Whether it is people's daily household life, or industrial and agricultural production, almost all can not do without water, electricity and other energy sources. Especially at the present time when social and economic development is so rapid, how to improve the comprehensive allocation level of water, electricity and other energy resources, and ensure that hydropower can be supplied on time and on demand has become the top priority of the national economy and people's livelihood. In recent years, the power industry has also accelerated transformation and upgrading under the impetus of Internet of Things, cloud computing, big data and other technologies. The development of the entire power industry presents many new features.
The Internet of Things is being used at many levels in the power industry
Nowadays, the application of the Internet of Things is almost everywhere. Whether it is new retail, intelligent logistics, smart home, smart medical, the Internet of Things is closely linking various factors affecting the development of various industries, and providing a new way of interconnection between people, things and things. As far as the power industry is concerned, the application of Internet of Things technology has made many changes in power information collection, power system interconnection in different places, Power Patrol operation and maintenance, etc.
So, what are the areas in which the application of the Internet of Things in the power industry focuses? At present, the application of the Internet of Things in the power industry mainly concentrates on power assets management, power maintenance management, power information collection and analysis, power communication system connectivity and other major aspects. In the actual operation process, through the use of sensors, monitoring equipment and so on, power managers can timely obtain information such as peak time and quantity of electricity consumption in a certain area of the city, so as to make corresponding preparations in time, so as to ensure the production of electricity in factories and residential electricity consumption.
In fact, in the era of relatively backward technology development, if we want to count the power consumption of different factories in a region, we need a lot of manual field collection of power information, which is not only time-consuming but also prone to errors. With the technology of Internet of Things and Cloud Computing, factories can automatically identify and record all kinds of industrial equipment, so as to improve the accuracy of data and save time. Based on the advantages of the Internet of Things, in recent years, many cities in China have begun to vigorously advocate the construction of the Internet of Things for electric power, and the application value of the Internet of Things in the field of electric power has gradually been released.
Internet of Things plays an important role in power operation, maintenance and repair.
Some insiders pointed out that before the introduction of the Internet of Things technology, the connection between plant power equipment is relatively single and weak. With the application of the Internet of Things technology, the connection between power equipments in each workshop of the factory has been further strengthened, and the intelligent operation and inspection of power equipments has become more efficient and timely. Through the real-time monitoring of related equipment, power managers can make a comprehensive analysis of various characteristic parameters in the database, so as to further analyze and judge, and deal with the problems in time.
In the prevention stage of power equipment management, managers can further develop the corresponding early warning mechanism by analyzing various power data. If the operation of power equipment is abnormal, the system can automatically alarm, which will help power managers to focus on monitoring and itinerant monitoring of certain equipment, so as to reduce the loss caused by sudden failure of power equipment.
At present, the application scenarios of the Internet of Things in China's power industry are increasing, and the smart grid is also speeding up from concept to practical application. At the same time, more and more Internet of Things (IOT) power application scenarios involve the collaboration between cross-subject and multi-peer entities, which promotes active communication and communication among power suppliers, power regulatory authorities, power users and other parties, and jointly promotes the diversified application of IOT in the power industry.
Multi-technology integration and application helps promote industry development
It is noteworthy that some domestic power authorities and power suppliers have begun to actively explore new ways to apply the Internet of Things to the power industry. Since 2009, the State Grid Corporation has started the pilot work of power users'electricity information acquisition, intelligent substation, condition monitoring and maintenance, intelligent dispatch and distribution automation, which has strongly promoted the application of the Internet of Things in the power field. This also shows the intelligent transformation of the Internet of Things in the power industry from one side. It has an important position in the process of upgrading.
In the pre-development process of the power industry, besides the Internet of Things, cloud computing, intelligent sensing, automatic control and other technologies play an important role. The comprehensive application of cloud computing and Internet of Things is conducive to the further optimization of the cost reduction and management effect of power inspection, power information collection and so on. With the maturity of Internet of Things, cloud computing and other technologies, the potential value of these technologies will be recognized by more people in the industry.
The development of anything needs a certain process, and the electric power industry is no exception. In the future, China's electric power industry also needs to start from the aspects of technology research, capital investment, personnel training, management mode upgrading, remove unreasonable management operation and maintenance mode, and create a new electric power operation and maintenance system.