Poster
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Workshop: Tackling Climate Change with Machine Learning: Global Perspectives and Local Challenges
MAHTM: A Multi-Agent Framework for Hierarchical Transactive Microgrids
Nicolas Cuadrado · Roberto Alejandro Gutierrez Guillen · Yongli Zhu · Martin Takáč
Keywords: [ Reinforcement learning and control ] [ Power and energy systems ]
Integration of variable renewable energy into the grid has posed challenges to system operators in achieving optimal trade-offs among energy availability, cost affordability, and pollution controllability. This paper proposes a multi-agent reinforcement learning framework for managing energy transactions in microgrids. The framework addresses the challenges above: it seeks to optimize the usage of available resources by minimizing the carbon footprint while benefiting all stakeholders. The proposed architecture consists of three layers of agents, each pursuing different objectives. The first layer, comprised of prosumers and consumers, minimizes the total energy cost. The other two layers control the energy price to decrease the carbon impact while balancing the consumption and production of both renewable and conventional energy. This framework also takes into account fluctuations in energy demand and supply.