BrazilEnergy and utilities2025 – ongoingCompanhia Paranaense de Energia (COPEL)
AI analysis of thermal images at substations
COPEL deployed AI thermal monitoring at 3 substations and reported a preventive intervention
Problem
Overheating connections could damage transmission equipment and interrupt electricity supply. Maintenance teams needed to identify abnormal temperatures before components failed.
Approach
COPEL developed a monitoring system with a partner and installed thermal cameras at 3 major substations. The system analyzed temperature changes and alerted maintenance staff. On January 16, 2025, an alert at Campo Comprido led to a scheduled intervention on a transmission-line connection.
Results
Takeaway
COPEL reported a preventive intervention after an AI alert. The avoided repair time and financial loss were estimates of what could have happened.
Categories
- Size
- Large enterprise
- Industry
- Energy and utilities
- Business function
- Production and quality
- Innovation type
- Process innovation
- AI technology
- Computer vision
- Adoption
- Partner co-development
- Evidence
- Company's own claim
Sources
Source summaries
COPEL described AI monitoring at 3 substations and an alert that prompted preventive maintenance at Campo Comprido. It estimated that an undetected failure could have required up to 5 hours of repair and caused R$260,000 in losses.
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