Abstract
An agent-based organizational model for a smart energy system is introduced relying on a dynamic coalition formation mechanism for virtual power plants. Central to this mechanism we propose a solution concept that stems from the existent stability notions in coalitional games. The process is intended as an open-ended organizational adaptation, concerned with achieving stable configurations that meet the desired functionalities within stochastic scenarios. We deploy the mechanism in distributed environments populated by negotiating agents and give empirical results that prove a significant improvement of organizational efficiency.
This work was supported by the projects AT (CONSOLIDER CSD2007-0022, INGENIO 2010) and OVAMAH (TIN2009-13839-C03-02).
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Mihailescu, RC., Vasirani, M., Ossowski, S. (2011). Dynamic Coalition Adaptation for Efficient Agent-Based Virtual Power Plants. In: Klügl, F., Ossowski, S. (eds) Multiagent System Technologies. MATES 2011. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 6973. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-24603-6_11
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