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Distributed
Intelligent Agents for Decision Making at Local Distributed Energy Resource
(DER) Levels--Infotility,
3000 Executive Parkway, Suite 518, San Ramon, CA
94583-2300; 303-808-3329, www.infotility.com
Mr.
David A. Cohen, Principal Investigator,
Mr.
David A. Cohen, Business Official, dave@infotility.com
DOE
Grant No. DE-FG02-03ER83682
Amount:
$743,607
This
project will develop an adaptive, intelligent-agent-based information system to
provide real-time, two-way communication and decision making between nodes in a
distributed energy resources (DER) system. The
design will consist of a collection of reusable intelligent agents that will
interoperate within the many interfaces and devices on the power delivery
infrastructure. The agents will
provide not only analysis and response to electrical grid contingencies but also
coordination with power electronics and grid protection schemes to enhance grid
reliability. In
Phase I, several key design issues were investigated, including assessments of
software user needs, intelligent agent structure, object-oriented design,
overall software system architecture, data models and communications
requirements, and decision logic, analytics, and business rules development.
A detailed software plan (including a Software Requirements Document, a
Software Specification Document, a Software Architecture Document, and a
preliminary User Interface Document) was developed. In
Phase II, a commercialized version of the software will be tested in a real
environment with actual DER devices connected to a major
Commercial
Applications and Other Benefits as
described by awardee: The DER
intelligent information system should provide a low
cost, scalable, flexible mechanism to increase grid reliability and grid
stability; enhance the ability of security agencies to respond to emergencies
and contingencies; unify the requirements of energy end users, energy system
operators, and energy providers; and enable
micro-grids and aggregated DER participation into the energy infrastructure.