Huawei on Nov 9 announced that its 5G+AI (5G combined with artificial intelligence) powered mining solution that has been globally commercialised a year ago has now entered its next phase of large-scale commercial use.
MineHarmony, Huawei’s in-house developed operating system (OS) dedicated to the industry, has made “solid progress” a year after its formation.
Of particular note is the MineHarmony OS, a joint innovation by Huawei and China Energy Investment Corporation. The system has been deployed on 3,300 sets of equipment in 13 mines and one coal washery.
The system has been deployed throughout the entire Wulanmulun (also known as Ulan Moran) Mine in Inner Mongolia, where significant progress has been made in connectivity, interface, and data access. The operating system covers a multitude of innovative scenarios, including smart control of equipment, auto patrol of fixed sites, and online upgrade of equipment, the time for which has been shortened from one day to just four minutes.
With MineHarmony, Huawei aims to support the mining industry and help digitalise certain processes within the mining business, which not only improves worker safety, but also increase work efficiency.
As a leading-edge industrial internet of things (IoT) OS, MineHarmony not only provides unified protocols for different equipment, but also simplifies operations with unattended inspections. The system covers equipment of all sizes, and uses unified protocols, to enable data sharing between equipment and interconnectivity between users and devices.
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Furthermore, 5G+AI video stitching technologies have enabled remote and precise control of mining machines, which in turn allows people working in offices to remotely control underground operations, thereby improving their work environment as well as mining safety.
With 5G transmitting real-time video of the main belts and AI algorithms accurately identifying anomalies, the system turns time-phased manual inspections into 24/7 intelligent monitoring, in addition to cutting the number of underground inspection personnel by 20%.
Speaking at Huawei Connect 2022, Ken Hu, rotating chairman of Huawei, emphasised the company's dedication to working with partners to help industry customers choose the right technology for their needs – and make the most of it.
"To provide our customers with scenario-based solutions that truly meet their needs, we have to work side-by-side to truly understand the challenges in their industry,” says Hu.
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