Exploiting multi-agent system technology within an autonomous regional active network management system

2007 International Conference on Intelligent Systems Applications to Power Systems, ISAP

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages

  Davidson, Euan M ^a,b   McArthur, Stephen D J ^a,b  

^a IEEE

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cooperative systems; Distributed control; Intelligent systems

Indexed keywords

COMMON INFORMATION MODEL; CONTROL FUNCTIONS; COOPERATIVE SYSTEMS; DESIGN CHALLENGES; DISTRIBUTED CONTROL; DISTRIBUTION NETWORK OPERATORS; DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS; IEC 61850; INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES; MULTI-AGENT SYSTEM; NETWORK AUTOMATION; NETWORK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM; POWER SYSTEMS;

ACTIVE NETWORKS; ADMINISTRATIVE DATA PROCESSING; CONTROL SYSTEMS; CONTROL THEORY; DISTRIBUTED PARAMETER NETWORKS; DISTRIBUTION OF GOODS; ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION; ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS; EQUIPMENT; INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS; LEGACY SYSTEMS; MANAGEMENT; MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS; NETWORK MANAGEMENT; ROBUST CONTROL; STANDARDS; TECHNOLOGY;

MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS;

EID: 50249084551     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ISAP.2007.4441680     Document Type: Conference Paper

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