PHMHydro updates 2023
Work package updates
WP 1 – Generalised architecture for containerised performance and health analytics of Hydroelectric power plants [Lead:NORCE, Partners: UiA, Å Energi]
- Initial survey on data models and shortlisting suitable solutions for Hydropower applications.
- Preparation of data model suitable for hydropower performance and condition assessment under way.
WP 2 – Low-cost solutions for hydro turbine condition monitoring and health assessment [Lead: NORCE, Partners: UiA, Volue IoT, Å Energi]
- Mapping failure modes across components of turbine.
- Prepared review paper on predictive maintenance methods for hydropower turbines – to be submitted to a journal.
- Identified sensors, sensing locations, and data acquisition solutions for turbine condition monitoring along with Volue IoT and Å Energi.
- Shortlisted vibration and acoustic emission as the two sensing modalities to be tested.
- Plan prepared for initial installations and data collection through 2024-2025.
WP 3 – Condition monitoring and health assessment for large generators [ Lead: UiA, Partners: Volue IoT, Å Energi, NORCE,]
- PhD candidate started 1st of Sep 2023.
- Prepared PhD project plan on hydropower generator condition monitoring . Approved by PPCE (PhD Program Committee in Engineering) at UiA.
- Identified sensors, sensing locations, and data acquisition solutions for generator condition monitoring along with Volue IoT and Å Energi.
- Preparation of hi-fidelity finite element models for hydropower generator in progress.
- Conference paper on hydropower generator finite element model, published as a poster.
WP 4 – Performance analytics for Hydroelectric powerplant components [Lead: Å Energi, Partners: UiA]
- Initial survey on efficiency assessment methods performed and suitable methodology for Rykene Kraftverk identified.
- Existing instrumentation and sensing gaps identified.
- Analyzed historical data (for the past 5 years) from the powerplant for data quality, continuity, and ability to detect abnormal operations.
- Prepared plan for installation of new sensors for pressure monitoring to be done during May 2024.
Other activities
- 3 visits to Rykene Krafverk in 2023 towards understanding the plant layout, identifying existing instrumentation, need for new sensors and sensing locations.
- 2 masters students at UiA prepared Masters Theses on related topics
- 2 interns at NORCE ( 2023-2024) on development of hi-fidelity models for hydro turbines.
- Attended Vgbe ‘Digitalization in Hydropwoer’ expert event in Zurich in November 2023. (Surya, WP4)
- Participated in Pan European Network (PEN @ Hydropower) COST action.
- Attended Short Term Scientific Mission (STSM) in Hydropower as part of exploitation.