VOLTTRON™: An agent platform for integrating electric vehicles and Smart Grid

Abstract

The VOLTTRON™ platform provides a secure environment for the deployment of intelligent applications in the Smart Grid. The platform's design is based on the needs of control applications running on small form factor devices, namely security and resource guarantees. Services such as resource discovery, secure agent mobility, and interacting with smart and legacy devices are provided by the platform to ease the development of control applications and accelerate their deployment. VOLTTRON has been demonstrated in several different domains that influenced and enhanced its capabilities. This paper will discuss the features of VOLTTRON and highlight its usage to coordinate electric vehicle charging with home energy usage.