Workshop on Autonomous Energy Systems

The Workshop on Autonomous Energy Systems was held Aug. 19–20, 2020.

The Workshop on Autonomous Energy Systems was the third in a series of free workshops devoted to optimization and control of large-scale energy systems, including power grids, renewable energy, transportation, and buildings. The workshop highlighted research accomplishments at NREL and from invited experts from around the world.

Access presentations from the workshop using the links below.

Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020

Autonomous Energy Systems Overview
Ben Kroposki, NREL

Control of Power Converters in Low-Inertia Systems
Florian Dorfler, ETH Zurich

The Slack Bus: What It (Really) Means and Why It (Really) Matters for Autonomous Energy Grids
Sairaj Dhople, University of Minnesota

Convex Q-Learning
Sean Meyn, University of Florida

Computation-Efficient Optimization Algorithm for Autonomous Energy Systems
Xinyang Zhou and Chin-Yao Chang, NREL

Physics-Informed Deep Neural Network Method for Limited Observability State Estimation
Gil Zussman, Colombia University

Optimal Capacity Design and Operation of Energy Hub Systems
Ian Hiskens, University of Michigan

Extracting Resilience Metrics from Utility Data
Ian Dobson, Iowa State University

Distributed Monitoring and Control of Load Tap Changer Dynamics
Andrey Bernstein and Bai Cui, NREL

Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020

Autonomous Energy System Simulation Capabilities – Ultra-Large Scale DER Deployment
Jen King, NREL

Learning-Boosted Optimal Power Flow
Kyri Baker, University of Colorado – Boulder

Capacity Characterization of On/Off and Variable Flexible Loads Providing Virtual Energy Storage
Prabir Barooah, University of Florida

Cloud-Based Fault Detection: Leveraging Big Data To Reduce HVAC Energy Usage
Bryan Rasmussen, Texas A&M University

Scalable Distributed Model Predictive Control for Building and Renewable Energy Systems
Rohit Chintala and Christopher Bay, NREL

Online Optimization as Feedback Control for Dynamical Systems
Emiliano Dall’Anese, University of Colorado – Boulder

Transactive Control in Transportation Systems
Anuradha Annaswamy, MIT

Adaptive Charging Network Research Portal
Steven Low, California Institute of Technology

Modeling and Management of Electric Vehicle Loads
Matt Moniot and Kalpesh Chaudhari, NREL