The power consumption information collection system is an important part of building the smart grid. The composition structure of power consumption information collection system is described and its construction status and application needs at home and abroad are analyzed. The communication technology and key techniques of master station

smart prepaid control

information security protection are researched. In particular

the future development trend of the power consumption information collection system is elaborated

such as communication network access

information sharing and fusion

massive data processing and analysis application

mobile operation

triple network and smart bidirectional interaction technology.