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Soltware agent based systems have long been used in the design and implementation 01 complex systems. This paper discusses a framework lor the regulation service auction market lor investigating the behaviors 01 soltware agents representing the various participants including the auction coordinator (ISO). The main emphasis is to consider the prolit maximizing bidding strategies employed by the power suppliers to gain lrom the competitive market setup. The Java Multi-Agent Development Kit (Madkit) is used lor the auction simulations and Java Native Interlace (JNI) methods are employed to invoke Matlab computations. Finally, two examples are shown lor procurement 01 Regulation Service involving live suppliers over a twenty-lour hour auction period.

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