Glocal (global/local) control synthesis for hierarchical networked systems

Abstract

This paper is concerned with how to develop a new system control theory for providing systematic design methods of hierarchical networked systems composed of various kinds of subsystems from the glocal (global/local) control view point. Through examinations of energy network control we first explain the idea and concept of glocal control and propose a structure of glocal control system consisting multi-resolved sensor, glocal predictor, and glocal controller. We then provide methods of designing glocal predictor and glocal controller which fit the proposed structure with numerical examples.