Figure 2
From: Power of Ensemble Diversity and Randomization for Energy Aggregation

Schematic illustration of an instantaneous device distribution and dynamics in the (x, σ) phase space, where x is the (continuous) temperature, and the discrete (two-level) designation, σ, marks whether the device (air conditioner) is switched on, \(\sigma =\uparrow \), or off, \(\sigma =\downarrow \).