Demonstrator for monitoring, diagnostics and prognostics tools developed for operation and maintenance support for small hydropower plants (SHPs)
-Two hydropower plants operating in the same stream.
-SHPs are remotely monitored and controled via mobile technologies.
– Technologies: Unitronics PLCs, OPC servers, electricity meters MC330, MySQL databases, Labview based SCADA, custom developed telemetry systems.
– Prediction of operations and maintenance activities in SHPs.
– Development and testing of new O&M business models.
– Demonstrator for eccologically acceptable water flow monitoring in SHPs.
-Demonstrator for advanced manufacturing production systems research (electricity production system + manufacturing system as a virtual production system).