Developing multi-agent systems with a FIPA-compliant agent framework
Software—Practice & Experience
The Gaia Methodology for Agent-Oriented Analysis and Design
Autonomous Agents and Multi-Agent Systems
A multi-agent system architecture for coordination of just-in-time production and distribution
The Knowledge Engineering Review
Fundamentals of Heat and Mass Transfer
Fundamentals of Heat and Mass Transfer
Load Prediction Using Combination of Neural Networks and Simple Strategies
Proceedings of the 2008 conference on Tenth Scandinavian Conference on Artificial Intelligence: SCAI 2008
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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.