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A Lightweight Distributed Software Agent for Automatic Demand---Supply Calculation in Smart Grids

Authors:
Eric MSP Veith
Bernd Steinbach
Johannes Windeln

Keywords: smart grid; messaging; protocol description; agent design; renewable energy sources.

Abstract:
The number of renewable energy sources participating in the world-wide energy mix is increasing. However, they come with different characteristics than the traditional power sources. Energy generation happens on a smaller scale and is more distributed, often because the location of such a power generator cannot be freely chosen. Also, some sources like wind or solar power depend on the weather, which is not controllable. This poses more difficult challenges on every grid management. We propose a distributed, self-adjusting agent-based solution for smart grids. Based on a lightweight protocol, this distributed software will dynamically and pro-actively calculate supply and demand within the smart grid.

Pages: 97 to 113

Copyright: Copyright (c) to authors, 2014. Used with permission.

Publication date: June 30, 2014

Published in: journal

ISSN: 1942-2652