Electric power distribution systems can be found almost everywhere, from ship power systems to data centers. In many critical applications, there is needed 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 multi-agent systems to develop a self-reconfigurable electric power distribution system. A prototype of a Multi-Agent system is proposed to reconfigure the system in order to maximize the number of served loads with highest priority. The shipboard power system is simulated in Matlab^TM Simulink^TM and the Multi-Agent System is implemented using Java programming language and JADE platform.

Date Published: 9 May 2006
PDF: 12 pages
Proc. SPIE 6229, Intelligent Computing: Theory and Applications IV, 62290F (9 May 2006); doi: 10.1117/12.667973

Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 6229:
Intelligent Computing: Theory and Applications IV
Kevin L. Priddy; Emre Ertin, Editor(s)