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  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
191 Citations
16,282 Views
19 Pages

Economic Optimization of Component Sizing for Residential Battery Storage Systems

  • Holger C. Hesse,
  • Rodrigo Martins,
  • Petr Musilek,
  • Maik Naumann,
  • Cong Nam Truong and
  • Andreas Jossen

22 June 2017

Battery energy storage systems (BESS) coupled with rooftop-mounted residential photovoltaic (PV) generation, designated as PV-BESS, draw increasing attention and market penetration as more and more such systems become available. The manifold BESS dep...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,827 Views
24 Pages

Optimal Residential Battery Storage Sizing Under ToU Tariffs and Dynamic Electricity Pricing

  • Damir Jakus,
  • Joško Novaković,
  • Josip Vasilj and
  • Danijel Jolevski

7 May 2025

The integration of renewable energy sources, particularly solar photovoltaics, into household power supply has become increasingly popular due to its potential to reduce energy costs and environmental impact. However, solar power variability and new...

  • Review
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,410 Views
26 Pages

Sizing with Technical Indicators of Microgrids with Battery Energy Storage Systems: A Systematic Review

  • Andrea Vasconcelos,
  • Amanda Monteiro,
  • Tatiane Costa,
  • Ana Clara Rode,
  • Manoel H. N. Marinho,
  • Roberto Dias Filho and
  • Alexandre M. A. Maciel

16 December 2023

Worldwide, governmental organizations are restructuring energy policies, making them cleaner, encouraging transformation and energy transition by integrating renewable sources, engaging in environmental preservation, and, notably, meeting the growing...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,401 Views
33 Pages

21 October 2025

Renewable energy sources, such as photovoltaic panels and wind turbines, are increasingly integrated into domestic systems to address energy scarcity, rising demand, and climate change. However, their intermittent nature requires efficient energy sto...

  • Article
  • Open Access
39 Citations
5,979 Views
17 Pages

27 November 2019

Optimal sizing of stationary energy storage systems (ESS) is required to reduce the peak load and increase the profit of fast charging stations. Sequential sizing of battery and converter or fixed-size converters are considered in most of the existin...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
45 Citations
6,925 Views
23 Pages

Sizing and Allocation of Battery Energy Storage Systems in Åland Islands for Large-Scale Integration of Renewables and Electric Ferry Charging Stations

  • Jagdesh Kumar,
  • Chethan Parthasarathy,
  • Mikko Västi,
  • Hannu Laaksonen,
  • Miadreza Shafie-Khah and
  • Kimmo Kauhaniemi

9 January 2020

The stringent emission rules set by international maritime organisation and European Directives force ships and harbours to constrain their environmental pollution within certain targets and enable them to employ renewable energy sources. To this end...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
1,485 Views
22 Pages

11 July 2025

This study presents an optimization approach for sizing photovoltaic (PV) and battery energy storage systems (BESSs) within a DC microgrid, aiming to enhance cost-effectiveness, energy reliability, and environmental sustainability. PV generation is m...

  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
4,124 Views
13 Pages

8 November 2021

Battery energy storage systems (BESSs) are key components in efficiently managing the electric power supply and demand in microgrids. However, the BESSs have issues in their investment costs and operating lifetime, and thus, the optimal sizing of the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,915 Views
23 Pages

27 July 2023

An energy storage system works in sync with a photovoltaic system to effectively alleviate the intermittency in the photovoltaic output. Owing to its high power density and long life, supercapacitors make the battery–supercapacitor hybrid energ...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,923 Views
21 Pages

A Multi-Objective Co-Design Optimization Framework for Grid-Connected Hybrid Battery Energy Storage Systems: Optimal Sizing and Selection of Technology

  • Md. Mahamudul Hasan,
  • Boris Berseneff,
  • Tim Meulenbroeks,
  • Igor Cantero,
  • Sajib Chakraborty,
  • Thomas Geury and
  • Omar Hegazy

24 July 2022

This paper develops a multi-objective co-design optimization framework for the optimal sizing and selection of battery and power electronics in hybrid battery energy storage systems (HBESSs) connected to the grid. The co-design optimization approach...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,044 Views
36 Pages

3 May 2025

The integration of intermittent Distributed Generations (DGs) like solar photovoltaics into Radial Distribution Systems (RDSs) reduces system losses but causes voltage and power instability issues. It has also been observed that seasonal variations a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
3,905 Views
20 Pages

7 March 2021

The optimal siting and sizing of battery energy storage system (BESS) is proposed in this study to improve the performance of the seventh feeder at Nakhon Phanom substation, which is a distribution network with the connected photovoltaic (PV) in Thai...

  • Article
  • Open Access
44 Citations
5,346 Views
19 Pages

13 June 2021

This paper investigates a comparative study for practical optimal sizing of rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) and battery energy storage systems (BESSs) for grid-connected houses (GCHs) by considering flat and time-of-use (TOU) electricity rate options...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
3,330 Views
14 Pages

Capacity Sizing of Embedded Control Battery–Supercapacitor Hybrid Energy Storage System

  • Noah Lee,
  • Chen Hon Nee,
  • Seong Shan Yap,
  • Kwong Keong Tham,
  • Ah Heng You,
  • Seong Ling Yap and
  • Abdul Kariem Bin Mohd Arof

20 May 2022

A battery–supercapacitor hybrid energy storage system is investigated as a solution to reduce the high-power delivery stress on the battery. An optimally-sized system can further enhance the storage and cost efficiency. This paper discusses sev...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
3,127 Views
18 Pages

15 April 2021

The application of battery energy storage (BES) in microgrid systems has attracted much attention in recent years. It is because the BES is able to store excess power and discharge its power when needed. In islanded microgrid systems, BES is starting...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
112 Citations
15,345 Views
22 Pages

Optimal Component Sizing for Peak Shaving in Battery Energy Storage System for Industrial Applications

  • Rodrigo Martins,
  • Holger C. Hesse,
  • Johanna Jungbauer,
  • Thomas Vorbuchner and
  • Petr Musilek

7 August 2018

Recent attention to industrial peak shaving applications sparked an increased interest in battery energy storage. Batteries provide a fast and high power capability, making them an ideal solution for this task. This work proposes a general framework...

  • Article
  • Open Access
30 Citations
7,627 Views
18 Pages

Sizing of Lithium-Ion Battery/Supercapacitor Hybrid Energy Storage System for Forklift Vehicle

  • Théophile Paul,
  • Tedjani Mesbahi,
  • Sylvain Durand,
  • Damien Flieller and
  • Wilfried Uhring

1 September 2020

Nowadays, electric vehicles are one of the main topics in the new industrial revolution, called Industry 4.0. The transport and logistic solutions based on E-mobility, such as handling machines, are increasing in factories. Thus, electric forklifts a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
23 Citations
5,651 Views
19 Pages

7 November 2018

This paper focuses on the sizing of a battery energy storage system providing frequency containment reserves in a power system with a large wind power penetration level. A three-stage sizing methodology including the different aspect of battery energ...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,291 Views
17 Pages

17 September 2021

This study focuses on the sizing and optimization of a micro-grid with storage, which is destined to supply the load of an economic activity zone (EAZ) in Sidi Bouzid, Tunisia. To solve this problem, a genetic algorithm is established and programmed...

  • Article
  • Open Access
35 Citations
8,265 Views
20 Pages

Optimal Sizing of Battery Storage Systems for Industrial Applications when Uncertainties Exist

  • Guido Carpinelli,
  • Anna Rita Di Fazio,
  • Shahab Khormali and
  • Fabio Mottola

3 January 2014

Demand response (DR) can be very useful for an industrial facility, since it allows noticeable reductions in the electricity bill due to the significant value of energy demand. Although most industrial processes have stringent constraints in terms of...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
4,021 Views
24 Pages

A Model-Aware Comprehensive Tool for Battery Energy Storage System Sizing

  • Matteo Spiller,
  • Giuliano Rancilio,
  • Filippo Bovera,
  • Giacomo Gorni,
  • Stefano Mandelli,
  • Federico Bresciani and
  • Marco Merlo

12 September 2023

This paper presents a parametric procedure to size a hybrid system consisting of renewable generation (wind turbines and photovoltaic panels) and Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS). To cope with the increasing installation of grid-scale BESS, an i...

  • Article
  • Open Access
51 Citations
8,453 Views
29 Pages

23 June 2019

In this paper, based on stochastic optimization methods, a technique for optimal sizing of battery energy storage systems (BESSs) under wind uncertainties is provided. Due to considerably greater penetration of renewable energy sources, BESSs are bec...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
4,825 Views
21 Pages

Sizing and Coordination Strategies of Battery Energy Storage System Co-Located with Wind Farm: The UK Perspective

  • Fulin Fan,
  • Giorgio Zorzi,
  • David Campos-Gaona,
  • Graeme Burt,
  • Olimpo Anaya-Lara,
  • John Nwobu and
  • Ander Madariaga

6 March 2021

The rapid development and growth of battery storage have heightened an interest in the co-location of battery energy storage systems (BESS) with renewable energy projects which enables the stacking of multiple revenue streams while reducing connectio...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
5,671 Views
30 Pages

20 March 2024

The variability of solar radiation presents significant challenges for the integration of solar photovoltaic (PV) energy into the electrical system. Incorporating battery storage technologies ensures energy reliability and promotes sustainable growth...

  • Article
  • Open Access
22 Citations
3,884 Views
24 Pages

Development of a Method for Sizing a Hybrid Battery Energy Storage System for Application in AC Microgrid

  • Tatiane Costa,
  • Ayrlw Arcanjo,
  • Andrea Vasconcelos,
  • Washington Silva,
  • Claudia Azevedo,
  • Alex Pereira,
  • Eduardo Jatobá,
  • José Bione Filho,
  • Elisabete Barreto and
  • Manoel Marinho
  • + 1 author

20 January 2023

This article addresses the development of the energy compensation method used for the design of hybrid energy storage systems—HBESS. The combination of two battery technologies offers better cost and performance when considering microgrid syste...

  • Article
  • Open Access
59 Citations
8,397 Views
24 Pages

28 July 2016

In order to solve the influence of uncertain photovoltaic power (PV) on the stable operation of microgrid (MG), demand response (DR) and battery energy storage system (BESS) need to be introduced simultaneously into the operation optimal scheduling o...

  • Article
  • Open Access
31 Citations
4,378 Views
20 Pages

Location and Sizing of Battery Energy Storage Units in Low Voltage Distribution Networks

  • Andrea Mazza,
  • Hamidreza Mirtaheri,
  • Gianfranco Chicco,
  • Angela Russo and
  • Maurizio Fantino

20 December 2019

Proper planning of the installation of Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESSs) in distribution networks is needed to maximize the overall technical and economic benefits. The limited lifetime and relatively high cost of BESSs require appropriate decis...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,605 Views
40 Pages

31 July 2025

In the context of urban decarbonization, multi-energy microgrids (MEMGs) are gaining increasing relevance due to their ability to enhance synergies across multiple energy vectors. This study presents a block-based MILP framework developed to optimize...

  • Article
  • Open Access
80 Citations
11,093 Views
16 Pages

19 November 2020

In this work, optimal siting and sizing of a battery energy storage system (BESS) in a distribution network with renewable energy sources (RESs) of distribution network operators (DNO) are presented to reduce the effect of RES fluctuations for power...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
5,574 Views
22 Pages

13 September 2024

Modern power systems are growing in complexity due to the installation of large generators, long transmission lines, the addition of inertialess renewable energy resources (RESs) with zero inertia, etc., which can all severely degrade the system freq...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
2,719 Views
14 Pages

Optimization of Sizing of Battery Energy Storage System for Residential Households by Load Forecasting with Artificial Intelligence (AI): Case of EV Charging Installation

  • Nopphamat Promasa,
  • Ekawit Songkoh,
  • Siamrat Phonkaphon,
  • Karun Sirichunchuen,
  • Chaliew Ketkaew and
  • Pramuk Unahalekhaka

4 March 2025

This paper presents the optimization sizing of a battery energy storage system for residential use from load forecasting using AI. The solar rooftop panel installation and charging systems for electric vehicles are connected to the low-voltage electr...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
4,340 Views
16 Pages

3 November 2023

This work focuses on the design of a hybrid proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) solution for any micro vehicle such as an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). A hydrogen fuel cell can provide extended operation, low emissions, and a highly efficient...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
3,198 Views
18 Pages

30 December 2021

There is a surge in the total energy demand of the world due to the increase in the world’s population and the ever-increasing human dependence on technology. Conventional non-renewable energy sources still contribute a larger amount to the tot...

  • Article
  • Open Access
30 Citations
4,935 Views
26 Pages

A Hybrid Method for Optimal Siting and Sizing of Battery Energy Storage Systems in Unbalanced Low Voltage Microgrids

  • Guido Carpinelli,
  • Fabio Mottola,
  • Daniela Proto,
  • Angela Russo and
  • Pietro Varilone

16 March 2018

This paper deals with the problem of optimal allocation (siting and sizing) of storage resources in unbalanced three-phase low voltage microgrids. The siting and sizing problem is formulated as a mixed, non-linear, constrained optimization problem wh...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
3,972 Views
19 Pages

2 November 2022

This study investigates the design and sizing of the second life battery energy storage system applied to a residential building with an EV charging station. Lithium-ion batteries have an approximate remaining capacity of 75–80% when disposed f...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
4,355 Views
17 Pages

Optimal Sizing of a Photovoltaic/Battery Energy Storage System to Supply Electric Substation Auxiliary Systems under Contingency

  • Ailton Gonçalves,
  • Gustavo O. Cavalcanti,
  • Marcílio A. F. Feitosa,
  • Roberto F. Dias Filho,
  • Alex C. Pereira,
  • Eduardo B. Jatobá,
  • José Bione de Melo Filho,
  • Manoel H. N. Marinho,
  • Attilio Converti and
  • Luis A. Gómez-Malagón

5 July 2023

Electric substations (ESS) are important facilities that must operate even under contingency to guarantee the electrical system’s performance. To achieve this goal, the Brazilian national electricity system operator establishes that alternating...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
2,321 Views
16 Pages

The nature of renewable energy resources (RERs), such as wind energy, makes them highly unstable, unpredictable, and intermittent. As a result, they must be optimized to reduce costs and emissions, increase reliability, and also to find the optimal s...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
7,217 Views
27 Pages

2 September 2022

A large-scale renewable-based sustainable power system requires multifaced techno-economic optimization and energy penetration. Due to the volatile and non-periodic nature of renewable energy, the uncertainty of renewables combined with load uncertai...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,005 Views
19 Pages

17 November 2023

Battery energy storage (BES) can provide many grid services, such as power flow management to reduce distribution grid overloading. It is desirable to minimise BES storage capacities to reduce investment costs. However, it is not always clear how bat...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,512 Views
28 Pages

Optimization of Electrical and Thermal Storage in a High School Building in Central Greece

  • Elias Roumpakias,
  • Olympia Zogou and
  • Antiopi-Malvina Stamatellou

20 April 2024

Nearly zero-emission buildings (nZEBs) are increasingly being constructed in Europe. There are also incentives to refurbish older buildings and transform them into nZEBs. However, permission is not always granted for their connection to the grid to i...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
1,781 Views
19 Pages

17 January 2025

This paper addresses the problem of finding the optimal position and sizing of battery energy storage (BES) devices using a two-stage optimization technique. The primary stage uses mixed integer linear programming (MILP) to find the optimal positions...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
13,763 Views
13 Pages

Characterization of Storage Sizing for an Off-Grid House in the US and the Netherlands

  • Diego Fernando Quintero Pulido,
  • Gerwin Hoogsteen,
  • Marnix V. Ten Kortenaar,
  • Johann L. Hurink,
  • Robert E. Hebner and
  • Gerard J. M. Smit

23 January 2018

This work uses experimental data to estimate the size of storage needed for an isolated off-grid household in two different regions (Austin, Texas, US, and Nunspeet, NL). In our study, an off-grid house is considered to be supplied with 100% renewabl...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
22 Citations
4,697 Views
16 Pages

8 August 2019

The high penetration level of photovoltaic (PV) generation in distribution networks not only brings benefits like carbon savings, but also induces undesirable outcomes, like more harmonic components and voltage fluctuations. Driven by decreasing cost...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
3,100 Views
20 Pages

Utility-Scale Storage Integration in the Maltese Medium-Voltage Distribution Network

  • Alexander Micallef,
  • Cyril Spiteri Staines and
  • Alan Cassar

8 April 2022

Deployment of renewable energy sources in Malta is limited by grid integration constraints. Photovoltaic (PV) systems pose a significant risk to grid stability due to their inherent intermittency and result in overvoltages at the medium-voltage and l...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,591 Views
21 Pages

Optimized Economic Dispatch and Battery Sizing in Wind Microgrids: A Depth of Discharge Perspective

  • Muhammad Mukit Hosen,
  • Md Shafiul Alam,
  • Shaharier Rashid and
  • S. M. G. Mostafa

This article presents an optimized approach to battery sizing and economic dispatch in wind-powered microgrids. The primary focus is on integrating battery depth of discharge (DoD) constraints to prolong battery life and ensure cost-effective energy...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
4,521 Views
23 Pages

11 October 2024

As residential adoption of renewable energy sources increases, optimizing rooftop photovoltaic systems (RTPVs) with Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESSs) is key for enhancing self-sufficiency and reducing dependence on the grid. This study introduce...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
23 Citations
7,226 Views
20 Pages

Battery Second-Life for Dedicated and Shared Energy Storage Systems Supporting EV Charging Stations

  • Giuseppe Graber,
  • Vito Calderaro,
  • Vincenzo Galdi and
  • Antonio Piccolo

Power systems are facing increasing strain due to the worldwide diffusion of electric vehicles (EVs). The need for charging stations (CSs) for battery electric vehicles (BEVs) in urban and private parking areas (PAs) is becoming a relevant issue. In...

  • Article
  • Open Access
28 Citations
6,548 Views
30 Pages

Optimum Design of a Standalone Solar Photovoltaic System Based on Novel Integration of Iterative-PESA-II and AHP-VIKOR Methods

  • Hussein Mohammed Ridha,
  • Chandima Gomes,
  • Hashim Hizam,
  • Masoud Ahmadipour,
  • Dhiaa Halboot Muhsen and
  • Saleem Ethaib

22 March 2020

Solar energy is considered one of the most important renewable energy resources, and can be used to power a stand-alone photovoltaic (SAPV) system for supplying electricity in a remote area. However, inconstancy and unpredictable amounts of solar rad...

  • Review
  • Open Access
40 Citations
15,745 Views
39 Pages

16 December 2022

In recent years, the goal of lowering emissions to minimize the harmful impacts of climate change has emerged as a consensus objective among members of the international community through the increase in renewable energy sources (RES), as a step towa...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,757 Views
18 Pages

31 January 2023

A novel control strategy to manage the integration of a wind turbine (WT) and an energy storage unit to an existing stand-alone microgrid servicing an oil and gas (O&G) rig is the topic of this paper. The control strategy includes a primary and a...

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