Electric Power ›› 2021, Vol. 54 ›› Issue (7): 198-207.DOI: 10.11930/j.issn.1004-9649.202011001

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Discussion on Application of Artificial Intelligence Technology in Thermal Power Industry

HUA Zhigang1, FAN Jiaqing2, GUO Rong2, WANG Yong2, WU Xiaoxiang3   

  1. 1. Strategic Research Institute of State Power Investment Co., Ltd., Beijing 100034, China;
    2. Shanghai Power Equipment Research Inst., Shanghai 200240, China;
    3. College of Information Engineering, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, China
  • Received:2020-11-02 Revised:2021-04-27 Published:2021-07-12
  • Supported by:
    This work is supported by Key Technology Project of State Power Investment Group Co., Ltd. (Research and Demonstration Application of 3D Digital Condition Based Maintenance and Operation Optimization System for Coal Fired Units, No.TC2019HD10)

Abstract: Based on an investigation of the status quo and technical routes of artificial intelligence development at home and abroad, the application scenarios and technical breakthroughs of artificial intelligence technology in thermal power industry is deliberated,, and the technical development direction of artificial intelligence in thermal power industry is discussed. An analysis is made of the technical routes for development of computer vision, big data, Internet of things, intelligent control, intelligent robot, which are needed in perception, decision making and execution in the production and operation process of thermal power enterprises. The application of artificial intelligence technology in safety management, production management and business decision-making scenarios is discussed, and the typical application cases are introduced. The key research direction of the artificial intelligence technology in thermal power industry in the future is put forward.

Key words: artificial intelligence, thermal power industry, production and management, computer vision, intelligent robot