In practice the strategy of "carbon peaking" and "carbon neutrality", energy is the main battlefield and electricity is the main force. An important way to achieve "carbon peaking and carbon neutrality" in all walks of life such as industry, transportation and construction is to greatly improve the level of electrification, improve energy efficiency, accelerate carbon control and decarbonization, and achieve a highly electrified society on the basis of traditional electrification.
To this end, while China is stepping up the construction of a new power system with new energy as the main body, enterprises with high energy consumption and carbon emissions exceeding the standard have also been included in the national carbon market for emission supervision, and energy conservation and carbon reduction are no longer the moral obligations of "high standards and strict requirements", but a "new starting point" for the survival and development of energy-using enterprises.
Xu Dong, general manager of Schneider Electric's intelligent power distribution business, believes that "the realization of the goal of 'carbon neutrality and carbon peaking' is highly dependent on the transformation of the energy system, and electric energy is the most efficient energy source (3 to 5 times more efficient than other energy sources), and the smooth realization of the 'double carbon' goal is closely coupled with the optimization of the development path of the new power system." The development direction of 'double carbon' is clear, the source of future power will be more inclined to renewable energy, the mode of transmission and distribution will also shift from traditional to efficient and intelligent, the power supply and distribution system deployed in various scenarios will also become larger and more complicated, how to ensure the safety, reliability and efficiency of the system, and provide stable and high-quality power for electrical equipment and places has become the focus of industry attention. ”
Xu Dong pointed out that "the energy transition requires a smarter distribution network, the requirements for the construction of power distribution systems are getting higher and higher, and the design of power architectures has become more and more complex. At the same time, from medium voltage to low voltage, from power monitoring to power governance, the refined management of the distribution system by industry enterprises is far from enough. When the equipment fails, most users cannot quickly troubleshoot the problem, nor can they predict, predict and warn the health of the equipment well, and the energy efficiency level of the enterprise has not been improved. In addition, many companies lack an understanding of their own electric energy use and carbon accounting, and there is still a lot of room for improvement in carbon footprint. ”
This is both an opportunity and a challenge. Schneider Electric believes that only by using a sound digital solution and ecological empowerment system to realize the digital penetration of equipment deployment, system integration to complete services, and open up the value of the full link of intelligent power distribution system, can we achieve cleaner, smarter and more efficient energy utilization.
With digital and intelligent power distribution solutions, Schneider Electric can help customers cost-effectively connect all scenarios, hardware, sites, and devices to the same platform. Through the software platform to define the power distribution system, discover the security risks and asset health problems in the operation, and help customers keep abreast of the operation of each site. At the edge control level, Schneider Electric's PME power management system, PO power monitoring system, EBO building operation system, etc., help lean management of the whole life cycle, and achieve more effective control and higher operational efficiency for customers.
Xu Dong believes that "for customers, digitalization is only a means and tool, always from the perspective of user application, through digital ways to solve the pain points of different users in specific scenarios is the ultimate goal." First of all, to ensure the safety and reliability of electrical products, to achieve pre-judgment, early warning before power failure, failure or equipment aging, and to achieve active operation and maintenance in advance; secondly, to help users improve operational efficiency, from the traditional manual way to paperless, digital, and even unmanned operation, reduce operational risks and personnel costs, through digital help facility management and maintenance personnel to make better decisions; third, to ensure power quality and efficient use of electricity, and the use of peak shaving and valley filling energy use and scheduling strategy, Help more new energy and energy storage enterprises to meet the future demand for power distribution, and help industry enterprises to steadily transform to low-carbon and efficient. ”
In China's first intelligent super high-rise steel structure building - Jingcheng Tower renovation project, Schneider Electric implemented a digital transformation and upgrade of its internal power distribution system, in addition to providing a series of underlying intelligent power distribution and building products, including PME power management system, PO power monitoring system, EBO building operation system, etc., including strong and weak current integration solutions, as well as full life cycle services.
This solution seamlessly integrates the power monitoring and energy consumption management system, which realizes remote management while ensuring the safe and efficient operation of electrical equipment, further improves the operational efficiency and energy use efficiency, and combines professional optimization control strategies to ultimately increase the energy-saving effect of the Beijing Building by more than 20%.
Under the framework of intelligent power distribution, Schneider Electric has made new upgrades on the hardware side, software side and data analysis side in 2021. On the hardware side, Schneider Electric has perfected product access on the IoT side, including a full range of IoT gateways, a full range of PowerTag wireless energy measurement modules, and a PowerLogic Thermal Tag wireless temperature sensor.
In order to cover the integrated operation and maintenance needs of a variety of large and key power sites, Schneider Electric has also launched a new upgraded version of ecoStruxureTM Power Operation 2021 power monitoring system, which strives to provide customers with digital solutions in a wider range of fields such as power operation monitoring, energy management, power operation and maintenance, and gives customers more practical value from multiple dimensions such as safe and reliable power distribution system construction, power event analysis, and full-life cycle operational efficiency improvement.
Digital transformation is a systematic social project that requires the participation of partners. As a result, Schneider Electric has built the EcoXpertTM Global Partner Program, which provides five enterprise-level competency certification services covering digital power distribution, critical power, digital operation and maintenance services, building automation, and intelligent lighting.
Xu Dong explained, "From the aspects of software and hardware products and tools, technical and expert resources, project exchanges and cooperation opportunities, Schneider Electric can provide comprehensive support for certification partners, bringing tangible benefits to the company's own capabilities and business development, such as expanding business scope, increasing market share, improving project bidding rate, maximizing profits, improving employee capabilities, minimizing engineering and commissioning time, and obtaining differentiated advantages." ”
"Schneider Electric hopes that more and more partners can join the digital ecosystem, in addition to the EcoXpert TM certification program, but also to create a partner afforestation program, and launch a developer community, these platforms and programs can further help partners improve professional and innovative capabilities, prosper the digital economy." Xu Dong stressed, "Schneider Electric will also continue to improve and upgrade the EcoXpert digital power distribution and key power authorization partner certification system, and continue to launch innovative software and hardware products and solutions, empower more partners in the field of strong and weak power, and create a multi-dimensional integration and all-round digital solution for users to achieve a sustainable electrification future."