Energy Internet

This chapter presents the development of the Energy Internet throughout the history as an evolutionary solution based on modern technological development and needs, with the respect of its architecture, key features, and key concepts, such as energy router, prosumer, and virtual power plant. The architecture of modern IT support for the electric power sector is considered, including its basic characteristics, the integration of contemporary information and communication technologies, such as cloud and fog computing, as well as the security and quality of service issues that arise with the application of these technologies. This chapter provides an overview of recent research related to the concept of Energy Internet and identifies gaps and directions for further research.

Research on Multi-scene and Multi-station Fusion Mode Based on Layered Theory of Energy Internet

Multi-station integration is a new form of business in the development of energy Internet and a brand new practice of power iot. It is an innovative form that strengthens the interaction between charge and storage of source network on both sides of energy supply and demand, and enhances the flexibility of power grid by taking substation, energy storage station, distributed energy station and other resources as the core. However, there is not a set of construction mode that can guide implementation, copy and popularize. Therefore, guided by the existing construction practice of multi-station fusion in China and combined with multi-user scenarios, this paper studies the multi-station fusion mode, proposes a multi-station fusion planning system based on EIST theory, gives the fusion mode under different business scenarios, and synchronously constructs a new ecological business chain with multi-station fusion as the core. It aims to make full use of the innate advantages of substation in energy flow convergence, realize the “integration of energy flow, business flow and data flow”, comprehensively support the transformation of digital power grid, and practice the national development strategy of “digital economy” and “digital China”.

Analysis of the Deformation Characteristics of Loess Based on Thermal–Mechanical Coupling under an Energy Internet

In response to the major challenges faced by China’s transition to green low-carbon energy under the dual-carbon goal, the use of energy Internet cross-boundary thinking will help to develop research on the integration of renewable clean energy and buildings. Energy piles are a new building-energy-saving technology that uses geothermal energy in the shallow soil of the Earth’s surface as a source of cold (heat) to achieve heating in winter and cooling in summer. It is a complex thermomechanical working process that changes the temperature of the rock and soil around the pile, and the temperature change significantly influences the mechanical properties of natural loess. Although the soil temperature can be easily and quickly obtained by using sensors connected to the Internet of Things, the mechanical properties of natural loess will change greatly under the influence of temperature. To explore the influence of temperature on the stress–strain relationship of structural loess, the undrained triaxial consolidation tests were carried out under different temperatures (5, 20, 50 and 70∘C) and different confining pressures (50, 100, 200 and 400[Formula: see text]kPa), and a binary-medium model was introduced to simulate the stress–strain relationship. By introducing the damage rate under temperature change conditions, a binary-medium model of structural loess under variable temperature conditions was established, and the calculation method of the model parameters was proposed. Finally, the calculated results were compared with the test results. The calculation results showed that the established model has good applicability.