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Don Hammerstrom

Don Hammerstrom

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Biography

Don Hammerstrom is a senior research engineer at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, where he has worked for 10 years. Earlier, he developed microelectromechanical systems, aerosol collectors, and power electronic converters. More recently, he has become nationally known for his leadership of Smart Grid field demonstrations and development of innovative methods to control distributed power grid assets. From 2004 through 2007, Mr. Hammerstrom led U.S. Department of Energy GridWise® field demonstrations, including the Grid Friendly™ Appliance and Olympic Peninsula projects. Presently, Don is Principal Investigator for the Pacific Northwest Smart Grid Demonstration.

Research Interests

  • Smart Grid field demonstrations
  • Development of autonomous controllers, Grid Friendly Appliance controls
  • Simple, demand-response interfaces to appliances
  • Demand response
  • Microfabrication
  • Power conversion
  • Power electronic power conversion
  • Power systems
  • Transactive, price-based control of energy systems
  • Sensors, electronics
  • Embedded digital control
  • Simulation
  • Product development, commercialization

Education and Credentials

  • 1994 Montana State University, Ph.D. Electrical Engineering
  • 1991 Montana State University, MS Electrical Engineering
  • 1984 Eastern Montana College, BS Secondary Chemistry and Mathematics Education
  • 1982 St. Olaf College, BA Chemistry

PNNL Patents

PNNL Publications

2023

2022

  • Hammerstrom D.J. 2022. "On Harmonizing Today's Regulated Tariffs and Future Dynamic Electricity Pricing." In IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting (PESGM 2022), July 17-21, 2022, Denver, CO, 1-5. Piscataway, New Jersey:IEEE. PNNL-SA-168506. doi:10.1109/PESGM48719.2022.9916765
  • Ramachandran T., S. Bhattacharya, A. Somani, and D.J. Hammerstrom. 2022. "Impacts of Energy Flexibility in Transactive Energy Systems with Large Scale Renewable Generation." IEEE Access 10. PNNL-SA-167947. doi:10.1109/ACCESS.2022.3148685
  • Singhal A., D. Wang, A.P. Reiman, Y. Liu, D.J. Hammerstrom, and S. Kundu. 2022. "Harmonic Modeling, Data Generation and Analysis of Power Electronics-Interfaced Residential Loads." In IEEE Power & Energy Society Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference (ISGT 2022), April 24-28, 2022, New Orleans, LA, 1-5. Piscataway, New Jersey:IEEE. PNNL-SA-165234. doi:10.1109/ISGT50606.2022.9817492

2021

  • Bhattarai B.P., V.H. Chalishazar, D.J. Hammerstrom, and M. Maharjan. 2021. "Transactive Energy Systems for Distributed Blackstart and Service Recovery." IET Smart Grid 4, no. 5:489-499. PNNL-SA-157338. doi:10.1049/stg2.12022
  • Wang P., K. Ma, J. Lian, and D.J. Hammerstrom. 2021. "On Anomaly Detection for Transactive Energy Systems with Competitive Market." International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems 128. PNNL-SA-153856. doi:10.1016/j.ijepes.2020.106662

2020

  • Hammerstrom D.J., and R.M. Pratt. 2020. "Electric Vehicle Charging Decisions using Only Market Trends with Persistence." In Proceedings of the 53rd Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, (HICSS 2020), January 7-10, Maui, HI, edited by 2951 - 2960, Volume 2020-January. Los Alamitos, California:IEEE Computer Society. PNNL-SA-144401. doi:10.24251/HICSS.2020.361
  • Wang D., K. Ma, P. Wang, J. Lian, and D.J. Hammerstrom. 2020. "Frequency-domain Flexibility Characterization of Heterogeneous End-use Loads for Grid Services." In 2020 IEEE Power & Energy Society Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference (ISGT 2020), 1-5. Piscataway, New Jersey:IEEE. PNNL-SA-147265. doi:10.1109/ISGT45199.2020.9087674
  • Wang P., K. Ma, J. Lian, and D.J. Hammerstrom. 2020. "Anomaly Detection of Transactive Energy Systems with Competitive Markets." In 2020 IEEE Power & Energy Society Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference (ISGT 2020). Piscataway, New Jersey:IEEE. PNNL-SA-147264. doi:10.1109/ISGT45199.2020.9087793

2019

  • Hammerstrom D.J. 2019. The Transactive Energy Network Template Metamodel. PNNL-28420. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. The Transactive Energy Network Template Metamodel
  • Hammerstrom D.J., and H. Ngo. 2019. "A Transactive Network Template for Decentralized Coordination of Electricity Provision and Value." In IEEE Transactive Energy Systems Conference (TESC 2019), July 8-11, 2019, Minneapolis, MN, 1-5. Piscataway, New Jersey:IEEE. PNNL-SA-142567. doi:10.1109/TESC.2019.8843369
  • Huang Q., T.E. McDermott, Y. Tang, A. Makhmalbaf, D.J. Hammerstrom, A.R. Fisher, and L.D. Marinovici, et al. 2019. "Simulation-Based Valuation of Transactive Energy Systems." IEEE Transactions on Power Systems 34, no. 5:4138 - 4147. PNNL-SA-128912. doi:10.1109/TPWRS.2018.2838111
  • Huang Q., T.E. McDermott, Y. Tang, A. Makhmalbaf, D.J. Hammerstrom, A.R. Fisher, and L.D. Marinovici, et al. 2019. "Simulation-Based Valuation of Transactive Energy Systems." IEEE Transactions on Power Systems 34, no. 5:4138-4147. PNNL-SA-136862. doi:10.1109/TPWRS.2018.2838111
  • Ma K., J. Lian, P. Wang, and D.J. Hammerstrom. 2019. "Transactive Coordination of Flexible Loads with Energy Storage through Day-ahead Scheduling." In Proceedings of the IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting (PESGM 2019), August 4-8, 2019, Atlanta, GA. Piscataway, New Jersey:IEEE. PNNL-SA-139401. doi:10.1109/PESGM40551.2019.8973491
  • Ma K., P. Wang, T. Ramachandran, J. Lian, and D.J. Hammerstrom. 2019. "Optimal Iterative Method for Network Utility Maximization with Intertemporal Constraints." In 3rd IEEE Conference on Control Technology and Applications (CCTA 2019), August 19-21, 2019, Hong Kong, China, 543-548. Piscataway, New Jersey:IEEE. PNNL-SA-138370. doi:10.1109/CCTA.2019.8920423
  • Wang P., B.P. Bhattarai, J. Lian, D.J. Hammerstrom, and K. Ma. 2019. "A Unified Virtual Battery Model for Responsive Assets." In Proceedings of the IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting (PESGM 2019), August 4-8, 2019, Atlanta, GA. Piscataway, New Jersey:IEEE. PNNL-SA-139440. doi:10.1109/PESGM40551.2019.8974107

2018

  • Bhattarai B.P., D.J. Hammerstrom, and P. Wang. 2018. "Definition of Market Performance Metrics to Enable Design and Valuation of Retail Transactive Energy System Markets." In 6th IEEE Conference on Technologies for Sustainability. Piscataway, New Jersey:IEEE. PNNL-SA-137449. doi:10.1109/SusTech.2018.8671375
  • Lian J., H. Ren, Y. Sun, and D.J. Hammerstrom. 2018. "Performance Evaluation for Transactive Energy Systems Using Double-Auction Market." IEEE Transactions on Power Systems 34, no. 5:4128 - 4137. PNNL-SA-128928. doi:10.1109/TPWRS.2018.2875919
  • Veeramany A., J.T. Woodward, and D.J. Hammerstrom. 2018. "An Approach to Uncertainty Identification in the Valuation of Transactive Energy Systems." ASCE - ASME Journal of Risk and Uncertainty in Engineering Systems, Part B. Mechanical Engineering 4, no. 4:Article No. 041005; Paper No: RISK-17-1064. PNNL-SA-126349. doi:10.1115/1.4039465

2017

  • Agalgaonkar Y.P., and D.J. Hammerstrom. 2017. "Evaluation of Smart Grid Technologies Employed for System Reliability Improvement: Pacific Northwest Smart Grid Demonstration Experience." IEEE Power and Energy Technology Systems Journal 4, no. 2:24-31. PNNL-SA-123152. doi:10.1109/JPETS.2017.2683502
  • Makhmalbaf A., D.J. Hammerstrom, Q. Huang, and Y. Tang. 2017. "Valuation Diagramming and Accounting of Transactive Energy Systems." In IEEE Conference on Technologies for Sustainability (SusTech 2017), November 12-14, 2017, Phoenix, Arizona, 1-7. Piscataway, New Jersey:IEEE. PNNL-SA-127555. doi:10.1109/SusTech.2017.8333520
  • Veeramany A., D.J. Hammerstrom, J.T. Woodward, and J.G. O'Brien. 2017. "Addressing Risk in the Valuation of Energy Systems." In Proceedings of the ASME 2017 Power and Energy Conference, June 26-30, 2017, Charlotte, North Carolina, 2, V002T10A002; Paper No. POWER-ICOPE2017-3526. New York, New York:ASME. PNNL-SA-122514. doi:10.1115/POWER-ICOPE2017-3526
  • Widergren S.E., D.J. Hammerstrom, Q. Huang, K. Kalsi, J. Lian, A. Makhmalbaf, and T.E. McDermott, et al. 2017. Transactive Systems Simulation and Valuation Platform Trial Analysis. PNNL-26409. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. doi:10.2172/1379448.Transactive Systems Simulation and Valuation Platform Trial Analysis

2016

  • Hammerstrom D.J., S.E. Widergren, and C. Irwin. 2016. "Evaluating Transactive Systems: Historical and Current U.S. DOE Research and Development Activities." IEEE Electrification Magazine 4, no. 4:30-36. PNNL-SA-120597. doi:10.1109/MELE.2016.2628259

2011

  • Kondoh J., N. Lu, and D.J. Hammerstrom. 2011. "An Evaluation of the Water Heater Load Potential for Providing Regulation Service." IEEE Transactions on Power Systems 26, no. 3:1309-1316. PNNL-SA-70568. doi:10.1109/TPWRS.2010.2090909

2010

  • Hammerstrom D.J. 2010. "Results of the Grid Friendly Appliance Project." In 18th National Energy Services Conference. Phoenix, Arizona:Association of Energy Services Professionals. PNNL-SA-61439.
  • Hammerstrom D.J., T.V. Oliver, R.B. Melton, and R. Ambrosio. 2010. "Standardization of a Hierarchical Transactive Control System." In Grid Interop 2009 Conference, November 17-19, 2009, Denver, CO. Richland, Washington:GridWise Architecture Council. PNNL-SA-71178.
  • Huang P., J. Kalagnanam, R. Natarajan, M. Sharma, R. Ambrosio, D.J. Hammerstrom, and R.B. Melton. 2010. "Analytics and Transactive Control Design for the Pacific Northwest Smart Grid Demonstration Project." In Proceedings of the First IEEE International Conference on Smart Grid Communications (SmartGridComm), October 4-6, 2010, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 449-454. Piscataway, New Jersey:IEEE. PNWD-SA-9160. doi:10.1109/SMARTGRID.2010.5622083
  • Melton R.B., and D.J. Hammerstrom. 2010. "Getting Grid Smart in the United States' Pacific Northwest." Metering International 3, no. online. PNWD-SA-9026.

2009

  • Hammerstrom D.J. 2009. "PinBus Interface for Interoperable, Grid-Responsive Devices." In Grid-Interop Forum 2009. Richland, Washington:Gridwise. PNNL-SA-69662.
  • Makarov Y.V., B. Yang, J.G. DeSteese, P. Nyeng, C.H. Miller, J. Ma, and S. Lu, et al. 2009. "Wide-Area Energy Storage and Management System to Balance Intermittent Resources in the Bonneville Power Administration and California ISO Control Areas." In Proceedings of the 8th International Workshop on Large-Scale Integration of Wind Power into Power Systems, October 14-15, 2009, Bremen, Germany, edited by U Betancourt and T Ackermann. Langen:Energynautics GmbH. PNNL-SA-68121.

2008

  • Chassin D.P., D.J. Hammerstrom, and J.G. DeSteese. 2008. "The Pacific Northwest Demand Response Market Demonstration." In IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting - Conversion and Delivery of Electrical Energy in the 21st Century, July 20-24, 2008, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Piscataway, New Jersey:Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. PNNL-SA-59324. doi:10.1109/PES.2008.4596723

2007

  • Hammerstrom D.J. 2007. "AC versus DC distribution systems- Did we get it right?." In IEEE Power Engineering Society General Meeting, 2007., 3997-4001. Piscataway, New Jersey:Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers. PNNL-SA-55073. doi:10.1109/PES.2007.386130
  • Hammerstrom D.J., N. Zhou, and N. Lu. 2007. "Controller Design of Power Quality-Improving Appliances." In 2007 IEEE Power Electronics Specialists Conference, 1164-1169. Piscataway, New Jersey:IEEE. PNNL-SA-54975. doi:10.1109/PESC.2007.4342157
  • Hammerstrom D.J., N. Zhou, and N. Lu. 2007. "Controller Design of Power Quality-Improving Appliances." In IEEE 38th Annual Power Electronics Specialists Conference (PESC 2007), June 17-21, 2007, Orlando, Florida, 1164-1169. Piscataway, New Jersey:Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. PNNL-SA-51167. doi:10.1109/PESC.2007.4342157

2006

  • Hammerstrom D.J., and J.M. Gephart. 2006. "Smart Technology Brings Power to the People." Power Engineering International 14, no. 10:45-46. PNNL-SA-52658.
  • Lu N., and D.J. Hammerstrom. 2006. "Design Considerations for Frequency Responsive Grid Friendly Appliances." In 2005/2006 IEEE/PES Transmission and Distribution Conference and Exhibition, 21-24 May 2006, Dallas, TX, USA, 647-652. Piscataway, New Jersey:Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. PNNL-SA-44892.

2000

  • DeSteese J.G., D.J. Hammerstrom, and L.A. Schienbein. 2000. Electric Power From Ambient Energy Sources. PNNL-13336. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Electric Power From Ambient Energy Sources

1999

  • Martin P.M., D.W. Matson, W.D. Bennett, Y. Lin, and D.J. Hammerstrom. 1999. "Laminated Plastic Microfluidic Components for Biological and Chemical Systems." Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A--Vacuum, Surfaces and Films 17, no. 4:2264-2269. PNNL-SA-30444.

1998

  • Matson D.W., P.M. Martin, W.D. Bennett, D.E. Kurath, Y. Lin, and D.J. Hammerstrom. 1998. "Fabrication Processes for Polymer-Based Microfluidic Analytical Devices." In Micro total analysis systems '98: proceedings of the [Mu] TAS '98 Workshop, held in Banff, Canada, 13-16 October 1998, edited by DJ Harrison & A Van den Berg, 371-374. Dordrecht:Kluwer Academic. PNNL-SA-30104.

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