METHOD AND SYSTEM OF MANAGING AC POWER NETWORKS BASED UPON FLOW-GATE MARKET TRANSACTIONS - Patent 1234368

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EP 1 234 368 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	28.08.2002 Bulletin 2002/35

(21)	Application number: 00955602.8

(22)	Date of filing: 16.08.2000

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: H02J 3/00, G06F 17/60

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US0022/487

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 0104/1279 (07.06.2001 Gazette 2001/23)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

30.11.1999 US 163213 P
04.04.2000 US 542854

(71)	Applicant: Automated Power Exchange, Inc.
	Santa Clara, CA 95054 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	CAZALET, Edward, G. Los Altos Hills, CA 94022 (US) FU, Chengjun San Jose, CA 95129 (US) SAMUELSON, Ralph Mountain View, CA 94040 (US) STREMEL, John Santa Clara, CA 95051 (US) TENEV, Tichomir San Jose, CA 95123 (US)

(74)	Representative: Leeming, John Gerard
	J.A. Kemp & Co.,14 South Square,Gray's Inn London WC1R 5JJ London WC1R 5JJ (GB)

(54)	METHOD AND SYSTEM OF MANAGING AC POWER NETWORKS BASED UPON FLOW-GATE MARKET TRANSACTIONS