Degradation-aware AI energy management for hybrid supercapacitor–battery energy storage systems in microgrids

Lalit Sachdeva
Department of Management, Kalinga University, Naya Raipur 492101, India
Utkarsh Anand
Department of Management, Kalinga University, Naya Raipur 492101, India

Article ID: 4509

Keywords: hybrid energy storage; supercapacitor; lithium-ion battery; deep reinforcement learning; microgrid energy management; renewable energy integration; techno-economic analysis; battery lifecycle

Abstract

The presence of intermittent sources of renewable energy in power systems requires ESSs to manage temporal imbalance in energy supply and demand. In this study, we introduce a hybrid energy storage system (HESS) coupled with an AI energy management system (EMS) that uses deep reinforcement learning (DRL) for optimal scheduling of renewable energy utilization within grid-connected and islanded microgrids. AI-enabled EMS utilizes a DRL agent with proximal policy optimization (PPO) to make optimal decisions regarding energy generation based on state space and economic considerations, while accounting for SoC constraints of batteries. An important aspect of the proposed system is the design of HESS architecture and reward function based on DRL. Further improvements are made via analysing the PPO clipping sensitivity, Pearson correlation analysis on the relationship between the intermittency of renewables and response latency, and Monte Carlo uncertainty analysis with a 95% confidence interval. For a 24-hour simulation period, the developed system is able to cut down on grid power imports by 43.2%, have an 87.3% renewable energy utilization rate, extend the lifespan of the battery from 8.1 to 12.5 years, and have 91.4% peak shaving efficiency through 100 Monte Carlo runs and without any SoC violations (25%–90%). Net benefit analysis is estimated to be $56,000–$66,000 for 15 years at a 6% discount rate, while a 120 ms response time and one-way ANOVA with Tukey's HSD confirm statistical significance.

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2026-08-05

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Sachdeva, L., & Anand, U. (2026). Degradation-aware AI energy management for hybrid supercapacitor–battery energy storage systems in microgrids. Energy Storage and Conversion, 4(2). https://doi.org/10.59400/esc4509

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