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 URBANopt and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's Modelica Buildings library, 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:
University of Colorado Boulder:
Wangda Zuo, Associate Professor, Ph.D.
Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder
wangda.zuo@colorado.edu
Kyri Baker, Assistant Professor, Ph.D.
Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder
Kyri.Baker@colorado.edu
Bryan Birosak, Director
Utility and Energy Services, University of Colorado Boulder
bryan.birosak@colorado.edu
Ellen Edwards, Energy Manager
Utility and Energy Services, University of Colorado Boulder
ellen.edwards@colorado.edu
Katy Hinkelman, M.S., EIT
Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder
kathryn.hinkelman@colorado.edu
Cary Faulkner
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder
cary.faulkner@colorado.edu
Aisling Pigott
Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder
Aisling.Pigott@colorado.edu
Saranya Anbarasu, M.S.
Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder
saranya.anbarasu@colorado.edu
Mingzhe Liu, Ph.D.
Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder
mingzhe.liu@colorado.edu
Chengnan Shi, M.S.
Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder
chengnan.shi@colorado.edu
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute:
Luigi Vanfretti, Associate Professor, Ph.D.
Department of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
luigi.vanfretti@gmail.com
Tetiana Bogodorova, Research Scientist, Ph.D.
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:
Atila Novoselac, Professor, Ph.D.
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:
Michael Wetter, Staff Scientist, Ph.D.
Building Technology & Urban Systems Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
mwetter@lbl.gov
Jianjun Hu, Principal Scientific Engineering Associate, Ph.D.
Building Technology & Urban Systems Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
jianjunhu@lbl.gov
National Renewable Energy Laboratory:
Kyle Benne, Researcher, M.S.
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Kyle.Benne@nrel.gov
Nicholas Long, Senior Engineer, P.E., M.S.
Commercial Buildings Research Group, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
nicholas.long@nrel.gov
Amy Allen, Researcher, M.S.
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Amy.Allen@nrel.gov
Lauren Klun, Project Manager
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Lauren.Klun@nrel.gov
Amzur technologies:
Raymond Kaiser, Director of Energy Management Systems
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. "A Fast and Accurate Modeling Approach for Water and Steam Thermodynamics with Practical Applications in District Heating System Simulation," Energy, 254(4), pp. 124227.
K. Hinkelman, J. Wang, W. Zuo, A. Gautier, M. Wetter, C. Fan, N. Long. 2022. "Modelica-Based Modeling and Simulation of District Cooling Systems: A Case Study." Applied Energy, 311, pp.118654.
Conference Proceedings
F. Fachini, M. d. Castro, M. Liu, T. Bogodorova, L. Vanfretti, W. Zuo. 2022. “Multi-Domain Power and Thermo-Fluid System Stability Modeling using OpenIPSL Library”, 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. "Towards Open-Source Modelica Models For Steam-Based District Heating Systems." 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. Laera 2021. “Modeling and Validation of Renewable Energy Sources in the OpenIPSL Modelica Library.” 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.