Are energy storage systems the key to unlocking a sustainable energy future? This paper explores the crucial role of energy storage systems in modern energy infrastructure, addressing efficiency, power quality, and reliability challenges in DC/AC power systems. These systems are vital for grid stability, renewable energy integration, aircraft, shipboard systems, and electric vehicles. Focusing on high-power storage technologies like supercapacitors, superconducting magnetic energy storage, and flywheels, the research highlights their rapid response and high-power density. It also explores the enhanced flexibility and resilience of hybrid energy storage systems and multiple energy storage devices, finding them increasingly attractive for diverse applications. This comprehensive overview discusses recent advancements in high-power storage devices, including lithium-ion batteries, and summarizes hybrid energy storage system applications in microgrids and scenarios involving critical and pulse loads. The research further examines power, energy, cost, life, and performance technologies, providing valuable insights for the future of energy storage.
Published in Batteries, this paper fits squarely within the journal's scope, focusing on the science and technology of batteries and energy storage. The article contributes to the journal's mission by providing a comprehensive overview of recent technological advancements in high-power storage devices, including lithium-ion batteries, recognized for their high energy density.