TY - JOUR
T1 - Electric demand response management for distributed large-scale internet data centers
AU - Chen, Zhi
AU - Wu, Lei
AU - Li, Zuyi
PY - 2014/3
Y1 - 2014/3
N2 - This paper evaluates the electric demand response (DR) management for distributed large-scale Internet data centers (IDCs) via the stochastic optimization approach. The electric DR of IDCs refers to the capability of optimally shifting cloud service tasks among distributed IDCs. Thus, the energy consumption reduction at certain IDC locations could be considered as the DR provision capacity in day-ahead DR programs. Cloud service tasks of IDCs include processing, storage, and computing tasks, which are further categorized into interruptible and non-interruptible tasks. The proposed model determines the optimal hourly DR capabilities of individual IDCs while considering uncertain coming cloud service tasks to individual IDCs. The major contribution of this paper is to rigorously formulate the DR capability of IDCs as changes in the electricity consumption when shifting cloud service tasks among distributed IDCs in different time zones, while considering the energy consumption for providing IT service, cooling, shifting cloud service tasks, environmental impacts, and uncertain coming tasks. The proposed model would enhance the financial situation and improve the environmental impacts of distributed IDCs by participating in day-ahead DR programs. The stochastic optimization adopts scenario-based approach via the Monte Carlo (MC) simulation for minimizing the total electricity cost, which is the expected electricity payment minus the revenue from the DR provision. The proposed model is formulated as a mixed-integer linear programming (MILP) problem and solved by state-of-the-art MILP solvers. Numerical results show the effectiveness of the proposed approach for solving the optimal electric DR management problem for distributed large-scale IDCs.
AB - This paper evaluates the electric demand response (DR) management for distributed large-scale Internet data centers (IDCs) via the stochastic optimization approach. The electric DR of IDCs refers to the capability of optimally shifting cloud service tasks among distributed IDCs. Thus, the energy consumption reduction at certain IDC locations could be considered as the DR provision capacity in day-ahead DR programs. Cloud service tasks of IDCs include processing, storage, and computing tasks, which are further categorized into interruptible and non-interruptible tasks. The proposed model determines the optimal hourly DR capabilities of individual IDCs while considering uncertain coming cloud service tasks to individual IDCs. The major contribution of this paper is to rigorously formulate the DR capability of IDCs as changes in the electricity consumption when shifting cloud service tasks among distributed IDCs in different time zones, while considering the energy consumption for providing IT service, cooling, shifting cloud service tasks, environmental impacts, and uncertain coming tasks. The proposed model would enhance the financial situation and improve the environmental impacts of distributed IDCs by participating in day-ahead DR programs. The stochastic optimization adopts scenario-based approach via the Monte Carlo (MC) simulation for minimizing the total electricity cost, which is the expected electricity payment minus the revenue from the DR provision. The proposed model is formulated as a mixed-integer linear programming (MILP) problem and solved by state-of-the-art MILP solvers. Numerical results show the effectiveness of the proposed approach for solving the optimal electric DR management problem for distributed large-scale IDCs.
KW - Distributed IDCs
KW - environment
KW - price-based demand response management
KW - stochastic optimization
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U2 - 10.1109/TSG.2013.2267397
DO - 10.1109/TSG.2013.2267397
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84896861000
SN - 1949-3053
VL - 5
SP - 651
EP - 661
JO - IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid
JF - IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid
IS - 2
M1 - 6578169
ER -