AC-native battery systems
Other text in scientific journal, 2026
The focus of this Future Energy article is architectural, not electrochemical. AC-native battery systems do not introduce new cell chemistries or bypass electrochemical constraints. Instead, they expand the degrees of freedom for pack-level sensing, actuation, and control while actively redistributing system complexity between internal battery hardware and external power-conversion stages. Assessing their implications for performance, reliability, and cost requires careful consideration of mechanisms, evidence, and limitations of AC-native battery systems.
Author
Shengyu Tao
Chalmers, Electrical Engineering, Systems and control
Albert Škegro
Changfu Zou
Chalmers, Electrical Engineering, Systems and control
Joule
25424351 (eISSN)
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Driving Forces
Sustainable development
Innovation and entrepreneurship
Areas of Advance
Transport
Energy
Subject Categories (SSIF 2025)
Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Information Engineering
DOI
10.1016/j.joule.2026.102496