『Create high-quality, high-performance power engineering projects, enhance the coordination and cooperation of ecosystem software, and realize the interconnection of the entire life cycle of power engineering projects』

In the power transmission and transformation project, State Grid Shanghai Electric Power Design Co., Ltd. uses Autodesk Revit® software as the core to create the architectural model of the project, Autodesk Inventor software to create the substation equipment model and overhead/embedded build model, and Autodesk® Navisworks®® for review annotation, conflict detection and simulation. Autodesk InfraWorks®' 3D terrain integration capabilities and visualization capabilities enabled communication of design concepts with project stakeholders at the beginning of the pre-feasibility phase. Autodesk Advance Steel is used to quickly and accurately create the connection model of steel structure deepening joints in substation engineering projects, providing more accurate data and basis for detailed design and subsequent processing and manufacturing.

Image source: State Grid Shanghai Electric Power Design Co., Ltd

 

Customer profile

State Grid Shanghai Electric Power Design Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "State Grid Power Design") was established in May 2012 and has Class A consulting and substation engineering design qualifications in the power industry, mainly providing support and services for State Grid Shanghai Company's power grid planning, project review, technical economy, engineering design and digital delivery.

In response to the national strategy, the State Grid Corporation of China has established the strategic goal of building an "international leading energy Internet enterprise with Chinese characteristics", and in the "14th Five-Year Plan" digital plan, it has clarified the deep integration of digital technology, digital application and energy and power technology, and realized the new idea of digital development of the whole process, full scope and full information of the power grid. At present, the mainstream 3D design software on the market does not fully meet the requirements of the power industry, and the shortcomings include the lack of power facilities and equipment family library, and the inability of traditional designers to efficiently create digital results. Therefore, State Grid Power Design sees the pain points of the industry and hopes to use software development to realize the BIM design of the power grid - using software as a tool and data as a carrier to drive the digital transformation and upgrading of traditional design units.

 

BIM technology promotes the digitalization of the power engineering industry

BIM technology provides a unified model and workflow based on multiple disciplines, and the use of BIM technology to use intelligent model-based rule-driven design and construction of all disciplines can bring obvious benefits to the power industry - first, it is conducive to improving project quality, setting standards and specifications, and improving the safety of engineering projects; Secondly, cost control can be carried out, which is conducive to reducing engineering waste and increasing the control of cost estimation; Thirdly, it can improve the work process and help improve the work efficiency.

In order to implement the requirements of the State Grid and Shanghai Company, through the integrated application of 3D modeling technology and digital collaborative design technology, realize the integration of 3D visualization design and information in the whole process of power transmission and transformation engineering, realize the digital management of the whole life cycle of power grid facilities (buildings, equipment, and installation materials), build a digital model of power grid facilities throughout the whole process of planning, design, construction and operation, and unify the depth, transfer rules and data specifications of digital modeling of power grid facilities. It has established the overall goal of digital transformation, and solved the transformation problems through scientific and technological innovation and research and development of digital design tools.

The digital technology currently used in the electronic design of the State Grid is first of all the design and construction system based on BIM technology, followed by the scene fusion technology of "BIM + GIS" and digital twins. In power transmission and transformation projects, State Grid Power Design mainly uses Revit software for engineering planning, design, construction and management on the design side, and Navisworks software for conflict detection, advanced coordination and simulation on the construction side. At the same time, it combines software such as Inventor, InfraWorks and Advance Steel for model-based intelligent design, parametric and standardized engineering, so as to achieve the goal of moving from traditional graphic design drawing to 3D digital design delivery.

                                                                                                                      ———— Zhou Liang, Director of Digital Delivery Management Center, Shanghai Electric Power Design Co., Ltd

 

Image source: State Grid Shanghai Electric Power Design Co., Ltd

 

Autodesk solutions power your digital transformation journey

1. Strong alliance to ensure competitive advantage

In 2013, State Grid Electronics Design began to use Revit, Autodesk's BIM software for the engineering and construction industry, for digital design. Revit software helps architecture, engineering, and construction teams and businesses create high-quality buildings and infrastructure.
In the course of years of cooperation, Autodesk has combined its knowledge and experience in architectural design, construction and manufacturing with the professional requirements of the power industry, and with its own years of experience and accumulation in the construction, manufacturing, and even media and entertainment industries, using new design and construction methods and automation technology, it has provided a competitive advantage for the State Grid Power Design in the whole life cycle of the project, and has provided positive help to stimulate their innovation ability. Lv Zhengyu said that Autodesk's years of experience in construction and manufacturing, the maturity of its products and technologies, the openness of the software, the right price and the professional service team were important reasons for the design of the State Grid to choose Revit software at that time.

Substation BIM model created by Inventor | Image source: Courtesy of Shanghai Okeyi Information Technology Co., Ltd

 

2. The use of Autodesk product technology in power transmission and transformation projects

Depending on the specifics of the substation project, we typically use Revit as the core to create architectural and structural models and HVAC and plumbing models, Inventor to create substation equipment models and overhead/embedded build models in transmission lines, and Navisworks for review annotations, clash detection, simulations, and more. Navisworks can link the BIM model with the construction organization schedule to simulate construction and construction in 4D, enabling better schedule control, which helps us reduce risk and construction waste.
Advance Steel, as a 3D software for steel model design and fabrication, can be said to bring a breath of fresh air to our steel structure projects. It provides us with a large nodal library of intelligent parametric structural elements, steel connections, and steel automation tools, as well as better file navigation and powerful drawing capabilities. Of course, the interoperability between Advance Steel and Revit is excellent. Zhou Liang introduced.

Transmission Line Overhead Components and Cable Connection Model | Image source: Shanghai Okeyi Information Technology Co., Ltd

 

3. Inventor solves "intractable problems"

As a common software in the manufacturing industry, Inventor is also often used in the design projects of the State Grid. For example, when taking a "110kV power transmission line project" in Qingpu District, Shanghai as a science and technology project case to conduct BIM research, when facing a complex structure of overhead line components (metal poles) and various buried line components (various shapes of wells), the detailed design tools provided by Inventor can help us design and build such more complex transmission line components and cable connections, Inventor The powerful modeling function can create various component models in the transmission line very easily and quickly, which helps to shorten the modeling time and improve the modeling efficiency.
In addition, InfraWorks allows us to quickly and easily create terrain models, including roads, rivers, etc., that exist in the terrain, and we can import a wide range of Autodesk software formats, including Revit and Inventor, and integrate the transmission line component models created by Inventor with their compatibility and visualization of external presentations. ”

Autodesk's solutions enable the creation of high-quality, high-performance power engineering projects, enhanced ecosystem software coordination, and interconnection throughout the power engineering project lifecycle, while helping to improve application efficiency, enhance collaborative design, and coordinate construction and delivery, enabling BIM workflows and holistic solutions for the power industry.

                                                                                                                                                      ———— Lv Zhengyu, General Manager of State Grid Shanghai Electric Power Design Co., Ltd

 

D-Grid software powers grid transformation

D-Grid is a special digital design software for power grid engineering developed by State Grid Power Design based on Revit software. Therefore, in order to achieve the digital transformation goal of the State Grid Corporation and to make up for the gap in the special digital software for the power grid, the State Grid Power Design has carried out the secondary development based on Revit software, launched the D-Grid design software, and built a software ecology around the D-Grid brand. Meet the application needs of various scenarios of infrastructure digitalization.

According to the characteristics of power grid engineering, D-Grid software integrates digital delivery standards, with functions such as digital design, digital takeoff, digital construction and digital review. D-Grid is an efficient design tool with a large number of equipment models embedded with design attributes, and has developed 22 professional design modules such as substation, civil engineering, systems, and power transmission, with powerful automation design functions. At present, State Grid Shanghai has achieved good results in using D-Grid software for digital design, saving an average of 10 working days in the design cycle and reducing the rework rate by 50%.

 

Together, we can achieve great results

As mentioned above, rich experience and professional service team are the main factors for the design of State Grid Power Supply to choose Autodesk. As a multinational software company with a global vision, Autodesk has been rooted in China for nearly 30 years, and its advanced design technology and cross-industry solutions have provided sufficient and strong technical support for the business of State Grid power design. At the same time, Autodesk's resellers and service providers are also contributing to the digital transformation of the industry.

As Autodesk's gold channel and BIM professional service provider in the engineering construction industry in Shanghai, Shanghai Okeyi Information Technology Co., Ltd. provided Autodesk's BIM technology solutions for the power engineering industry for the State Grid Power Design, and provided professional training, technical guidance and participated in research projects. In 2018, 2020 and 2022, Shanghai Okeyi successively helped the State Grid Power Design to complete the topics of "Research on BIM Modeling Technology of Power Transmission Lines Based on Inventor Software", "Research on Substation Construction Drawing Design and Drawing Specification Based on Revit" and "Research on Deepening Design and Modeling Methods of Substation Steel Structure Based on Autodesk BIM Technology System", which effectively promoted the digital transformation of State Grid Power Design.

Lv Zhengyu, General Manager of State Grid Electronics Design, said: "We are very grateful to Shanghai Okeyi for the strong support provided by State Grid Electronics Design in 3D digital design. The application of digital design in the power industry is still in its infancy, and there is still a lot of content to be done to deepen the application, from digital design to digital construction, to digital operation and maintenance, I believe that in the future, we have a very broad space for cooperation with Autodesk and Shanghai Okeyi, and we hope to work together with you to achieve good results. ”

To achieve the "double carbon" goal, energy is the main battlefield, and power engineering is the main force. Under the situation of a new round of industrial upgrading, the digital transformation of the power industry will also accelerate. It is believed that the digital technology with BIM as the core will help the power industry to take the power grid information model as the carrier, rely on a unified data format, superimpose business management data, and form a multi-dimensional scenario application of power grid engineering infrastructure, so as to promote the comprehensive upgrade of power grid planning, construction, operation and maintenance, promote the informatization and standardized management level of power grid enterprises, and finally form a power grid digital asset.