A multi-agent framework for voltage regulation control in distribution systems

Author

Sreechithra, Sumith Madampath ; Jirutitijaroen, Panida

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Nat. Univ. of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore

fYear

2013

fDate

12-15 Nov. 2013

Firstpage

106

Lastpage

111

Abstract

As the penetration of distributed generation (DG) increases in distribution power systems, it causes voltage rises and voltage fluctuations in the systems. The DG units can be properly controlled to mitigate these power quality issues. There are several methods of controlling the DG units for achieving acceptable voltage profile. This paper investigates a decentralized control approach to handle voltage regulation problems in the distribution systems. The objective of this paper is to discuss the design of a multi-agent framework for a decentralized voltage control in the distribution systems. We discuss the selection, coordination and interaction of agents required to achieve the desired voltage profile.

Keywords

decentralised control; distributed power generation; fault diagnosis; multi-agent systems; power distribution control; power supply quality; voltage control; DG units; agent coordination; agent interaction; agent selection; decentralized control approach; distribution power systems; multi-agent framework; power quality issues; voltage fluctuations; voltage profile; voltage regulation control; Centralized control; Decentralized control; Generators; Peer-to-peer computing; Reactive power; Topology; Voltage control; Distribution system voltage control; Multi-agent framework; Photovoltaic agents;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Cybernetics and Intelligent Systems (CIS), IEEE Conference on

Conference_Location

Manila

ISSN

2326-8123

Print_ISBN

978-1-4799-1072-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICCIS.2013.6751587

Filename

6751587