Multiagent Multilayer Control Strategy for Microgrid Clusters with Cross-Coordinated Control and Conflict Coordination
Abstract
To address fault-induced boundary variations and conflicting commands among heterogeneous controllers in microgrid clusters with high distributed generation penetration, this paper proposes a multilayer multiagent control strategy based on cross-coordinated multiagent control and conflict coordination. The method uses a hierarchical distributed hybrid architecture. Local grid-forming (GFM) energy storage and photovoltaic (PV) converters provide autonomous voltage source support, microgrid coordination controllers generate distributed candidate commands, and the system-level coordination controller performs event-triggered arbitration. Unlike consensus-based cooperative control with fixed exchanged variables, the proposed method enables overlapping supervisory authority, weighted command fusion, explicit conflict classification, and feasible command projection under resource, state-of-charge (SOC), ramping, and load priority constraints. Direction, capacity, and objective conflicts are resolved through system-level arbitration, which converts multiple candidate commands into a single executable command. Comparative simulations show that the proposed method reduces frequency and voltage deviations, shortens power recovery time, improves SOC balancing among energy storage units, and enhances constrained hydropower coordination compared with conventional droop control and one-to-one hierarchical control. These results verify its effectiveness in improving dynamic stability and coordinated support capability in microgrid clusters.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Microgrid Control and Optimization
Frequency Control in Power Systems
Islanding Detection in Power Systems
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Electronics
- Publisher
- MDPI AG
- Volume
- 15
- Issue
- 12
- Pages
- 2640–2640
- Publication date
- 15 June 2026
- Language
- EN