Optimal Co-Design of Integrated Thermal-Electrical Networks and Control Systems for Grid-interactive Efficient District (GED) Energy Systems
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 ,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 |
Team Members:
Ƶ18:
Wangda Zuo, Associate Professor, Ph.D.
Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, Ƶ18
wangda.zuo@colorado.edu
Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, Ƶ18
Kyri.Baker@colorado.edu
Bryan Birosak, Director
Utility and Energy Services, Ƶ18
bryan.birosak@colorado.edu
Ellen Edwards, Energy Manager
Utility and Energy Services,Ƶ18
ellen.edwards@colorado.edu
Katy Hinkelman, M.S., EIT
Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, Ƶ18
kathryn.hinkelman@colorado.edu
Cary Faulkner
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ƶ18
cary.faulkner@colorado.edu
Aisling Pigott
Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, Ƶ18
Aisling.Pigott@colorado.edu
Saranya Anbarasu, M.S.
Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, Ƶ18
saranya.anbarasu@colorado.edu
Mingzhe Liu, Ph.D.
Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, Ƶ18
mingzhe.liu@colorado.edu
Chengnan Shi, M.S.
Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, Ƶ18
chengnan.shi@colorado.edu
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute:
Department of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering,Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
luigi.vanfretti@gmail.com
Department of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering,Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
tetiana.bogodorova@gmail.com
Fernando Fachini
Department of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering,Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
emaildofachini@gmail.com
University of Texas Austin:
Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, University of Texas at Austin
atila@mail.utexas.edu
Ardeshir Moftakhari
Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, University of Texas at Austin
ardeshir.moftakhari@gmail.com
Mengjia Tang
Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, University of Texas at Austin
m.tang@utexas.edu
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory:
Building Technology & Urban Systems Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
mwetter@lbl.gov
Building Technology & Urban Systems Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
jianjunhu@lbl.gov
National Renewable Energy Laboratory:
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Kyle.Benne@nrel.gov
Commercial Buildings Research Group, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
nicholas.long@nrel.gov
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Amy.Allen@nrel.gov
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Lauren.Klun@nrel.gov
Amzur technologies:
Amzur Technologies
raymond.kaiser@amzur.com
Media Reports
Open source tool aims to improve electric grid efficiency, resiliency
Resulted Open Source Libraries
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.2022. “”, 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.C. Fernandes, T. Bogodorova,G. Laera2021.“” 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. “Dymola-Enabled Reinforcement Learning for Real-time Generator Set-point Optimization.” Proceeding of the 13th Conference on Innovative Smart Grid Technologies (ISGT 2022). February 21-24, Washington, D.C., USA.