Schneider Electric report: digitalization has become a new power system "development weapon"

Recently, Schneider Electric Business Value Research Institute released the "Carbon" to find the road to sustainable transformation of future enterprises "green low-carbon and intelligent manufacturing series report collection (hereinafter referred to as the" report "). The report points out that "taking new energy as the main body" is the core feature of the new power system, and the process of developing the new power system is the process of adapting to the large-scale access of new energy. In order to adapt to the rapid increase in the proportion of new energy power generation and terminal electrification rate, and to ensure the safety of the power system, it is necessary to improve the flexibility of the power system. Digital technology, power market reform and other initiatives will effectively promote the flow of electricity, information and value flow through. A green, low-carbon, safe and flexible, multi-interactive and highly market-oriented new power system will support the achievement of the "double carbon" goal.

"Carbon" to find the road of sustainable transformation of future enterprises "green low carbon and intelligent manufacturing series report collection

01, "double carbon" target key carrier, new power system accelerated development.

Energy is the food of industry and the lifeblood of the national economy. According to the latest national energy data, as of the end of March 2024, the installed capacity of renewable energy in China reached 1.585 billion kilowatts, an increase of 26 percent over the same period last year, accounting for about 52.9 percent of China's total installed capacity, and the proportion of new energy installed capacity and power generation continued to increase. As the cleanest and most widely used energy source, electricity currently accounts for 40% of the country's total carbon emissions. Therefore, to achieve a green and low-carbon transformation, the main battlefield is energy, and the main force is electricity. It is urgent to build a clean, low-carbon, safe and abundant, and economical A new type of power system that is efficient, coordinated between supply and demand, flexible and intelligent. The new power system dominated by new energy, digitalization and other emerging technologies is the main starting point for the development of new quality productivity in the energy and power industry. It is also an important component of the new energy system and a key carrier of the dual carbon target. Faced with the urgent need to build a new power system, Schneider Electric proposed.The four development trends of "clean and low-carbon, safe and flexible, digital and market-oriented"Accelerate the construction of a new power system to support the "double carbon" goal.

"One of the trends in the development of new power systems is the increase in the proportion of new energy, and the high proportion of new energy is a major feature of the new power system. In addition, digitalization is accelerating its application in the whole new power system, especially on the user side. Previously, only new energy sources, such as photovoltaic and energy storage, were considered. Now, it is also necessary to consider the integration of source, network, load and storage, and realize energy dispatching through AC and DC microgrid technology." Schneider Electric microgrid business expert He Jinhang said. As a builder and enabler of the new power system, Schneider Electric is committed to focusing on key application scenarios, insisting on technological innovation and ecological win-win, has complete scenario application schemes in all aspects of "source network, load storage", and helps customers to select and deploy solutions for medium and low voltage integration and software and hardware integration through professional top-level design consultation. At the same time, with the service covering the whole life cycle of the project, we can open up the end-to-end full value chain of energy management for customers, help all walks of life integrate into the new power system, and accelerate the development of green, low-carbon and high-quality.

02, digital application depth, new power system "cardiotonic"

　Today, digitalization is accelerating its sinking, entering the "internal organs" of all walks of life, smart homes, telemedicine, autonomous driving, unmanned factories... A new round of digital revolution and technological change is playing a role in the form of digitalization. Similarly, the new power system with new energy as the main body is also accelerating under the promotion of digitalization.

Digital information collection and operation analysis to ensure the safe, stable and reliable power supply of the power grid, accelerate the development of intelligent, active and flexible AC/DC hybrid distribution network, improve the active consumption capacity of the power grid for distributed new energy, and build microgrids or virtual power plants with distributed power supply and energy storage as the core. Digital technologies such as 5G, big data, artificial intelligence and cloud computing will be applied in all aspects of development, transmission, transformation, distribution, use and storage, forming production factors with data as the core, promoting the deep integration of energy flow and information flow, and injecting "cardiotonic agent" into the new power system ".

In addition, as an important part of the power system, the demand side involves a wider range of areas, and digitization is the best weapon to promote demand-side changes. Through the new demand-side structure of integrating plastic source network, load and storage, production and consumption, and comprehensive utilization of energy, it helps to build a new power system and achieve the goal of safe, green and economic carbon reduction.

"Schneider Electric hopes that through the dispatching system on the user side, the proportion of new energy spontaneous self-use can be increased, and the problem of new energy consumption can be made into a solution on the user side. Schneider Electric has also accelerated the layout of digitalization and software in recent years." He Jinhang said.

Facing the future zero-carbon society, Schneider Electric is trying to paint a new picture of the future power demand side: the demand side system of the future new power system will be a micro-power ecosystem with various forms of distributed energy, energy storage infrastructure, flexible intelligent power distribution network and the integration of source network, load and storage with considerable controllable load.

Through digital terminal equipment, green energy management system and new power electronic technology, it gives priority to the use of local distributed clean energy, promotes balanced consumption, and realizes peak cutting and valley filling. With the power grid or other micro-power ecosystem power flow, information flow, value flow real-time interaction, flexible response, mutual support, to achieve clean, low-carbon, energy-saving and efficient, cost-optimal, safe and reliable goals.

Digitalization brings more opportunities for power system transformation and enterprise development. On June 6, the Schneider Electric Innovation Summit will be held in Qingdao with the theme of "double-engine progress, new students of digital intelligence. At that time, Schneider Electric Business Value Research Institute will bring "Carbon" to find the road of sustainable transformation of future enterprises "green low carbon and intelligent manufacturing series report collection, and many people of insight in the industry to talk about the way of double transformation. At the same time, Schneider Electric Business Value Research Institute will continue to pay attention to the green process of China's industry, relying on in-depth insights, leading experience and practice to help the sustainable development of enterprises and industries.