Graphical user interface (GUI) for arbitrage by strategist/sup ++/ in the deregulated power markets

This paper presents the graphical user interface (GUI) for some of the GENCOs' arbitrage opportunities using Strategist/sup ++/ based on the profit based unit commitment (PBUC) in deregulated power markets. Strategist/sup ++/ is a C++ software package that incorporates a probabilistic approach for the evaluation of composite reliability of generation, load forecast and fuel prices using different probability distributions. GUI is a Visual Basic package incorporated with Microsoft Access and PowerPoint for visualization. GUI provides several simple user interface screens for handling the inputs, processes, and results. Several screens are designed and presented in this paper to show the crucial role for the GUI.