Paper Info
Title
Distributed intelligent management of microgrids using a multi-agent simulation platform
Abstract
Multi-agent approaches have been widely used to model complex systems of distributed nature with a large amount of interactions between the involved entities. Power systems are a reference case, mainly due to the increasing use of distributed energy sources, largely based on renewable sources, which have potentiated huge changes in the power systems' sector. Dealing with such a large scale integration of intermittent generation sources led to the emergence of several new players, as well as the development of new paradigms, such as the microgrid concept, and the evolution of demand response programs, which potentiate the active participation of consumers. This paper presents a multi-agent based simulation platform which models a microgrid environment, considering several different types of simulated players. These players interact with real physical installations, creating a realistic simulation environment with results that can be observed directly in the reality. A case study is presented considering players' responses to a demand response event, resulting in an intelligent increase of consumption in order to face the wind generation surplus.
Year
DOI
Venue
2014
10.1109/IA.2014.7009451
Intelligent Agents
Keywords
Field
DocType
demand side management,distributed power generation,multi-agent systems,power engineering computing,demand response event,distributed energy source,energy consumption,intermittent generation source,microgrid distributed intelligent management,multiagent simulation platform,renewable source,wind generation surplus,Demand Response,Intelligent Resources Management,Microgrids,Multi-Agent Simulation
Load management,Renewable energy,Computer science,Electric power system,Demand response,Schedule,Distributed generation,Wind power,Microgrid,Distributed computing
Conference
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
2
0.40
2
Authors
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Luís Gomes1187.38
Tiago Pinto26825.43
Pedro Faria313625.00
Zita A. Vale439085.67