Special Session 1 - Digitalization and Innovation in Energy Storage and Power Infrastructure
Session Chairs: Qinwei He, Global Energy Interconnection Research Institute Europe GmbH, Germany
Xiaopeng Yuan, RWTH Aachen University, Germany
This special session provides a comprehensive platform to explore the synergetic evolution of Energy Storage and Power Infrastructure through the lens of digitalization. By balancing our focus between advanced energy storage carriers—including Electrical, Thermal, and Hydrogen—and the modernization of grid assets, we aim to highlight how Internet of Things (IoT)-enabled sensing, digital twin modeling, and Artificial Intelligence (AI)-driven management can unite isolated components into a cohesive system. By bridging the gap between energy storage and power infrastructure, we are committed to building the reliable and green energy future envisioned by ICTEES 2026.
Topics of Interest, including, but not limited to
1.Advanced Energy Storage Technologies and Intelligent Management
2.Digital Intelligence and AI-Driven Management for Storage Assets
3.Intelligent Sensing and Digitalized Power Infrastructure
4.Synergetic Integration of Storage, Grid, and Transport
5.Macro System Architecture, Multi-Energy Nexus, and Security
Special Session 2 - Advanced Protection and Solid-State Circuit Breakers for Next-Generation Energy Storage Systems
Session Chair: Prof Yu Xiao, Xi'an Jiaotong University，China
Yu Xiao, Xi'an Jiaotong University
Zhong Chen, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Overview: As the global transition toward transport electrification accelerates, the safety and reliability of high-energy-density storage systems have become paramount. Modern energy storage systems in electric vehicles, shipboards, and aircraft require protection schemes that are significantly faster and more precise than traditional mechanical solutions.
This special session aims to bring together researchers and engineers to discuss the latest advancements in Solid-State Circuit Breakers, fast fault detection algorithms, and innovative protection architectures. We seek to explore how these technologies can mitigate the risks of high-current faults and enhance the resilience of electrified transportation power systems.
We invite original contributions including, but not limited to:
- High Power Electronics Devices for Protection: Characterization and application of novel power electronics and gate driver for fast overcurrent turn-off.
- Solid-State Circuit Breakers: Novel topologies for fast, high-capacity interruption. Methods for efficiency improvement and ultra-low conduction loss. System-level high-capacity integration and architecture innovation.
- Thermal Management of Power Electronics: Advanced cooling strategies for high-power density breakers. Electro-thermal modeling for reliability prediction.
- Protection for DC Microgrids in Transportation: Modeling of batteries, super-capacitors for grid fault analysis. Fault identification and protection coordination strategies.
- Testing, Validation, and Standards: Experimental validation. Development of reliability standards for electronic protection devices.