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The document discusses digitalization of power plants. It outlines key elements of digitalization like data analytics, digital twins, digital workers, and industrial IoT. It then discusses NTPC's efforts on digitalization through two use cases: advanced process control and advanced management of stockyards. Some challenges of digitalization are also highlighted like lack of maturity models and end user buy-in. The conclusion emphasizes that digitalization is imperative for power plants and quick wins through a phased approach are needed.

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DigitalizationofPowerPlants Usecases

The document discusses digitalization of power plants. It outlines key elements of digitalization like data analytics, digital twins, digital workers, and industrial IoT. It then discusses NTPC's efforts on digitalization through two use cases: advanced process control and advanced management of stockyards. Some challenges of digitalization are also highlighted like lack of maturity models and end user buy-in. The conclusion emphasizes that digitalization is imperative for power plants and quick wins through a phased approach are needed.

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Digitalization of a Power Plant:

An end user experience ….


PROCESSES
ANALYTICS
PRESCRIP
TIVE PREDICTIVE

M.K. Srivastava
GM(PE-C&I),
DESIGN DATA
BIG COMMISSIO D
NING ATA NTPC Ltd
DATA
OPERATIONAL DATA

Amit to modify
Presentation Outline
 Digital Transformation
 The Potential of “Digital”
 Key Elements of Digitalization
 NTPC on the Digital Path
 Two use cases
Advanced Process Control (APC)
Advanced Management of Stockyard ( AMS)
 Challenges
 Conclusion

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Digital Transformation – Creating the
Enterprise of Tomorrow

Digital Business Model


New Revenue Streams

New Digital Product


& Services

Safety
Digital Operating Model
Reliability
Efficiency
Environment Compliance
Workforce Productivity

“Digital” has to be integrated with the Business


Process. © ARC Advisory Group
The Potential of “Digital”

 Efficiency Increase of Thermal power Plant-


Copy from AUSC

Potential of Digital

• 0.5-1.0 Efficency Increase


• 10-20 % O&M Cost Reduction
• 10-15 % Nox Reduction

Mechanical Innovations are Saturating….


The Future is Digital © ARC Advisory Group
Key Elements of Digitalization: Contd..

Data Visualization

3Rs: Right Data Digital


Worker
to the Insights
Right People
at
Right Time Data Analytics Digital Twin

Data
Integration

IIOT Cyber Physical Systems

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 I4 gen Slide from APC Presentation

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Data Visualization: Contd..
MOU’s targets,
Overhaul Schedules, Regulatory
Project management Compliance,
monitoring, Fuel Financial
Monitoring, parameters, Capex
commercial Monitoring
management Capex Corporate
Targets
Generation,
Process
parameters, Project
O&M
planning Targets Region

Generation
Targets

Real-Time ………..Monthly …………..Quarterly………………….Yearly………..


quarterly/hourly Plant

KPI’s should percolate right up to the executing level in the plant life cycle

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The Analytics Spectrum

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Analytics in the Power plant context

 Operations Optimization
• Measure, visualize and improve operational
parameters
• Get the last penny from your process
 Maintenance Optimization
• Strike the right mix of Availability, Cost of
Maintenance & Risk
 Business Optimization
• Market Intelligence
- Demand Forecasting
- Solar Power Prediction
• Portfolio Management
- Resource planning

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Digital Twin

 Featured in Gartner’s Top 10 Strategic Technology


Trends for 2017
Real Space Virtual Space

Dimensional • Walk Through


Model • One Stop
3D modeling Documentation
Software

Functional
Model • “What Ifs” to
First Principle evaluate operating
Software scenarios.

© ARC Advisory Group


Digital Worker

Digital worker
-For new Tech
Savvy workforce
-Knowledge
capture

Field investigation guides on Smart devices.

Augmented Reality for Inspection

Drone for inspection of hazardous areas

Robots for automation of arduous tasks e.g.


Solar Panel

Creating a workforce with digital skills


© ARC Advisory Group
IIOT- Industrial Internet of Things

Visualizatio
n
Layer

Application
Layer Cloud
24X7 Centralized
OEM/Expert
availability
Information
Layer
IOT Platform HUB
IOT IOT IOT
Gateway Gateway Gateway
10
DCS /
10 SCADA Historian
10
01
01

Field

Innovation using Information & Analytics is the new Mantra !!!


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NTPC on the Digital path

Copy slide 15 from IASC presentation

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Advanced Process Control

 Copy slides 3,7,8,9,10,11 from APC


Presentation

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Advanced Management of Stockyard

 Copy from Ankur Tripathi’s ppt OR ask him to


include 6 slides

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Challenges

 Lack of Digital Maturity Model for


Power/Process industries
 Lack of proven ness of solutions
 Applications not open to Integration
 End User Buy in for Investment
 Culture & Mindset
- Visibility in to work areas
- Aversion to Change
 Cyber Security

© ARC Advisory Group


Conclusion

 We do not have the Luxury of time to


innovate…..Digitalization is imperative
 Digital initiatives should be linked to business
outcome- contracts to be performance based
 Quick wins with high business impact will lead the
way.
 Digital strategy road map with a phased approach-
starting step
 Scalable Digital platform to support innovation & meta
data integration.

“Becoming A Digital Enterprise: Now is the time to Act; by the


time it’s obvious it’s too late. We are in first 2 minutes of a
Soccer Match; by Halftime it’s too late.”
Based on a Quote from William Ruh CEO-GE Digital in WEF whitepaper on Digital Enterprise.

© ARC Advisory Group


Thank You!!

© ARC Advisory Group

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