Buildings-to-Grid Publications

Below you will find a full listing of all Buildings-to-Grid Integration publications.

Framework Documents

Technical Opportunities Papers

BTO developed a paper more fully articulating a vision for residential and commercial buildings in realizing buildings-to-grid integration at scale. BTO also developed three papers, from three distinct perspectives, that identify key technical opportunities for realizing this vision.

Other Publications

Akyol B., B.J. Carpenter, and J.N. Haack. 2014. Security Features of VOLTTRON™ Distributed Sensing and Control Platform. PNNL-SA-106580, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA.

Brambley, M.R., Y. Huang, D. Taasevigen, R. Lutes. October 2013. Smart Monitoring and Diagnostic System Application. PNNL-SA-99235, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. (PowerPoint show with animation)

Haack J.N., B.A. Akyol, S. Katipamula, and R.G. Lutes. October 2013. VOLTTRON™ Lite: Integration Platform for the Transactional Network. PNNL-22935, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA.

Hammerstrom D.J., J. Brous, D.P. Chassin, G.R. Horst, R. Kajfasz, P. Michie, T.V. Oliver, T.A. Carlon, C. Eustis, O.M. Jarvegren, W. Marek, R.L. Munson, and R.G. Pratt.  2007. Pacific Northwest GridWise™ Testbed Demonstration Projects; Part II. Grid Friendly™ Appliance Project. PNNL-17079, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. (Abstract)

Hammerstrom D.J., R. Ambrosio, T.A. Carlon, J.G. DeSteese, G.R. Horst, R. Kajfasz, L.L. Kiesling, P. Michie, R.G. Pratt, M. Yao, J. Brous, D.P. Chassin, R.T. Guttromson, O.M. Jarvegren, S. Katipamula, N.T. Le, T.V. Oliver, and S.E. Thompson.  2008.  Pacific Northwest GridWise™ Testbed Demonstration Projects; Part I. Olympic Peninsula Project.  PNNL-17167, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA.

Katipamula, S., R.G. Lutes, H. Ngo, and R.M. Underhill. October 2013. Transactional Network Platform: Applications. PNNL-22941, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA.

Lutes R.G., J.N. Haack, S. Katipamula, K.E. Monson, B.A. Akyol, B.J. Carpenter, and N.D. Tenney. 2014. VOLTTRON™ 2.0: User Guide. PNNL-23879, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA.

Lutes R.G., J.N. Haack, S. Katipamula, K.E. Monson, B.A. Akyol, B.J. Carpenter, and N.D. Tenney. 2014. VOLTTRON™: User Guide. PNNL-23182, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA.

Nutaro, J., T. Kuruganti, D. Fugate and M. Starke, Oak Ridge National Lab. 2014. "An Inexpensive Retrofit Technology for Reducing Peak Power Demand in Small and Medium Commercial Buildings." International High Performance Buildings Conference. Paper 132.

Piette M.A., R. Brown, P. Price, J. Page, J. Granderson, D. Riess, S. Czarnecki, G. Ghatikar, S. Lanzisera. December 2013. Automated Measurement and Signaling Systems for the Transactional Network, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, Berkeley, CA.

Starke, M., J. Nutaro, T. Kuruganti and D. Fugate, Oak Ridge National Lab. 2014. "Integration of Photovoltaics into Building Energy Usage through Advanced Control of Rooftop Unit." International High Performance Buildings Conference. Paper 155.