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Research on Coordinated Operation of Electricity–Hydrogen Multi-Agent Energy Systems Based on Asymmetric Nash Bargaining

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: Coordinating multiple electric–hydrogen regional energy systems (EHRESs) under renewable uncertainty while ensuring rational benefit allocation remains a significant challenge. To address this issue, this paper proposes a cooperative energy mutual-assistance strategy for multiple EHRESs. An electric–hydrogen coupled operational framework integrating power-to-hydrogen technology is established, and a tiered carbon trading mechanism is incorporated to curb carbon emissions. Renewable-generation uncertainty is modeled using chance constraints. To solve the coordinated operation problem in a distributed manner, the cooperative model is decomposed into two tractable subproblems and solved using ADMM. In addition, an asymmetric Nash bargaining-based payoff allocation method incorporating aggregated contribution rates is developed to reflect heterogeneous participant contributions. Case studies are conducted to evaluate convergence, economic performance, emission reduction, and payoff allocation. The results show that the proposed method supports contribution-aware energy trading and benefit sharing among EHRESs while reducing carbon emissions by 8.54% and operating costs by up to 17.17%.

Source: Applied Sciences

DOI: 10.3390/app16073397

Authors: Changling Li, Xinyan Zhang

Institution: Xinjiang University

Language: English

Topic: Integrated Energy Systems Optimization

Subfield: Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Affordable and clean energy, Climate action, Industry, innovation and infrastructure

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,896