Journal of Shanghai Jiao Tong University ›› 2026, Vol. 60 ›› Issue (4): 652-663.doi: 10.16183/j.cnki.jsjtu.2024.231

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Models and Methods of Cloud-Native Based New Digital Energy Terminal for Power Systems

CAI Tiantian1, CAI Zexiang2(), LI Junye1, QU Jing2, LI Xiaohua2, ZHENG Junjie2   

  1. 1 China Southern Power Grid Digital Grid Research Institute Co., Ltd., Guangzhou 510700, China
    2 School of Electric Power Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
  • Received:2024-06-17 Revised:2024-07-19 Accepted:2024-09-30 Online:2026-04-28 Published:2026-04-29
  • Contact: CAI Zexiang E-mail:epzxcai@scut.edu.cn

Abstract:

With the increasing prominence of distributed characteristics driven by digital technologies extending to the distribution and utilization side, power terminals are evolving into “digital energy terminals” that provide object access and digital energy services at the edge. Cloud-native technology is the key technical foundation supporting this transformation. This paper analyzes the demand for digital energy terminals driven by a massive number of distributed objects and proposes the elements, architecture, and business organization of cloud-native digital energy terminals. Next, with the balance of computing supply and demand as the main thread, it analyzes related business models, computing resource models, and optimization methods for computing supply-demand matching of digital energy terminals. Finally, it envisions the technological ecosystem of cloud-native digital energy terminals. This paper attempts to unify existing work in the “cloud-native-energy and power terminals” domain under the framework of cloud-native digital energy terminals for next-generation power systems, highlighting that cloud-native technology will reshape the architecture, functionality, and operational model of digital energy terminals. This has significant implications for supporting the digital transformation of energy power systems and fostering a new ecosystem in the energy power industry.

Key words: digital energy terminal (DET), cloud-native, computing load, computing resources, computing power supply-demand balance

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