Edge computing Helps the Development of Smart Grid
Sen Yang, Ruijuan Zheng · Journal of Computing and Electronic Information Management · 2023
With the rapid development of smart grids, the number of terminals connected to them has sharply increased. Using these terminals, the smart grid management system can monitor real-time information such as power consumption and power quality in the power grid to ensure safe and stable operation of the power grid. However, the access of a large number of terminals has also increased the amount of data that needs to be processed in the power grid. The traditional centralized cloud computing model can no longer meet the needs of rapid data processing, and a new model is urgently needed to solve the problem. As an emerging distributed computing model, edge computing is an ideal solution to realize large-scale distributed management of smart terminals in the future smart grid by providing computing and storage capabilities at the network edge near device terminals and user sides, reducing data transmission delay, improving data reliability, protecting user privacy, and reducing the computing and storage pressure of cloud data centers.