Power generation in Russia: IoT predictive analytics saves lives not just profits

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Power generation in Russia: IoT predictive analytics saves lives not just p
Preventive alarm
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In the extreme cold of Russia and Kazakhstan says Jeremy Cowan, the focus is on saving lives by avoiding unexpected shutdowns in power generation.
A huge explosion in a Russian hydro-electric power plant a few years ago caused a massive power outage and lives were lost in the cold weather as a direct result.
The PRANA system is already installed on 22 combined cycle generating units and combustion turbine units with capacity of more than 3.2GW all over Russia and in Kazakhstan.
Only one month is needed to install and set up the PRANA Predictive Analytics and Remote Monitoring System on any industrial object.
“In 2011 we started research into remote monitoring of power generating equipment,” says ROTEC’s Alexander Levin.
Power companies would be heavily fined in Russia if these occurred, because it’s not just monetary losses, in the extreme cold people would die.”
ROTEC now monitors 22 plants in Russia and one in Kazakhstan.
Using new acoustic emission methods, the company can monitor large pipes, storage tanks and other equipment upstream in the oil & gas supply line.
According to Maxim Lipatov, technical director of the PRANA project, “Sulzer is one of our key customers, providing services for gas turbines from various OEMs like Siemens and GE.
Lipatov showed your correspondent a tablet carrying live data feeds from power generation clients.
Engineers can have time to plan maintenance work, and so save a lot of money,” says Lipatov.
“We are independent from the OEMs and more objective,” adds Levin.
“Our system unites all the different manufacturers’ equipment.” And, as the slide above shows, ROTEC works with diverse equipment from a variety of OEMs including ABB, Alstom, Ansaldo, GE, Power Machines, Siemens, and Ural Turbine Works.
“The more we have,” says Levin, “the more accurate it becomes

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