Using one-way communications in a market-based resource allocation system

One or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing computer-readable instructions for causing a computer to perform a method, the method comprising:

• receiving, by the computer, a user comfort setting selected by a user, the user comfort setting being selected from at least a first user comfort setting and a second user comfort setting, the first user comfort setting indicating the user's willingness to pay more to achieve a desired performance level for an electrical device relative to the second user comfort setting;
• computing, by the computer, an average dispatched value using multiple dispatched values from a previous time period, the multiple dispatched values representing values at which electricity was dispatched by a market-based resource allocation system during the previous time period;
• computing, by the computer, a probability value of operating the electrical device based on at least the user comfort setting and the average dispatched value;
• and
• based at least in part on the computed probability value, generating a signal for operating the electrical device.

A system comprising:

• computing hardware;
• and
• an electrical device, the system being configured to:
• receive, by the computing hardware, a user comfort setting selected by a user, the user comfort setting being selected from at least a first user comfort setting and a second user comfort setting, the first user comfort setting indicating the user's willingness to pay more to achieve a desired performance level for the electrical device relative to the second user comfort setting;
• compute, by the computing hardware, an average dispatched value using multiple dispatched values from a previous time period, the multiple dispatched values representing values at which electricity was dispatched by a market-based resource allocation system during the previous time period;
• compute, by the computing hardware, a probability value of operating the electrical device based on at least the user comfort setting and the average dispatched value;
• and
• based at least in part on the computed probability value, generating a signal for operating the electrical device.

A method of operating an electrical charger in a market-based resource allocation system, comprising:

• receiving a user comfort setting selected by a user, the user comfort setting being selected from at least a first user comfort setting and a second user comfort setting, the first user comfort setting indicating the user's willingness to pay more to achieve a desired performance level for the electrical charger relative to the second user comfort setting;
• computing an average dispatched value using multiple dispatched values from a previous time period, the multiple dispatched values representing values at which electricity was dispatched by a market-based resource allocation system during the previous time period;
• computing, by computing hardware, a current rate of charge at which the electrical charger is to operate based on at least the user comfort setting and the average dispatched value;
• and
• generating, by a signal generator, a signal for controlling the electrical charger such that the electrical charger provides a charge at the current rate of charge.

One or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing computer-readable instructions for causing a computer to perform a method, the method comprising:

• receiving a user comfort setting selected by a user, the user comfort setting being selected from at least a first user comfort setting and a second user comfort setting, the first user comfort setting indicating the user's willingness to pay more to achieve a desired performance level for an electrical charger relative to the second user comfort setting;
• computing an average dispatched value using multiple dispatched values from a previous time period, the multiple dispatched values representing values at which electricity was dispatched by a market-based resource allocation system during the previous time period;
• computing, by the computer, a current rate of charge at which the electrical charger is to operate based on at least the user comfort setting and the average dispatched value;
• and
• generating, by the computer, a signal for controlling the electrical charger such that the electrical charger provides a charge at the current rate of charge.

A system comprising:

• computing hardware;
• signal generation hardware;
• and
• an electrical charger, the system being configured to:
• receive a user comfort setting selected by a user, the user comfort setting being selected from at least a first user comfort setting and a second user comfort setting, the first user comfort setting indicating the user's willingness to pay more to achieve a desired performance level for the electrical charger relative to the second user comfort setting;
• compute an average dispatched value using multiple dispatched values from a previous time period, the multiple dispatched values representing values at which electricity was dispatched by the market-based resource allocation system during the previous time period;
• compute, by the computing hardware, a current rate of charge at which the electrical charger is to operate based on at least the user comfort setting and the average dispatched value;
• and
• generate, by the signal generation hardware, a signal for controlling the electrical charger such that the electrical charger provides a charge at the current rate of charge.