Modeling and Optimization of Energy Storage in Power Systems
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "F1: Electrical Power System".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 October 2025 | Viewed by 27
Special Issue Editor
Interests: grid integration of renewable energy generation, flexible power transmission and distribution technologies; large-scale energy storage technologies and their applications in power systems; energy digitalization and smart grid IoT technologies
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Energy storage systems (ESSs) have emerged as a critical technology in the global transition toward sustainable and carbon-neutral power systems. As renewable energy sources like solar and wind continue to dominate the energy landscape, traditional power systems—designed for centralized generation and predictable demand—face significant challenges in managing intermittency, grid stability, and system flexibility. These challenges necessitate innovative solutions to ensure reliable and efficient operation in modern power grids. Energy storage systems offer a dynamic and versatile approach to addressing these issues by enabling real-time power balancing, load leveling, and enhanced grid resilience. However, the effective deployment and optimization of ESSs require advanced modeling frameworks, control strategies, and integration methodologies that balance technical performance with economic viability.
This Special Issue aims to advance the practical implementation of energy storage in power systems and explore cutting-edge developments in ESS technologies, system-level modeling, control strategies, and optimization frameworks.
Topics of interest for publication include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Advanced energy materials for electrodes, electrolytes, and separators to enhance electrical performance and efficiency.
- Innovations in lithium-ion, solid-state flow, and other advanced battery technologies.
- The design of control strategies for integrating energy storage systems into power grids to achieve efficient energy management, load leveling, and improved grid stability.
- The development of modeling frameworks for energy storage systems within power systems.
- The development of advanced energy management systems (EMSs) for the optimal control and operation of BESSs within the electrical grid.
- Research on the optimization and coordinated control of hybrid energy storage systems to enhance overall performance and cost-effectiveness.
- The investigation of economic dispatch models that incorporate energy storage systems to optimize operational costs and maximize economic benefits.
- The lifecycle assessment (LCA) of battery technologies to evaluate their environmental and economic impact on electrical applications.
- Grid-scale applications of BESSs for distributed energy resource management, demand response, frequency regulation, voltage support, and islanded operation scenarios.
- Research on energy storage systems to enhance grid reliability and resilience during extreme weather and emergencies.
- Analysis of policy frameworks and market mechanisms that support the deployment of energy storage systems.
Prof. Dr. Pengfei Hu
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- energy storage systems
- hybrid storage systems
- system-level modeling
- optimization strategies
- renewable energy integration
- economic dispatch models
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