Multi-scale stochastic optimization for home energy management

Abstract

The problem of scheduling and control of appliances for Home Energy Management (HEM) is considered. A multi-time scale and multi-stage stochastic optimization framework is proposed for the control of the Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) unit, the charging of Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV), and the scheduling of deferrable load such as washer/dryer operations. Formulated as a constrained stochastic optimization that incorporates thermal dynamics, temperature measurements, and the real time pricing signal, a model predictive control algorithm is proposed that minimizes customer’s discomfort level subject to cost and peak power constraints.

Publication
In Proceediongs of the 4th IEEE International Workshop on Computational Advances in Multi-Sensor Adaptive Processing, IEEE.
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