Review of Game Theories Applied to Virtual Power Plants

As virtual power plants play an increasingly important role in the coordination and optimization of various distributed energy resources, and participate in electricity market scheduling and grid operating, how to maximize revenue or minimize costs have become one of the key points of research on virtual power plants. Therefore, Game theory is introduced to analyze various optimization problems in the operation of virtual power plants. Firstly, the research status is reviewed from two aspects of cooperative game and non-cooperative game. Secondly, the general process of the game is explained. Finally, the future research directions of the game in virtual power plants are prospected.