State Grid's efforts power future community

A futuristic community was unveiled along the banks of the Cao'e River at the Shaoxing Shangyu Hongyan Future Community in Zhejiang province on May 20.

A green new energy bus slowly pulled into the station, as workers from the State Grid Shaoxing Power Supply Company inspected the charging facilities along the road. This marks the first integrated solar storage new energy bus station created by the future community.

Eye-catching new devices, such as digitalized distribution rooms filled with high-tech equipment and energy storage battery units, are common here. Unlike traditional community models, this future community offers residents a safer, more efficient, and lower carbon community environment.

The digitalized distribution rooms differ from traditional community substations. Four substations are connected in series to transmit 10 kilovolt lines, with voltage conversion occurring in 28 distribution rooms, forming an H-shaped dual-loop network. Each household has four power supply routes, ensuring high electricity supply reliability. Additionally, the future community utilizes circuit breaker position image monitoring technology to enhance safety in the digital community.

The substations also feature new designs for intelligent and safe electricity use. Two unique computers, unparalleled both domestically and internationally, are equipped with numerous cameras that provide a comprehensive view of all components of the equipment. Allowing real-time assessments of operational health down to the smallest details of switching operations. If the rating of any component decreases, maintenance alerts are automatically triggered.

Furthermore, the switchgear can be operated using the first set of Enhanced Virtual Reality AOA 3D auxiliary devices in the country, enabling staff to simulate operations step by step by inputting commands with their fingers, thus reducing workload and increasing efficiency. The digital monitoring screen displays the operational status of two switchyards and four distribution rooms simultaneously.

"Even the specific electricity usage of each household is clear at a glance," said Xu Chenggang, head of the urban power supply service team at the State Grid Shaoxing Power Supply Company, adding that sensors are installed in the cable wells on each floor. If the temperature rises or there are electrical safety hazards, the sensors will promptly sound an alarm, which significantly reduces the workload while greatly enhancing power supply reliability.