IEEE Access Special Section Editorial: Battery Energy Storage and Management Systems

Battery energy storage and management systems constitute an enabling technology for more sustainable transportation and power grid systems. On the one hand, emerging materials and chemistries of batteries are being actively synthesized to continually improve their energy density, power density, cycle life, charging rate, etc. On the other hand, advanced battery management systems (BMSs) are being intensively developed to guarantee the safety, reliability, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness of batteries in realistic operations, as well as their integration with mechatronics. Owing to their multi-physics nature, designing high-performance batteries and their management systems requires multidisciplinary approaches, with an ever-increasing synergy of electrochemi- cal, material, mechatronics, computer, and control disciplines.