Web-Based Digital Twin Communication System of Power Systems for Training and Education

Abstract

Power systems are a crucial infrastructure to ensure a sustainable supply of electricity and are thus important for industrial, commercial and domestic consumption. As an interactive and visualizing enabling technology, the digital twin can be effectively applied to the training and education of students and operators in power systems. This article discusses a web-based communication system of power systems (CSPS) constructed with digital twin technologies, and provides a digital replica of the communication system and process as well as the remote monitoring and control of the physical system, the detailed design and implementation of which are presented. The functionalities and uses of the digital twin CSPS are also provided. To illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed digital twin CSPS, a case study with optical fiber line fault detection that emulates a real scenario is conducted, which includes remote control-based digital twin interactions and visualization.