On August 17, the Shenzhen Power Supply Bureau of China Southern Power Grid won the license of the 5G Smart Demo Project on the "Lighting up Shenzhen, 5G Smart City" press conference. Wu Xiaochen, Chairman of Shenzhen Power Supply Bureau, attended the press conference, and Xie Hong, Deputy General Manager, delivered a keynote speech as an industry representative.

On the same day, it was announced that 45,000 5G base stations in Shenzhen had been constructed ahead of schedule to achieve full coverage of 5G independent networking. It is learned that up to now, more than 46,000 5G base stations have been built in Shenzhen, ranking No. 1 in China.

Since 5G was put into commercial use in 2019, Shenzhen has continuously innovated e-Government applications and showcased its applications in 10 fields, including energy, healthcare, and education. Pengcheng substation smart grid, Nanshan Window of the World smart policing demonstration site, and other applications are widely praised.

The 500-kV Pengcheng substation is a new-generation 5G smart substation of Shenzhen Power Supply Bureau. It is also a demonstration site of the Bureau's "large-scale application of 5G new technologies for smart grids" project. By using 1036 smart devices such as 5G inspection robots and 5G cameras, the working mode of device inspection, device operation, and security monitoring is changed, which greatly frees the labor force and improves the working efficiency.

(5G Inspection Robot)

During the keynote speech delivered by the industry representative, Xie Hong said that Shenzhen Power Supply Bureau has been actively engaged in and serving the development of the 5G industry. It has made great effort to ensure the power consumption of 5G base stations by setting up a dedicated 5G power supply service work team, streamlining installation documents and processes, and establishing a green channel for telegraph installation. To reduce the power consumption cost of 5G base stations, Shenzhen Power Supply Bureau is fully committed to transforming 5G base stations into direct power supply, enabling eligible 5G base stations to directly trade with the power supply bureau, saving about CNY100 million in power consumption costs for 5G operators each year.

Xie Hong also highlighted Shenzhen Power Supply Bureau's joint efforts to promote world-class smart grid construction in Shenzhen from the perspective of "5G + full-stack localization + smart grid". He said that to support the in-depth integration of 5G and power grid services, Shenzhen Power Supply Bureau took the lead in building a 5G electric power virtual private network by using slices, using equipment such as 5G CPE, 5G camera, 5G robot, and 5G smart gateway, based on a full-stack localized data center, building a smart grid application scenario that covers power transmission, transformation, and distribution, building secure and efficient power transmission, intelligently interconnected power transformation, and flexible and reliable power distribution, fully leveraging the advantages of various sites, such as substations, power distribution rooms, power towers, and cable conduits. It helps Shenzhen build 5G networks more quickly, better, and more cost-effectively, improving the smart level of urban power grids.

(5G Camera)

On August 18, representatives from Shenzhen Municipal Bureau of Industry and Information Technology, 5G Alliance, Huawei, and multiple media outlets will also conduct on-site research on the "5G+full-stack localization+smart grid" application demonstration of Pengcheng substation, feel the tremendous changes brought by 5G technologies to the grassroots work of power grids.

Source: Shenzhen Daily Electricity Usage Best Tone