A market-based multi-agent-system for decentralized power and grid control

Due to an increasingly decentralized fashion of electricity generation from fluctuating, renewable energy sources, new control concepts have to be found to manage a multitude of distributed energy conversion plants and to minimize the amount of power reserve needed. The basic implementation of the `DEcentralized MArket Based POwer Control System´ (DEMAPOS) presented in this article applies a market-based, decentralized control of generators and consumers of electrical energy. The control as well as a power system simulation needed for system testing were designed, implemented and validated. The developed, agent-based control communicates via web services with the power system simulation which relies on real-world data. Results from various test runs demonstrate the huge potential of this control strategy.