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A Human-Cyber-Physical System toward Intelligent Wind Turbine Operation and Maintenance

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  • Xiao Chen

    (Department of Wind Energy, Technical University of Denmark, Frederiksborgvej 399, 4000 Roskilde, Denmark)

  • Martin A. Eder

    (Department of Wind Energy, Technical University of Denmark, Frederiksborgvej 399, 4000 Roskilde, Denmark)

  • Asm Shihavuddin

    (EEE Department, Green University of Bangladesh, 220/D, Begum Rokeya Sarani, Dhaka 1207, Bangladesh)

  • Dan Zheng

    (School of Economics and Management, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhongguancun East Road 80, Haidian District, Beijing 100000, China)

Abstract

This work proposes a novel concept for an intelligent and semi-autonomous human-cyber-physical system (HCPS) to operate future wind turbines in the context of Industry 5.0 technologies. The exponential increase in the complexity of next-generation wind turbines requires artificial intelligence (AI) to operate the machines efficiently and consistently. Evolving the current Industry 4.0 digital twin technology beyond a sole aid for the human decision-making process, the digital twin in the proposed system is used for highly effective training of the AI through machine learning. Human intelligence (HI) is elevated to a supervisory level, in which high-level decisions made through a human–machine interface break the autonomy, when needed. This paper also identifies and elaborates key enabling technologies (KETs) that are essential for realizing the proposed HCPS.

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  • Xiao Chen & Martin A. Eder & Asm Shihavuddin & Dan Zheng, 2021. "A Human-Cyber-Physical System toward Intelligent Wind Turbine Operation and Maintenance," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(2), pages 1-10, January.
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