Autonomous Two-Tier Cloud-Based Demand Side Management Approach with Microgrid.

Demand side management (DSM) is an important application of the future smart grid. DSM programs allow consumers to participate in the operation of the electric grid by reducing or shifting their electricity usage during peak periods. Therefore, in this paper, we propose a two-tier cloud-based DSM to control the residential load of customers equipped with local power generation and storage faciliti...