Quota commoditisation for EV aggregator ancillary services: bi-level optimisation with user behaviour modelling

Jiayuan Jin

doi:10.54254/2977-3903/2025.30762

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Received: 25 November 2025

Published: 17 December 2025

DOI: https://doi.org/10.54254/2977-3903/2025.30762

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Jin,J. (2025). Quota commoditisation for EV aggregator ancillary services: bi-level optimisation with user behaviour modelling. Advances in Engineering Innovation,16(11),88-110.

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