arXiv:2412.18047eess.SYcs.AI2024-12

分层多智能体系统实现不确定充电场景下的低成本调度

Towards Hierarchical Multi-Agent Decision-Making for Uncertainty-Aware EV Charging

  • 高层协调电价,低层按需调控充电功率
  • 引入不确定性感知评估机制,降低突发离场影响
  • 实测显示成本显著下降,适合办公区充电桩管理

双向电动车充放电系统的进展推动了工作场所应用。然而,实际部署面临电价波动和电动车离场时间不确定等动态因素,制约能源管理效率。为此,我们设计了一种分层多智能体结构:高层智能体根据实时电价统筹充放电决策,多个低层智能体则分别管理个体充电功率。针对电动车离场时间的不确定性,提出一种新型不确定性感知批评家增强机制,提升低层对功率决策的评估能力,保障控制鲁棒性。基于上述设计,提出HUCA实时充电控制框架,协调建筑与电动车间的能量供应。在真实电价数据集上的实验表明,HUCA显著降低用电成本,并在模拟确定与不确定离场场景下均保持良好充电满足率。案例研究进一步验证其实时能量分配能力,凸显实际应用潜力。

原文摘要 · Abstract (English)

Recent advances in bidirectional EV charging and discharging systems have spurred interest in workplace applications. However, real-world deployments face various dynamic factors, such as fluctuating electricity prices and uncertain EV departure times, that hinder effective energy management. To address these issues and minimize building electricity costs while meeting EV charging requirements, we design a hierarchical multi-agent structure in which a high-level agent coordinates overall charge or discharge decisions based on real-time pricing, while multiple low-level agents manage individual power level accordingly. For uncertain EV departure times, we propose a novel uncertainty-aware critic augmentation mechanism for low-level agents that improves the evaluation of power-level decisions and ensures robust control under such uncertainty. Building upon these two key designs, we introduce HUCA, a real-time charging control framework that coordinates energy supply among the building and EVs. Experiments on real-world electricity datasets show that HUCA significantly reduces electricity costs and maintains competitive performance in meeting EV charging requirements under both simulated certain and uncertain departure scenarios. The results further highlight the importance of hierarchical control and the proposed critic augmentation under the uncertain departure scenario. A case study illustrates HUCA's capability to allocate energy between the building and EVs in real time, underscoring its potential for practical use.

电动车充电分层控制不确定性能源调度

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