Application of a multi-agent approach to solving problems of development of integrated energy 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

Abstract

Currently, when solving the problems of developing energy systems, it is necessary to take into account the profound changes associated with the transition from consideration of centralized planning and management to a new paradigm of a multilateral process of substantiating decisions and creating mechanisms for their implementation in conditions of uncertainty, multicriteria and a plurality of conflicting interests. The development of modern energy systems requires the use of innovative methods and technologies for their study, which assume the presence of many decision-making centers and take into account the complex structure of these systems. In this paper, to solve the problems of development of integrated energy systems, a multi-agent approach is used, in which solutions are obtained as a result of the interaction between a set of agents. Based on the proposed structure of the multi-agent system, a multi-agent model of an integrated energy system was developed in the AnyLogic software environment. A number of computational experiments were carried out, which made it possible to verify the developed principles of the interaction of objects in an integrated energy system when solving development problems.