On October 23, 2024, the first in-person meeting of the Architecture Working Group on the Internet of Things (IoT) regarding the IEEE P2413.2 Standard for Reference Architecture for Power Distribution IoT (PDIoT) took place in Milan, Italy. During the meeting, representatives from State Grid of China and several European power utilities discussed the draft IEEE P2413.2 standard, the IDS reference architecture and the functional requirements of the cloud edge device pipe, exchanged the latest research results and made important suggestions .
At the meeting, the proposal for the key features of the PDIoT architecture and the proposal for the first standard version were presented. This is an important step forward by the working group in advancing the PDIoT architecture towards international standards and the official start of the development of the international PDIoT standard.
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The new energy system faces challenges related to the energy structure, flexible control of the power grid, interactive power consumption, coordinated and interactive energy storage from power generation, grid and load, and the complex power and carbon transaction system. Digitalization and intelligence are the key to overcoming these challenges.
The PDIoT is a main component of the smart grid. It uses highly networked devices and systems to realize efficient energy distribution and optimized management. The Standards Working Group meeting focused on PDIoT. Huawei and other working group members proposed the design, IDS architecture, and cloud pipe edge device capabilities. State Grid Shaanxi took the lead in providing 14 application scenarios for the PDIoT architecture.
Jason Li, president of global marketing & solutions, Electric Power Digitalization business unit at Huawei, said that an open and collaborative environment and a unified international standard architecture are crucial to meet the challenges of the new energy system in the future. “Based on the IEEE P2413 IoT standards platform, Huawei is working with global utilities, ecosystem partners and the IEEE Standards Association body to create a framework that is globally applicable, open and sustainable. “This will not only promote the intelligent development of power distribution networks and the coordinated development of the power industry, but also create a technical innovation foundation for future power systems,” he said. The standard architecture will also contribute to global energy transition and sustainable development.
The formulation of the international standard IEEE P2413.2 PDIoT at this meeting is intended to meet the specific requirements for power distribution in the digital transformation of the global power industry and to help high-speed power line communication (HPLC) play a more important role in the power sector.
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