Knowing when to act: An optimal stopping method for smart grid demand response

IEEE Network

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 44-49

  Iwayemi, Abiodun ^a   Yi, Peizhong ^a   Dong, Xihua ^a   Zhou, Chi ^a  

^a ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON EMISSIONS; DEMAND RESPONSE; DOMESTIC ENERGY USE; ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES; ENERGY BILLS; ENERGY COST; ENERGY USAGE; KNOW-HOW; OPTIMAL STOPPING; OPTIMAL STOPPING PROBLEM; OPTIMAL STOPPING RULE; PEAK LOAD; REAL TIME PRICING; REAL-TIME PRICE; RESIDENTIAL ELECTRICITY; RESIDENTIAL ENERGY; SMART GRID; USAGE RATE; USER INTERVENTION; WAIT TIME; WAITING-TIME;

COSTS; DOMESTIC APPLIANCES; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; OPTIMIZATION; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; SCHEDULING;

SMART POWER GRIDS;

EID: 80053485148     PISSN: 08908044     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MNET.2011.6033035     Document Type: Article

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