Steam Pipe Monitoring

CURRENTA expects to save up to 1.6 million euros annually through the use of a digital twin for its steam networks

IndustriesChemistryPharmaceuticals

Use CaseEnergy Monitoring

Related IoT SolutionsSteam Pipe Monitoring

Challenge

A lack of transparency regarding steam temperatures leads to inefficiency

Solution

A digital twin of the steam networks enables optimized burner control

Highlights

8 Steam Networks
45 sensors
Expected annual savings in the seven-figure range

Starting Point

CURRENTA operates eight steam networks with three different steam quality levels across the three CHEMPARK sites. Network-wide monitoring of steam temperatures is critical to efficiency and, consequently, energy costs. Until now, temperatures at the respective points in the steam network were recorded only manually and not consistently.

Challenged problems

Lack of data
The lack of an overview of real-time temperatures in the steam network prevents the identification of unnecessarily high temperatures
Unnecessary energy consumption
Excessively high feed-in temperatures due to a lack of data, resulting in increased energy consumption and reduced power plant efficiency
Delayed adjustment
Manual evaluations prevent the timely optimization of burner settings

Solution

A digital twin of the steam networks enables the automated optimization of burner settings based on real-time sensor data.

Retrofitting
Conneqtive is equipping the steam networks with 10 to 15 high-temperature sensors each to monitor steam temperature
Automated data transfer
The live data is transmitted via Conneqtive LoRaWAN
Visualization
A dashboard displays real-time temperature trends for all areas of the steam networks
Data-driven optimization
The data provides the basis for automated fine-tuning of the burner settings at the power plant