ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Phys.
Sec. Social Physics
Volume 13 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fphy.2025.1634964
This article is part of the Research TopicSecurity, Governance, and Challenges of the New Generation of Cyber-Physical-Social Systems, Volume IIView all 14 articles
Towards a Blockchain-Based Framework for Secure and Trustworthy Lifecycle Management of Power Materials in CPSS
Provisionally accepted
- 1China Huadian Co Ltd. Guangdong Company, Guangdong, China
- 2Sichuan Energy Internet Research Institute, Tsinghua University, Chengdu, China
- 3Guangdong Huadian Qingyuan Energy Co Ltd., Qingyuan, China
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The advancing integration of Cyber-Physical-Social Systems (CPSS) within the modern power industry has highlighted the need for enhanced data integrity and multi-entity coordination. In this context, the pursuit of secure and trustworthy lifecycle management for power materials, regarded as a foundational component in ensuring system stability and operational efficiency, has attracted increasing attention. However, existing systems often face limitations such as information opacity, insufficient data accuracy, and the absence of a secure trust mechanism, hindering intelligent development and long-term sustainability. Blockchain technology, distinguished by its distributed ledger, transparency, immutability, and smart contract capabilities, offers a promising solution by enhancing data security and ensuring information reliability. This study introduces a blockchain-based framework for the secure and trustworthy lifecycle management of power materials within CPSS environments, which ensures lifecycle traceability, real-time monitoring, and trustworthy information exchange. By integrating key application scenarios, such as refined equipment management and paperless execution of contracts, the proposed approach addresses crucial operational needs. A multidimensional analysis with conventional systems reveals its advantages in improving management efficiency, optimizing resource allocation, enhancing data security, and reducing operational costs. The proposed framework thus provides both theoretical foundations and practical pathways for leveraging blockchain in power material lifecycle management, enabling digital transformation, managerial innovation, and collaborative industry development.
Keywords: power material management, Lifecycle management, Blockchain technology, Smart contract, CPSS
Received: 25 May 2025; Accepted: 26 Sep 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Geng, Zhou, Feng, Zhang, Xu, Zu and Chen. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence: Can Zhou, zhoucan90@gmail.com
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