While the past 50 years have been dominated by the so-called communication revolution, today, we are at the dawn of the energy revolution. The entire economy is energy driven, being electricity its most important energy vector. By the end of 2040, electricity is expected to contribute up to 40% of the increase in final energy consumption, and concepts, such as smart grid or internet of energy, are now commonplaces in our lexicon. The Paris UN climate change conference agreement has imposed three major changes into the electrical grid paradigm: the need to reduce carbon emissions; the need to decentralize electrical energy production, and the need to increase transport electrification.

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客座社论：未来智能电网中的智能电表


虽然过去 50 年一直以所谓的通信革命为主导，但今天，我们正处于能源革命的黎明。整个经济都是能源驱动的，电力是最重要的能源载体。到 2040 年底，电力预计将占最终能源消耗增量的 40%，智能电网或能源互联网等概念现在已在我们的词典中司空见惯。巴黎联合国气候变化会议协议对电网范式提出了三项重大改变：减少碳排放的需要；分散电能生产的需要以及提高交通电气化的需要。