A global network of TOMONI HUBs launched by Mitsubishi Power uses artificial intelligence (AI) to provide real-time, cyber-secure interactive support of plant operation and maintenance (O&M) decision making. TOMONI HUBs include connected software, hardware and services that provide pre-warning of impending issues or needed corrective action to avoid unit trips or load reductions, eliminate energy efficiency losses, and avoid unnecessary maintenance.

The global network includes hubs established in Takasago and Nagasaki, Japan; Orlando, Florida; and Alabang, Philippines, with a fifth to be commissioned in Duisburg, Germany, in the third quarter of 2021. Each HUB accesses cybersecure cloud-based analytics and uses distributed knowledge databases that Source: Mitsubishi Powerincorporate knowledge gained from global Mitsubishi Power experience.

TOMONI HUBs support all types of energy systems, including traditional steam power plants and gas turbine combined cycle plants, as well as renewable power plants, distributed generation, emerging smart energy systems and all-duration energy storage.

Power plants equipped with this solution on average experience two to four fewer days of unplanned downtime and three to four fewer days of planned downtime per year than similar unconnected plants, providing millions of dollars of annual value for their owners. These plants will be more responsive and resilient, seamlessly interacting with the electrical power grid, energy storage, hybrid plants and renewable generation sources.