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Received 11.09.2025

Revised 07.12.2025

Accepted 29.12.2025

Retrieved from Vol. 28, No. 2, 2025

Pages 168 -178

Danak, O. (2025). Conceptual principles of building intelligent computer networks for monitoring energy consumption of railways. The National Transport University Bulletin: A Scientific and Technical Journal, 28(2), 168-178. https://doi.org/10.32703/2617-9040-2025-46-12

Conceptual principles of building intelligent computer networks for monitoring energy consumption of railways

Oleksii Danak

The paper presents a conceptual approach to creating intelligent computer networks for monitoring and managing energy consumption in railway transport, which serve as the technological foundation for implementing the Smart Grid concept in the industry. Theoretical foundations of the transition from traditional electricity metering systems tointegrated Smart Grid class systems are reviewed. Existing information  flows  in  traction  power  supply  systems  are  analyzed,  and  their  main  shortcomings  are identified: data discreteness, lack of synchronization with train schedules, and low responsivenessof decision-making. A multi-level network architecture is proposed, including a data collection layer (IoT sensors, Smart meters), a communication layer (heterogeneous communication channels), a processing layer (cloud computing), and an application layer. The principles of integrating data on train movement and  substation  operation  modes  within  a  single  information  space  are  described.  Requirements  for reliability,  cybersecurity,  and  speed  of  such  a  network  are  discussed.  It  is  concluded  that  the implementation of the proposed concept will allow moving from passive observation to active energy management, which is a prerequisite for further mathematical optimization of railway operation modes

intelligent networks; Smart Grid; railway transport; energy monitoring; computer networks; IoT; energy efficiency
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