Microgrid-Based Smart Grids: Artificial Intelligence and Internet of Things for Improved Resilience/Self-Healing

Dr. Hashem Nehrir
IEEE Life Fellow and Emeritus Professor Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Montana State University

Cerent Engineering Science Complex, Salazar Hall 2009A
4:00 PM

Abstract: In this presentation, first, a brief history of the production and evolution of electricity will be presented, then an overview of our body of work on the application of artificial intelligence (AI)-based control techniques and Internet of things (IoT) for control and management of microgrids (MGs), which are considered the cornerstone of smart distribution grid, will be presented.

In general, MG power management is a multi-objective problem and may not have a single solution, and it is hard to solve with conventional analytic techniques. Multi-agent systems and bargaining games between the smart agents is presented to obtain a set of trade-off solutions (called Pareto-frontier), and the application of Nash bargaining solution (NBS) is used to directly obtain the “best trade-off solution” on the Pareto-frontier. In addition, an MG-based distribution system architecture for enhancing resilience and self-healing of distribution systems will be presented.

Bio: Dr. Nehrir is an Emeritus Professor in the Electrical Engineering Department at Montana State University. He has enjoyed more than 45 years of teaching and research. His research encompasses modeling, control, and power management of alternative energy power generation systems, load control (demand response) and application of artificial intelligence for microgrid power management for distribution system resiliency and self-healing.

Dr. Nehrir is a Life Fellow of IEEE and an invited Fellow of AAIA (Asia-pacific Artificial Intelligence Association). He is the 2010 recipient of the highest research award, the Charles & Nora Wiley Faculty Award for Meritorious Research, bestowed by Montana State University, and the 2016 recipient of IEEE Power & Energy Society’s Ramakumar Family Renewable Energy Excellence Award. He has lectured on his research and educational activities in more than ten countries around the globe.