Jason MacDonald, a Senior Scientific Engineering Associate at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, has focused his career in distributed energy resources. As a member of the Grid Integration Group in the Environmental Energy Technologies Division at LBNL, Jason researches fast, automated demand response for bidding into bulk power system ancillary service markets. This work includes analyses of market and policy barriers to DR’s market entry into ISO/RTO markets, the development of mathematical models for demand response availability and pilots to test control paradigms for resource aggregation of thermostatically controlled loads and PEVs for AS participation. Prior to joining LBNL, he pursued his graduate work in Mechanical Engineering and Sustainable Systems in the University of Michigan’s Engineering Sustainable Systems dual degree program. As a student researcher, Jason examined the electricity consumption profile, fleet marginal electricity demand and environmental impacts of PEVs. He has held positions as a system engineer for a photovoltaic integrator in Southern California, and as a systems integration engineer on the Chevy Volt powertrain at General Motors.
Jason MacDonald
Awards
November 2015
Samveg Saxena, Jonathan Coignard and Jason MacDonald
Publications
2020
"A Critical Exploration of the Efficiency Impacts of Demand Response From HVAC in Commercial Buildings." Proceedings of the IEEE 108.9 (2020) 1623 - 1639. .
"A Critical Exploration of the Efficiency Impacts of Demand Response From HVAC in Commercial Buildings." Proceedings of the IEEE 108.9 (2020) 1623 - 1639. .
"HIL-validation of an Extremum Seeking-based Controller for Advanced DER Management." 2020 IEEE Power & Energy Society Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference (ISGT)2020 IEEE Power & Energy Society Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference (ISGT). Washington, DC, USA: IEEE, 2020. .
"Batch Measurement Extremum Seeking Control of Distributed Energy Resources to Account for Communication Delays and Information Loss." Hawaii International Conference on System SciencesProceedings of the 53rd Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences. . Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, 2020. .
"Providing Grid Services With Heat Pumps: A Review." ASME Journal of Engineering for Sustainable Buildings and Cities 1.1 (2020). .
2018
"Real-Time Charging Strategies for an Electric Vehicle Aggregator to Provide Ancillary Services." IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid 9.5 (2018) 5141 - 5151. .
"Day ahead optimization of an electric vehicle fleet providing ancillary services in the Los Angeles Air Force Base vehicle-to-grid demonstration." Applied Energy 210 (2018) 987 - 1001. .
"Day ahead optimization of an electric vehicle fleet providing ancillary services in the Los Angeles Air Force Base vehicle-to-grid demonstration." Applied Energy 210 (2018) 987 - 1001. .
2016
"Experimental Demonstration of Frequency Regulation by Commercial Buildings—Part I: Modeling and Hierarchical Control Design." IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid 9.4 (2016) 3213 - 3223. .
"Experimental Demonstration of Frequency Regulation by Commercial Buildings—Part II: Results and Performance Evaluation." IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid 9.4 (2016) 3224 - 3234. .
2015
Demand Response Research Center - Final Report. 2015. LBNL-1005753. .
2014
"Commercial Building Loads Providing Ancillary Services in PJM." ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings 2014. Asilomar Conference Center, Pacific Grove, CA, 2014. LBNL-6778E. .
2013
"Demand Response for Ancillary Services." IEEE Transaction on Smart Grid. Vol. 4. 2013. .
"An assessment of market and policy barriers for demand response providing ancillary services in U.S. electricity markets." Energy Policy 62 (2013) 1031-1039. .
"Los Angeles Air Force Base Vehicle to Grid Pilot Project." ECEEE 2013 Summer Study on Energy Efficiency 2013. LBNL-6154E. .
2012
"Demand Response Providing Ancillary Services A Comparison of Opportunities and Challenges in the US Wholesale Markets." Grid-Interop 2012. Irving, TX, 2012. LBNL-5958E. .