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Grid Connected Functionality

Published by National Renewable Energy Laboratory | Department of Energy | Metadata Last Checked: January 27, 2026 | Last Modified: 2024-12-18T17:36:27Z
Dataset demonstrating the potential benefits that residential buildings can provide for frequency regulation services in the electric power grid. In a hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) implementation, simulated homes along with a physical laboratory home are coordinated via a grid aggregator, and it is shown that their aggregate response has the potential to follow the regulation signal on a timescale of seconds. Connected (communication-enabled), devices in the National Renewable Energy Laboratory's (NREL's) Energy Systems Integration Facility (ESIF) received demand response (DR) requests from a grid aggregator, and the devices responded accordingly to meet the signal while satisfying user comfort bounds and physical hardware limitations.

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  • This database was populated from the demo-run of VOLTTRON in ESIF, using the historian agent. https://github.com/VOLTTRON/volttron/wiki/SQL-Historian Format: List of topics and their units. Attribute Unit datalogger/log/dac/EV_AC Watts datalogger/log/dac/evse Watts datalogger/log/dac/house Watts datalogger/log/dac/hpwh Watts datalogger/log/dac/hvac Watts datalogger/log/dac/light Watts datalogger/log/dac/poolpump Watts datalogger/log/evse_relay_set/max_charge_rate_set Watts datalogger/log/evse_relay_set/mode_set_CEA2045 string datalogger/log/evse_relay_state/max_charge_rate Watts datalogger/log/evse_relay_state/mode_CEA2045 String datalogger/log/frequency_regulation/frequency_regulation float datalogger/log/hpwh_relay_set/control_signals_API String datalogger/log/hpwh_relay_state_mode/hpwh_mode_API String datalogger/log/hpwh_relay_state/hpwh_temp_bottom F datalogger/log/hpwh_relay_state/hpwh_temp_top F datalogger/log/hvac_relay_setpoint_set/setpoint F datalogger/log/hvac_relay_state/air_temp F datalogger/log/hvac_relay_state/hvac_mode integer datalogger/log/hvac_relay_state/setpoint F datalogger/log/light_relay_mode_set/light_selector_set integer datalogger/log/light_relay_setpoint_set/light_intensity_set integer datalogger/log/light_relay_state/IntensityA integer datalogger/log/light_relay_state/IntensityB integer datalogger/log/light_relay_state/light_selector_mode integer datalogger/log/poolpump_relay_set/max_charge_rate_set Watts datalogger/log/poolpump_relay_set/mode_set integer datalogger/log/poolpump_relay_state/max_power Watts datalogger/log/poolpump_relay_state/mode_CEA2045 string datalogger/log/sc_house/provided_EV Watts datalogger/log/sc_house/provided_house Watts datalogger/log/sc_house/provided_HVAC Watts datalogger/log/sc_house/requested Watts datalogger/log/simulation/total_reg_provided Watts datalogger/log/simulation/total_reg_requested Watts All timestamps are strings of the form "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S" All topics containing 'zz_simulation' are the power consumption of the simulated appliances in Watts. The Topics table contains a list of availabe topics on the volttron message bus. (topic_id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY, topic_name TEXT NOT NULL, UNIQUE(topic_name)) The data table is a timeseries database of the topics from the topics table mapped by topic_id. (ts timestamp NOT NULL, topic_id INTEGER NOT NULL, value_string TEXT NOT NULL, UNIQUE(ts, topic_id))

    (TS TIMESTAMP NOT NULL, TOPIC_ID INTEGER NOT NULL, VALUE_STRING TEXT NOT NULL, UNIQUE(TS, TOPIC_ID))
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accessLevel public
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                                            [
  "019:20"
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  "hasEmail": "mailto:Kyri.Baker@nrel.gov"
}
dataQuality 
                                            true
description Dataset demonstrating the potential benefits that residential buildings can provide for frequency regulation services in the electric power grid. In a hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) implementation, simulated homes along with a physical laboratory home are coordinated via a grid aggregator, and it is shown that their aggregate response has the potential to follow the regulation signal on a timescale of seconds. Connected (communication-enabled), devices in the National Renewable Energy Laboratory's (NREL's) Energy Systems Integration Facility (ESIF) received demand response (DR) requests from a grid aggregator, and the devices responded accordingly to meet the signal while satisfying user comfort bounds and physical hardware limitations.
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                                            [
  {
    "@type": "dcat:Distribution",
    "title": "This database was populated from the demo-run of VOLTTRON in ESIF, using the historian agent.

https://github.com/VOLTTRON/volttron/wiki/SQL-Historian

Format:

List of topics and their units.
Attribute 	Unit
datalogger/log/dac/EV_AC 	Watts
datalogger/log/dac/evse 	Watts
datalogger/log/dac/house 	Watts
datalogger/log/dac/hpwh 	Watts
datalogger/log/dac/hvac 	Watts
datalogger/log/dac/light 	Watts
datalogger/log/dac/poolpump 	Watts
datalogger/log/evse_relay_set/max_charge_rate_set 	Watts
datalogger/log/evse_relay_set/mode_set_CEA2045 	string
datalogger/log/evse_relay_state/max_charge_rate 	Watts
datalogger/log/evse_relay_state/mode_CEA2045 	String
datalogger/log/frequency_regulation/frequency_regulation 	float
datalogger/log/hpwh_relay_set/control_signals_API 	String
datalogger/log/hpwh_relay_state_mode/hpwh_mode_API 	String
datalogger/log/hpwh_relay_state/hpwh_temp_bottom 	F
datalogger/log/hpwh_relay_state/hpwh_temp_top 	F
datalogger/log/hvac_relay_setpoint_set/setpoint 	F
datalogger/log/hvac_relay_state/air_temp 	F
datalogger/log/hvac_relay_state/hvac_mode 	integer
datalogger/log/hvac_relay_state/setpoint 	F
datalogger/log/light_relay_mode_set/light_selector_set 	integer
datalogger/log/light_relay_setpoint_set/light_intensity_set 	integer
datalogger/log/light_relay_state/IntensityA 	integer
datalogger/log/light_relay_state/IntensityB 	integer
datalogger/log/light_relay_state/light_selector_mode 	integer
datalogger/log/poolpump_relay_set/max_charge_rate_set 	Watts
datalogger/log/poolpump_relay_set/mode_set 	integer
datalogger/log/poolpump_relay_state/max_power 	Watts
datalogger/log/poolpump_relay_state/mode_CEA2045 	string
datalogger/log/sc_house/provided_EV 	Watts
datalogger/log/sc_house/provided_house 	Watts
datalogger/log/sc_house/provided_HVAC 	Watts
datalogger/log/sc_house/requested 	Watts
datalogger/log/simulation/total_reg_provided 	Watts
datalogger/log/simulation/total_reg_requested 	Watts

All timestamps are strings of the form "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"

All topics containing 'zz_simulation' are the power consumption of the simulated appliances in Watts.

The Topics table contains a list of availabe topics on the volttron message bus.

(topic_id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
topic_name TEXT NOT NULL,
UNIQUE(topic_name))

The data table is a timeseries database of the topics from the topics table mapped by topic_id.

(ts timestamp NOT NULL,
topic_id INTEGER NOT NULL,
value_string TEXT NOT NULL,
UNIQUE(ts, topic_id))

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(ts timestamp NOT NULL,
topic_id INTEGER NOT NULL,
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https://github.com/VOLTTRON/volttron/wiki/SQL-Historian

Format:

List of topics and their units.
Attribute 	Unit
datalogger/log/dac/EV_AC 	Watts
datalogger/log/dac/evse 	Watts
datalogger/log/dac/house 	Watts
datalogger/log/dac/hpwh 	Watts
datalogger/log/dac/hvac 	Watts
datalogger/log/dac/light 	Watts
datalogger/log/dac/poolpump 	Watts
datalogger/log/evse_relay_set/max_charge_rate_set 	Watts
datalogger/log/evse_relay_set/mode_set_CEA2045 	string
datalogger/log/evse_relay_state/max_charge_rate 	Watts
datalogger/log/evse_relay_state/mode_CEA2045 	String
datalogger/log/frequency_regulation/frequency_regulation 	float
datalogger/log/hpwh_relay_set/control_signals_API 	String
datalogger/log/hpwh_relay_state_mode/hpwh_mode_API 	String
datalogger/log/hpwh_relay_state/hpwh_temp_bottom 	F
datalogger/log/hpwh_relay_state/hpwh_temp_top 	F
datalogger/log/hvac_relay_setpoint_set/setpoint 	F
datalogger/log/hvac_relay_state/air_temp 	F
datalogger/log/hvac_relay_state/hvac_mode 	integer
datalogger/log/hvac_relay_state/setpoint 	F
datalogger/log/light_relay_mode_set/light_selector_set 	integer
datalogger/log/light_relay_setpoint_set/light_intensity_set 	integer
datalogger/log/light_relay_state/IntensityA 	integer
datalogger/log/light_relay_state/IntensityB 	integer
datalogger/log/light_relay_state/light_selector_mode 	integer
datalogger/log/poolpump_relay_set/max_charge_rate_set 	Watts
datalogger/log/poolpump_relay_set/mode_set 	integer
datalogger/log/poolpump_relay_state/max_power 	Watts
datalogger/log/poolpump_relay_state/mode_CEA2045 	string
datalogger/log/sc_house/provided_EV 	Watts
datalogger/log/sc_house/provided_house 	Watts
datalogger/log/sc_house/provided_HVAC 	Watts
datalogger/log/sc_house/requested 	Watts
datalogger/log/simulation/total_reg_provided 	Watts
datalogger/log/simulation/total_reg_requested 	Watts

All timestamps are strings of the form "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"

All topics containing 'zz_simulation' are the power consumption of the simulated appliances in Watts.

The Topics table contains a list of availabe topics on the volttron message bus.

(topic_id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
topic_name TEXT NOT NULL,
UNIQUE(topic_name))

The data table is a timeseries database of the topics from the topics table mapped by topic_id.

(ts timestamp NOT NULL,
topic_id INTEGER NOT NULL,
value_string TEXT NOT NULL,
UNIQUE(ts, topic_id))

"
  }
]
identifier https://data.openei.org/submissions/8155
issued 2016-06-21T19:34:26Z
keyword 
                                            [
  "ESIF",
  "Energy Systems Integration Facility",
  "Golden",
  "aggregator",
  "building-to-grid",
  "colorado",
  "connected appliances",
  "electricity",
  "frequency regulation",
  "home energy management",
  "power grid",
  "residential buildings",
  "volttron"
]
landingPage https://data.nrel.gov/submissions/49
license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
modified 2024-12-18T17:36:27Z
programCode 
                                            [
  "019:000",
  "019:002"
]
projectNumber FY15 AOP 4.1.1.52
projectTitle Grid Connected Functionality
publisher 
                                            {
  "name": "National Renewable Energy Laboratory",
  "@type": "org:Organization"
}
title Grid Connected Functionality

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