Development of a novel multi-agent system for residential voltage control using demand response based on customer behaviour

摘要

Aggregation of demand during peak load periods can cause local overloading in distribution networks. Quantifying the available peak demand reduction at a local level enables flexible and dynamic management of variable power flows on a distribution network. Since domestic loads coupled with distributed generation are intermittent and uncertain in nature, a detailed analysis of domestic load profiles is an essential step to achieve flexible demand response. This paper introduces and develops a novel multi-agent system approach to provide domestic demand response over time. This new approach is based on customer elasticity when considering different parameters including social, technical and financial aspects of customer behaviour.