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Developing a digital twin for hydropower systems - an open platform framework

Journal Article · · International Water Power and Dam Construction
OSTI ID:1818693
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  1. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
  2. Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
The definition of digital twin in Wikipedia says “A digital twin is a virtual representation that serves as the real-time digital counterpart of a physical object or process.” Indeed, the digital twin (DT) concept was initially introduced at the start of the 21st century with intent to create a digital model to reflect physical systems and derive insight from the model to make the decision on system operation. DT is also a promising enabling technology for realising smart manufacturing and industry 4.0. In general, DTs consist of three main parts: physical product, virtual product, and connected data that link physical and virtual product via various data communication schemes.
Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
Grant/Contract Number:
AC05-00OR22725
OSTI ID:
1818693
Journal Information:
International Water Power and Dam Construction, Journal Name: International Water Power and Dam Construction Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 81; ISSN 0306-400X
Publisher:
Progressive Media InternationalCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English