Bess is both a surname and a feminine given name, usually a shortened form of Elizabeth. Notable people with the name include:

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A diode-clamped multi-level inverter for the StatCom/BESS
Optimal battery energy storage system (BESS) charge scheduling with dynamic programming
Battery Energy Storage Station (BESS)-Based Smoothing Control of Photovoltaic (PV) and Wind Power Generation Fluctuations
Precise Measurement of Cosmic-Ray Proton and Helium Spectra with the BESS Spectrometer
Intrarater and interrater reliability of the Balance Error Scoring System (BESS).
Measurements of primary and atmospheric cosmic-ray spectra with the BESS-TeV spectrometer
Operating Policy and Optimal Sizing of a High Penetration RES-BESS System for Small Isolated Grids
Commentary on an article by S. Bess, MD, et al.: "Complications of growing-rod treatment for early-onset scoliosis. Analysis of one ...
Measurements of 0.2–20?GeV/n cosmic-ray proton and helium spectra from 1997 through 2002 with the BESS spectrometer