A user selection algorithm for aggregating electric vehicle demands based on a multi‐armed bandit approach. Issue 3 (6th June 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Hu, Qinran; Zhang, Nianchu; Quan, Xiangjun; Bai, Linquan; Wang, Qi; Chen, Xinyi
• Other Names: Jiang Tao guestEditor.; Bai Linquan guestEditor.; Mu Yunfei guestEditor.; Venayagamoorthy Kumar guestEditor.; Zhang Yingchen guestEditor.; Teng Fei guestEditor.; Chen Peiyuan guestEditor.; Zhong Haiwang guestEditor.; Yao Wei guestEditor.; Wan Can guestEditor.
• Is Part Of: IET energy systems integration. Volume 3:Issue 3(2021)
• Page Start: 295
• Page End: 305
• Publication Date: 2021-06-06
• Subjects: Power resources -- Periodicals; Energy conservation -- Periodicals; Power resources; Energy conservation; Periodicals; 333.79
• DOI: 10.1049/esi2.12027
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2516-8401

Abstract

Abstract: In systems with high penetration of renewables, demand side resources have been aggregated to facilitate system operation. However, the natural uncertainty and randomness of users' behaviour may deteriorate the demand aggregation performance, including a large mismatch from the expected aggregation target and unnecessary cost while executing aggregation. Here, the most fast‐growing demand side resource, electric vehicle is targeted, and an algorithm based on a multi‐armed bandit approach is proposed to aggregate those electric vehicle demands. In the proposed multi‐armed bandit model, each electric vehicle user's behaviour is viewed as two arms. Then, a combinatorial upper confidence bound mixed sorting algorithm, which selects the optimal set of users participating in demand aggregation, is developed. The case studies show that the proposed method can reduce the demand aggregation mismatch and eliminate the unnecessary cost. Additionally, it can be observed that the user experience is also improved.