Multi-agent system framework for rural Indian microgrids

This paper presents a design framework of multi-agent systems (MAS) for the typical rural Indian microgrid. The agents are responsible for the acquisition and computation of emergent data arising from the interaction of the various agent entities within the microgrid. Individual agents and their functions are mapped with operations that are custom-framed for the rural Indian microgrid scenario. The framework developed for the modeling of a single microgrid MAS allows for effective control and better operation. The agents designed in this microgrid typically fall into one of the three broad categories of DG agents, Mu agents and D agents. In the rural Indian context, the Load agent, the Grid Agent, the DER agent and the Storage agent are typically DG agents. The Communication agent is the Mu agent and the Control agent is the D agent. The design philosophy has been proposed keeping in mind that the Indian rural microgrid has renewable sources (namely solar, wind, and biogas), storage, and intermittent grid supply as energy sources.