achieve this end, ISO only requires information abou...

In this study, electro-thermo-mechanical nonlinear vibration and instability of embedded piezoelectric micro-tube is carried out based on nonlocal theory and nonlinear Donnell's shell model. The smart micro-tube made of Poly-vinylidene fluoride (PVDF) is conveying an isentropic, incompressible fluid. The detailed parametric study is conducted, focusing on the remarkable effects of mean flow vel...

Purpose: Few studies in the literature address success of enterprise Information Systems (IS) projects, namely focusing on how is influenced by project management practices. This research studied impact ISO 21500/PMBOK processes IS aiming to contribute a better understanding practices importance context this type projects. Design/methodology/approach: An international survey was used collect da...

The Congestion Management process in California has been the subject of extensive discussions among many utilities in the world who are in the process of designing functional requirements of their Independent System Operator (ISO) and spot market or the Power Exchange (PX). Congestion Management is a major function of any ISO and is the process which ensures the transmission system does not vio...

This paper presents the user-friendly plug-andcharge mechanism defined in the ISO/IEC 15118 standard which enables an automatic authentication, authorisation, and billing procedure during the charging process of an electric vehicle. The various certificates, their application in a public key infrastructure as well as the interplay with a clearing house are explained – illustrated using the Germ...