Sponsored by U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
The coordination of thermal-electrical-control networks is essential for the optimal design of grid-interactive efficient district (GED) energy systems, particularly when renewable energy sources are integrated. Led by Dr. Zuo, this $4.16M joint research is to create a holistic open-source modeling and optimization platform for the optimal design and retrofit of GED energy systems. Based on National Renewable Energy Laboratory's and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's ,听this platform can be used to increase system efficiency and resilience of our communities.
Technical Advisory Group
| Name | Institution |
|---|---|
| Ben Ealey | Electric Power Research Institute |
| Caitlin Holley | ENGIE |
| Henry Johnstone | GLHN |
| John Camilleri | PSC |
| Peter Lilienthal | HOMER Energy by UL |
| Shalom Flank | Pareto Energy |
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Team Members:
University of Colorado Boulder:听
Wangda Zuo, Associate Professor, Ph.D.听
Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder
wangda.zuo@colorado.edu
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Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder
Kyri.Baker@colorado.edu
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Bryan Birosak, Director
Utility and Energy Services, University of Colorado Boulder
bryan.birosak@colorado.edu
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Ellen Edwards, Energy Manager
Utility and Energy Services,听University of Colorado Boulder
ellen.edwards@colorado.edu
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Katy Hinkelman, M.S., EIT听
Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder
kathryn.hinkelman@colorado.edu
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Cary Faulkner听
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder
cary.faulkner@colorado.edu
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Aisling Pigott听
Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder
Aisling.Pigott@colorado.edu
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Saranya Anbarasu, M.S.听
Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder
saranya.anbarasu@colorado.edu
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Mingzhe Liu, Ph.D.听
Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder
mingzhe.liu@colorado.edu
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Chengnan Shi, M.S.听
Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder
chengnan.shi@colorado.edu
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute:听
Department of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering,听Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
luigi.vanfretti@gmail.com
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Department of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering,听Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
tetiana.bogodorova@gmail.com
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Fernando Fachini听
Department of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering,听Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
emaildofachini@gmail.com
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University of Texas Austin:
Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, University of Texas at Austin
atila@mail.utexas.edu
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Ardeshir Moftakhari
Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, University of Texas at Austin
ardeshir.moftakhari@gmail.com
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Mengjia Tang
Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, University of Texas at Austin
m.tang@utexas.edu
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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory:
Building Technology & Urban Systems Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
mwetter@lbl.gov
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Building Technology & Urban Systems Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
jianjunhu@lbl.gov
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National Renewable Energy Laboratory:
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Kyle.Benne@nrel.gov
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Commercial Buildings Research Group, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
nicholas.long@nrel.gov
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National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Amy.Allen@nrel.gov
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National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Lauren.Klun@nrel.gov
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Amzur technologies:
Amzur Technologies
raymond.kaiser@amzur.com
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Media Reports
Open source tool aims to improve electric grid efficiency, resiliency
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Resulted Open Source Libraries
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Journal Publications
K. Hinkelman, S. Anbarasu, M. Wetter, A. Gautier, W. Zuo. 2022. "," Energy, 254(4), pp. 124227.
K. Hinkelman, J. Wang, W. Zuo, A. Gautier, M. Wetter, C. Fan, N. Long. 2022. "" Applied Energy, 311, pp.118654.
Conference Proceedings
F. Fachini, M. d. Castro, M. Liu, T. Bogodorova, L. Vanfretti, W. Zuo.听2022. 鈥溾��, 2022 IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting (PESGM), July 17-21, Denver, CO.
K. Hinkelman, S. Anbarasu, M. Wetter, A. Gautier, B. Ravache, W. Zuo 2022. "" Proceedings of the 1st International Workshop On Open Source Modelling And Simulation Of Energy Systems (OSMSES 2022), Aachen, German, April 4-5, 2022.
F. Fachini, L. Vanfretti, M.听C. Fernandes, T. Bogodorova,听G. Laera听2021.听鈥溾�� Proceeding of the 47th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IECON 2021). October 13-16, Toronto, Canada.
A. Pigott, K. Baker, S. A. Dorado-Rojas, L. Vanfretti 2022. 鈥�Dymola-Enabled Reinforcement Learning for Real-time Generator Set-point Optimization.鈥� Proceeding of the 13th Conference on Innovative Smart Grid Technologies (ISGT 2022). February 21-24, Washington, D.C., USA.