Guest Editorial Special Section on Advances in Automation and Optimization for Sustainable Transportation and Energy Systems

This special section of the IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering (T-ASE) focuses on new models, methods, and technologies for energy efficiency and sustainability in transportation and energy systems. In this section, the focus is thus on articles considering sustainable transportation, such as electric vehicles (EVs), integrated with the smart grid requirements. As guest editors, we are very pleased to present the selected 12 papers, whose topics are specifically related to optimal planning of charging stations (CSs), sustainable transportation and mobility, EVs integration in smart grids, reliability, reduction of consumption, demand response and smart grid modeling, optimal scheduling, routing and charging of fleets of EVs, as well as smart parkin

Guest editorial: energy storage in smart grids

Energy storage systems and smart grids cooperation is now crucial and will encourage collaborative engagement by different players in the energy market, offering sophisticated management and control approaches. Therefore, new advances and innovative solutions for such cooperation are of preeminent importance. Moreover, electric mobility should also be considered in this scenario. Electric vehicles (EVs) can be seen as distributed energy storage systems that generally need to be charged but, in some cases, can be adopted to support the grid thanks to vehicle-to-grid (V2G) and vehicle-for-grid (V4G) modes, offering advantages of controlled operation with active or reactive power. So, energy storage systems can be distinguished into aggregated and distributed structures, and they can be based on different technologies, such as batteries, fuel-cells, and super-capacitors. Furthermore, the integration of new renewable energy solutions with energy storage systems in smart grids should also be promoted. Power and energy management are crucial for the upcoming challenges and novel opportunities in smart grids. In line with this trend, this Special Issue aims to present further research on and developments in energy storage systems in smart grids, including power electronics converters, novel modulation schemes, energy and power management strategies, advanced battery packs and Battery Management Systems (BMSs). Novel renewable energy solutions are also of interest, as well as their cooperative and strategic integration with storage and EV chargers. Advanced EV services, such as V2G and V4G in the perspective of contributions to improve power quality, can also be considered. Three main topics can be found in this Special Issue: power electronic converters, converter and machine modelling and lithium-ion battery packs. In the following section, the papers accepted per each topic will be rapidly summarized along with their main achievements

IEEE Access Special Section Editorial: Energy Management in Buildings

Energy usage in buildings has become a critical concern globally, and with that, the concept of energy management in buildings has emerged to help tackle these challenges. The energy management system provides a new opportunity for the building's energy requirements, and is an essential method for energy service, i.e., energy saving, consumption,