With the accelerated advancement of energy transformation, the intelligent development of the power industry has gradually become the mainstream trend. Rockchip has launched multiple solutions for the power industry, supporting the efficient operation of power IoT systems and the entire chain, aiding the digital upgrade of the power sector. Rockchip’s high-performance general-purpose and AI processors empower the three major segments of electricity consumption, distribution, and transmission, meeting technical needs such as data collection and control, intelligent recognition, and edge computing.
1. Power Industry Application Upgrade: Covering Electricity Consumption, Distribution, and Transmission
For power product applications, Rockchip provides solutions for electricity consumption, distribution, and transmission based on the needs of the power industry.
1. Electricity Consumption Side High-Performance Concentrator/Controller Solutions: RK3568J, RK3358JFor functions such as metering, status monitoring, billing, and data transmission, Rockchip’s RK3568J and RK3358J solutions have four major advantages:
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Advanced process, low temperature rise, meeting the new national grid testing standards
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High integration
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Equipped with a 64-bit CPU, strong computing power
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Designed with redundancy, guaranteed lifecycle, etc.
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Application Case: One of the major domestic electricity information collection system manufacturers, Brand Concentrator Type IThe product uses the RK3358J chip and can be applied to electricity metering in communities and factories, meeting the new national grid testing standards for 2022.
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Application Case: A High-Tech Enterprise, Concentrator Type I (2022 Version)The product uses the RK3568J chip, supporting remote 4G/5G, Ethernet, with local communication supporting HPLC, low-power wireless RF, RS-485, CAN, etc., featuring low temperature rise and high reliability, suitable for remote centralized metering systems on low-voltage power lines.
2. Distribution Side High-Performance Gateway and AI Data Collection and Analysis Solutions: RK3568J, RK3588JFor functions such as status monitoring, load forecasting, power outage, and data transmission, Rockchip’s RK3568J and RK3588J solutions are suitable for distribution management relay protection, gateways, TTU, carrier communication, and monitoring, with four major technical advantages:
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Advanced process, low temperature rise
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High-performance processor with AI capabilities
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High integration, rich interfaces
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Cache and DDR full-link ECC support, high reliability design
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Application Case: National High-Tech Enterprise, Brand Power GatewayThe product is suitable for data transmission and control at the power station control layer. Using the RK3568J chip, equipped with a 64-bit quad-core A55 processor, high computing power, meeting more functional upgrade needs; rich peripheral interfaces, supporting USB, TTL, HDMI, RS232, RS485, GPIO, SATA, PCIe expansion interfaces; multiple network interfaces, supporting dual-band WiFi 2.4GHz/5GHz, wired gigabit Ethernet, 4G/5G networks, Bluetooth, etc.
3. Transmission Side Visualization Inspection Solutions: RK3588J, RV1126KAs the speed of urban construction continues to accelerate, the scale of power grids is constantly expanding, and the length of transmission lines is increasing, the risk of external damage is also rising, making governance increasingly difficult. To ensure the safe and stable operation of the power grid, the inspection work for transmission lines is gradually transitioning from purely manual inspections to intelligent IPC + drone inspection operations.
For functions such as fire monitoring, illegal operation monitoring, safety construction monitoring, foreign object hanging monitoring, equipment aging, and abnormal monitoring, Rockchip provides RK3588J and RV1126K solutions with products such as HD monitoring, panoramic monitoring, drones, and edge computing.
For intelligent security and visualization inspection applications, Rockchip has launched the RV1126K (-40~85℃) chip, adopting advanced processes, featuring high performance and low power consumption, meeting the needs of various power security equipment scenarios.It can provide high-performance security-grade ISP, support multi-level noise reduction, and achieve full-color shooting in low light;with an independent 2T NPU computing unit, supporting intelligent algorithms for scenarios such as wildfire and abnormal wire detection, widely applicable for safety monitoring and behavior analysis in transmission lines, machine rooms, and power stations.
For complex scenarios of transmission lines, such as between towering mountains, there is a need to meet the high-level panoramic inspection requirements. Rockchip’s flagship chip RK3588J supports 8K video codec, achieving panoramic monitoring with AVS (panoramic stitching) capabilities to meet the demands for panoramic (360 degrees horizontal, 180 degrees vertical) image stitching, achieving video capture without dead angles, while users can specify any viewpoint location and FOV to closely observe key monitoring areas in panoramic videos.
2. Edge Computing: Aligning with Various Application Scenarios in Power
The power industry has a large number of various devices, such as electric meters, various protection, collection, and control devices.For intelligent inspection of transmission lines, unmanned inspections of substations and distribution rooms, as well as a series of safety operation detections including electronic fencing, high-altitude operation safety, fire safety/helmet/engineering vehicle monitoring, edge computing and AI deployment can meet the efficient application of “end-side localization”.For edge computing applications in the power industry, Rockchip provides RK3588J, RK3568J, and RK1808K solutions.
All three chips are equipped with independent NPUs, high computing power, and rich interface expansion capabilities, enabling rapid deployment of various AI applications, efficiently optimizing terminal data processing, providing performance support for data collection and analysis, and effectively reducing the pressure on local servers.
RK3588J adopts an 8nm 64-bit ultra-high-performance CPU with 93K DMIPS computing power; 6 Tops NPU, mature RKNN-Toolkit, continuously improving OP operators; 8K video codec, simultaneous encoding and decoding; multi-display output capability; rich expansion interfaces (PCIe, Ethernet, CAN, UART, SPI, I2C, SATA); suitable for big data analysis and edge computing in power systems.
RK3568J industrial-grade chip adopts 22nm quad-core A55 architecture, with over 15K DMIPS processing capability; equipped with a 1T computing power NPU, strong edge computing capability; rich peripheral interfaces, such as supporting 10 UART channels, 3 CAN channels, 2 gigabit Ethernet ports, capable of meeting data access requirements for a large number of different devices without the need for expansion chips, and supporting 3 PCIe channels for easy expansion of FPGA, 5G, and Ethernet ports.
RK1808K has a built-in NPU with a computing power of 3.0 Tops; 1080P video codec, simultaneous encoding and decoding, multi-channel video decoding; provides Rock-X AI development components for rapid AI application deployment; supports PCIe 2.1, USB 3.0, gigabit Ethernet, etc.; rich interfaces and peripherals (UART, USB, SPI, etc.), easy to expand.
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Application Case:Core IoT Digital Solution Provider Brand Edge Computing Box uses the RK3588J chip, supporting M.2 PCIEx4, Mini-PCIE 4G communication module, supporting 2 x RS232 + 2 x RS485 serial ports, applicable in edge computing scenarios.
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Application Case: A High-Tech Enterprise, Edge Computing Gateway EACS8100 uses the RK3568J chip, designed for harsh environments, meeting communication and data processing requirements in extreme temperature, humidity, and electromagnetic interference environments. Supports 2 gigabit network ports, 16 RS485, WiFi 6, 4G/5G, HDMI, etc., supports Debian, Buildroot, and other systems. Operating temperature reaches -40℃ to +85℃, static electricity, surge, EFT supports level 4 protection standards, applicable in scenarios such as power system 485 metering, railway landslide monitoring, etc.
3. Comprehensive Software Assurance
For multiple power industry solutions, Rockchip also provides software assurance.1.Embedded System Support and AMP Form, including full bare-metal systems, bare-metal systems + RTOS, bare-metal systems + Linux, bare-metal systems + RTOS + Linux2.Real-Time Performance, microsecond-level timers, GPIO interrupts, task scheduling response, supporting RTLinux3.Support for OS Systems, covering Android, Linux, and various domestic OS4.Security Support: Regular incorporation of CVE security vulnerability patches; supports disk encryption to ensure data security against theft; firmware encryption and rollback prevention; full-link secure boot to prevent firmware tampering; hardware isolation mechanisms based on Trustzone, OPTEE for trusted authorization and data access; hardware encryption modules supporting hash, AES, RSA, SM4 encryption algorithms; supports secure OTP for storing and protecting sensitive data such as keys.Rockchip’s full series of solutions for the power industry empowers traditional power grids with digital technology, helping power companies enhance their perception capabilities, interaction levels, and operational efficiency, effectively promoting the intelligent upgrade and construction of power enterprises.
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