Decentralised Energy Market for Implementation into the Intergrid Concept Part I: Isolated System

Matthew Davison, Jesse Cranney, Terry Summers, Christopher D. Townsend

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Abstract

Power systems world-wide are currently undergoing unprecedented change as the global energy mix transitions from primarily fossil-fuel based synchronous generation towards utility-scale and distributed renewable energy generation. This paper explores the rationale for the pursuit of alternative network architectures to facilitate the transition towards high penetration levels of renewable energies. Furthermore, the emerging research field of transactive energy markets and their potential for energy price reductions is presented. The paper examines the intergrid architecture coupled with a decentralised transactive energy market as a mechanism for permitting higher levels of distributed generation and storage and for energy price reductions, with the Australian energy market used as a case study. The primary contributions of this paper are the development of a decentralised, peer-to-peer (P2P) transactive energy market (TEM) and the derivation of an autonomous agent algorithm capable of monitoring the internal states of agents to place bids and offers to the market accordingly. This paper (part 1 of 2) investigates the behaviour of the TEM and agent algorithm when applied to an isolated intergrid architecture level. The simulation results contained here-within demonstrate that the decentralised TEM and distributed agent algorithm operate in accordance with the desired fundamental principles of economics (supply vs demand), with the potential for significant retail energy price reductions and higher levels of renewable energies.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication7th International IEEE Conference on Renewable Energy Research and Applications, ICRERA 2018
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages80-87
Number of pages8
ISBN (Electronic)9781538659823
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 6 Dec 2018
Externally publishedYes
Event7th International IEEE Conference on Renewable Energy Research and Applications, ICRERA 2018 - Paris, France
Duration: 14 Oct 201817 Oct 2018

Publication series

Name7th International IEEE Conference on Renewable Energy Research and Applications, ICRERA 2018

Conference

Conference7th International IEEE Conference on Renewable Energy Research and Applications, ICRERA 2018
Country/TerritoryFrance
CityParis
Period14/10/1817/10/18

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