volttron-openadr-ven 1.0.1a0

A Volttron agent that acts as a Virtual End Node (VEN) within the OpenADR 2.0b specification.

OpenADRVen Agent

OpenADR (Automated Demand Response) is a standard for alerting and responding to the need to adjust electric power consumption in response to fluctuations in grid demand.

Prerequisites

• Python 3.8

Installation

1. Create and activate a virtual environment.

   python -m venv env
   source env/bin/activate
   

2. Install volttron and start the platform.

   pip install volttron
   
   
   # Start platform with output going to volttron.log
   volttron -vv -l volttron.log &
   

3. Install and start the Volttron OpenADRVen Agent.

   vctl install volttron-openadr-ven --agent-config <path to agent config> \
   --vip-identity openadr.ven \
   --start
   

4. View the status of the installed agent

   vctl status
   

5. Observe Data

   The OpenADR publishes events on the message bus. To see these events in the Volttron log file, install a Listener Agent:

   vctl install volttron-listener --start
   

   Once installed, you should see the data being published by viewing the Volttron logs file that was created in step 2.

   To watch the logs, open a separate terminal and run the following command:

   tail -f <path to folder containing volttron.log>/volttron.log
   

Agent Configuration

The required parameters for this agent are "ven_name" and "vtn_url". Below is an example of a correct configuration with optional parameters added.

    {
        "ven_name": "PNNLVEN",
        "vtn_url": "https://eiss2demo.ipkeys.com/oadr2/OpenADR2/Simple/2.0b",
        "cert_path": "~/.ssh/secret/TEST_RSA_VEN_210923215148_cert.pem",
        "key_path": "~/.ssh/secret/TEST_RSA_VEN_210923215148_privkey.pem",
        "debug": true,
        "disable_signature": true
    }

Save this configuration in a JSON file in your preferred location. An example of such a configuration is saved in the root of this repository; the file is named config_example1.json

Development

Please see the following for contributing guidelines contributing.

Please see the following helpful guide about developing modular VOLTTRON agents

Disclaimer Notice

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