Rethinking substation operations with remote monitoring

In today’s rapidly evolving energy landscape, utilities must navigate complexity, while maintaining high reliability service to customers. From aging infrastructure to rising operational costs, the pressure is on to find innovative solutions. Hitachi Energy’s deep energy expertise, plus the broader Hitachi Digital Services portfolio come together to address these challenges with a pioneering solution, known at Evergy as the “touchless substation.” As part of digital transformation, the solution delivers advanced data-driven insights, to better manage critical assets.

Check out the impressive example on how Evergy partnered with Hitachi Energy to create a “touchless substation” by applying AI, ML, and video analytics, with an advanced communications network, significantly improving reliability and reducing operational expenses.

What results are we seeing?

The solution tackles essential questions that keep substation operators awake at night:
 

1. Reducing operational costs: How can we optimize costs without compromising reliability?
2. Prioritizing field operations: Which tasks should our field operations team focus on first?
3. Completing critical maintenance procedures: How do we ensure the timely completion of essential tasks?
4. Infrastructure aging and replacement: When should we replace aging infrastructure?
5. Strategic capital investments: What investments are necessary for long-term sustainability?
6. Improving inspection data quality: Can we enhance the accuracy of inspection data?
7. Automating inspections: Is there a way to automate repetitive inspection tasks?
8. Efficient access to hard-to-reach areas: How can we access challenging locations efficiently?
9. Working smarter, not harder: How can we harness AI/ML for substation operations?
10. Make resources count: How can rote tasks be automated to focus people on the right things?

Revolutionizing substation inspections

The solution delivers both remote and autonomous capabilities for monitoring and inspection. It transforms the substation inspection process by bringing IT and OT together.

This One Hitachi offering creates unique differentiation for Hitachi Energy and builds on the collective strength of the Hitachi portfolio while changing the substation inspection and maintenance landscape. A great example of what’s possible when the strength of Hitachi is unleashed.

Game changing innovations and smoother collaborations are possible, producing results faster. Energy consumers expect more from utilities and we are proud to deliver a solution that creates new ways to makes these a reality.