Next-Generation Distribution Grids and Energy Storage Systems
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "A1: Smart Grids and Microgrids".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 October 2026 | Viewed by 123
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Interests: energy storage management systems; power system oscillations; grid stability and security; control system design and implementation; modeling and simulation of grid dynamics
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Dear Colleagues,
The design, planning, implementation, and operation of reliable, economical, secure, and stable power delivery in distribution grids has become more challenging with ever-increasing penetration of inverter-based resources, advanced measurement and network technologies, potential impact from malicious/inadvertent cybersecurity threats, emergence of very large load centers that can exhibit destabilizing oscillation-like behavior, and the increasing use of AI/ML technology that is not always well understood. These challenges represent potential threats to the grid as well as opportunities for improved operation. Some of the most useful and powerful energy resources gaining an increasing presence in the grid are energy storage technologies. The rising use of energy storage in distribution grids can certainly improve power delivery, but it is also necessary to consider whether the technology is economical, could be used to introduce threats to the security of the grid, and what storage technologies/sizes would work best for which applications in distribution grids.
In this context, “Next-Generation Distribution Grids and Energy Storage Systems”, is a Special Issue of Energies that will publish original papers about the design, architectures, algorithms, simulation, and implementation of advanced technologies and energy storage systems for distribution grid applications. These papers should address state-of-the-art research and development as well as future trends in energy storage and distribution grid technologies.
The scope of the Special Issue includes but is not limited to the following topics:
- Characterization and analysis of energy storage applications in distribution grids;
- Selection and sizing of energy storage to optimize power system operation in next-generation distribution grids;
- Energy storage management of transitions to/from islanding operation;
- Energy storage applications for the mitigation of large data center load steps in distribution and micro-grids;
- Applications of synchronized measurement technology to improve power system operation and planning in distribution grids;
- Applications of AI-based algorithms and methodologies to reduce blackouts, enhance power quality, and improve situational awareness in distribution grids;
- Research and analysis of the economic impact of the deployment of energy storage systems in distribution grid applications;
- Study of cybersecurity concerns from more widespread use of networked technologies and integrated real-time control systems in distribution and micro-grids.
Dr. David Schoenwald
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- distributed energy resources
- energy storage management systems
- grid-forming inverters
- inverter-based resources
- power factor correction
- smart grid substation systems
- synchronized measurement technology
- wide-area measurement systems
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