Distributed multi-agent algorithm for residential energy management in smart grids

Proceedings of the 2012 IEEE Network Operations and Management Symposium, NOMS 2012

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 435-443

  Mets, Kevin ^a   Strobbe, Matthias ^a   Verschueren, Tom ^a   Roelens, Thomas ^a   De Turck, Filip ^a   Develder, Chris ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Multi Agent System; Renewable Energy; Residential Energy Management; Smart Power Grids

Indexed keywords

ENERGY FLOW; ENERGY PRICES; ENERGY PRODUCTIONS; GRID INSTABILITY; LOW-VOLTAGE; MULTI AGENT SYSTEM (MAS); MULTI-AGENT ALGORITHMS; PEAK LOAD; POWER GRIDS; PRICE INFORMATION; REAL-TIME PRODUCTION; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RESIDENTIAL AREAS; RESIDENTIAL ENERGY; SMART GRID; VOLTAGE VIOLATION;

ENERGY MANAGEMENT; MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS; SMART POWER GRIDS;

ALGORITHMS;

EID: 84864228760     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/NOMS.2012.6211928     Document Type: Conference Paper

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