A multiagent approach to automatic restoration of distribution network

This paper proposes an application of multiagent systems to automatic restoration of distribution network. The system proposed consists of three types of agents: Device Agent, Feeder Agent and Substation Agent. The Device Agents are associated with equipment installed on the grid, the Feeder Agents are responsible to manage the feeders and Substation Agents are responsible to manage the substations. The behavior of agents is presented to a condition of automatic restoration of a distribution network subjected on fault condition. The approach using multiagent indicates that the proposed system is able to locate the fault, isolate and restore the system, considering operating limits and uncoordinated system protection.