Simulating a Multi-Agent based Self-Reconfigurable Electric Power Distribution System

Abstract

Electric power distribution systems can be found almost everywhere, from ship power systems to data centers. In many critical applications, there is need to maintain minimal operating capability under fault conditions. To carry out this goal it is necessary to develop energy distribution control techniques, which let implement a self-reconfigurable energy distribution system. This research project is looking at the implementation of a multi-agent system to develop a self-reconfigurable electric power distribution system. A simulation model composes by a multi-agent system developed with Java programming language, a simplified EPDS model implemented in Simulinktrade and a communication middleware between them is presented. The communication middleware is an application programming interface to exchange data between Simulinktrade models and multi-agent systems implemented in JADE platform using Java. Also, we present advantages and disadvantages of this process