Autonomous cooperative agent based flexible distribution of Energy and Storage resources

A new framework for integrating distributed energy resources (DERs) and energy storage devices, known as Flexible Distribution of EneRgy and Storage resources (FDERS), has been proposed recently. It offers the benefits of increased DER lifetime, optimal energy storage deployment, enhanced controllability and improved system robustness. This paper presents an autonomous cooperative agent based FDERS system. The pecking order or hierarchy of distributed energy and storage resources in FDERS can be varied based on the energy resource availability, response characteristics or fuel pricing of individual DERs. Such a hierarchical scheme may at first suggest a centralized control philosophy, but this paper has presented an improved and decentralized cooperative strategy with intelligent agents processing local information for delivering the larger system goals.