Authors:
José González de Durana
1
;
Oscar Barambones
1
;
Enrique Kremers
2
and
Pablo Viejo
2
Affiliations:
1
University College of Engineering, University of the Basque Country, Spain
;
2
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology and EDF, Germany
Keyword(s):
Electrical grid, Hybrid renewable energy systems, Energy saving, Microgrid, Smart meter, Intelligent hub, Random graph, Complex system, Complex computer system, Scale free network, Agent based model.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
Autonomous Agents
;
Discrete Event Systems
;
Distributed Control Systems
;
Hybrid Dynamical Systems
;
Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics
;
Intelligent Control Systems and Optimization
;
Intelligent Transportation Technologies and Systems
;
Modeling, Simulation and Architectures
;
Nonlinear Signals and Systems
;
Robotics and Automation
;
Signal Processing, Sensors, Systems Modeling and Control
Abstract:
The electrical system is undergoing a profound change of state, which will lead to what is being called the smart grid. The necessity of a complex system approach to cope with ongoing changes is presented: combining a systemic approach based on complexity science with the classical views of electrical grids is important for an understanding the behavior of the future grid. Key issues like different layers and inter-layer devices, as well as subsystems are discussed and proposed as a base to create an agent-based system model to run simulations.