Exact and Approximate Solutions for Energy Cost Optimization in Smart Homes
Bibliographic record
Abstract
This research addresses the energy cost optimization problem in the smart grid from the users' perspective.We first propose a unified model which integrates the partial aspects of previous research in a single cost optimization model.It considers the components which have significant impact on cost optimization, e.g., storage, renewables, microgrid, etc.The model utilizes load and source scheduling, and energy trading strategies for cost optimization.It also addresses the inconvenience created to the users by delaying certain tasks.The model enables Peer-to-Peer (P2P) energy trading among the participating households in the microgrid.In P2P trading, the households determine the microgrid energy price and quantity to minimize the total cost.On the other hand, P2P trading potentially results in an unfair cost distribution among the participating households.We address this unfair cost distribution problem by employing Pareto optimality, ensuring that no households will be worse off to improve the cost of others.However, the optimal solution approach of the unified model is a non-convex Mixed Integer Nonlinear Programming (MINLP) problem.Our results show that, even for small problem sizes, the solution time increases exponentially.Hence, it cannot be utilized to solve practical scenarios.To address this problem, we also propose a bi-linear model which provides an approximate solution within a realistic timeframe.Its complexity is less than the unified model because it works with multiple lower dimensional convex solution spaces.Our results show that the solution time of the bi-linear model is very low (mostly less than a minute) compared to the optimal model.Moreover, for real datasets, 99% of the solutions generated by the bi-linear model are optimal solutions.Finally, we used real datasets of Ottawa to evaluate the impact of renewables and storage in the microgrid.Our results show that P2P energy trading is beneficial if the households have both storage and renewables.In the presence of renewables, increased storage capacity increases cost savings until it reaches a saturation point.Our findings could be helpful for policy makers to design programs and initiatives for the households to accelerate the adoption of storage and renewables in the smart grid.All glory and appreciation to the Almighty Allah -the Beneficent, the most Merciful and the most Compassionate, Who has granted me the opportunity to finish this thesis.I would like to express my sincere gratitude to my supervisors, Professor Thomas Kunz and Professor Marc St-Hilaire for their excellent support, guidance and suggestions to complete this thesis.I would be delighted to thank them for their invaluable inspiration, kindness and allocation of their precious time for advising me during my research project.Their friendly availability and constant willingness to share their ideas with me regarding my research, in spite of their busy schedule, is sincerely appreciated.My
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How this classification was reachedexpand
Full frame machine prediction
Teacher imitationNot calibrated prevalence, not ground truth. Human validation pending. The Gemma side is a direct model label for every work in the frame, read from the title-only record. The Codex side is a classifier learned from the 10,348 direct Codex labels and calibrated to design-weighted sample rates; fields without enough sample support carry no Codex call. Candidate is the union of the two sides; consensus is their intersection. These outputs are machine_predicted_unvalidated and are not human labels.
Distilled classifier scores by category (both heads)
| Category | Codex | Gemma |
|---|---|---|
| Metaresearch | 0.001 | 0.005 |
| Meta-epidemiology (narrow) | 0.001 | 0.001 |
| Meta-epidemiology (broad) | 0.001 | 0.001 |
| Bibliometrics | 0.001 | 0.001 |
| Science and technology studies | 0.000 | 0.001 |
| Scholarly communication | 0.001 | 0.002 |
| Open science | 0.001 | 0.001 |
| Research integrity | 0.001 | 0.002 |
| Insufficient payload (model declined to judge) | 0.004 | 0.000 |
Machine scores (provisional)
The two teacher heads of the student model, read on this work. A score orders the frame for review; it never asserts a category, and the validation status ships verbatim with every row.
Baseline scores from an immature model (maturity gate not passed, 7 training rounds). Scores rank; they never assert a category.
score_only:v0-immature-baseline · verbatim from the scoring run: score_only means the number may rank works, and no category label ships from itClassification
machine, unvalidatedMachine predicted; a candidate call from one source (direct Gemma or distilled Codex), not a consensus.
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