Energy Internet integrates small-scale renewable energy systems, electric loads, storage devices, and electric vehicles for effective transaction of power backed by emerging technologies such as Internet of Things, vehicle-to-grid, and blockchain. Its features, such as plug-and-play mechanism, real-time bidirectional flow of energy, information, and money can lead to significant benefits and innovation in electricity production and. The paper begins by reviewing and critiquing the most common EI definitions seen in academic journals. The scientific literature is then divided into four categories, each of which represents a different perspective on the EI as shown through its definitions, assumptions, scope, and application. Energy Internet (often reflects Internet plus energy) is a novel energy network that interconnects the power system components: production, transmission, storage, and consumption through a software-defined energy network. It has the features of adapting and accessing the new energy, smart devices.
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