Time Blocks Decomposition of Multistage Stochastic Optimization Problems
Optimization and Control
2023-05-01 v6
Abstract
Multistage stochastic optimization problems are, by essence, complex as their solutions are indexed both by stages and by uncertainties. Their large scale nature makes decomposition methods appealing, like dynamic programming which is a sequential decomposition using a state variable defined at all stages. In this paper, we introduce the notion of state reduction by time blocks, that is, at stages that are not necessarily all the original stages. Then, we prove a reduced dynamic programming equation. We position our result with respect to the most well-known mathematical frameworks for dynamic programming. We illustrate our contribution by showing its potential for applied problems with two time scales.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1804.01711,
title = {Time Blocks Decomposition of Multistage Stochastic Optimization Problems},
author = {Pierre Carpentier and Jean-Philippe Chancelier and Michel de Lara and Thomas Martin and Tristan Rigaut},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1804.01711},
year = {2023}
}