Advanced Energy Storage Technology and its application

With the rapid integration of photovoltaics, energy storage systems, electric vehicles, flexible loads, and other distributed energy resources (DERs), active distribution networks and microgrids are becoming key components of future power systems. However, the increasing penetration of diverse and uncertain DERs also brings significant challenges to system modeling, operational coordination, flexibility management, and autonomous control. This special session aims to provide a forum for researchers and practitioners to discuss recent advances in coordinated control, distributed optimization, resilient operation, and autonomous management of DER-rich distribution systems and microgrids. Topics of interest include DER aggregation, source-grid-load-storage coordination, virtual power plants, hierarchical and distributed energy management, robust and stochastic dispatch, fault recovery, and AI-enabled control strategies. The session seeks to promote innovative methods and practical solutions for improving the flexibility, resilience, and intelligence of future active distribution networks and microgrids. Suggested topics include, but are not limited to:

1. Thermal Energy Storage
2. Electrochemical Energy Storage
3. Compressed Air Energy Storage
4. Physical Energy Storage
5. Electrical Energy Storage

Chairs:

Rong Feng, Shaanxi University of Technology, China

Rong Feng is Vice Dean of the School of Mechanical Engineering and Supervisor of Master's Students. He is from Dingxi, Gansu Province. His research focuses on distributed energy systems and advanced heat pump technologies. He has led and completed several projects, including the Youth Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, the Key Project of the Shaanxi Provincial Department of Education, a Scientific Research Special Project of the Shaanxi Provincial Department of Education, the High-Value Patent Cultivation Project of the Shaanxi Provincial Intellectual Property Office, the Talent Startup Project of Shaanxi University of Technology, and multiple industry-sponsored projects. He is currently leading one Industrialization Cultivation Project funded by the Shaanxi Provincial Department of Education. He has published 17 academic papers as first author or corresponding author, been granted more than 20 patents, and transferred 16 patents to enterprises. He was selected for the first batch of the “Scientists + Engineers” team under Shaanxi Province's Qin Chuang Yuan initiative, and appointed as one of the first “Young Hanjiang Scholars” at Shaanxi University of Technology. He also serves as the leader of the university-level “Young Top Talent” scientific and technological innovation team, “Clean Energy Utilization Technology and Equipment,” at Shaanxi University of Technology. In addition, he serves as a peer reviewer for the National Natural Science Foundation of China, a member of the Youth Working Committee of the Engineering Thermodynamics and Energy Utilization Branch of the Chinese Society of Engineering Thermophysics, a member of the Chinese Renewable Energy Society, and a reviewer for journals such as Applied Thermal Engineering, International Journal of Energy Research, Journal of Engineering Thermophysics, and Renewable Energy.

Ti Dong, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, China

Ti Dong, Ph.D., Associate Professor, and Master's Supervisor. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2019. From July 2019 to June 2022, he worked at the Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and joined Lanzhou Jiaotong University in July 2022. His research focuses on interdisciplinary areas including engineering thermophysics, electrical engineering, and chemical engineering in the development, utilization, and storage of new energy. He is mainly engaged in fundamental and forward-looking research on electrochemical energy systems, operation and management of energy storage power stations, and the development of green and low-carbon integrated energy systems. He has led more than ten projects, including those funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, the Science Foundations of Gansu Province, Guangzhou City, and Wuwei City, as well as projects supported by provincial and ministerial key laboratories. He has also undertaken more than ten research projects commissioned by enterprises such as State Grid Corporation of China, China Southern Power Grid, and Power Construction Corporation of China. In addition, he has participated in two National Key Research and Development Program projects, six projects including the Guangdong Provincial Major Special Project and the Gansu Province Distinguished Young Scholars Program, contributed to the formulation of three national and industry standards, and published more than 40 academic papers. He serves as a reviewer for several domestic and international journals, including Energy, Applied Energy, Applied Thermal Engineering, and Journal of Energy Storage.