MODAM: A modular agent-based modelling framework

Author

Boulaire, Fanny ; Utting, Mark ; Drogemuller, Robin

Author_Institution

Fac. of Creative Ind., Queensland Univ. of Technol., Brisbane, QLD, Australia

fYear

2013

fDate

18-18 May 2013

Firstpage

33

Lastpage

40

Abstract

Designing the smart grid requires combining varied models. As their number increases, so does the complexity of the software. Having a well thought architecture for the software then becomes crucial. This paper presents MODAM, a framework designed to combine agent-based models in a flexible and extensible manner, using well known software engineering design solutions (OSGI specification [1] and Eclipse plugins [2]). Details on how to build a modular agent-based model for the smart grid are given in this paper, illustrated by an example for a small network.

Keywords

power engineering computing; smart power grids; software architecture; Eclipse plugins; MODAM; OSGI specification; modular agent-based modelling framework; smart grid design; software architecture; software complexity; software engineering design solutions; Context modeling; Data models; Electricity; Object oriented modeling; Production facilities; Smart grids; Software; Agent-Based Model; Modular; OSGi;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Software Engineering Challenges for the Smart Grid (SE4SG), 2013 2nd International Workshop on

Conference_Location

San Francisco, CA

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/SE4SG.2013.6596109

Filename

6596109