What is it about?

This study develops an innovative coordination strategy between 5G communication base stations and a novel industrial park energy system. The key idea is to allow 5G base stations to participate in energy regulation, not only consuming power but also helping stabilize grid operations under load fluctuations. What sets this work apart is the integration of energy dispatch with communication Quality of Service (QoS). A two-layer coordinated operation model is established: 1) The upper layer ensures optimal energy scheduling while considering carbon emissions and cost. 2) The lower layer focuses on maintaining the QoS of 5G communications, including delay and packet loss metrics. By employing multi-objective optimization and adaptive weighted methods, the model successfully balances power system stability with 5G network performance, tested on a real industrial park scenario.

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Why is it important?

With the rollout of 5G and beyond, energy demand from base stations is rising sharply, but so is their potential as controllable resources in smart energy systems. This paper is timely because: 1) It offers a new perspective: treating 5G base stations not just as loads, but as flexible and cooperative actors in energy management. 2) It bridges the cyber-physical gap, by jointly optimizing both power supply reliability and communication service quality. 3) It supports low-carbon goals by integrating renewable energy scheduling and demand response mechanisms within industrial parks. This is especially relevant for regions seeking to build low-carbon digital infrastructure.

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I find this work particularly forward-looking, as it redefines the role of telecom infrastructure in energy systems. Rather than being passive energy users, 5G stations are positioned as collaborative entities in a smart grid ecosystem. The coupling of communication metrics (delay, packet loss) with energy optimization makes the work applicable to real-world scenarios, especially in industrial internet-of-things (IIoT) contexts. As we move toward 6G and carbon-neutral goals, this type of cross-domain integration—between telecoms and power systems—will be critical for designing truly intelligent, low-carbon industrial zones.

Chair, IEEE PES EICC Task Force on AI-Enabled Resilience of CPES | Clarivate HCR | AE: IEEE TSG/TSTE Yang Li
Northeast Electric Power University

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This page is a summary of: Cooperative operation of 5G base stations and industrial park's novel power system considering communication quality of service, Scientia Sinica Informationis, June 2025, Science China Press., Co. Ltd.,
DOI: 10.1360/ssi-2024-0021.
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