This paper firstly reviews the development history of distribution automation of State Grid Corporation and State Grid State Grid Hunan Electric Power Company Limited

and introduces the application status of Hunan Power Grid distribution automation construction

including application results and defects

and then analyzes the main existing problems in distribution network. From the four aspects of power distribution main station

power distribution terminal

communication and management

this paper expounds the problems faced by Hunan power grid in the process of power distribution automation construction and the factors affecting the application effect. In view of the current problems

some solutions are proposed to improve the practical application level of distribution automation.