Computing all Nash equilibria of multiplayer games in electricity markets by solving polynomial equations

IEEE Transactions on Power Systems

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 81-91

  Yang, Yan ^a   Zhang, Yao ^a   Li, Fangxing ^b   Chen, Haoyong ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b University of Tennessee Knoxville   (United States)

Author keywords

All Nash equilibria (NE); Cournot model; electricity market; homotopy continuation algorithm; multiplayer games; payoff matrix approach; polynomial system; supply function equilibrium model; transmission constraints

Indexed keywords

COURNOT MODEL; ELECTRICITY MARKET; HOMOTOPY CONTINUATION ALGORITHM; MULTIPLAYER GAMES; NASH EQUILIBRIA; PAYOFF MATRIX; POLYNOMIAL SYSTEM; SUPPLY FUNCTION EQUILIBRIUM MODELS; TRANSMISSION CONSTRAINTS;

ALGORITHMS; COMMERCE; COMPETITION; CONSTRAINT THEORY; ELECTRICITY; GAME THEORY; TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS;

POLYNOMIALS;

EID: 84856266881     PISSN: 08858950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPWRS.2011.2159815     Document Type: Article

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