Proposal of a Augmented Operator for a Hydroelectric Power Plant

Abstract

There is a trend in the industry in the digitalization of assets for generating large amounts of information and greater control and supervision over the production. With this digitalization, the possibility arises to include new technologies that can facilitate the life of the maintenance team and the operator, such as the concept of augmented operator. In this concept, the operator using mobile devices can access information in real time of the desired equipment, saving time in the acquisition of this information and allowing a greater time to analyze this data. Thus, this work aims to propose an augmented operator system for an hydroelectric power generation industry, as an example there is the possibility of visualizing information of vibration, temperature and rotation of recirculating motor pumps of the cooling system from generation units. Preliminary results indicate a wide possibility of using this concept. In addition to the actual monitoring of the asset in real time, there is the possibility of obtaining the list of spare parts and materials that help in the communication to the purchasing sector and quick replacement of failed components.