Multi-agent Systems in Microgrid Bems Control for Improved

Energy consumption in buildings represents approximately one-third of total energy produced globally. Towards efforts to reduce energy consumption of buildings while also improving its operational efficiency, building controls based on the Multi-Agent Systems (MAS) paradigm have been proposed and developed for use in building operations due to its key features such as learning and adaptation. Though the MAS paradigm has been suggested by several authors as a potential technology for energy management and improving comfort in buildings, it has not received the rapid uptake its proponents anticipated. This paper provides a short survey of MAS paradigms for improving comfort in buildings and also highlights challenges with its implementation.