Peer to Peer Packet Dispatching for Local Area Packetized Power Networks with Multiple Routers

With the large penetration of distributed energy resources, DC power packet transmission is a potential technique to achieve efficient peer to peer (P2P) power dispatching. In this paper, a multi-router local area packetized power network (LAPPN) is considered, where multiple power routers are employed to dispatch power packets among demander and supplier energy subscribers (ESs) connected to different routers. To achieve the efficient P2P power transmission in the LAPPN, a power packet dispatching protocol is developed, in which the routes of power packets are optimized first to maximize the power packets utilization efficiency. Then the transmission schedule is determined by allowing different power packets to transmit on different power channels concurrently to meet the variety of urgency requirements of demander ESs. Simulation results demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed LAPPN power dispatching protocols in achieving high power packet utilization.