With the bidirectional information and power flow provided by the Smart Grid, many new ideas are being promoted to augment and improve the energy usage in different settings. One such extension is the concept of microgrids. This paper proposes a framework and architecture for controlling the Energy Management System of a microgrid-based Eco-Industrial Park (EIP) by means of a Multi-Agent System (MAS), called AMGEM (an Architecture for a MicroGrid-based EIP using MAS). To the best of our knowledge, AMGEM is the first framework in the literature proposing a microgrid-based EIP by means of a MAS infrastructure. Potential benefits of using MAS as control mechanism are discussed throughout the paper with the previous studies on MAS applications in power engineering. Our study emphasizes on microgrid market control mechanism for both electricity and byproducts of the companies composing the EIP. Ontology of the proposed design, the MAS architecture, the Market Model and the Auction Methodology are all elaborated in the paper.

Abstract-This research describes a methodology for the parametric design, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) aided analysis and manufacturing of a Francis type hydro turbine runner. A Francis type hydro turbine consists of five components which are volute, stay vanes, guide vanes, runner and draft tube. The hydraulic performance of the turbine depends on the shape of the components; especially on the shape of the runner blades. The design parameters for the other components are affected by the runner parameters directly. Runner geometry is more complex than the other parts of the turbine. Therefore; to obtain accurate results and meet hydraulic expectations, CFD analyses and advanced manufacturing tools are necessary for the design and manufacturing of the hydro turbine runner. The turbine runner design methodology developed is presented using an actual potential hydraulic power plant in Turkey.Index Terms-CFD, francis turbine, runner, design and manufacturing.