Integrated around 2004, the concept of Energy Internet (EI) could provide new windows for the industrial power system society by incorporating the features of physical systems and cyber systems simultaneously. Technically, physical systems like electricity generation resources must be controlled and managed according to the instructions received from the cyber-systems. Being equipped by the smart grid and the internet idea, the EI can yield significant benefits such as higher reliability, improved power quality and mitigated the cost and losses. In the EI structure, the multiway flow of information and communication is monitored and controlled by the widespread and heterogeneous devices including the energy router, smart meters, etc. These technologies and devices bring many security concerns for the EI. Moreover, there are emerging concerns over the way to control, predict, manage, combine, and coordinate the energy resources in the EI. However, there exist many challenges that should be investigating and addressing before formal adoption of EI in industrial power and energy systems. To this end, this special issue invites the authors from both industry and academia to submit original research works on EI challenges in the power system.

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特邀社论：先进能源互联网在工业电力和能源系统中的应用

2004年前后，能源互联网（EI）的概念融合了物理系统和网络系统的特点，为工业电力系统社会提供了新的窗口。从技术上讲，发电资源等物理系统必须根据从网络系统收到的指令进行控制和管理。在智能电网和互联网理念的支持下，EI可以带来显着的好处，例如更高的可靠性、改善的电能质量并降低成本和损失。在EI结构中，信息和通信的多路流动由能源路由器、智能电表等广泛的异构设备监控和控制，这些技术和设备给EI带来了许多安全问题。而且，在 EI 中控制、预测、管理、组合和协调能源资源的方式越来越受到关注。然而，在工业电力和能源系统正式采用 EI 之前，还存在许多需要调查和解决的挑战。为此，本期特刊邀请工业界和学术界的作者提交有关电力系统中 EI 挑战的原创研究工作。