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Third International Joint Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems - Volume 3 (AAMAS'04)
pp. 1148-1155
Embedded Agents for District Heating Management
Paul Davidsson, Blekinge Institute of Technology
Fredrik Wernstedt, Blekinge Institute of Technology
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We investigate the applicability of multi-agent systems
as a control approach for district heating systems. The
consumers, i.e., the heat exchange systems, in current
district heating systems are purely reactive devices
without communication capabilities. In this work, the
possibilities of a new type of heat exchanger system
that has an open software environment and
communication capabilities are explored. Operators of
district heating systems have several, often conflicting,
goals, e.g., to satisfy the demand of the customers and
to minimize production costs. Our approach is to
embed a cooperative agent in each consumer. Results
from a simulation study indicate that the approach
makes it possible to reduce production while
maintaining the quality of service. In another
experiment in a controlled physical environment, two
agent-based approaches are evaluated and compared
to existing technologies. The experiment shows that it
is possible to automatically load balance a small
district heating network using agent technology.
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Citation:
Paul Davidsson, Fredrik Wernstedt,
"Embedded Agents for District Heating Management,"
aamas,
pp. 1148-1155,
Third International Joint Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems - Volume 3 (AAMAS'04),
2004
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