Guest Editorial Special Issue on Emerging Topics of Power Electronics Interfaced Battery Energy Storage System

No doubt, battery energy storage systems have been the enabling solution to balance generation and consumption of power systems with high-penetration renewable energy resources, long-range electric vehicles, and various smart devices. Upon the battery has been manufactured, the rest of implementation issues become how to interface battery and related systems, how to regulate the charging/discharging power, and how to keep battery energy storage systems (BESSs) safe, reliable, and long-term service. In this editorial, we discuss how power electronic converters and associated control and optimization, which can maximize the value of BESSs, are devoted to provide cost-effective, efficient, and even revolutionary technologies.