{"id":"https://openalex.org/W2041353587","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1109/infocom.2014.6848212","title":"Structure-aware stochastic load management in smart grids","display_name":"Structure-aware stochastic load management in smart grids","publication_year":2014,"publication_date":"2014-04-01","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W2041353587","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1109/infocom.2014.6848212","mag":"2041353587"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.1109/infocom.2014.6848212","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1109/infocom.2014.6848212","pdf_url":null,"source":null,"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"IEEE INFOCOM 2014 - IEEE Conference on Computer Communications","raw_type":"proceedings-article"},"type":"article","indexed_in":["crossref"],"open_access":{"is_oa":false,"oa_status":"closed","oa_url":null,"any_repository_has_fulltext":false},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5100433414","display_name":"Yu Zhang","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7889-2676"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I161318765","display_name":"University of California, Los Angeles","ror":"https://ror.org/046rm7j60","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I161318765"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Yu Zhang","raw_affiliation_strings":["Department of Electrical Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA, USA","Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, , USA"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Department of Electrical Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA, USA","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I161318765"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, , USA","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I161318765"]}]},{"author_position":"last","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5012339002","display_name":"Mihaela van der Schaar","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3933-6049"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I161318765","display_name":"University of California, Los Angeles","ror":"https://ror.org/046rm7j60","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I161318765"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Mihaela van der Schaar","raw_affiliation_strings":["Department of Electrical Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA, USA","Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, , USA"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Department of Electrical Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA, USA","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I161318765"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, , USA","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I161318765"]}]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":1,"institutions_distinct_count":2,"corresponding_author_ids":[],"corresponding_institution_ids":[],"apc_list":null,"apc_paid":null,"fwci":0.2129,"has_fulltext":false,"cited_by_count":12,"citation_normalized_percentile":{"value":0.59712847,"is_in_top_1_percent":false,"is_in_top_10_percent":false},"cited_by_percentile_year":{"min":90,"max":98},"biblio":{"volume":null,"issue":null,"first_page":"2643","last_page":"2651"},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10603","display_name":"Smart Grid Energy Management","score":1.0,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2208","display_name":"Electrical and Electronic Engineering"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/22","display_name":"Engineering"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10603","display_name":"Smart Grid Energy Management","score":1.0,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2208","display_name":"Electrical and Electronic Engineering"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/22","display_name":"Engineering"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10223","display_name":"Microgrid Control and Optimization","score":0.9940999746322632,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2207","display_name":"Control and Systems Engineering"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/22","display_name":"Engineering"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11052","display_name":"Energy Load and Power Forecasting","score":0.9857000112533569,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2208","display_name":"Electrical and Electronic Engineering"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/22","display_name":"Engineering"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/smart-grid","display_name":"Smart grid","score":0.739319920539856},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/computer-science","display_name":"Computer science","score":0.7363924384117126},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/dynamic-pricing","display_name":"Dynamic pricing","score":0.6809026598930359},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/load-management","display_name":"Load management","score":0.6400606036186218},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/electricity-pricing","display_name":"Electricity pricing","score":0.6084697842597961},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/demand-response","display_name":"Demand response","score":0.5801188349723816},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/load-balancing","display_name":"Load balancing (electrical power)","score":0.5596374273300171},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/scheduling","display_name":"Scheduling (production processes)","score":0.5512899160385132},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/energy-management","display_name":"Energy management","score":0.5269513726234436},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/markov-decision-process","display_name":"Markov decision process","score":0.5236860513687134},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/mathematical-optimization","display_name":"Mathematical optimization","score":0.5049586892127991},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/electricity","display_name":"Electricity","score":0.4903876781463623},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/a-priori-and-a-posteriori","display_name":"A priori and a posteriori","score":0.46065354347229004},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/energy-management-system","display_name":"Energy management system","score":0.4587649703025818},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/markov-process","display_name":"Markov process","score":0.3990704417228699},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/operations-research","display_name":"Operations research","score":0.36635375022888184},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/distributed-computing","display_name":"Distributed computing","score":0.3594232201576233},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/grid","display_name":"Grid","score":0.3476692736148834},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/electricity-market","display_name":"Electricity market","score":0.26220983266830444},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/energy","display_name":"Energy (signal processing)","score":0.2414717972278595},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/engineering","display_name":"Engineering","score":0.10464203357696533},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/microeconomics","display_name":"Microeconomics","score":0.0991457998752594}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C10558101","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q689855","display_name":"Smart grid","level":2,"score":0.739319920539856},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C41008148","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21198","display_name":"Computer science","level":0,"score":0.7363924384117126},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2779391423","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17009728","display_name":"Dynamic pricing","level":2,"score":0.6809026598930359},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2779370713","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q357554","display_name":"Load management","level":2,"score":0.6400606036186218},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2779280359","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q870344","display_name":"Electricity pricing","level":4,"score":0.6084697842597961},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2779438525","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5255048","display_name":"Demand response","level":3,"score":0.5801188349723816},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C138959212","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1806783","display_name":"Load balancing (electrical power)","level":3,"score":0.5596374273300171},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C206729178","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2271896","display_name":"Scheduling (production processes)","level":2,"score":0.5512899160385132},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C7817414","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1779504","display_name":"Energy management","level":3,"score":0.5269513726234436},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C106189395","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q176789","display_name":"Markov decision process","level":3,"score":0.5236860513687134},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C126255220","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q141495","display_name":"Mathematical optimization","level":1,"score":0.5049586892127991},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C206658404","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12725","display_name":"Electricity","level":2,"score":0.4903876781463623},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C75553542","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q178161","display_name":"A priori and a posteriori","level":2,"score":0.46065354347229004},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2781260460","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6139999","display_name":"Energy management system","level":4,"score":0.4587649703025818},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C159886148","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q176645","display_name":"Markov process","level":2,"score":0.3990704417228699},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C42475967","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q194292","display_name":"Operations research","level":1,"score":0.36635375022888184},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C120314980","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q180634","display_name":"Distributed computing","level":1,"score":0.3594232201576233},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C187691185","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2020720","display_name":"Grid","level":2,"score":0.3476692736148834},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C146733006","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q676081","display_name":"Electricity market","level":3,"score":0.26220983266830444},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C186370098","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q442787","display_name":"Energy (signal processing)","level":2,"score":0.2414717972278595},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C127413603","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11023","display_name":"Engineering","level":0,"score":0.10464203357696533},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C175444787","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q39072","display_name":"Microeconomics","level":1,"score":0.0991457998752594},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C162324750","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8134","display_name":"Economics","level":0,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C105795698","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12483","display_name":"Statistics","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C119599485","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q43035","display_name":"Electrical engineering","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C138885662","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5891","display_name":"Philosophy","level":0,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2524010","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8087","display_name":"Geometry","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C111472728","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9471","display_name":"Epistemology","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C33923547","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q395","display_name":"Mathematics","level":0,"score":0.0}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":1,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.1109/infocom.2014.6848212","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1109/infocom.2014.6848212","pdf_url":null,"source":null,"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"IEEE INFOCOM 2014 - IEEE Conference on Computer Communications","raw_type":"proceedings-article"}],"best_oa_location":null,"sustainable_development_goals":[{"id":"https://metadata.un.org/sdg/7","display_name":"Affordable and clean energy","score":0.8299999833106995}],"awards":[],"funders":[],"has_content":{"grobid_xml":false,"pdf":false},"content_urls":null,"referenced_works_count":28,"referenced_works":["https://openalex.org/W46933459","https://openalex.org/W1889841741","https://openalex.org/W1984560471","https://openalex.org/W1997001817","https://openalex.org/W2013539530","https://openalex.org/W2026301025","https://openalex.org/W2028934327","https://openalex.org/W2043922680","https://openalex.org/W2052836921","https://openalex.org/W2071983464","https://openalex.org/W2096638283","https://openalex.org/W2098432798","https://openalex.org/W2099590656","https://openalex.org/W2111708305","https://openalex.org/W2121863487","https://openalex.org/W2122671960","https://openalex.org/W2134451692","https://openalex.org/W2135797872","https://openalex.org/W2138350250","https://openalex.org/W2146499147","https://openalex.org/W2166991384","https://openalex.org/W2964273152","https://openalex.org/W3104151020","https://openalex.org/W4214717370","https://openalex.org/W6601916535","https://openalex.org/W6639464859","https://openalex.org/W6656859770","https://openalex.org/W6674995601"],"related_works":["https://openalex.org/W2946986200","https://openalex.org/W2035833777","https://openalex.org/W2741786689","https://openalex.org/W2057315382","https://openalex.org/W2990774777","https://openalex.org/W3210550297","https://openalex.org/W2592545534","https://openalex.org/W1604410941","https://openalex.org/W2041353587","https://openalex.org/W2017228564"],"abstract_inverted_index":{"Load":[0],"management":[1,15,52],"based":[2],"on":[3,56],"dynamic":[4],"pricing":[5,21],"has":[6,131],"been":[7],"advocated":[8],"as":[9,199],"a":[10,80,93,116,180,200],"key":[11],"approach":[12],"for":[13],"demand-side":[14],"in":[16,86,106,178,237],"smart":[17],"grids.":[18],"By":[19,218],"appropriately":[20],"energy,":[22],"economic":[23],"incentives":[24],"are":[25,78,191],"given":[26],"to":[27,29,45,146,153,243,269,306],"consumers":[28],"shift":[30],"their":[31],"usage":[32],"away":[33],"from":[34,155],"peak":[35,139],"hours,":[36],"thereby":[37],"limiting":[38],"the":[39,57,60,63,67,71,132,149,156,171,189,195,207,212,234,244,261,282,286,294],"amount":[40,150],"of":[41,62,74,134,151,250],"energy":[42,127,137,152,160],"that":[43,59,130,166,187,226,254,265,293],"needs":[44,268],"be":[46,270],"produced.":[47],"However,":[48],"traditional":[49],"pricing-based":[50],"load":[51,76,96,168,197,215,229,296],"methods":[53],"usually":[54],"rely":[55],"assumption":[58],"statistics":[61],"system":[64,119,235,262],"dynamics":[65,190,236,263],"(e.g.":[66],"time-varying":[68],"electricity":[69,172],"price,":[70],"arrival":[72],"distribution":[73],"consumers'":[75],"demands)":[77],"known":[79,192],"priori,":[81],"which":[82,279],"is":[83,112,123,253],"not":[84],"true":[85],"practice.":[87],"In":[88],"this":[89],"paper,":[90],"we":[91,142,223],"propose":[92],"novel":[94],"price-dependent":[95],"scheduling":[97,198,216,230,297],"algorithm":[98,231,252,298],"which,":[99],"unlike":[100],"previous":[101],"works,":[102],"can":[103,232],"operate":[104],"optimally":[105],"systems":[107],"where":[108,120],"such":[109],"statistical":[110],"knowledge":[111],"unknown.":[113],"We":[114,184],"consider":[115],"power":[117],"grid":[118],"each":[121,144],"consumer":[122,145],"equipped":[124],"with":[125],"an":[126,179,238],"storage":[128],"device":[129],"capability":[133],"storing":[135],"electrical":[136],"during":[138],"hours.":[140],"Specifically,":[141],"allow":[143],"proactively":[147],"determine":[148],"purchase":[154],"utility":[157],"companies":[158],"(or":[159],"producers)":[161],"while":[162],"taking":[163],"into":[164],"consideration":[165],"its":[167],"demand":[169],"and":[170,193,204,241,285],"price":[173],"dynamically":[174],"vary":[175],"over":[176],"time":[177],"priori":[181],"unknown":[182],"manner.":[183],"first":[185],"assume":[186],"all":[188],"formulate":[194],"real-time":[196],"Markov":[201],"decision":[202],"process":[203],"systematically":[205],"unravel":[206],"structural":[208,221],"properties":[209],"exhibited":[210],"by":[211,301],"resulting":[213],"optimal":[214,245],"policy.":[217],"utilizing":[219],"these":[220],"properties,":[222],"then":[224],"prove":[225],"our":[227,251],"proposed":[228,295],"learn":[233],"online":[239,309],"manner":[240],"converge":[242],"solution.":[246],"A":[247],"distinctive":[248],"feature":[249],"it":[255],"actively":[256],"exploits":[257],"partial":[258],"information":[259,267],"about":[260],"so":[264],"less":[266],"learned":[271],"than":[272,303],"when":[273],"using":[274],"conventional":[275],"reinforcement":[276],"learning":[277,310],"methods,":[278],"significantly":[280],"improves":[281],"adaptation":[283],"speed":[284],"runtime":[287],"performance.":[288],"Our":[289],"simulation":[290],"results":[291],"demonstrate":[292],"achieves":[299],"efficiency":[300],"more":[302],"30%":[304],"compared":[305],"existing":[307],"state-of-the-art":[308],"algorithms.":[311]},"counts_by_year":[{"year":2024,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2023,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2021,"cited_by_count":5},{"year":2020,"cited_by_count":2},{"year":2019,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2018,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2014,"cited_by_count":1}],"updated_date":"2026-06-11T09:08:48.828518","created_date":"2025-10-10T00:00:00"}