The Sihuangziping geothermal power plant in Taiwan has been the demonstration site for the use of 5G private networks and AI for smart power plant maintenance and management. The demonstration project was a joint effort of Jieyuan Energy and Taiwan Mobile.
As reported by the representatives of both companies during a press conference, the pilot deployment of smart technologies has resulted in a 20% improvement in inspection efficiency and an increase of 5% of the power generation efficiency.
A “6+2 innovative application” framework was adopted for the Sihuangziping geothermal power plant, referring to 6 smart applications and 2 infrastructure projects. The six smart applications cover AI-powered smart security and early warning for unmanned power plants, automated inspection using robot dogs, geothermal equipment and energy optimization analysis, IoT-controlled water mist cooling, AR visual inspection and early warning maintenance of equipment, and generative AI-assisted maintenance Q&A. The two infrastructure projects are a 5G private network, and an AI-based industrial control and security monitoring platform.
The implementation of smart maintenance systems allows for the scaling up of the local geothermal power sector without being fully reliant on the physical presence of experienced personnel or manual data recording. With more geothermal power projects in the pipeline, Jieyuan Energy also aims to integrate data from multiple plants in a unified management platform.
Source: TechNews Taiwan, UDN.com, and NowNews
