Optimisation methods meet the smart grid. New methods for solving location and allocation

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OPTIMISATION METHODS MEET THE SMART
GRID.
NEW METHODS FOR SOLVING LOCATION AND
ALLOCATION PROBLEMS UNDER THE SMART
GRID PARADIGM

Ferran Torrent-Fontbona

Dipòsit legal: Gi. 1369-2014
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PhD Thesis
Optimisation methods meet the smart grid
New methods for solving location and allocation problems under the smart grid
paradigm
Ferran Torrent Fontbona
2015

PhD Thesis
Optimisation methods meet the smart grid
New methods for solving location and allocation problems under the smart grid
paradigm.
Ferran Torrent Fontbona
2015
Doctoral Programme in Technology
Supervised by:
Dr. Beatriz López
WorksubmittedtotheUniversityofGironainpartialfulfilmentofthe
requirementsforthedegreeofDoctorofPhilosophy

Dr. BeatrizLópezfromUniversitatdeGirona.
DECLARE
That the work entitled Optimisation methods meet the smart grid. New methods for solving
location and allocation problems under the smart grid paradigm presented by Ferran Torrent
FontbonatoobtainthedegreeinDoctorofPhilosophyhasbeendevelopedunderoursupervi-
sionandcomplieswiththerequirementsneededtoobtaintheInternationalMention.
Therefore,inordertocertifytheaforesaidstatement,wesignthisdocument.
Girona,April2015.
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Agraïments
Aquesta tesi és el resum de la feina feta durant els últims 3 anys, que a més, m’ha servit per
conèixerunmagníficgrupdepersonesdelPIV,iespecialmentdelgrupeXiT,quem’hanajudat
aassolirlafitaquerepresentaaquestatesi.
M’agradaria esmentar especialment la Bea que m’ha guiat al llarg d’aquests anys. A més
vull agraïr-l’hi el seu esforç i temps dedicat a resoldre dubtes que tenia i a llegir-se i millorar
aquestatesiialtresdocumentsescritsques’hanfetallargd’aquests3anys.
A més de la Bea, vull donar les gràcies a l’Albert i en Pablo pels seu suport, consells i la
bona acollida que em van fer primer a l’AMAAS2011, i després a la Pizzeria amb la resta de
companys que hi havia quan vaig arribar com en Xavi, l’Óscar i en Youssef. Tampoc em vull
oblidardelscompanysques’hananatincorporantalllargd’aquestsanysalgrupcomenQuim,
enRobert,enLlorenç,laNatàliailaIoanaipelsbonsmomentscompartits. Totsvosaltresheu
fetdelaPizzeriaunllocperfecteperduratermeaquestatesi.
Tampoc m’agradaria acabar sense agraïr a l’Esther i als meus pares els seus consells que
m’hanajudatarribarfinsaquí.
Finally I would like to thank Jeremy and all the members of the ISN group of Imperial
Collegefortheirwelcomeandhelpingmetospendagreat,butalsofruitful,timeinLondon.
Gràciesatots!!
ThisresearchprojecthasbeenpartiallyfundedthroughBR-UdGScholarshipoftheUniver-
sity of Girona granted to Ferran Torrent-Fontbona. Work developed with the support of the
research group SITES awarded with distinction by the Generalitat de Catalunya (SGR 2014-
2016),theresearchgroupeXiT(ControlEngineeringandIntelligentSystems)oftheIIiA(Insti-
tuteofInformaticsandApplications),theDepartmentofElectricalandElectronicEngineering
and Automation ofthe University of Girona, the MESC project (Ref. DPI2013-47450-C2-1-R)
andthei-WMSproject(DPI2011-24929)bothfundedbytheSpanishMINECO.
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Publications
ThepublicationsderivedfromthisPhDthesisarethefollowing:
Journals
• FerranTorrent-FontbonaandBeatrizLópez. Energy-awaremulti-modeprojectschedul-
ingundertimedependentelectricitycostsandusercompromisedconsumption. Submit-
tedtoJournalofSchedulingon14thJanuary2015. ISSN:1094-6136. Springer.
• Ferran Torrent-Fontbona and Beatriz López. Power re-allocation for reducing con-
tracted electric power costs. Energy and Buildings. Vol. 89, pp. 112-122. February
2015. DOI:10.1016/j.enbuild.2014.12.030. ISSN: 0378-7788. Elsevier. Impact Factor
2013: 2.465(Q1).
• Ferran Torrent-Fontbona and Beatriz López. Decision support for grid-connected re-
newableenergyresourcesplanning. SubmittedtoEnergyon26thNovember2014. ISSN:
0360-5442. Elsevier.
• FerranTorrent-Fontbona,BeatrizLópez,DídacBusquetsandJeremyPitt. Self-organising
energydemandallocationthroughcanonsofdistributivejusticeinavirtualpowerplant.
ElectricPowerSystemsResearchon30March2015. ISSN:0378-7796. Elsevier.
• Ferran Torrent-Fontbona, Víctor Muñoz and Beatriz López. Solving large immobile
location-allocation by affinity propagation and simulated annealing. Application to se-
lect which sporting event to watch. Expert Systems with Applications Vol. 40(11), pp.
4593-4599. September2013. DOI:10.1016/j.eswa.2013.01.065. ISSN:0167-9236. El-
sevier. ImpactFactor: 1.965(Q1).
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