Guest Editorial: Advanced Energy Internet Applications in Industrial Power and Energy Systems

Abstract

Integrated around 2004, the concept of Energy Internet (EI) could provide new windows for the industrial power system society by incorporating the features of physical systems and cyber systems simultaneously. Technically, physical systems like electricity generation resources must be controlled and managed according to the instructions received from the cyber-systems. Being equipped by the smart grid and the internet idea, the EI can yield significant benefits such as higher reliability, improved power quality and mitigated the cost and losses. In the EI structure, the multiway flow of information and communication is monitored and controlled by the widespread and heterogeneous devices including the energy router, smart meters, etc. These technologies and devices bring many security concerns for the EI. Moreover, there are emerging concerns over the way to control, predict, manage, combine, and coordinate the energy resources in the EI. However, there exist many challenges that should be investigating and addressing before formal adoption of EI in industrial power and energy systems. To this end, this special issue invites the authors from both industry and academia to submit original research works on EI challenges in the power system.