The Energy Internet : An Open Energy Platform to Transform Legacy Power Systems into Open Innovation and Global Economic Engines

Front Cover -- The Energy Internet -- Related titles -- The Energy Internet -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of contributors -- Preface -- One - Enabling Technologies and Technical Solutions -- 1 - Centralized, decentralized, and distributed control for Energy Internet -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.1.1 Smart grid versus Energy Internet -- 1.1.2 The role of microgrids in the structure of the Energy Internet -- 1.1.3 Data acquisition in the legacy power system and Energy Internet network -- 1.2 Energy management approaches in energy networks -- 1.2.1 Centralized control -- 1.2.2 Decentralized control -- 1.2.3 Distributed control -- 1.3 Characteristics of communication networks of Energy Internet network -- 1.4 Conclusion and future research -- References -- 2 - Solid state transformers, the Energy Router and the Energy Internet -- 2.1 The Energy Internet -- 2.2 The Energy Router -- 2.3 Medium voltage power electronics based distribution system -- 2.4 Status of solid state transformer developments -- 2.5 Smart grid functionalities of the solid state transformer -- 2.5.1 Reactive power support -- 2.5.2 Voltage sag mitigation -- 2.5.3 Harmonic mitigation -- 2.5.4 Current limiting and short circuit protection -- 2.5.5 DC connectivity and DC microgrid -- 2.5.6 Solid state transformer as an Energy Router -- 2.6 Conclusions -- References -- 3 - Energy Internet blockchain technology -- 3.1 Overview -- 3.2 The application of blockchain technology in energy scenarios -- 3.2.1 The impact of blockchain technology on the Energy Internet -- 3.2.1.1 The inherent consistency of the Energy Internet and blockchain technology -- 3.2.2 Application of blockchain technology in energy scenarios -- 3.2.2.1 Pain points of the energy industry -- Power generation -- Power transmission and distribution -- Power consumption -- 3.2.3 Application scenarios -- 3.2.3.1 Power generation.