A Review on Battery Energy Storage Systems for Power Quality Improvement in LV and HV Electrical Grids

Authors

  • Tanveer Aalam Student, Department of Electrical Engineering, RKDF University, Bhopal, India
  • Sanjay Jain Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, RKDF University, Bhopal, India
  • Abhimanyu Kumar Associate Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, RKDF University, Bhopal, India

Keywords:

Battery Energy Storage System, Power Quality, Total Harmonic Distortion, Lv And Hv Grids, Converter Control, Ai Optimization, Reactive Power

Abstract

The steady delivery of power quality is a brewing, exerting challenge to electrical grids, owing to increased doses of distributed generation, volatile loads, and renewables. A Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) is thus considered maturely as a soft Mexican wave to please voltage and power consumption, stabilise postings, and jazz up the overall performance of the grid. The paper-practical BESS is aimed at conventional considerations of topology, location, control strategies and voltage as well as high-voltage networks. The outcome of this paper will show that a discrete implementation of converter controls to end studies on methods for reducing pollution by harmonics is well contemplated. With the upper steering wheel of artificial intelligence, the application is described in the section on AI-based optimisation of BESS control; analysis is quantified related to grounds on how to result in better active and reactive, skilful work responses. There is a review of various configurations and integration approaches of BESS into their electrical application networks, and the influence of these on power quality, the efficiency of systems and reliability is described. The review identifies some practical difficulties, including optimal placement, posture factors, and instant monitoring. Further on in the present narrative, some future directions in research are laid out, presenting emphasis on AI-supported predictive control, grid-friendly storage solutions, and total evaluation descriptions of methodologies given over LV and HV grids. As a result of counting numerous very recent papers, it gives a well-detailed image of the state of the art of BESS applications dedicated to improving power quality and thus will provide inspiration to outnumber the lavish audience which is made of researchers, engineers, and dynamic operators of grids to upgrade some for system stability and performance.

How to cite this article:
Aalam T, Jain S, Kumar A. A Review on Battery Energy Storage Systems for Power Quality Improvement in LV and HV Electrical Grids. J Adv Res Instru Control Engi 2026; 13(1): 11-19.

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Published

2026-06-22