TITLE:
A Multi-Agent Framework for Operation of a Smart Grid
AUTHORS:
Ruchi Gupta, Deependra Kumar Jha, Vinod Kumar Yadav, Sanjeev Kumar
KEYWORDS:
Multi-agent System; Smart Grid; Micro-grid; Distributed Generation; Renewable Energy
JOURNAL NAME:
Energy and Power Engineering,
Vol.5 No.4B,
November
18,
2013
ABSTRACT:
This paper presents
the operation of a Multi-agent system (MAS) for the control of a smart grid.
The proposed Multi-agent system consists of seven types of agents: Single Smart
Grid Controller (SGC), Load Agents (LAGs), a Wind Turbine Agent (WTAG),
Photo-Voltaic Agents (PVAGs), a Micro-Hydro Turbine Agent (MHTAG), Diesel
Agents (DGAGs) and a Battery Agent (BAG). In a smart grid LAGs act as consumers
or buyers, WTAG, PVAGs, MHTAG & DGAGs acts as producers or sellers and BAG
act as producer/consumer or seller/buyer. The paper demonstrates the use of a
Multi-agent system to control the smart grid in a simulated environment. In
order to validate the performance of the proposed system, it has been applied
to a simple model system with different time zone i.e. day time and night time
and when power is available from the grid and when there is power shedding.
Simulation results show that the proposed Multi-agent system can perform the
operation of the smart grid efficiently.