MAAMAW 1997: Multi-Agent Rationality pp 156-176 | Cite as

Making a case for Multi-Agent Systems

  • Fredrik Ygge
  • Hans Akkermans
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Abstract

Multi-Agent Systems (MAS) promise to offer solutions to problems where established, older paradigms fall short. To be able to keep promises, however, indepth studies of advantages and weaknesses of MAS solutions versus conventional ones in practical applications are needed. In this paper we offer one such study. Climate control in large buildings is one application area where MAS, and market-oriented programming in particular, have been reported to be very successful. We have therefore constructed and implemented a variety of market designs for this problem, as well as different standard control engineering solutions. This paper gives a detailed analysis and comparison, so as to learn about differences between standard versus MAS approaches, and yielding new insights about benefits and limitations of computational markets.

Keywords

Marginal Utility Outdoor Temperature Office Environment Market Design Clearing Price 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Fredrik Ygge
    • 1
  • Hans Akkermans
    • 2
  1. 1.Department of Computer Science (IDE)EnerSearch AB and University of Karlskrona/RonnebyRonnebySweden
  2. 2.Department of Information Systems (INF/IS)AKMC and University of TwenteAE EnschedeThe Netherlands

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