Low-Voltage Demand Response Gateway for Secure Load Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Low-voltage users face inconvenience and a high risk of misoperation when participating in demand response due to the need to download multiple apps and perform complex operations, leading to potential failures and electricity accidents.
Innovation Solution
A response interaction system comprising a distribution network, intelligent electric meter, mobile APP, intelligent interaction terminal, and intelligent gateway, which enables wireless communication and remote control of low-voltage user loads, improving convenience and security through encryption algorithms and various communication technologies like 4G/5G, Wi-Fi, and Zigbee.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If low-voltage users download multiple APPs and perform manual operations to participate in demand response, then demand response information can be received, but operation convenience deteriorates and misoperation risk increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables self-service by allowing the intelligent interaction terminal to automatically receive demand response information from the master station and autonomously control the load based on pre-set preferences, eliminating the need for users to manually operate multiple APPs. The terminal independently completes information reception, decision-making, and execution without user intervention.
Solution Approach 2:
The intelligent interaction terminal serves as an intermediary between the master station and the user's load. It receives demand response information from the master station, processes it according to user preferences, and automatically controls the load, thereby mediating the complex interaction and simplifying user participation.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple APPs are used for demand response information reception and control, then comprehensive functionality is achieved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system merges the functions of multiple APPs (information reception, preference setting, load control) into a single intelligent interaction terminal. This integrated terminal consolidates all demand response functionalities, eliminating the need for users to manage multiple separate applications while maintaining comprehensive functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The intelligent interaction terminal is designed as a universal device that performs multiple functions: receiving demand response information from the master station, storing user preferences, making control decisions, and executing load control. This multi-functional terminal replaces the need for multiple specialized APPs.
3Ease of operation
If manual operations are required for demand response execution, then user control is maintained, but misoperation risk increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements self-service by enabling the intelligent interaction terminal to automatically receive demand response information and autonomously control the load based on pre-configured user preferences. This eliminates manual operations entirely, simplifying the user experience while ensuring accurate execution through automated decision-making.
Solution Approach 2:
Users pre-configure their load control preferences and parameters before demand response events occur. The intelligent interaction terminal stores these preferences and automatically applies them during demand response execution, eliminating the need for real-time manual decisions and preventing misoperation while maintaining user control intent.
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AI summary
A response interaction system for intelligently interacting with a low-voltage user includes: a distribution network and system master station, an intelligent electric meter, a mobile APP, an intelligent interaction terminal, an intelligent gateway, and a low-voltage user load. In the process of the low-voltage user participating in the demand response, the distribution network and system master station publishes a demand response plan and a demand response notification through the mobile APP, the low-voltage user receives the demand response plan and the demand response notification through the mobile APP, the low-voltage user is connected to the intelligent interaction terminal through the mobile APP and controls a load to operate or not operate through the intelligent gateway, to perform the demand response task.