Energy Portfolio Optimization of Data Centers

IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 1898-1910

  Ghamkhari, Mahdi ^a   Wierman, Adam ^b   Mohsenian Rad, Hamed ^a  

^a University of California Riverside   (United States)

^b California Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Data centers; day ahead and real time markets; energy portfolio; energy storage; renewable generation; reserve

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; FINANCIAL DATA PROCESSING; INTEGER PROGRAMMING; POWER MARKETS; RISK MANAGEMENT; STOCHASTIC MODELS; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS;

ANCILLARY SERVICE; ENERGY PORTFOLIO; LONG-TERM PROFITS; ON SITE STORAGE; ORIGINAL MODEL; SERVICE LEVEL AGREEMENT PARAMETERS; WHOLESALE ELECTRICITY MARKETS; WORK-LOAD DISTRIBUTION;

DIGITAL STORAGE;

EID: 84953216528     PISSN: 19493053     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TSG.2015.2510428     Document Type: Article

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