Self-organization model for the energy cluster formation with distributed energy network

The output from renewable energy technologies can be unpredictable, and this affects the performance of the wider electricity grid to which they are connected. One way to overcome this problem is by using a distributed energy supply network, which can supply stable levels of energy to an urban district by permitting electricity and heat to be transferred between dispersed generators and renewable energy resources. We constructed a self-organization model for the formation of such a distributed energy network. Our multiagent model has rules for the introduction of energy facilities and can achieve the following: 1) Energy exchange between neighbouring houses, with surplus energy being utilized within the urban district; and 2) The formation of an energy cluster that is self-organizing. Our simulation indicated that stable energy exchange is possible when an energy cluster is formed within the district. We believe it is possible to construct a self-organizing energy network in a real, dynamic, urban energy environment by applying the rules for facility replacement that were developed in this study.