Toward Digital Ecologies: Intelligent Agent Networks Controlling Interdependent Infrastructures

Author

Vyatkin, Valeriy ; Zhabelova, Gulnara ; Ulieru, Mihaela ; McComas, Donald

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

fYear

2010

fDate

4-6 Oct. 2010

Firstpage

589

Lastpage

594

Abstract

Universal, intelligent and multifunctional devices controlling power distribution and measurement will become the enabling technology of the ICT-driven SmartGrid. In this paper we discuss a design and simulation environment which provides a virtual model of such devices and at the same time enables their interoperability and configurability. The solution is based on the combination of IEC 61850 interoperable communication and IEC 61499 executable specification. Using the simulation environment we demonstrate the possibility of multi-agent control to achieve self-healing through fault location and power restoration.

Keywords

IEC standards; control engineering computing; intelligent control; multi-agent systems; power control; power system control; power system restoration; smart power grids; ICT-driven smart grid; IEC 61499 executable specification; IEC 61850 interoperable communication; digital ecology; fault location; intelligent agent network; interdependent infrastructure control; interoperability; multiagent control; multifunctional devices; power distribution control; power restoration; simulation environment; virtual model; Automation; Biological system modeling; Circuit breakers; Circuit faults; Computer architecture; IEC standards; Smart grids;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Smart Grid Communications (SmartGridComm), 2010 First IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

Gaithersburg, MD

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-6510-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/SMARTGRID.2010.5622002

Filename

5622002