Authors:
Beatriz López
1
;
Aditya Ghose
2
;
Tony Savarimuthu
3
;
Mariusz Nowostawski
4
;
Michael Winikoff
3
and
Stephen Cranefield
3
Affiliations:
1
University of Girona, Spain
;
2
University of Wollongong, Australia
;
3
University of Otago, New Zealand
;
4
Gjøvik University College, Norway
Keyword(s):
Energy Management, Resource Allocation, Time-dependent Costs, Constraint Optimisation, Auction.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
Energy and Economy
;
Energy Management Systems (EMS)
;
Energy-Aware Systems and Technologies
;
Integration of Smart Appliances
;
Optimization Techniques for Efficient Energy Consumption
;
Smart Grids
Abstract:
Time dependent energy tariffs are a matter of concern to managers in organisations, who need to rethink how
to allocate resources to business processes so that they take into account energy costs. However, due to the
time-dependent costs, the resource optimisation problem needs to be redesigned. In this paper we formalise
the energy-aware resource allocation problem, including time-dependent variable costs; and present a case
study in which an auction mechanism is used to find a solution. Our results show how the choice of cost
(energy, monetary, or duration) affects the schedules obtained.