Title :
Agent-based control of multiple energy carriers and energy hubs
Author :
Skarvelis-Kazakos, Spyros ; Papadopoulos, Panagiotis ; Unda, Inaki Grau
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Eng. & Sci., Univ. of Greenwich, Chatham, UK
Abstract :
An approach is presented for controlling multiple energy carriers, such as AC and DC electricity, heat, Natural Gas, hydrogen, using the control technique of multi-agent systems. The main elements of a hierarchical control system are given and their integration with the concept of energy hubs is explained. The interactions between the different agents are described. Electric vehicles are considered as mobile resources within the overall system. Finally, the benefits of this approach are laid out.
Keywords :
control engineering computing; hierarchical systems; intelligent control; multi-agent systems; power engineering computing; AC electricity; DC electricity; agent based control; electric vehicles; energy hubs; heat supply; hierarchical control system; hydrogen fuel system; multiagent systems; multiple energy carrier control; multiple energy carriers; natural gas system; Batteries; Cogeneration; Electric vehicles; Electricity; Multi-agent systems; Natural gas; Optimization; Distributed Power Generation; Energy Management; Energy Storage; Microgrids; Multi-agent systems;
Conference_Titel :
Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference Europe (ISGT-Europe), 2014 IEEE PES
Conference_Location :
Istanbul
DOI :
10.1109/ISGTEurope.2014.7028912
