On November 19, Guangzhou hosted a "technical dialogue" in the field of power quantum technology! Dingxin Smart Technology, China Southern Power Grid Digital Technology, and Wentiang Quantum Digital Technology (Guangdong) Co., Ltd. jointly hosted the "Electricity + AI+Quantum+ Monitoring Terminal" technical exchange meeting. Focusing on core issues in the industrialization of quantum power technology, the event leveraged cutting-edge technological integration as a breakthrough point to inject "quantum-level" new momentum into the construction of new power systems.
This technological gathering not only explored the broad applications of quantum technology in the power sector but also unlocked an innovative convergence path integrating "quantum technology + Dianhong + AI + monitoring terminals," propelling smart grid security protection and intelligent management into a new era.
I. Why Focus on the Industrial Application of Quantum Technology in the Power Industry?
Against the backdrop of the dual carbon goals and the development of a new power system, the electricity industry is undergoing unprecedented transformation—marked by the large-scale integration of distributed energy, the networking of massive endpoints, and frequent cross-regional power dispatch. This transformation is driving the intelligent upgrade of power grids while also presenting numerous technical challenges.
From a strategic perspective, quantum technology—as the core of next-generation information technology—has been incorporated into multiple science and technology plans, serving as a key enabler for ensuring energy security and driving industrial upgrading. At the industry level, explicit requirements have been set to accelerate the industrial application of quantum technology in power measurement, communications, computing, and other fields, thereby resolving the "security" and "efficiency" challenges that traditional technologies struggle to address.
The current pain points of smart grids present vast application scenarios for quantum technology: massive heterogeneous terminal access, complex and diverse communication modes, and increased network openness make it difficult for traditional encryption technologies to achieve end-to-end security protection throughout the entire process, highlighting risks of data leakage and malicious attacks. The integration of distributed energy and digital grid management face bottlenecks such as "insufficient edge computing capabilities and limited IoT scalability," making it challenging to efficiently deploy AI algorithms at the edge or terminal level. Power measurement and dispatch decision-making demand extremely high data accuracy and real-time performance, while traditional technologies are prone to errors under extreme conditions.
The convening of this technical exchange serves as a pivotal initiative by the three major enterprises to respond to strategic imperatives and address industry pain points. It aims to propel the application of quantum power technology into broader fields through the deep integration of quantum technology, Dihong, AI, and monitoring terminals.
II. Quantum Technologies: Reshaping the Core Capabilities of Smart Grids
At the exchange meeting, the three major enterprises focused on the three core directions of "quantum measurement, quantum communication, and quantum computing," sharing their achievements in technological R&D and application exploration to achieve intelligent sensing across multiple grid segments and equipment states:
1. Quantum Communication for Power Grids: Enhanced Security
In the new power system, open and heterogeneous distribution grids face severe security challenges. As massive terminals connect and communication modes diversify, traditional security mechanisms struggle to ensure end-to-end security for these new distribution grids. There is an urgent need to enhance capabilities such as identity authentication, access control, and privacy protection. Therefore, quantum cryptography technologies, exemplified by quantum key distribution (QKD), leverage the physical property of "quantum non-clonability" to provide security support for distribution network communications. This ensures the secure and reliable execution of control operations, including network sensing, terminal data collection, and remote dispatch command transmission.
2. Electric Power Quantum MeasurementPrecision and Reliability
Traditional measurement technologies are prone to errors in complex electromagnetic environments and extreme weather conditions, impacting grid operational efficiency. Quantum measurement technology, however, offers high-tech, high-performance, and high-quality characteristics. The subfield of quantum precision power measurement technology can be extended to quantum-based intelligent power measurement, power equipment condition monitoring, and quantum power sensing chips. This enables ultra-high-precision measurements with errors far below those of traditional equipment, coupled with exceptional interference resistance. Integrated with AI algorithms, it facilitates real-time analysis of measurement data and anomaly alerts, providing critical data support for power grid dispatch and equipment preventive maintenance.
3. Quantum computing for electricity, assisting decision-making
Smart grid operations such as dispatch decision-making, fault diagnosis, and load forecasting involve massive data processing and complex model computations. The subfield of power quantum computing encompasses real-time dynamic power flow calculations based on quantum hyperconvergence technology within power hyperconvergence systems, as well as real-time state estimation using quantum hyperconvergence technology. Additionally, it includes quantum machine learning-based meteorological forecasting and quantum load forecasting algorithms within power quantum machine learning. Leveraging its exceptional parallel computing capabilities, this technology rapidly addresses complex grid operational challenges: efficiently solving grid optimization dispatch models to achieve optimal allocation of distributed energy resources and energy storage devices while ensuring power supply security, thereby enhancing grid operational efficiency; swiftly analyzing grid fault data to pinpoint failure locations; and supporting large-scale load forecasting to provide scientific basis for dynamic capacity expansion, power supply-demand balancing, and renewable energy integration.
III. Implementation of "Electric Hong + AI" Scenarios
At the exchange meeting, Dingxin Wisdom Technology Co., Ltd. also shared the implementation achievements of its "AI+Power HarmonyOS" solution. By leveraging algorithm model acquisition, edge-side inference for Power HarmonyOS, algorithm authorization, and encryption, the company overcomes technical bottlenecks in edge computing and IoT scalability. This enables AI deployment at the edge and on devices, facilitates cloud-edge-device collaboration, and breaks through application barriers in scenarios such as distributed energy integration and digital grid management. The solution extends its application reach to both the power generation and consumption sides.
IV. Monitoring Terminals — Solutions
For years, Dingxin Smart Technology Co., Ltd. has driven R&D through technological innovation. Leveraging fully domesticated, proprietary technologies—including video imaging, hazard monitoring, 5G, AI artificial intelligence, HarmonyOS, terminal large models, single-Beidou positioning, fault diagnosis, IoT, and big data analytics—the company delivers one-stop solutions, products, and services for IoT applications in smart grids and related industries. During the exchange meeting, Dingxin Smart Technology also highlighted scenario-specific applications, focusing on smart transmission, smart distribution, smart cables, including: - Full-sensing transmission line online monitoring - Image and video surveillance - AI intelligent recognition - Millimeter-wave radar for external damage prevention - Laser point cloud technology - Ice accumulation detection - Traveling wave distance measurement - Fault monitoring - Distributed fault location devices - Distribution network traveling wave fault location systems - Non-contact fault location devices - Underground pipeline external damage prevention equipment - Substation intelligent auxiliary control systems
This technical exchange meeting has concluded successfully! Moving forward, the three parties will continue to deepen cooperation, generate powerful synergies, accelerate the industrial application of quantum communication, quantum measurement, and quantum computing technologies, and launch more quantum technology products tailored for smart grid scenarios. We will expand the application scenarios of "AI + Power HarmonyOS," achieving full-chain coverage from the core grid side to the generation and consumption sides, providing robust support for achieving the dual carbon goals and ensuring energy security!
