Microgrid management system based on a multi agent approach: An office building pilot
Abstract Microgrids bring advantages to end users and to the smart grid environment. However, adequate management software, enabling bringing to the field new energy management concepts, is not available yet. Small, single tasked, software is usually proposed and tested while a clear overall system architecture for microgrid management required to take full advantage of the microgrids' potential. Previous publications usually focus on energy related problems and do not provide an efficient and viable solution for players' representation and microgrid operation. This paper proposes a complete architecture for a microgrid management system based on a multi agent approach uGIM allowing the easy implementation of different energy strategies. The uGIM agents can independently manage local resources while able to collaborate and/or compete with other agents. Designed to run in single board computers, uGIM agents are light weighted and easily deployed in buildings. To demonstrate these capabilities, the paper details and presents a microgrid deployment using uGIM solution.