Logical Structure and Agent Roles
Within a PowerMatcher cluster the agents are organized into a logical tree. The leafs of this tree are a number of local device agents and, optionally, a unique objective agent. The root of the tree is formed by the auctioneer agent, a unique agent that handles the price forming, i.e. the search for the equilibrium price. In order to obtain scalability, concentrator agents can be added to the structure as tree nodes...
Background Theory
The PowerMatcher automatically balances demand and supply in clusters of Distributed Energy Resources. The technology is based on Multi-agent Systems technology and electronic markets. Background theories used are control theory and micro-economics, unified in market-based control theory.
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