Ubiquitous power Internet of Things: Grids become smarter and energy use becomes more intelligent

When a power outage occurs to a user, the intelligent distribution transformer terminal uses edge computing technology to analyze the fault data and send it to the cloud master station for comprehensive judgment. At the same time, it also actively sends power outage information to the user, telling him the cause of the power outage and the estimated restoration time, shortening the fault repair time by 60%.

This is an application scenario of the ubiquitous power Internet of Things, and it is also a new attempt by State Grid Corporation of China to comprehensively transform and upgrade under the new round of energy revolution that puts forward new and higher requirements on the technology, functions and development methods of the power grid.

2019 is the first year for the construction of the ubiquitous power Internet of Things. In January 2019, the State Grid Corporation of China proposed a new strategy to build a world-class energy Internet enterprise with "three types and two networks" at the two sessions. On March 8, 2019, the State Grid Corporation of China held a video and telephone conference on the deployment of the construction of the ubiquitous power Internet of Things, and comprehensively deployed the construction of the ubiquitous power Internet of Things, which attracted the attention of all sectors of society. The State Grid Corporation of China established the Internet Department and issued the "Outline for the Construction of the Ubiquitous Power Internet of Things", which clarified the construction content of 11 key directions in six aspects of the ubiquitous power Internet of Things, and provided an overall roadmap for the construction of the ubiquitous power Internet of Things. In April 2019, the 2019 special construction plan for the ubiquitous power Internet of Things was released, establishing four main construction lines of energy ecology, enterprise middle platform, smart Internet of Things and management optimization, as well as 57 construction tasks and 25 comprehensive demonstrations, providing guidance for all sectors of society to widely participate in the construction of the ubiquitous power Internet of Things.

In the past year, key construction projects of the ubiquitous power Internet of Things have been steadily advanced, and a series of achievements have been made in energy ecology construction, enterprise middle platform construction, smart Internet of Things construction, and application field construction. The new generation of power trading platform has completed the inter-provincial function research and development, and the spot trading function has been launched in 6 pilot units. The new energy cloud platform has been launched and applied in the headquarters and 10 pilot units, with a total of 1.45 million new energy power stations connected and 1,000 suppliers settled in; 15 pilot units have promoted the construction of scenarios such as power transmission, distribution, and integrated energy services; "Online State Grid" has been launched and applied in 17 provincial companies, achieving 16 million new registered users and 6 million monthly active users, and a total of 650,000 work orders and 4.5 million electricity bill transactions have been accepted; a unified data model and maintenance standard for marketing and distribution has been constructed, and a data quality audit mechanism has been established. The timely maintenance rate of incremental data for marketing and distribution has reached 100%, and the penetration rate has increased by 5%... Through the construction of the ubiquitous power Internet of Things, State Grid Corporation of China directly hits the "pain points" of customers, actively creates value for customers, and realizes the transformation from "meeting needs" to "creating needs" and "leading needs".

In addition to the Outline for the Construction of Ubiquitous Power Internet of Things, on October 14, 2019, State Grid Corporation of China also released the White Paper on Ubiquitous Power Internet of Things, proposing to further systematically promote the construction of ubiquitous power Internet of Things, build hubs, set up platforms, and promote sharing, build consensus among all parties, let all sectors of society know more about the value of ubiquitous power Internet of Things, and form a powerful force to jointly promote the construction of ubiquitous power Internet of Things. It is understood that State Grid Corporation of China has initiated the establishment of 3 industry alliances, released 47 best practice cases, successfully held the Youth Entrepreneurship Competition, attracted more than 8,500 teams, and nearly 140,000 people participated, creating an open, co-constructed, cooperative, co-governed, mutually beneficial and win-win energy Internet ecosystem.

In addition, in terms of data mining and new technology innovation, State Grid Corporation of China has established the State Grid Big Data Center, clarified the working idea of ​​"disk regulation and use", promoted the establishment of a two-level data directory, and built a data management system. Blockchain, artificial intelligence, 5G, Beidou construction and application technologies are included in the key tasks of the ubiquitous power Internet of Things construction, providing customers with more interactive, intelligent and diversified comprehensive power services.

In December 2019, the "Outline of Key Construction Tasks for Ubiquitous Power Internet of Things in 2020", which has attracted much attention from the industry, was issued. The document shows that 2020 will be a breakthrough year for the "three-year tough battle" for the construction of the ubiquitous power Internet of Things, which is crucial to completing the goal of "initial construction of the ubiquitous power Internet of Things" as scheduled. According to the outline, in 2020, State Grid Corporation of China will focus on 40 key construction tasks in eight directions, including energy ecology, customer service, production operation, business management, enterprise middle platform, smart Internet of Things, basic support, and technical research, covering ubiquitous dispatching control with multi-coordination of source, grid and load, optimization of marketing and distribution, marketing 2.0, a new generation of power trading platform, a new generation of dispatching automation system, smart supply chain, data middle platform, resource business middle platform, "State Grid Cloud", 5G construction and application, and other construction tasks, to continuously improve customer participation, satisfaction and sense of gain.

Ubiquitous power Internet of Things is a groundbreaking and complex system engineering. In the future, the construction of the ubiquitous power Internet of Things will adhere to top-level design and demand orientation, always starting from actual needs, with the goal of being able to solve problems and create value; adhere to innovation-driven, iterative optimization, strengthen Internet thinking, resolutely break the shackles of traditional concepts, take the initiative to change, dare to try and make mistakes, take small steps and run fast, focus on value creation, find truth in practice, find direction in exploration, and constantly approach the goal through rapid iteration; adhere to safety first, controllable risks, ensure network and information data security; adhere to open cooperation, co-construction and sharing, build a good ecology of complementary advantages, mutual benefit and win-win, and make the ubiquitous power Internet of Things an "aggregator" for upstream and downstream and the entire industrial chain.

The future is here, and the wind is blowing. With the in-depth advancement of the construction of the ubiquitous power Internet of Things, the emerging advanced means of informatization, digitization, and modernization will further empower the power grid, making it more "smart", bringing broader opportunities and space for industrial upgrading, capital investment, scale effect, and ecological construction, and creating a smarter new energy experience for people.