Author(s):
Oliveira, Pedro ; Pinto, Tiago ; Morais, H. ; Vale, Zita
Date: 2012
Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/1520
Origin: Repositório Científico do Instituto Politécnico do Porto
Subject(s): Curtailment service providers; Energy resources management; Microgrids; Multi-agent systems; Smart grids; Virtual power players; Curtailment service providers; Curtailment service providers; Energy resources management; Energy resources management; Microgrids; Microgrids; Multi-agent systems; Multi-agent systems; Smart grids; Smart grids; Virtual power players; Virtual power players
Description
The increasing number of players that operate in power systems leads to a more complex management. In this paper a new multi-agent platform is proposed, which simulates the real operation of power system players. MASGriP – A Multi-Agent Smart Grid Simulation Platform is presented. Several consumer and producer agents are implemented and simulated, considering real characteristics and different goals and actuation strategies. Aggregator entities, such as Virtual Power Players and Curtailment Service Providers are also included. The integration of MASGriP agents in MASCEM (Multi-Agent System for Competitive Electricity Markets) simulator allows the simulation of technical and economical activities of several players. An energy resources management architecture used in microgrids is also explained.
