Novel communication architecture for Multi-Agent Systems in autonomous Microgrid

Multi-Agent System (MAS) architecture is a widely investigated topic for application in distributed control for power system operations. The key quality of MAS is its communication which must be versatile for any MAS based control. In this paper, a new communication algorithm for MAS based on Peer to Peer (P2P) communication agreeing to FIPA (Foundation of Intelligent Physical Agents) specifications is proposed. The proposed scheme has reduced communication steps, reduced burden on agents, and has very fast response compared to other existing P2P and Non-P2P architectures. This scheme is applied for a classic economic dispatch problem based on gradient search optimization and the simulation results are presented.