Hitachi Energy has launched IdentiQ™, its digital twin solution for high voltage direct current (HVDC) and power quality. IdentiQ – which represents accuracy, intelligence and quality – has been developed to help advance the world’s energy systems to be more sustainable, flexible and secure, accelerating the transition towards a carbon-neutral future.
IdentiQ is the digital twin of an HVDC converter station, STATCOM or other power quality solution. It provides all the relevant asset information, analytics and operational data in an intuitive and easy-to-navigate dashboard, which users can customise to match their needs. IdentiQ includes 3D interactive visualisation of the asset, combined with one-click access to all the associated plant and equipment information, including engineering documentation, operational and maintenance procedures, safety training and live operational data for monitoring and analytics.
Niklas Persson, Managing Director of Hitachi Energy’s Grid Integration business says, “IdentiQ is a game-changing digital twin solution built on our unique domain expertise and leadership in power grid technologies and innovation. It is a significant addition to Hitachi Energy’s digital offering and supports our customers’ efforts to enhance the efficiency and reliability of their grid investments.”
IdentiQ enables customers to improve the management of power grid assets by clustering all information into one digital location – providing seamless access for all operational functions. This approach is at the core of Hitachi Energy’s vision for digital twin technology: delivering the right resources and information to the right people at the right time for optimised operations and smarter decision making.
IdentiQ makes HVDC and power quality assets more:
- Sustainable and eco-efficient – by enabling comprehensive remote analysis and support and by digitalising paper-based information on older installations
- Flexible – by adapting to continually changing asset performance needs over the entire life cycle
- Secure – by complying with industry-leading cybersecurity standards and protecting all asset data and information from being misplaced or destroyed; and safer, by providing virtual training on on-site procedures, required clothing and evacuation routes for personnel before they visit a site.
Digitalisation is essential to making electricity the backbone of the entire energy system and advancing a sustainable energy future for all. It is key to the integration of bulk and distributed renewables, as well as the electrification and decarbonisation of sectors like transportation, industries and data centres, and empowering countries and companies to meet their carbon emissions reduction goals.
IdentiQ integrates with a range of enterprise business systems, including Hitachi’s Lumada platform and the Lumada suite of Asset and Work Management software. Together they provide system-wide visibility – from the site to the boardroom. The solution forms part of Hitachi Energy’s aim to drive the pace of digital and eco-efficient innovation in power grid technologies and accelerate the transition towards carbon-neutral energy systems. It builds on a year of innovation from Hitachi Energy. New solutions introduced have included Lumada Asset and Work Management, launched in January 2021, to enable asset-intensive industries to be more adaptive, collaborative, insightful and predictive. Lumada features technologies such as machine learning, artificial intelligence, advanced data analytics, hybrid cloud management and cybersecurity. In addition, EconiQ™, launched in April 2021, provides a portfolio of eco-efficient products, services and solutions that deliver improved environmental performance compared to conventional solutions.
Both portfolios are integral to Hitachi Energy’s Sustainability 2030 strategic plan, which is based on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals to deliver social, environmental and economic value.
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