Sleep mode makes Energy Internet more energy efficient

https://www.nagoya-u.ac.jp/researchinfo/result-en/2022/10/sleep-mode-makes-energy-internet-more-energy-efficient.html

"sparse control, where the terminal’s actuators are active part of the time and are in sleep mode for the rest of the time. In sleep mode, they do not consume fuel or electricity, leading to efficient energy saving and reducing environmental and noise pollution.  Although sparse control has been used with a single actuator, it does not necessarily provide good performance when multiple actuators are used. The problem of determining how to do this for multiple actuators is called the ‘maximum turn-off control problem’