Patent ID: 9092832
Filing Date: 2015-07-28
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A computer implemented method for optimizing a cost of a resource under a cost structure, the method comprising: retaining a policy generated based on a Markov decision process and the cost structure, the policy indicating when to store the resource in a storage device and when to release the resource from the storage device; deciding an action of storing or releasing the resource by a target value based on the policy and a state of the Markov decision process, the state being defined by a set of values including a usage amount error, an amount of resource available in the storage device, a specification of a current section among a plurality of sections during which the policy applies, each section representing a length of time, and the target value; controlling the storage device to store the resource when the deciding based on the policy and the state of the Markov decision process indicates the storing; and controlling the storage device to release the resource when the deciding based on the policy and the state of the Markov decision process indicates the releasing, wherein the resource comprises electric power, and the storage device is a battery.