Power System Optimization for Energy Storage: Methods and Applications

A special issue of Processes (ISSN 2227-9717). This special issue belongs to the section "Energy Systems".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 September 2025 | Viewed by 480

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School of Electrical Engineering and Automation, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China
Interests: power system reliability; power system planning; energy storage system; demand response; quantum computing

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School of Electrical Engineering, Shenyang University of Technology, Shenyang 110870, China
Interests: hybrid energy storage system; time-sharing regulation; low-carbon economic dispatch

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

With the increasing environmental problems in global economic development, renewable energy (e.g., wind and solar energy) is being developed as a clean and renewable alternative. Energy storage systems allow for flexible power adjustment and can effectively suppress the power system fluctuations caused by renewable energy’s stochasticity and intermittency. Aiming to address the differentiated demands of source–grid–load sides in power systems (such as peak shaving, frequency regulation, renewable energy consumption, etc.), energy storage is divided into source-, grid-, and user-side and is widely applied to different source–grid–load sides. So, energy storage’s application to power systems can efficiently promote high renewable energy consumption and improve the flexibility and reliability of power systems.

This Special Issue on “Power System Optimization for Energy Storage: Methods and Applications” seeks high-quality works focusing on optimization methods and applications for energy storage-integrated power systems. The topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • Energy storage system operation and control technology;
  • Economic dispatching for energy storage systems;
  • Modeling techniques for energy storage systems;
  • Energy storage planning theory and applications;
  • Co-optimization technology of multi-type energy storage systems;
  • Commercial modes and market mechanism for energy storage systems;
  • Energy storage system reliability assessment methods;
  • Energy storage system operation and maintenance technology;
  • Energy storage system safety and stability;
  • Energy storage application in distribution network planning.

Dr. Hejun Yang
Dr. Ning Yan
Dr. Sen Tan
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • energy system
  • methods
  • application
  • market and commercial mode
  • planning
  • assessment
  • operation and maintenance
  • dispatching and control
  • stability

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Modular Multilevel Converter-Based Hybrid Energy Storage System Integrating Supercapacitors and Batteries with Hybrid Synchronous Control Strategy
by Chuan Yuan, Jing Gou, Jiao You, Bo Li, Xinwei Du, Yifeng Fu, Weixuan Zhang, Xi Wang and Peng Shi
Processes 2025, 13(5), 1580; https://doi.org/10.3390/pr13051580 - 19 May 2025
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This paper proposes a hybrid synchronization control modular multilevel converter-based hybrid energy storage system (HSC-MMC-HESS) that innovatively integrates battery units within MMC submodules (SMs) while connecting a supercapacitor (SC) to the DC bus. The configuration synergistically combines the high energy density of batteries [...] Read more.
This paper proposes a hybrid synchronization control modular multilevel converter-based hybrid energy storage system (HSC-MMC-HESS) that innovatively integrates battery units within MMC submodules (SMs) while connecting a supercapacitor (SC) to the DC bus. The configuration synergistically combines the high energy density of batteries with the high power density of SCs through distinct energy/power pathways. The operational principles and control architecture are systematically analyzed, incorporating a hybrid synchronization control (HSC) strategy to deliver system inertia, primary frequency regulation, fault-tolerant mode transition capabilities, and isolation control. A hierarchical control framework implements power distribution through filtering mechanisms and state-of-charge (SOC) balancing control for battery management. Hardware-in-the-loop experimental validation confirms the topology’s effectiveness in providing inertial support, enabling flexible operational mode switching and optimizing hybrid energy storage utilization. The demonstrated capabilities indicate strong application potential for medium-voltage distribution networks requiring dynamic grid support. Full article
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