LG Electronics Smart Factory Expands to Power Plants...Moves to Turn Sihwa Tidal Power Plant Into an AI Facility
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LG Electronics and Korea Water Resources Corporation (K-water) have signed a Technology Cooperation MOU for the AI-based digital transformation of the Sihwa Tidal Power Plant.
The two companies will pursue the implementation of an AI tidal power plant and a lighthouse factory, and will jointly review the application and verification of advanced technologies such as AI, digital twin, and robots.
They will also pursue cooperation in R&D and policy projects related to the transition to renewable energy and AI, overseas project discovery, and market entry, and plan to carry out verification cooperation for the Sihwa Tidal Power Plant.
LG Electronics and Korea Water Resources Corporation (K-water) have signed an agreement to pursue AI-based digital transformation at the Sihwa Tidal Power Plant. The Sihwa Tidal Power Plant is the world's largest tidal power plant.
The two companies signed the "Technology Cooperation MOU for Promoting the Sihwa Lake AI Tidal Power Plant" on the 22nd at the Sihwa Tidal Culture Center in Ansan, Gyeonggi Province. The signing ceremony was attended by officials from both companies, including Oh Bong-geun, head of the New and Renewable Energy Division at Korea Water Resources Corporation, and Lee Seung-ki, head of LG Electronics' Smart Factory Solution Center.
Under the agreement, the two companies will pursue the implementation of an AI tidal power plant and a lighthouse factory. They will also jointly pursue the application and verification of advanced technologies such as AI, digital twin, and robots.
The two companies will jointly respond to R&D and policy projects related to the transition to renewable energy and AI, and will also pursue cooperation in discovering overseas projects and entering markets. To that end, they will combine Korea Water Resources Corporation's experience and data in power plant operations with LG Electronics' capabilities in building smart factories.
Based on this cooperation, the two companies plan to review ways to apply AI technology to the Sihwa Tidal Power Plant. They also plan to carry out verification cooperation for the Sihwa Tidal Power Plant.
LG Electronics will pursue the application of an integrated operating system based on digital twin technology to the Sihwa Tidal Power Plant. A digital twin is a technology that analyzes and manages operating conditions based on the virtual reproduction of actual facilities and equipment and the linking of real-world data.
To this end, the two companies will review virtual reproduction of the entire power plant and the linking of real-time data collected from power generation equipment and CCTV, among other sources. They will also review an integrated management system for facility status.
It was explained that this system makes it possible to analyze various situations in advance based on power plant operating data. It was also said that it could be used to respond to problems that may arise during operations, and effects are expected in areas such as supporting power generation forecasts, supporting operational scenario simulations, and supporting equipment condition diagnostics.
The two companies also plan to review the application of a power plant-specific AI agent using EXAONE, the AI model from LG AI Research. Based on an operations dashboard, this AI agent is being considered for roles such as supporting analysis of the causes of power generation losses, detecting signs of equipment abnormalities, supporting predictive maintenance, supporting risk assessment, and optimizing inspection schedules.
The two companies plan to use digital twin technology and the AI agent to integrate and analyze weather conditions, sea level changes, equipment status, and power generation data, and to propose optimal operating plans. They also plan to support decision-making by using accumulated data from power plant operations and technical documents. The roles of the digital twin and AI agent are to analyze power plant operating data and support decision-making. Repetitive work such as report writing will also be targeted for efficiency improvements.
Robots and AI CCTV will be responsible for inspections and safety work on site. The two companies will pursue cooperation in the physical AI field to improve on-site safety and operating efficiency at the power plant, and will review ways to use multifunction patrol robots and AI CCTV. The tasks targeted for use are facility patrols, equipment inspections, hazardous area monitoring, and safety management. The roles of robots and AI CCTV are to carry out on-site inspections and on-site safety management.
The two companies plan to verify the potential for digital transformation across power plant operations by applying these two pillars together. Collaborative tasks involving industrial robots include spare parts storage, spare parts management, spare parts supply, and automation of material transport.
LG Electronics has previously expanded its smart factory business mainly among manufacturing customers in electronics, automotive components, and batteries, and has recently broadened its customer base into the logistics sector. This cooperation means expanding the scope of LG Electronics' smart factory solutions from manufacturing and logistics to energy and public infrastructure.
LG Electronics is nurturing its smart factory business as a B2B solution business that supports operational innovation across various industries. As of the first half of this year, the smart factory solutions business surpassed a cumulative order intake of KRW 1 trillion just two years after its launch.
LG Electronics plans to apply the technology and operational experience it has accumulated at manufacturing sites to public infrastructure such as power plants. It also plans to discover new business opportunities through this cooperation.
The Sihwa Tidal Power Plant is the world's largest in terms of generation capacity. LG Electronics expects to verify the applicability of smart factory technology at the Sihwa Tidal Power Plant. The results of this verification are expected to be used to expand the business into domestic and overseas energy infrastructure projects in the future.
Lee Seung-ki, head of LG Electronics' Smart Factory Solution Center, said that LG Electronics possesses smart factory capabilities accumulated at manufacturing sites and that applying them to the public infrastructure sector is highly meaningful. He added that LG Electronics and Korea Water Resources Corporation will support the digital transformation of the Sihwa Lake tidal power plant, which is expected to improve power plant operating efficiency and enhance power plant safety.
Source: TECHWORLD · Park Gyu-chan
Original: https://www.epnc.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=408598
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