2023-07-19 15:58:05
Jinan, China (ots/PRNewswire) – On July 18, 2023, Shandong Energy Group (Shandong Energy), Huawei and Yunding Technology jointly launched the Pangu mining model, the world’s first commercial large-scale AI model for the energy sector. The aim of the model is to improve the application of artificial intelligence (AI) in the mining industry and transform the development of shop-floor AI models into factory-scale development.
Li Wei, Chairman of Shandong Energy, said, “People who walk the same path often think alike. As the world’s leading provider of ICT infrastructure and intelligent devices, Huawei Shandong Energy also pursues the goal of digital transformation. The two companies complement and strengthen each other optimally. It is our goal to improve the intelligence level of the mining industry by expanding the depth and breadth of AI applications in different scenarios, and continuously using AI to deliver more automation, achieve higher efficiency, reduce labor intensity, and improve safety in the mining industry.”
As pioneers of the world’s first commercial use of large-scale AI models in the energy sector, Shandong Energy, Yunding Technology and Huawei have started to implement the first batch of AI applications for mining. These were developed on the basis of pilot verification of large AI models in industrial production. In total, there are 21 application scenarios related to 9 operational activities, namely, coal mining, tunneling, primary transportation, auxiliary transportation, lifting, safety monitoring, rock collapse prevention, coal processing, and coking.
In mining, rock collapse is a particularly challenging problem. The main means of preventing rock collapse is drilling relief holes, the quality of which is important. Shandong Energy has managed to solve this challenge in its Lilou and Xinjulong coal mines by using the large AI model. With its visual recognition capabilities, the model can intelligently analyze the quality of relief wells and assist rock collapse prevention personnel in quality inspection, reducing their inspection effort by 82%. It used to take three days to conduct such inspections. Now the time has been reduced to 10 minutes while the acceptance rate is 100%.
Shandong Energy, Yunding Technology and Huawei established a joint innovation center at the beginning of 2022. To make mining smarter, they introduced the Pangu model, which enables decoupled operations management and smart production, on-site data processing, extensive replicability, and small-sample learning and analysis. The joint innovation center’s AI operating system uses centralized training, edge inference, cloud-edge coordination, learning by use, and non-stop optimization. The center’s AI management system was composed of corporate and mine management. Coal production management has moved from reactivity and manual intensity to proactivity and intelligent insight.
Zou Zhilei, Chairman of Huawei’s Mining Business Unit, commented, “AI will continue to drive the modernization of the mining industry and play an important role in making coal production safer, greener, and partially or fully automated. Huawei will continue to delve deep into industry transformation and bring the powerful capabilities of the Pangu model to a wider range of industries. We will empower partners and work with them to solve industry problems in specific scenarios, creating value. The launch of Pangu’s first commercial mining model has given new impetus to the high-quality development of the mining industry and energy sector as a whole.”
Questions & contact:
Yifan Ji,
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