Patent Document ID: 9373960
Application ID: 13799385
Patent Flag: 1

Claim One:
1. A method performed by a computer system for generating a resource schedule, the method comprising: automatically generating a resource schedule for a set of resources in a distribution network, wherein the automatically generating comprises determining a solution using a particle swarm optimization technique, the resource schedule is automatically generated using the solution, the solution indicates calculated power output levels for the set of resources in the distribution network, and the calculated power output levels of the set of resources, in aggregate, satisfy a power demand placed on the distribution network; and deriving operating statuses of the set of resources from the calculated power output levels of the set of resources, wherein if a calculated power output level falls within threshold power output levels, a corresponding operating status is derived to be online, and if the calculated power output level falls outside the threshold power output levels, the corresponding operating status is derived to be offline.