Artificial intelligence is the science of automating intelligent behaviours currently achievable by humans. Power system has grown tremendously over a few decades. As the size and complexity of the power system consisting of generators, transmission lines, power transformers, distribution transformers etc. increases the possibility of inviting faults. The acquisition of data, the processing of ...

A new micro-optical vibration sensor has been achieved by combining “integrated optics” and “micromachining” on silicon technologies. The high sensitivity and the wide frequency range have been obtained by using a multimode section in the optical detection circuit. Three prototypes have been installed successfully in an industrial hydroelectric power plant.

The paper presents a software agents society, which implements a more efficient control and monitoring system for a complex heterogeneous system – multiple hydroelectric power plants connected in a chain on Somes River. The agent society can be superimposed over the existing SCADA control and monitoring network and aims to increase performance, efficiency and stability in the existing monitorin...

Energy generated by the force of water in hydropower can provide a more sustainable, non-polluting alternative to fossil fuels, along with other renewable sources of energy, such as wind, solar and tidal power, bio energy and geothermal energy. Small scale hydroelectricity in Iran is well suited for “off-grid” rural electricity applications, while other renewable energy sources, such as wind, s...

This paper details the development and application of a Plant Asset Management (PAM) system which turns data into useful information in order to assess asset condition. The system was developed by Matrikon Australia for Meridian Energy Limited, New Zealand’s largest state owned electricity generator. PAM was designed to provide advanced condition monitoring and prediction of asset failures for ...

Power plant management relies on monitoring many signals that represent the technical parameters of the real plant. The use of neural networks (NN) is a novel approach that can help to produce decisions when integrated in a more general system. In this paper we introduce a NN module using an ART-MAP to discriminate different situations from the plant in order to prevent future malfunctions. A s...

Hydropower accounts for about 16 % of the world’s electricity supply. It has been debated whether hydroelectric generation is merely an in-stream water user or whether it also consumes water. In this paper we provide scientific support for the argument that hydroelectric generation is in most cases a significant water consumer. The study assesses the blue water footprint of hydroelectricity – t...