Application of the multiagent approach to the research of integrated energy supply systems

Melentiev Energy Systems Institute of Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Pipeline Systems Department of Energy No. 50, 664033, Irkutsk Region, Irkutsk, Lermontov St., 130, Russia.

mayorovgs@isem.irk.ru, sva@isem.irk.ru, barakhtenko@isem.irk.ru

Abstract

The current technological infrastructure in the electricity, heat, cold, and gas supply, as a rule, is formed and controlled separately by local systems and tasks. The traditionally considered energy systems unite large energy sources, such as hydroelectric power station, combined heat and power plants, boiler plants, and electric and pipeline networks distributed over a large area. New trends in the energy sector necessitate a revision of the principles of construction of energy systems and the creation of integrated energy supply systems. Combining separate different types of systems of different levels into a single integrated system with many coordinated elements can contribute to the implementation of new functionality, the use of more advanced technologies in operation and the active participation of consumers with distributed generation in the energy supply process. For the study of integrated energy supply systems it is proposed to use a multiagent approach, which is one of the promising areas of research for complex systems. This approach is used in many subject areas to study systems that include many elements with complex behavior. Such systems include integrated energy supply systems. The solution of the problem on the basis of the agent approach is developed by a multitude of interrelated agents.