The Optimal Operation of Honeycomb Distribution Network With Multi-agent System

Growing renewable energy access poses serious challenges for traditional distribution network, especially from the point of view of uncertainty and volatility. In this paper, a new type of distribution network structure called honeycomb distribution network (HDN) is introduced, as well as the core device smart power/information exchange station (SPIES), which performs as the agent for power exchange and electricity trading. Firstly, the characteristics and benefits of HDN are described. Then the mathematical physics models of HDN system with the functions of multi-agent system are established. The two-level optimization operating model of HDN with multi-agent system is proposed and then solved and verified through a numerical simulation of simplified HDN system. The optimal results show that HDN with multi-agent system can realize the economic operation of the distribution network and the consumption of renewable energies, which reveal the potential of HDN in the future new power network.