Siemens and DEWA collaborated to work on digital Asset Optimization

Siemens and DEWA (Dubai Electricity and Water Authority) has signed a collaboration agreement to work together on advanced data-driven project to identify ways to improve thermal efficiency, provide cost-effective solutions for performance optimization, manage costs and reduce fuel consumption and emissions.

Ten SGT5-4000F gas turbines at DEWA’s L2-station and M-station were monitored over the past several months. Based on the results, Siemens and DEWA are jointly developing optimized solutions including an intelligent, self-learning gas turbine controller for automated adjustment of firing temperature to address preventable degradation. The controller development process combines gas turbine thermodynamics with advanced methods of machine learning. The new controller will be tested at Siemens gas turbine plant in Berlin, Germany, before it enters commercial operation at a DEWA plant by the end of 2017.

Siemens is deploying projects and devoting significant resources to unlock the full potential of the digital transformation in the power sector. Siemens has executed similar Digital Asset Optimization projects with new advanced intelligent controllers in the 60Hz market with select SGT6-6000G and SGT6-5000F gas turbines in the U.S. The Siemens Power Generation Services Division has been advancing the development of digital trends, building upon its more than 20 years of experience collecting and analyzing data as part of its Power Diagnostics services. Siemens’ Digital Services for Energy, running on MindSphere, combine advanced data analytics with Siemens’ proven expertise to help customers fully realize the potential of their power assets for improved reliability and profitability.

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