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Emory University, Emory College of Arts & Sciences, Atlanta, GA, USA
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Marmara University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Istanbul
Abstract
This paper presents the design and performance analysis of a decentralized energy sharing architecture for the Istanbul metropolitan area, conceptualized as the Istanbul Energy Internet. In order to accommodate the expanding fleet of electric vehicles, we suggest a multi-resource micro-hub design for signalized intersections that incorporates solar generation, battery storage, and wireless power transfer. Using a real-world dataset of 2.578 junctions, we identify a 2.251-node largest connected component to serve as the backbone for the proposed energy mesh. In our analysis, energy is autonomously redistributed throughout the network using a distributed consensus algorithm. According to simulation results, the suggested architecture offers a notable range gain of 2.86 km per charging stop while reducing peak daytime grid dependency to zero under baseline efficiency assumptions. This study offers a scalable blueprint for sustainable urban energy management in megacities.
Keywords
Energy internet,distributed consensus,multi-agent systems,urban sustainability
How to Cite
ADAR, Ömer, & CİHAN, O. (2026). Conceptual Design and Performance Analysis of a Decentralized Urban Energy Internet: A Case Study of Istanbul. MAS Journal of Applied Sciences, 11(1), 134–147. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19112583
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