NIST · NSF · 2018–2020

NIST Transactive Energy

Web-based open-source platform for smart grid simulation, transactive energy modeling, and resilient grid evaluation — developed under the NIST Transactive Energy Challenge.

Funding & Collaboration

Joint NIST–Vanderbilt effort supported by multiple federal awards, building open-source tools for the smart grid research community.

NIST
Awards 70NANB18H269 & 70NANB17H266
NSF
PIRE 1743772 & FORCES CNS-1238959

I developed the GridLAB-D Design Studio, a web-based open-source tool for smart grid simulation, and contributed to the NIST TEChallengeComponentModel repository.

Research Works

Web-Based Platform for Evaluation of Resilient and Transactive Smart-Grids

Web-Based Platform for Evaluation of Resilient and Transactive Smart-Grids

H. Neema, H. Vardhan, C. Barreto, X. Koutsoukos
IEEE MSCPES@CPSIoTWeek 2019
Smart GridSimulation
Design and Simulation Platform for Evaluation of Grid Distribution System and Transactive Energy

Design and Simulation Platform for Evaluation of Grid Distribution System and Transactive Energy

H. Neema, H. Vardhan, C. Barreto, X. Koutsoukos
ACM HotSoS 2019
TEDesign Studio

Media Coverage

NIST Special Publication
NIST SP 1900-603: TE Challenge Phase II Final Report
References Vanderbilt's web-based design and simulation platforms. Dr. Vardhan cited as author.
NIST Newsletter
NIST Smart Grid and CPS Newsletter — July 2017
Highlights UCEF developed by NIST and Vanderbilt ISIS.
July 2017
NIST Newsletter
NIST and University Researchers Assess Transactive Energy for Virtual Power Plants
June 2021
NIST GitHub (usnistgov)
TEChallengeComponentModel — Official NIST Repository
Dr. Vardhan is a listed contributor on this NIST government repository.
CPS-VO (NSF)
GridLAB-D Design Studio
Official listing with Harsh Vardhan as a named contributor.