@INPROCEEDINGS{Will_2017_Dubai,
     author = {Will, Adrian},
   keywords = {Artificial immune systems, Multi-agent systems, Peak load, Thermo controllable devices},
      title = {Autonomous demand-side management system for peak shaving and energy optimization in electricity distribution networks},
  booktitle = {2017 International Conference on Infocom Technologies and Unmanned Systems (Trends and Future Directions) (ICTUS)},
       year = {2017},
  publisher = {IEEE},
   location = {Dubai, United Arab Emirates},
       isbn = {978-1-5386-0514-1},
        doi = {10.1109/ICTUS.2017.8285986},
   abstract = {Peak  loads  during  summer  periods  are  a  serious  problem  in  tropical  and  subtropical  climates  around  the  world,  that  provoke  serious  damages  or  shortens  the  lifespan  of  electricity  distribution  equipments  (in  particular  Distribution  Transformers).    Moreover, the electricity distribution network is sometimes unable to satisfy the demand in those periods, what rises the need of Demand-Side  Management  Systems  in  order  to  bound  or  lower  the  electricity  consumption  in  some  area  or  building.  In  many  cases,  especially  in  Argentina  and  South  America,  this  situation  is  due  to  an  excessive  number  of  Air  Conditioning  Devices  working at the same time in a very hot summer afternoon.We  present  in  this  work  an  Intelligent  Autonomous  Demand-Side  Management  System  capable  of  controlling  Air  Conditioners  and other Thermo controllable devices, in order to respect a certain total electricity consumption limit while maintaining as much as possible the Human Thermal Comfort of the users.  The system is based on Artificial Immune Systems and implemented using Multi-Agent  Systems.  Once  properly  installed  in  the  devices  to  be  controlled,  is  designed  to  run  in  a  fully  autonomous  way  and  issuing  only  occasional  reports  and  alarms.    Human  supervision  or  external  communication  is  mainly  required  to  modify  the  energy consumption limit, in order to decrease the consumption at the reference point (usually a Distribution Transformer or  main electricity line of a building).}
}