Power load management is the concept of controlling the loads at the demand side in order to run energy systems more efficiently. Energy systems are inherently highly distributed and contain large number of loads, up to some million. This implies that computationally and conceptually attractive methods are required for this application. In this paper we give two novel theorems for how to decompose general resource allocation problems into markets. We also introduce a novel multi-commodity market design to meet the demands of power load management. The approach is demonstrated to lead to very high quality allocations, and to have a number of advantages compared to current methods.

Artikeln beskriver hur lastsyrning i eldistributionssystem kan modelleras som en marknad, där varje last utrustas med en agent. Agenten kommunicerar sedan med andra agenter om behovet av el. Vi visar formellt att resultatet av en sådan förhandling är optimalt och att vår metod har flera fördelar jämfört med befintliga metoder.