IOT based Load Management of a Micro-Grid using Arduino and MAS

This paper aims to establish an Arduino and IOT based Hierarchical Multi Agent System (HMAS) for management of loads side in a micro-grid. In this study, the performance of the proposed algorithm in a micro-grid has been verified. Micro-grid contains a battery energy storage system (BESS) and demand loads (DL). The user interface on a smart phone directly communicates with the load management system via integrated Ethernet Shield server that uses Wi-Fi communication protocol. Also communication between the Ethernet Shield and the Arduino microcontroller is based on Wi-Fi communication. A simulation model is developed in Java Agent Development Environment (JADE) for dynamic and effective energy administration, which takes an informed decision and chooses the most feasible action to stabilize, sustain and enhance the micro-grid. Moreover, environment variables are sensed through Arduino microcontroller and given to agents of MAS in an IOT environment. The test results show that the system was able to effectively control and regulate the energy in the micro-grid.

کلیدواژه ها:

Load Management ، Arduino ، Microgrid ، JADE ، Multi-agent systems