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Optimizing Power Generation Efficiency with ML-Driven Consumption Forecasting

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Optimizing Power Generation Efficiency with ML-Driven Consumption Forecasting

Used ML models grounded in thermodynamics to forecast power consumption, enabling real-time, proactive efficiency optimization.

Goals

  • Forecast power consumption using thermodynamic ML models.
  • Enable real-time, proactive efficiency optimization across units.
  • Industrial power generation facilities operate highly complex thermodynamic systems where
  • Plant operators frequently struggle with fragmented data scattered across CO2

Challenge

  • Sensor data across compressors and turbines is fragmented.
  • Off-the-shelf ML models fail to capture thermodynamics.
  • Traditional data infrastructures store this information in inconsistent formats
  • Furthermore, standard off-the-shelf machine learning algorithms fall short because they

Solutions

  • Build simulation-driven ML models grounded in thermodynamics.
  • Embed predictive models into Seeq and AVEVA PI.
  • To bridge the gap between pure data science and physical plant operations
  • By grounding advanced machine learning models in both thermodynamic physics and

Results

  • Enabled accurate power forecasts for proactive system adjustments.
  • Designed custom unit models reflecting real-world operating behavior.
  • Provided immediate visibility into efficiency metrics and KPIs.
  • These custom predictive models are then seamlessly integrated into established industrial