An adjustable robust optimization approach to scheduling of continuous industrial processes providing interruptible load

Qi Zhang, Michael F. Morari, Ignacio E. Grossmann, Arul Sundaramoorthy, José Mauricio Pinto

Abstract: Highlights•Consider the provision/selling of interruptible load by power-intensive plants.•Use detailed discrete-time scheduling formulation to model the production process.•Characterize uncertainty in load reduction demand by budget uncertainty set.•Apply adjustable robust optimization approach to account for recourse decisions.•Practical insights are drawn from a real-world industrial case study.