Agent based control of Virtual Power Plants

Author

Dimeas, A.L. ; Hatziargyriou, N.D.

Author_Institution

Nat. Tech. Univ. of Athens, Athens

fYear

2007

fDate

5-8 Nov. 2007

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

6

Abstract

The transition of traditional power systems into the flexible smart grids is under way. This paper presents a new interesting concept where Microgrids and other production or consumption units form a Virtual Power Plant. The main goal is to present the advantages of using agents for Virtual Power Plant control. More specifically this paper through examples and case studies presents how the local intelligence and the social ability of the agents may provide solutions in the optimal and effective control of a Virtual Power Plant.

Keywords

control engineering computing; distributed power generation; multi-agent systems; power engineering computing; power station control; virtual reality; agent based control; consumption units; flexible smart grids; microgrids; virtual power plant control; Batteries; Communication system control; Control systems; Intelligent agent; Power generation; Power system control; Power systems; Production; Senior members; Smart grids; Controllable Loads; Distributed Generation; Microgrids; Multi Agent System; Virtual Power Plant;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Intelligent Systems Applications to Power Systems, 2007. ISAP 2007. International Conference on

Conference_Location

Toki Messe, Niigata

Print_ISBN

978-986-01-2607-5

Electronic_ISBN

978-986-01-2607-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISAP.2007.4441671

Filename

4441671