A multiagent system infrastructure and negotiation framework for electric power systems

Given the autonomous nature of various decision-making entities in deregulated power systems, this paper embraces a paradigm based on software agents and multiagent systems for distributed rational decision making in electric power systems. The authors´ current effort in this line of research is aimed at producing a platform-independent, robust application program interface for instantiating complex multiagent systems and a reference multiagent system application for the power systems environment. This paper describes the progress in their efforts on both these fronts