A multi agent system based control scheme for optimization of microgrid operation

Abstract

Traditional power systems employ centralized control techniques to manage the entire power network. These networks are usually known to be passive because power flows radially from the utility grid to the load. With the deregulation and restructuring of the power industry coupled with increasing penetration of renewables and other traditional generators such as Distributed Generators (DGs) at the microgrid level, the way power flows within the network changes. This type of network is known as active networks because power can flow bi-directionally either from the utility grid to the microgrid or vice Table of Contents iv TABLE OF CONTENTS ABSTRACT i ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS iii TABLE OF CONTENTS iv LIST OF FIGURES viii