Real-Time Opportunistic Scheduling for Residential Demand Response

• Published in: IEEE transactions on smart grid Vol. 4; no. 1; pp. 227 - 234
• Main Authors: Peizhong Yi, Xihua Dong, Iwayemi, A., Chi Zhou, Shufang Li
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Piscataway IEEE 01.03.2013; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• Subjects: Demand response; Electric utilities; Electricity; Electricity distribution; Home appliances; Optimal scheduling; optimal stopping rule; Power demand; Pricing; real-time pricing (RTP); Real-time systems; Scheduling; Scheduling algorithms; smart appliance; smart grid

Demand response is a key feature of the smart grid. The addition of bidirectional communication to today's power grid can provide real-time pricing (RTP) to customers via smart meters. A growing number of appliance companies have started to design and produce smart appliances which embed intell...