Jaime Kolln

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
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Biography

Jaime Kolln is a power systems engineer at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory working in grid architecture, primarily on DER integration and grid edge interoperability. He is responsible for research in the areas of distributed energy technology, power system communications, protection, controls, energy storage and other DER integration. Jaime is also a Technical Oversight Representative, which includes development of technical specifications for on-site and off-site procurements including energy storage deployments. Prior to joining PNNL, Jaime was the sole proprietor and system designer of a small business focused on building controls. He is active in many standards development organizations, alliances, and committees, as well as the Chair of the Modular Energy Storage Architecture (MESA) Alliance Testing and Certification Working Group.

Research Interests

Control Systems
Distributed Energy Resources
Electric Power Systems
Energy Services
Energy Storage
Interoperability

Education and Credentials

B.S., Electrical Engineering, Portland State University

Affiliations and Professional Service

IEEE Power Energy Society Member

PNNL Publications

2024

Hammerstrom D.J., D.J. Sebastian Cardenas, and J.T. Kolln. 2024. Energy Services Interface: Architecture, Requirements, and Agreements. PNNL-37019. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Energy Services Interface: Architecture, Requirements, and Agreements
Kolln J.T., and R. Cunningham. 2024. Future Electric Power Industry and Grids - Now what again is our Destination?. PNNL-36526. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Future Electric Power Industry and Grids - Now what again is our Destination?
Kolln J.T., S.E. Widergren, T. Slay, D. Narang, T. Bohn, Y.S. Xue, and B. Nordman, et al. 2024. Guide to Developing Energy Services Interfaces. PNNL-35111. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Guide to Developing Energy Services Interfaces

2023

Kolln J.T., J. Liu, S.E. Widergren, and R. Brown. 2023. Common Grid Services: Terms and Definitions Report. PNNL-34483. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Common Grid Services: Terms and Definitions Report
Sebastian Cardenas D.J., M. Touhiduzzaman, A. Singh, J.T. Kolln, and J.P. Ogle. 2023. "The Distributed Grid Sensing Services (DGSS) platform: A scalable and decentralized sensor dissemination network." In IEEE Power & Energy Society Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference (ISGT 2023), January 16-19, 2023, Washington, DC, 1-5. Piscataway, New Jersey:IEEE. PNNL-SA-177454. doi:10.1109/ISGT51731.2023.10066403

2022

Kolln J.T., C.K. Vartanian, M.D. Paiss, and S.A. Maple. 2022. IRES Microgrid Energy Integration Report Version 1.0. PNNL-33302. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. IRES Microgrid Energy Integration Report Version 1.0
Poudel S., S.J. Keene, R.L. Kini, S. Hanif, R.B. Bass, and J.T. Kolln. 2022. "Modeling Environment for Testing a Distributed Energy Resource Management System (DERMS) using GridAPPS-D Platform." IEEE Access 10. PNNL-SA-170436. doi:10.1109/ACCESS.2022.3192845
Weimar M.R., and J.T. Kolln. 2022. Vouchers to Enable Laboratory and Organizational Collaboration for Innovation and Technology Improvements (VELOCITI) - CRADA 575 (Abstract). PNNL-33719. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Vouchers to Enable Laboratory and Organizational Collaboration for Innovation and Technology Improvements (VELOCITI) - CRADA 575 (Abstract)

2021

McDermott T.E., S. Meliopoulos, M. Ramesh, G. Cokkinedes, J.D. Doty, J.T. Kolln, and N. Shepard, et al. 2021. "Protection of Radial Circuits with High Penetration Distributed Photovoltaics." In Proceedings of the 7th Annual Georgia Tech Protective Relaying Conference, April 28-April 30, 2021, Virtual. Atlanta, Georgia:Georgia Institute of Technology. PNNL-SA-161988.
Vartanian C.K., C. Koplin, T. Kudrna, W. Clark, D.R. Borneo, J.T. Kolln, and D. Huang, et al. 2021. "Applying Utility's Advanced Grid Technologies to Improve Resiliency of a Critical Load." In Proceedings of Resilience Week (RWS 2021), October 18-21, 2021, Salt Lake City, UT. Piscataway, New Jersey:IEEE. PNNL-SA-166945. doi:10.1109/RWS52686.2021.9611785
Vartanian C.K., M.D. Paiss, V.V. Viswanathan, J.T. Kolln, and D.M. Reed. 2021. "Review of Codes and Standards for Energy Storage Systems." Current Sustainable/Renewable Energy Reports 8, no. 3:138 - 148. PNNL-SA-157921. doi:10.1007/s40518-021-00182-8

2020

Narang D., S.E. Widergren, J.T. Kolln, M. Martin, A. Nagarajan, and M.R. Knight. 2020. Interoperability Maturity Roadmap Methodology, V1.3. PNNL-2749 1.3. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Interoperability Maturity Roadmap Methodology, V1.3