Do you know to create digital twin in the Wind Farm sector? Is it worthy enough to invest in digital Twin Technology and especially in wind farm sector?
According to grandview research, the global digital twin market was valued at USD 16.75 billion in 2023. According to market. us, the global digital twin market size is expected to be USD 522.9 Billion by 2033.
IoT and big data analytics are the major driving factors in the Digital Twin Technologies.
Digital Twin has become one of the demanding topics in large-scale industries. It is also known as the cost-effective and visionary technology to be used in the industry sector.
How digital twin is created?
There are several steps involved in creating a digital twin: –
- Data collection:
It seems data is not just for the e-commerce market or forecasting of the market. The data gathering from various sources such as sensors, cameras, and other devices connected to the physical asset or system leads to a better solution for the Digital Twin.
- Data integration:
The collected data are integrated into a single, unified view of the asset or system. It involves cleaning, transforming, and normalizing the data to ensure it is in a consistent format.
- Model creation:
The software tools and techniques are used for creating a digital representation of the asset or system. The 3D model is a graphical representation or any other type of digital representation capturing the essential characteristics of the assets or system.
- Simulation and analysis:
The digital twin is used for simulating the assets or systems to behave under different conditions such as changes in temperature, pressure, or other environmental factors. It also helps in identifying potential issues before they occur, reducing downtime and even improving the overall efficiency.
- Training and testing:
The digital twins are used for training machine learning models, optimizing processes, and testing new technologies. It supports digital twins to improve their accuracy and effectiveness over time.
- Maintenance and updates:
The digital Twin is updated regularly with new data and incorporates feedback from simulations and analyses to ensure an accurate representation of the physical asset or system.
Digital Twin in the Wind Farm
Can Digital Twin be a part of the renewable energy sector?
Well, is it possible to see Digital Twin in the renewable energy sector?
One such example is Digital Twin for a Wind Farm.
As we all know, wind farms are complex systems of multiple wind turbines, transmission lines, and control systems. Digital Twin technology can be used in wind farms with a combination of sensors, data analytics, and simulation software.
The operator with the digital twin support allows monitoring and analyzing the performance of the wind farm in real-time, and also predicting maintenance needs, to optimize energy production.
The major benefits are improving predictive maintenance by analyzing sensor data from the digital twin, energy production enhanced by the digital twin by identifying areas for improvements, decision-making ability, efficiency, and also cost.
Case Studies and Applications
Hywind Tampen Floating Wind Farm:
A digital Twin platform is based on Unity3D and OPC Unified Architecture (OPC-UA) and developed for offshore wind farm. The prophet prediction algorithm is used for detecting potential failures and presents the data in augmented reality for enhancing the user experiences.
NorthWind Project:
The research project focuses on advancing digital twin technology for reducing wind power costs and foster sustainable growth. The digital twin technology is able to assesses the capability levels, from descriptive to autonomous.
Sources:- Resonai, Mckinsey & CO., Springer, arxiv
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