Multi-agent approach for service restoration of microgrid

Considering the operation of microgrids (MGs) composed of distributed generations (DGs) and loads, a service restoration model aiming at the restoration of the most load with giving priority to the important load power supply is built. On the basis of the proposed hierarchical control strategy, this paper builds up a multi-agent system (MAS) for service restoration of microgrid. Accordingly, the special functions and control strategies of each agent are discussed in detail. A simulation example of a particular microgrid based on the multi-agent system is performed to demonstrate that the efficiency and reliability of the microgrid can be improved by using MAS.