Energy Flexibility Management in Power Distribution Systems: Decentralized Approach

Increasing penetration of distributed energy resources in power distribution systems and appearing the flexible behavior of end-users based on demand response programs make the distribution layer of the power systems more active. In this way, energy transaction management through a decentralized manner could be an appropriate solution to improve the efficiency of energy trading in the distribution power networks. This paper proposes a decentralized method to manage energy flexibility by consumers based on a bottom-up approach in distributed power systems. Also, a 33-bus distribution network is considered to assess the performance of our proposed decentralized energy flexibility management model based on impacts of flexible behaviors of end-user and uncertainty of distribution lines to flow energy in the power network.