ABSTRACT
This chapter introduces the renewable energy resources and explain a centralized algorithm that solves the unit commitment (UC) problem for smart power grid containing renewable power generating components. The UC problem facilitates using renewable energy power in conjunction with other power sources by monitoring and tracking production and demand. Employing Multi-agent architecture in a smart grid modeling is very useful, as it simplifies the communications among agents and the decision-making process for the agents with some controlling responsibilities in the system. One can recognize that the multi-agent framework could cut down the complexity of the control process of a smart grid. Organizing the control process by proposing clear steps such as specifying the agents' categories, defining the profile of each sort of agents, and controlling the messages' exchange process among all agents resulted an organized collaboration and prevented a chaotic behavior inside the grid.
