Table 3 Definition of the combined agents in the proposed system.
From: New flexible bidirectional converter for electric vehicle substations connecting microgrids
Number | Agent type |
|---|---|
1 | The distributed source (renewable energy source) receives information about power, voltage and current from the distributed generation sources in the AC microgrid (specialized agent) |
2 | The distributed source agent generates MPPT with the information it receives and passes that information to the AC microgrid resources specialized agent |
3 | The distributed source receives information about power, voltage and current from the distributed generation sources in the DC microgrid specialized agent |
4 | The distributed source agent generates MPPT with the information it receives and passes that information to the DC microgrid resources specialized agent |
5 | The storage unit (battery) receives information about voltage, current, power and SoC from the AC microgrid battery specialized agent |
6 | The battery agent performs the battery control algorithm and passes it to the battery in the AC microgrid specialized agent |
7 | The storage unit receives information about voltage, current, power and SoC from the battery in the DC microgrid specialized agent |
8 | The battery agent performs the battery control algorithm and transfers it to the battery in the DC microgrid specialized agent |
9 | The load agent distinguishes between critical and non-critical loads in the AC microgrid specialized agent |
10 | The load agent transmits information to exit non-critical loads according to the supply/demand situation of the AC microgrid specialized agent |
11 | The load agent distinguishes between critical and non-critical loads in the DC microgrid specialized agent |
12 | The load agent transmits information to exit non-critical loads according to the supply/demand situation of the DC microgrid specialized agent |
13 | The device agent in the AC microgrid receives information about voltage, current and power from the AC grid specialized agent |
14 | Grid agent converts DC microgrid voltage to AC voltage by PWM, DQ control and transmits to the grid specialized agent |
15 | Device agent at DC microgrid receives voltage, current and power information from DC grid specialized agent |
16 | Grid agent converts DC microgrid voltage to DC voltage by PWM control and transmits to DC grid specialized agent |
17 | Device agent at DC, AC microgrid receives voltage, current and power information from EV specialized agent |
18 | Grid agent converts DC microgrid bidirectional voltage to DC by PWM control to EV specialized agent |
19 | AC microgrid load agent requests network agent to open/close PCC Interconnection Agent |
20 | Grid agent informs installation agent about system mode (grid on/off) Interconnection Agent |
21 | AC microgrid monitoring agent informs the mode to distributed generation agent (on/off grid) Interconnection Agent |
22 | The AC microgrid distributed generation plant transmits the generated power to the AC grid plant Interconnection Agent |
23 | The grid agent informs the mode of the AC microgrid storage battery agent (grid on/off) Interconnection Agent |
24 | The battery unit reports the common DC bus voltage information to the AC microgrid Interconnection Agent |
25 | The AC microgrid load agent requests power from the distributed generation agent Interconnection Agent |
26 | The AC microgrid distributed power source agent provides production information to the load agent and requests load shedding when production is insufficient Interconnection Agent |
27 | The AC microgrid load agent requests power from the storage agent Interconnection Agent |
28 | The AC microgrid storage agent provides production information to the load agent and requests shedding when SoC is low Interconnection Agent |
29 | The DC microgrid load agent requests the network agent to open/close the PCC with the DC grid Interconnection Agent |
30 | Grid agent informs the installation agent about the system mode (DC grid on/off) Interconnection Agent |
31 | DC microgrid monitoring agent informs the mode to the distributed generation agent (on/off grid) Interconnection Agent |
32 | DC microgrid distributed generation plant transmits the generated power to the DC grid plant Interconnection Agent |
33 | Grid agent informs the mode of the DC microgrid battery storage agent (AC microgrid on/off) Interconnection Agent |
34 | Battery unit reports common DC bus voltage information to the DC microgrid unit Interconnection Agent |
35 | DC microgrid load agent requests power from the DC microgrid distributed generation agent Interconnection Agent |
36 | DC microgrid distributed power source agent provides production information to the load agent and requests load shedding when production is insufficient at the DC grid Interconnection Agent |
37 | DC microgrid load agent requests power from the storage agent Interconnection Agent |
38 | The DC grid storage agent provides production information to the load agent and requests a removal when the SoC is low Interconnection Agent |
39 | The agent provides surplus and shortage energy information for DC and EV microgrids Interconnection Agent |
40 | The battery agent performs the battery control algorithm and transfers it to the batteries at the DC and EV microgrids Interconnection Agent |
41 | The agent provides surplus and shortage energy information for the AC and EV microgrids Interconnection Agent |
42 | The battery agent performs the battery control algorithm and transfers it to the batteries at the AC and EV microgrids Interconnection Agent |
43 | The agent provides surplus energy information from the AC microgrid to the DC microgrid Interconnection Agent |
44 | The agent provides insufficient energy information from the AC microgrid to the DC microgrid Interconnection Agent |
