WO2020052133A1

WO2020052133A1 - Gateway communication method, gateway, and energy system

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Publication number: WO2020052133A1
Application number: PCT/CN2018/121499
Authority: WO
Inventors: 王灵军; 文武; 许芳萃
Original assignee: 珠海格力电器股份有限公司
Priority date: 2018-09-10
Filing date: 2018-12-17
Publication date: 2020-03-19
Also published as: CN108833270B; CN108833270A

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to the technical field of energy networks and provides a gateway communication method, a gateway, and an energy system. The gateway communication method of the present disclosure comprises: a gateway receives energy information from an energy network; generate blockchain information on the basis of the energy information; and publish the blockchain information on a blockchain network where the gateway is located. In this way, the gateway can publish the energy information of the energy network to the blockchain network, so that a decentralized record of the energy information is achieved, and the recorded information can be read at any node of the blockchain network, thereby facilitating generation of a scheduling instruction and achieving flexible scheduling of energy.

Description

Gateway communication method, gateway and energy system

Cross-reference to related applications

This application is based on an application with a CN application number of 201811050054.3 and an application date of September 10, 2018, and claims its priority. The disclosure of this CN application is incorporated herein as a whole.

Technical field

The present disclosure relates to the field of energy network technology, and in particular, to a gateway communication method, a gateway, and an energy system.

Background technique

The current generation and supply of electric energy mostly adopts a unified dispatching method. Electricity is generated by a power plant and dispatched to different users on the energy network.

With the diversified development of power generation methods, it is difficult for existing power supply methods to achieve flexible scheduling of distributed and scattered electrical energy, which results in the coexistence of energy waste and energy shortage.

Summary of the Invention

According to an aspect of some embodiments of the present disclosure, a gateway communication method is provided, which includes: the gateway receives energy information from an energy network; generates blockchain information based on the energy information; and publishes a block on a blockchain network where the gateway is located Chain information.

In some embodiments, the gateway communication method further includes: the gateway receives an energy dispatch request from the energy network; and generates energy dispatch information based on the blockchain data, the blockchain data includes the area issued by each node on the blockchain network where the gateway is located Blockchain information; generates blockchain information based on energy dispatch information and publishes it on the blockchain network where the gateway is located.

In some embodiments, the gateway communication method further includes: the gateway obtains the blockchain information from the blockchain network; when the blockchain information includes energy scheduling information, and the energy scheduling information is related to the energy network connected to the gateway To send energy scheduling information to the energy network in order to perform energy scheduling.

In some embodiments, the gateway is located on multiple blockchain networks.

In some embodiments, the gateway is connected to multiple energy networks.

In some embodiments, generating the blockchain information according to the energy information includes: for each blockchain network where the gateway is located, based on the energy information required by the blockchain network, generating rules based on the blockchain information of the blockchain network Generate blockchain information; publishing blockchain information includes: publishing blockchain information to the blockchain network corresponding to the blockchain information.

In some embodiments, generating the blockchain information based on the energy dispatch information includes: determining a blockchain network associated with the energy dispatch information; and based on the energy dispatch information, according to the blocks of the blockchain network associated with the energy dispatch information The chain information generation rule generates blockchain information; publishing the blockchain information on the blockchain network where the gateway is located includes publishing the blockchain information on the blockchain network associated with the energy dispatch information.

In some embodiments, the gateway communication method further comprises: determining the second blockchain network corresponding to the execution request according to the execution request from the first blockchain network to which the gateway belongs, wherein the execution request is generated by the gateway or from the Obtained from the blockchain information of other nodes on the first blockchain network; if the gateway is located on the second blockchain network, generate a block based on the execution request and the blockchain information generation rules of the second blockchain network The chain information is published on the second blockchain network so that related nodes on the second blockchain network can execute the execution request in the blockchain information.

In some embodiments, the gateway communication method further includes: generating data according to at least one of energy scheduling information and execution requests originating from other blockchain networks. The current blockchain network's execution request; generating a blockchain based on the execution request The information is published on the current blockchain network.

In some embodiments, the gateway communication method further includes: generating and / or updating a gateway configuration parameter according to at least one of an energy network and a blockchain network, wherein the gateway configuration parameter includes a gateway identity configuration parameter, a key configuration parameter, a trigger One or more of policy configuration parameters, period configuration parameters, and network port configuration parameters.

In some embodiments, the gateway communication method further includes at least one of the following: requesting access to the blockchain network according to pre-stored authentication information, and accessing the blockchain network through identity information authorized by the blockchain network; or, according to the pre-stored The authentication information requests access to the energy network, and the identity information authorized by the energy network accesses the energy network.

In some embodiments, the gateway communication method further includes at least one of the following: analyzing the communication rules of the blockchain network based on the blockchain information from the blockchain network, and adjusting the gateway in the blockchain according to the communication rules of the blockchain network. The communication behavior of the network conforms the communication behavior to the communication rules; or, analyzes the communication rules of the energy network based on the energy information from the energy network, and adjusts the communication behavior of the gateway in the energy network according to the communication rules of the energy network to make the communication behavior comply with the communication rules .

According to an aspect of other embodiments of the present disclosure, a gateway is provided, including: an energy network communication module configured to receive energy information from the energy network; and an information processing module configured to generate blockchain information based on the energy information ; Blockchain network communication module, configured to publish blockchain information on the blockchain network where the gateway is located.

In some embodiments, the energy network communication module is further configured to receive an energy dispatch request from the energy network; the information processing module is further configured to generate energy dispatch information based on the blockchain data, and the blockchain data includes the area where the gateway is located. Blockchain information issued by each node on the blockchain network; generates blockchain information based on energy dispatch information, so that the blockchain network communication module is published on the blockchain network where the gateway is located.

In some embodiments, the blockchain network communication module is further configured to obtain blockchain information from the blockchain network; the energy network communication module is further configured to include the energy scheduling information in the information processing module determining the blockchain information If the energy scheduling information is related to the energy network connected to the gateway, the energy scheduling information is sent to the energy network in order to perform energy scheduling.

In some embodiments, the gateway includes multiple blockchain network communication modules.

In some embodiments, the gateway includes multiple energy network communication modules.

In some embodiments, the information processing module is further configured to: for each blockchain network where the gateway is located, based on the energy information required by the blockchain network, generate a rule generation area based on the blockchain information of the blockchain network Blockchain information; the blockchain network communication module is also configured to: publish the blockchain information to the blockchain network corresponding to the blockchain information.

In some embodiments, the information processing module is further configured to: determine a blockchain network associated with energy scheduling information; and based on the energy scheduling information, generate based on the blockchain information of the blockchain network associated with the energy scheduling information The rules generate blockchain information; the blockchain network communication module is also configured to publish the blockchain information on the blockchain network associated with the energy dispatch information.

In some embodiments, the information processing module is further configured to determine the second blockchain network corresponding to the execution request according to the execution request from the first blockchain network to which the gateway belongs, wherein the execution request is generated by the gateway, or Obtained from the blockchain information from other nodes on the first blockchain network; in the case where the gateway is located on the second blockchain network, it is generated according to the execution request and the blockchain information generation rules of the second blockchain network Blockchain information; the blockchain network communication module is configured to publish the blockchain information generated according to the execution request on the second blockchain network so that relevant nodes on the second blockchain network can execute the blockchain information. Execution request.

In some embodiments, the information processing module is further configured to: generate data according to at least one of energy dispatch information and execution requests originating from other blockchain networks; an execution request of the current blockchain network; and generate an area based on the execution request Blockchain information, so that the blockchain network communication module is published on the current blockchain network.

In some embodiments, the gateway further includes: a configuration management module configured to generate and / or update gateway configuration parameters according to at least one of an energy network and a blockchain network, wherein the gateway configuration parameters include a gateway identity configuration parameter, a password One or more of key configuration parameters, trigger policy configuration parameters, period configuration parameters, and network port configuration parameters.

In some embodiments, the gateway further includes an authentication and identity management module configured to perform at least one of the following: request access to the blockchain network according to pre-stored authentication information, so that the gateway uses identity information authorized by the blockchain network Access the blockchain network; or, request access to the energy network based on the pre-stored authentication information, so that the gateway accesses the energy network using the identity information authorized by the energy network.

In some embodiments, the gateway further includes a rule determination module configured to perform at least one of the following: analyze the communication rules of the blockchain network based on the blockchain information from the blockchain network, and perform the communication rules according to the blockchain network. Adjust the communication behavior of the gateway in the blockchain network so that the communication behavior complies with the communication rules; or, analyze the communication rules of the energy network based on the energy information from the energy network, and adjust the communication behavior of the gateway in the energy network according to the communication rules of the energy network, Align communication behavior with communication rules.

According to an aspect of still other embodiments of the present disclosure, a gateway is provided, including: a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory, the processor being configured to execute any one of the gateway communication methods above based on instructions stored in the memory. .

According to an aspect of still other embodiments of the present disclosure, a computer-readable storage medium is provided, on which computer program instructions are stored, and the instructions, when executed by a processor, implement the steps of any one of the gateway communication methods above.

In addition, according to one aspect of some embodiments of the present disclosure, an energy system is proposed, including: a blockchain network configured to store and interact with blockchain information; an energy network configured to collect energy equipment information; and, Any of the above gateways.

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The drawings described herein are used to provide a further understanding of the present disclosure and constitute a part of the present disclosure. The exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure and the description thereof are used to explain the present disclosure, and do not constitute an improper limitation on the present disclosure. In the drawings:

FIG. 1 is a flowchart of some embodiments of a gateway communication method of the present disclosure.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart of another embodiment of a gateway communication method according to the present disclosure.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of another embodiment of a gateway communication method according to the present disclosure.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of some embodiments of a gateway of the present disclosure.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of another embodiment of a gateway of the present disclosure.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of still other embodiments of a gateway of the present disclosure.

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of some embodiments of an energy system of the present disclosure.

detailed description

The technical solutions of the present disclosure will be described in further detail below with reference to the drawings and embodiments.

A flowchart of some embodiments of the gateway communication method of the present disclosure is shown in FIG. 1.

In step 101, the gateway receives energy information from the energy network. In some embodiments, the gateway may be connected to information collection and processing equipment of the energy network to obtain energy information. In some embodiments, the energy information may include identity, power generation capacity, power consumption capacity, power storage capacity, adjustable capacity, space-time attributes, demand information, supply information, unit type, U (voltage), I (current), One or more of P (power), Q (energy), and the like.

In step 102, blockchain information is generated based on the energy information. In some embodiments, the gateway may be connected to one or more energy networks to obtain energy information of each energy network respectively. In some embodiments, after the energy information is extracted, summarized, and transformed according to a predetermined rule, the blockchain information is generated according to the blockchain information generation rule of the blockchain network. In some embodiments, the predetermined rule may be a static rule or a dynamic rule, and is implemented by a rule engine that can dynamically update the rule.

In step 103, the blockchain information is published on the blockchain network where the gateway is located.

Through this method, the gateway can publish the energy information of the energy network to the blockchain network, thereby achieving a decentralized record of energy information, and can read the recorded information at any node of the blockchain network, which is convenient for generating scheduling instructions. To achieve flexible scheduling of energy.

In some embodiments, the gateway may belong to one or more blockchain networks, and the blockchain network may be homogeneous or heterogeneous. The information that needs to be published in each blockchain network is different, and the rules for generating information can also be different. The gateway can generate blocks based on the blockchain network information generation rules based on the energy information required by each blockchain network. Chain information.

Through this method, the nodes on each blockchain network can obtain the required energy information, and the information can be stored on the blockchain network. As the intersection point of different blockchain networks, the gateway can facilitate the information exchange between different blockchain networks, realize the blockchain network processing of information, and reduce the requirements for the information processing capabilities of each node.

A flowchart of another embodiment of the gateway communication method of the present disclosure is shown in FIG. 2.

In step 201, the gateway receives an energy scheduling request from the energy network. In some embodiments, the energy dispatch request may be a request to dispatch energy from an energy network in another region, or to provide energy to another energy network. In some embodiments, the energy scheduling request may also be a request for adjusting the amount and speed of energy generated and consumed in the energy network. In some embodiments, the energy network may compare its own energy demand and energy information, trigger the generation of an energy scheduling request, and send it to the gateway.

In step 202, the gateway generates energy scheduling information based on the blockchain data. Blockchain data includes blockchain information issued by various nodes on the blockchain network where the gateway is located. In some embodiments, the gateway may obtain the energy information in the network according to the blockchain data generated within a predetermined period of time, and generate the energy scheduling information. For example, if the energy network A requests power, the gateway determines that the energy network B can provide power based on the energy information reported by the energy network B in the blockchain data, and then generates energy scheduling information for scheduling energy from the energy network B.

In step 203, the gateway generates blockchain information based on the energy scheduling information.

In step 204, the blockchain information is published on the blockchain network where the gateway is located, so that all nodes on the blockchain network can obtain the information.

In this way, each gateway node can generate energy scheduling information based on its own stored blockchain data, which enables decentralized energy scheduling and improves the flexibility and execution efficiency of energy scheduling.

In some embodiments, if the gateway belongs to multiple blockchain networks, after receiving the energy dispatch request from the energy network, the gateway may first determine the blockchain network associated with the energy dispatch information, and then based on the energy dispatch information, Generate blockchain information based on the blockchain information generation rules of the blockchain network associated with energy dispatch information, and publish the blockchain information on the blockchain network associated with the energy dispatch information to achieve energy dispatch information Accurate release, reducing the data storage burden of blockchain network nodes.

In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 2, the gateway can perform corresponding scheduling work according to the blockchain information including energy scheduling information published on the blockchain network. The gateway communication method may further include steps 205-206.

In step 205, the gateway obtains the blockchain information from the blockchain network, and the blockchain information is the blockchain information issued by any node in the blockchain network. The gateway stores the blockchain information to enrich the blockchain data.

In step 206, if the blockchain information includes energy scheduling information and the energy scheduling information is related to the energy network connected to the gateway, the energy scheduling information is sent to the energy network in order to perform energy scheduling. In some embodiments, the gateway can parse the blockchain information, and if it only includes the energy information of each node, it directly stores it; if it includes the content that needs to be executed, such as energy scheduling information, and the energy scheduling information is Related to the energy network, the energy scheduling information in the blockchain information is extracted and sent to the energy network, so that the energy network can implement energy scheduling through the underlying energy scheduling channel.

Through this method, the energy dispatching information can be distributed and stored in the form of a blockchain. While achieving flexible energy dispatching, it can also ensure the secure storage of transaction records and improve the reliability of energy dispatching and transactions.

In some embodiments, when the gateway is connected to multiple energy networks, the gateway needs to determine the energy network related to the energy scheduling information, and then only delivers the energy scheduling information to the energy network, so that the energy scheduling information is available. Targeted relaying to avoid unnecessary operations by nodes in the energy network and ensure the accuracy of energy scheduling.

In some embodiments, a single energy dispatch operation may involve multiple blockchain networks, and different blockchain networks need to perform instruction interactions. A flowchart of another embodiment of the gateway communication method of the present disclosure is shown in FIG. 3.

In step 301, the second blockchain network corresponding to the execution request is determined according to the execution request from the first blockchain network to which the gateway belongs. The execution request may be generated by the gateway, or may be obtained from the blockchain information from other nodes on the first blockchain network.

In step 302, if the gateway is located on the second blockchain network, the request is executed to generate the blockchain information according to the blockchain information generation rules of the second blockchain network.

In step 303, the gateway publishes the blockchain information generated in step 302 on the second blockchain network, so that relevant nodes on the second blockchain network can execute the execution request in the blockchain information.

Through this method, an execution request can be generated on the blockchain network, and the execution request can generate blockchain information for another network at the intersection gateway of the blockchain network and publish to the network, so that the execution request is The blockchain network is implemented on the blockchain network, thereby realizing data processing operations across the blockchain network, improving the blockchain network's ability to process complex and comprehensive instructions, and further increasing the flexibility of energy scheduling.

In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 3, steps 304-306 may be further included.

In step 304, the gateway generates data of an execution request of the current blockchain network according to at least one of energy scheduling information and execution requests originating from other blockchain networks. In some embodiments, the gateway may be the gateway on the second blockchain network in step 304, and the execution request is extracted from the blockchain information; in other embodiments, the execution request may also be performed by the gateway according to its own Energy dispatch information generation. In still other embodiments, the gateway may also generate an execution request of the current blockchain network according to the blockchain data stored by itself after parsing an execution request from another blockchain network.

In step 305, the gateway generates blockchain information based on the execution request.

In step 306, the gateway publishes the blockchain information on the current blockchain network, so that all nodes on the current blockchain network receive the blockchain information and related nodes execute the execution request of the current blockchain network.

Through this method, the gateway can generate execution requests and can execute execution requests from other gateways and even other blockchain networks, ensuring the data processing capabilities of the blockchain network and further improving the flexibility of energy scheduling.

In some embodiments, the gateway may be flexibly connected to the energy network (or a communication network to which the energy network is connected). The gateway can pre-store authentication information, use the pre-stored authentication information to request access to the energy network, and access the energy network through the identity information authorized by the energy network. This method improves the flexibility of gateway access on the one hand, and also helps control the authority of the gateway on the other hand, and improves network security.

In some embodiments, the gateway can flexibly access the blockchain network. The gateway can pre-store authentication information, use the pre-stored authentication information to request access to the blockchain network, and access the energy network through the identity information authorized by the blockchain network. This method improves the flexibility of gateway access on the one hand, and also helps control the authority of the gateway on the other hand, and improves network security.

In some embodiments, the gateway may generate or update gateway configuration parameters according to one or more energy networks it accesses, or may generate or update gateway configuration parameters according to one or more blockchain networks it accesses, and Can take into account each energy network and blockchain network to generate or update gateway configuration parameters. In some embodiments, the adaptive configuration parameters can be obtained according to the information from each network, and then the configuration parameters of the gateway itself can be adjusted. The gateway configuration parameters may include one or more of gateway identity configuration parameters, key configuration parameters, trigger policy configuration parameters, period configuration parameters, and network port configuration parameters. Through this method, the adaptability of the gateway to the network to which it is connected or joined can be improved, and the adaptability of the gateway can be improved.

In some embodiments, the gateway may further analyze the communication rules of the blockchain network based on the blockchain information from the blockchain network, and adjust the communication behavior of the gateway on the blockchain network according to the communication rules of the blockchain network to enable communication. The behavior complies with the rules of communication. In some embodiments, the gateway may further analyze the communication rules of the energy network according to the energy information from the energy network, and adjust the communication behavior of the gateway in the energy network according to the communication rules of the energy network, so that the communication behavior conforms to the communication rules.

Through this method, the adaptability of the gateway to different blockchain networks and energy networks can be further improved, making the gateway compatible with different networks, and improving the adaptive ability of the gateway.

A schematic diagram of some embodiments of the gateway 400 of the present disclosure is shown in FIG. 4. The energy network communication module 401 can receive energy information from the energy network. In some embodiments, the gateway may be connected to information collection and processing equipment of the energy network to obtain energy information. In some embodiments, the gateway 400 may include one or more energy network communication modules to achieve connection with one or more energy networks and obtain energy information of each energy network respectively. In some embodiments, the energy information may include identity, power generation capacity, power consumption capacity, power storage capacity, adjustable capacity, space-time attributes, demand information, supply information, unit type, U (voltage), I (current), One or more of P (power), Q (energy), and the like.

The information processing module 402 can generate blockchain information based on the energy information. In some embodiments, after the energy information is extracted, summarized, and transformed according to a predetermined rule, the blockchain information is generated according to the blockchain information generation rule of the blockchain network. In some embodiments, the information processing module 402 can also perform operations such as extraction, aggregation, and transformation on the received blockchain information according to a predetermined rule, and provide the operation to the energy network. In some embodiments, the predetermined rule may be a static rule or a dynamic rule, and is implemented by a rule engine that can dynamically update the rule.

The blockchain network communication module 403 can publish blockchain information on the blockchain network where the gateway is located. In some embodiments, the gateway 400 may include one or more blockchain network communication modules, so that the gateway belongs to one or more blockchain networks.

Such a gateway can publish the energy information of the energy network to the blockchain network, thereby achieving a decentralized record of energy information, and can read the recorded information at any node of the blockchain network, which is convenient for generating scheduling instructions and implementing Flexible scheduling of energy.

In some embodiments, in the case where the gateway 400 includes multiple blockchain network communication modules 403, the information processing module 402 can be based on the energy information required by each blockchain network and according to the blockchain information of the blockchain network The generation rules generate blockchain information, so that nodes on each blockchain network can obtain the required energy information, and the information can be stored on the blockchain network. As the intersection point of different blockchain networks, the gateway can facilitate the information exchange between different blockchain networks, realize the blockchain network processing of information, and reduce the requirements for the information processing capabilities of each node.

In some embodiments, the energy network communication module 401 is also capable of receiving energy scheduling requests from the energy network. In some embodiments, the energy dispatch request may be a request to dispatch energy from an energy network in another region, or to provide energy to another energy network. In some embodiments, the energy scheduling request may also be a request for adjusting the amount and speed of energy generated and consumed in the energy network. In some embodiments, the energy network may compare its own energy demand and energy information, trigger the generation of an energy scheduling request, and send it to the gateway.

The information processing module 402 can generate energy scheduling information based on the blockchain data, and generate blockchain information based on the energy scheduling information. Blockchain data includes blockchain information issued by various nodes on the blockchain network where the gateway is located. In some embodiments, the gateway may obtain the energy information in the network according to the blockchain data generated within a predetermined period of time, and generate the energy scheduling information. The blockchain network communication module 403 can publish blockchain information on the blockchain network where the gateway is located, so that all nodes on the blockchain network can obtain the information.

Such a gateway can generate energy scheduling information according to the blockchain data stored by itself, realize decentralized energy scheduling, and improve the flexibility and execution efficiency of energy scheduling.

In some embodiments, in the case that the gateway 400 belongs to multiple blockchain networks, after the energy network communication module 401 receives an energy scheduling request from the energy network, the information processing module 402 may first determine that it is related to the energy scheduling information. Based on the energy dispatch information, the blockchain information is generated according to the blockchain information generation rules of the blockchain network associated with the energy dispatch information, and the blockchain is associated with the energy dispatch information. The network-connected blockchain network communication module 403 issues blockchain information, thereby achieving accurate distribution of energy dispatching information, and reducing the data storage burden of the blockchain network nodes.

In some embodiments, after the blockchain network communication module 403 receives the blockchain information, the information processing module 402 stores the blockchain information and parses the content of the blockchain information, including the energy scheduling information in the blockchain information If the energy scheduling information is related to the energy network connected to the energy network communication module 401, the energy scheduling information is sent to the energy network in order to perform energy scheduling.

Such a gateway can realize the distribution and storage of energy dispatching information in the form of a blockchain. While achieving flexible energy dispatching, it can also ensure the secure storage of transaction records and improve the reliability of energy dispatching and transactions.

In some embodiments, when the gateway 400 is connected to multiple energy networks, the information processing module 402 needs to determine the energy network related to the energy scheduling information, and then only by the energy network communication module 401 connected to the energy network The energy dispatching information is transmitted, so as to realize the targeted transmission of the energy dispatching information, avoid unnecessary operations by the nodes in the energy network, and ensure the accuracy of the energy dispatching.

In some embodiments, the information processing module 402 can also determine the second blockchain network corresponding to the execution request according to the execution request from the first blockchain network to which the gateway belongs, where the execution request is generated by the gateway or from the The first blockchain network; if the gateway is located on the second blockchain network, the request will be executed to generate the blockchain information according to the blockchain information generation rules of the second blockchain network. The blockchain network communication module 403 can publish blockchain information on the second blockchain network, so that relevant nodes on the second blockchain network can execute the execution request in the blockchain information. Such a gateway can generate an execution request on the blockchain network, and at the intersection gateway of the blockchain network, the execution request generates blockchain information for another network and publishes it to the network, so that the execution request is in the area. Executed on the blockchain network, thus achieving data processing operations across the blockchain network, improving the blockchain network's data processing capabilities for complex and comprehensive instructions, and further increasing the flexibility of energy scheduling.

In some embodiments, the information processing module 402 can also generate data according to at least one of energy scheduling information and execution requests originating from other blockchain networks. The current blockchain network's execution request and generate blocks based on the execution request Blockchain information; the blockchain network communication module 403 publishes the blockchain information generated by the information processing module 402 on the current blockchain network, so that all nodes on the current blockchain network receive the blockchain information and the relevant nodes Execute the execution request of the current blockchain network.

Such a gateway can generate execution requests and can execute execution requests from other gateways and even other blockchain networks, ensuring the data processing capabilities of the blockchain network and further improving the flexibility of energy scheduling.

In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 4, the gateway may further include a configuration management module 404 capable of generating or updating gateway configuration parameters according to one or more energy networks to which it is connected, or according to one or more of its access nodes. The blockchain network generates or updates the gateway configuration parameters, or it can take into account the various energy networks and blockchain networks it accesses to update the gateway configuration parameters. In some embodiments, the adaptive configuration parameters can be obtained according to the information from each network, and then the configuration parameters of the gateway itself can be adjusted. The gateway configuration parameters may include one or more of gateway identity configuration parameters, key configuration parameters, trigger policy configuration parameters, period configuration parameters, and network port configuration parameters. Such a gateway can improve the adaptability of the network to which it is connected or joined, and improve the adaptability of the gateway.

In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 4, the gateway may further include an authentication and identity management module 405, which can use pre-stored authentication information to request access to the energy network, and enable the gateway to access the energy network through the identity information authorized by the energy network. . In other embodiments, the authentication and identity management module 405 may request access to the blockchain network using pre-stored authentication information, and enable the gateway to access the energy network through the identity information authorized by the blockchain network. Such a gateway improves the flexibility of network access on the one hand, and helps control the authority of the gateway on the other hand, and improves network security.

In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 4, the gateway may further include a rule determination module 406, which can analyze the communication rules of the blockchain network based on the blockchain information from the blockchain network, and according to the communication rules of the blockchain network. Adjust the communication behavior of the gateway in the blockchain network to make the communication behavior comply with the communication rules. In some embodiments, the rule determination module 406 may further analyze the communication rules of the energy network according to the energy information from the energy network, and adjust the communication behavior of the gateway on the energy network according to the communication rules of the energy network, so that the communication behavior conforms to the communication rules.

Such a gateway can further improve the adaptability of the gateway to different blockchain networks and energy networks, make the gateway compatible with different networks, and improve the adaptability of the gateway.

A schematic structural diagram of some embodiments of the gateway of the present disclosure is shown in FIG. 5. The gateway includes a memory 501 and a processor 502. The memory 501 may be a magnetic disk, a flash memory, or any other non-volatile storage medium. The memory is configured to store the instructions in the corresponding embodiments of the gateway communication method above. The processor 502 is coupled to the memory 501 and may be implemented as one or more integrated circuits, such as a microprocessor or a microcontroller. The processor 502 is used to execute instructions stored in the memory, which can implement a decentralized record of energy information, and can read the recorded information at any node of the blockchain network, thereby facilitating the generation of scheduling instructions and achieving flexibility in energy. Scheduling.

In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 6, the gateway 600 includes a memory 601 and a processor 602. The processor 602 is coupled to the memory 601 through a BUS bus 603. The gateway 600 may also be connected to the external storage device 605 through the storage interface 604 to call external data, and may also be connected to the network or another computer system (not shown) through the network interface 606. I won't go into details here.

In this embodiment, a data instruction is stored in a memory, and then the processor processes the above instruction, so that a decentralized record of energy information can be achieved, and the recorded information can be read at any node of the blockchain network, thereby facilitating the generation of a schedule Instructions to achieve flexible scheduling of energy.

In other embodiments, a computer-readable storage medium stores computer program instructions thereon, which when executed by a processor, implement steps of a method corresponding to an embodiment of a gateway communication method. Those skilled in the art should understand that the embodiments of the present disclosure may be provided as a method, an apparatus, or a computer program product. Therefore, the present disclosure may take the form of an entirely hardware embodiment, an entirely software embodiment, or an embodiment combining software and hardware aspects. Moreover, the present disclosure may take the form of a computer program product implemented on one or more computer-usable non-transitory storage media (including but not limited to disk storage, CD-ROM, optical storage, etc.) containing computer-usable program code therein. .

A schematic diagram of still other embodiments of the energy system of the present disclosure is shown in FIG. 7. The gateway 700 may be any of the gateways mentioned above. The gateway 700 may be connected to the blockchain network through a blockchain network communication module and connected to the energy network through an energy network communication module. The blockchain network is capable of storing and interacting with blockchain information. The energy network can collect energy equipment information. In some embodiments, the energy network may include multiple communication modules, and each communication module may access a communication network or a field bus network to implement communication between devices within the boundary of a small energy network. Energy networks can be homogeneous or heterogeneous.

In such an energy system, the gateway can publish the energy information of the energy network to the blockchain network, so that the energy information can be decentralized, and the recorded information can be read at any node of the blockchain network, which is convenient. Generate scheduling instructions to achieve flexible scheduling of energy.

In some embodiments, the energy network may include a power generation device, an energy storage device, a transmission device, a power consumption device, etc. Each device is connected through a communication module to coordinate its own electrical behavior. For residential scenarios, devices in a single or several homes can access the blockchain network through the gateway 700 as a unit node; for factory scenarios, devices in a single or several workshops can access the zone through the gateway 700 as a unit node Blockchain network, home or workshop is a distributed energy production and sales unit. The energy network accesses the blockchain network through the gateway 700, thereby realizing the joint scheduling control of all energy networks on the blockchain network, and improving the management and control capability of the distributed energy network.

In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 7, the gateway 700 may include multiple blockchain network communication modules, such as the blockchain network communication modules 711-71n, where n is a positive integer greater than 1. Each blockchain network communication module is connected to a blockchain network. The number of blockchain networks that can be connected is 741-74n, that is, the number does not exceed the number of blockchain network communication modules.

In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 7, the gateway 700 may include multiple energy network communication modules, such as energy network communication modules 731 to 73m, where m is a positive integer greater than 1. Each energy network communication module is connected to an energy network. The blockchain network that can be connected is 751 to 75m, that is, the number does not exceed the number of energy network communication modules.

Such an energy system can realize the connection of a single gateway to multiple energy networks, reducing the demand for the gateway; it can enable nodes on each blockchain network to obtain their own energy information, and realize the blockchain network storage of information. As the intersection of different blockchain networks, the gateway can facilitate the information exchange between different blockchain networks, realize the division of blockchain network information, and reduce the requirements for the information processing capabilities of each node.

In some embodiments, the gateway 700 can flexibly use its idle energy network communication module to flexibly access the energy network, utilize its idle blockchain network communication module to flexibly access the blockchain network, and can pass the authentication and identity management module Complete the authentication access, use the rule determination module to determine the communication rules of each network, and use the configuration management module to complete the configuration and update of the gateway configuration parameters, so as to improve the flexibility of the network connection and the system's adaptive ability.

The present disclosure is described with reference to flowcharts and / or block diagrams of methods, devices (systems) and computer program products according to embodiments of the present disclosure. It should be understood that each process and / or block in the flowcharts and / or block diagrams and combinations of processes and / or blocks in the flowcharts and / or block diagrams can be implemented by computer program instructions. These computer program instructions may be provided to a processor of a general-purpose computer, special-purpose computer, embedded processor, or other programmable data processing device to produce a machine, so that the instructions generated by the processor of the computer or other programmable data processing device are used to generate instructions Means for implementing the functions specified in one or more flowcharts and / or one or more blocks of the block diagrams.

These computer program instructions may also be stored in a computer-readable memory capable of directing a computer or other programmable data processing device to work in a particular manner such that the instructions stored in the computer-readable memory produce a manufactured article including an instruction device, the instructions The device implements the functions specified in one or more flowcharts and / or one or more blocks of the block diagram.

These computer program instructions can also be loaded on a computer or other programmable data processing device, so that a series of steps can be performed on the computer or other programmable device to produce a computer-implemented process, which can be executed on the computer or other programmable device. The instructions provide steps for implementing the functions specified in one or more flowcharts and / or one or more blocks of the block diagrams.

So far, the present disclosure has been described in detail. To avoid obscuring the concept of the present disclosure, some details known in the art are not described. Those skilled in the art can fully understand how to implement the technical solutions disclosed herein based on the above description.

The methods and apparatus of the present disclosure may be implemented in many ways. For example, the methods and devices of the present disclosure may be implemented by software, hardware, firmware or any combination of software, hardware, firmware. The above order of the steps of the method is for illustration only, and the steps of the method of the present disclosure are not limited to the order specifically described above unless otherwise specifically stated. Further, in some embodiments, the present disclosure may also be implemented as programs recorded in a recording medium, which programs include machine-readable instructions for implementing the method according to the present disclosure. Thus, the present disclosure also covers a recording medium storing a program for executing a method according to the present disclosure.

Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solution of the present disclosure and are not limited thereto. Although the present disclosure has been described in detail with reference to the preferred embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that the present invention can still Modifications or equivalent replacements of some of the technical features of the disclosed specific embodiments; without departing from the spirit of the technical solutions of the present disclosure, they should all be covered within the scope of the technical solutions claimed by the present disclosure.

Claims

A gateway communication method includes:

The gateway receives energy information from the energy network;

Generating blockchain information based on the energy information;

The blockchain information is published on the blockchain network where the gateway is located.
The gateway communication method according to claim 1, further comprising:

The gateway receives the energy dispatch request from the energy network;

Generating energy scheduling information based on blockchain data, the blockchain data including blockchain information issued by various nodes on the blockchain network where the gateway is located;

Generate blockchain information based on the energy dispatch information and publish it on the blockchain network where the gateway is located.
The gateway communication method according to claim 2, further comprising:

The gateway obtains blockchain information from the blockchain network;

If the blockchain information includes energy scheduling information and the energy scheduling information is related to the energy network connected to the gateway, the energy scheduling information is sent to the energy network in order to perform energy scheduling.
The gateway communication method according to claim 1, wherein the gateway meets at least one of the following: the gateway is located in a plurality of blockchain networks; or the gateway is connected to a plurality of the energy networks.
The gateway communication method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein:

The generating blockchain information according to the energy information includes: for each blockchain network where the gateway is located, based on the energy information required by the blockchain network, and according to the blockchain information of the blockchain network Generation rules generate blockchain information;

The publishing the blockchain information includes publishing the blockchain information to a blockchain network corresponding to the blockchain information.
The gateway communication method according to claim 2, wherein:

The generating blockchain information based on the energy scheduling information includes:

Determining a blockchain network associated with the energy dispatch information;

Generating blockchain information based on the blockchain information generation rules of the blockchain network associated with the energy scheduling information based on the energy scheduling information;

The publishing the blockchain information on the blockchain network where the gateway is located includes publishing the blockchain information on the blockchain network associated with the energy dispatch information.
The gateway communication method according to claim 5, further comprising:

Determine the second blockchain network corresponding to the execution request according to the execution request from the first blockchain network to which the gateway belongs, wherein the execution request is generated by the gateway or from the first Obtained from the blockchain information of other nodes on the blockchain network;

When the gateway is located in the second blockchain network, the blockchain information is generated according to the execution request and the blockchain information generation rules of the second blockchain network, and Published on the blockchain network, so that relevant nodes on the second blockchain network can execute the execution request in the blockchain information.
The gateway communication method according to claim 5, further comprising:

Generating data according to at least one of energy dispatch information and execution requests originating from other blockchain networks; execution requests of the current blockchain network;

Generate blockchain information based on the execution request and publish it on the current blockchain network.
The gateway communication method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, 6 to 8, further comprising:

Generate and / or update gateway configuration parameters according to at least one of the energy network and the blockchain network, wherein the gateway configuration parameters include gateway identity configuration parameters, key configuration parameters, trigger policy configuration parameters, and cycle configuration Parameter, one or more of network port configuration parameters.
The gateway communication method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, 6 to 8, further comprising at least one of the following:

Request access to the blockchain network according to pre-stored authentication information, and access the blockchain network through identity information authorized by the blockchain network; or,

Request access to the energy network according to pre-stored authentication information, and access the energy network through identity information authorized by the energy network.
The gateway communication method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, 6 to 8, further comprising at least one of the following:

Analyze the communication rules of the blockchain network according to the blockchain information from the blockchain network, adjust the communication behavior of the gateway on the blockchain network according to the communication rules of the blockchain network, and make the communication behavior Comply with said communication rules; or,

Analyze the communication rules of the energy network according to the energy information from the energy network, adjust the communication behavior of the gateway in the energy network according to the communication rules of the energy network, and make the communication behavior comply with the communication rules.
A gateway including:

An energy network communication module configured to receive energy information from the energy network;

An information processing module configured to generate blockchain information based on the energy information;

The blockchain network communication module is configured to publish the blockchain information on a blockchain network where the gateway is located.
The gateway according to claim 12, wherein:

The energy network communication module is further configured to receive an energy dispatch request from an energy network;

The information processing module is further configured:

Generating energy scheduling information based on blockchain data, the blockchain data including blockchain information issued by various nodes on the blockchain network where the gateway is located;

Generate blockchain information based on the energy dispatch information, so that the blockchain network communication module is published on the blockchain network where the gateway is located.
The gateway according to claim 13, wherein:

The blockchain network communication module is further configured to obtain blockchain information from the blockchain network;

The energy network communication module is further configured to, when the information processing module determines that the blockchain information includes energy scheduling information, and the energy scheduling information is related to an energy network connected to the gateway, the energy network Scheduling information is sent to the energy network to perform energy scheduling.
The gateway according to claim 12, wherein the gateway meets at least one of the following: the gateway includes a plurality of blockchain network communication modules; or the gateway includes a plurality of the energy network communication modules.
The gateway according to any one of claims 12 to 15, wherein:

The information processing module is further configured to: for each blockchain network where the gateway is located, based on the energy information required by the blockchain network, generate a rule generation area based on the blockchain information of the blockchain network Blockchain information;

The blockchain network communication module is further configured to: publish the blockchain information to a blockchain network corresponding to the blockchain information.
The gateway according to claim 13, wherein the information processing module is further configured to:

Determining a blockchain network associated with the energy dispatch information;

Generating blockchain information based on the blockchain information generation rules of the blockchain network associated with the energy scheduling information based on the energy scheduling information;

The blockchain network communication module is further configured to publish the blockchain information on the blockchain network associated with the energy dispatch information.
The gateway according to claim 16, wherein the information processing module is further configured to:

Determine the second blockchain network corresponding to the execution request according to the execution request from the first blockchain network to which the gateway belongs, wherein the execution request is generated by the gateway or from the first Obtained from the blockchain information of other nodes on the blockchain network;

If the gateway is located in the second blockchain network, generating blockchain information according to the execution request and a blockchain information generation rule of the second blockchain network;

The blockchain network communication module is configured to publish the blockchain information generated according to the execution request on the second blockchain network so that relevant nodes on the second blockchain network can execute An execution request in the blockchain information.
The gateway according to claim 16, wherein the information processing module is further configured to:

Generating data according to at least one of energy dispatch information and execution requests originating from other blockchain networks; execution requests of the current blockchain network;

Generate blockchain information based on the execution request, so that the blockchain network communication module is published on the current blockchain network.
The gateway according to any one of claims 12 to 15, and 17 to 19, further comprising:

The configuration management module is configured to generate and / or update a gateway configuration parameter according to at least one of the energy network and the blockchain network, wherein the gateway configuration parameter includes a gateway identity configuration parameter, a key configuration parameter, One or more of trigger policy configuration parameters, period configuration parameters, and network port configuration parameters.
The gateway according to any one of claims 12 to 15, 17 to 19, further comprising an authentication and identity management module configured to perform at least one of the following:

Requesting access to the blockchain network according to pre-stored authentication information, so that the gateway uses the identity information authorized by the blockchain network to access the blockchain network; or,

Request access to the energy network according to the pre-stored authentication information, so that the gateway uses the identity information authorized by the energy network to access the energy network.
The gateway according to any one of claims 12 to 15, 17 to 19, further comprising a rule determination module configured to execute at least one of the following:

Analyze the communication rules of the blockchain network according to the blockchain information from the blockchain network, adjust the communication behavior of the gateway on the blockchain network according to the communication rules of the blockchain network, and make the communication behavior Comply with said communication rules; or,

Analyze the communication rules of the energy network according to the energy information from the energy network, adjust the communication behavior of the gateway in the energy network according to the communication rules of the energy network, and make the communication behavior comply with the communication rules.
A gateway including:

Memory; and

A processor coupled to the memory, the processor being configured to perform the method of any one of claims 1 to 11 based on instructions stored in the memory.
A computer-readable storage medium stores computer program instructions thereon, which when executed by a processor, implement the steps of the method according to any one of claims 1 to 11.
An energy system including:

Blockchain network, configured to store and interact with blockchain information;

An energy network configured to collect energy equipment information; and,

The gateway according to any one of claims 12 to 23.