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Diverse AI Applications for Industry Needs
ITRI has been developing a range of AI solutions to address challenges across various sectors, such as leak detection, EV charging, energy management, and cybersecurity. Its AI-powered innovations recognized at this year’s Edison Awards include Smart Aqua Leak Finder, Fleetchargo, Janus: AI-Driven Cybersecurity Gatekeeper, and Adaptive Cold Energy Management System.
The gold winner Smart Aqua Leak Finder is a portable device that utilizes AI-driven acoustic technology and GPS mapping to detect underground pipe water leaks in three seconds with 98% accuracy. Such a highly precise identification rate is achieved by a smart acoustic recognition model, which owns 210,000 data points accumulated from the audio that is collected at pipeline networks. By minimizing repair time and water loss, the device offers an innovative solution to overcome global water scarcity. Its fast, non-invasive detection also helps avoid unnecessary excavation and preserve historic infrastructure.
Using AI, Smart Aqua Leak Finder provides accurate detection of pipe leaks and instant data reports through a cloud-based platform.
The silver award-winning solution, Fleetchargo, co-developed by ITRI, eTreego, and NeoPower Technologies, is an intelligent EV fleet charging system designed to optimize energy management and scheduling through adaptive current technology and AI-driven analytics. By improving charging strategies and energy efficiency, the system extends battery lifespan by 20%. More importantly, it helps EV providers reduce grid load by as much as 50%. Overall, Fleetchargo enhances the operational efficiency of e-bus fleets, mitigates charging-related risks, and supports electrification and sustainability initiatives.
Fleetchargo optimizes EV fleet charging and scheduling while supporting grid stability.
Another silver winner, Janus: AI-Driven Cybersecurity Gatekeeper, is an on-site AI-powered solution designed to protect enterprises from cyberattacks while minimizing costs and eliminating the need for dedicated IT personnel. Utilizing patented technology, Janus learns and analyzes the behavior of connected devices, proactively detecting and flagging suspicious or malicious activities to mitigate potential risks. It translates complex network logs into clear, actionable behavioral rules, continuously refining them in real time and safeguarding against evolving threats.
Janus delivers award-winning, plug-and-play cybersecurity through AI-powered microsegmentation.
The Adaptive Cold Energy Management System, a bronze winner, optimizes energy use in commercial sites like wholesale stores and supermarkets. By leveraging deep reinforcement learning (DRL), it adapts to environmental conditions to enhance energy efficiency, reducing energy consumption by 15% to 20%. With big data analytics, the system calculates peak and off-peak hours and assesses daily number of customers, thereby adjusting operational parameters in advance. It also helps stabilize the power grid by adjusting refrigeration equipment power and enabling pre-cooling during demand response events.
The Adaptive Cold Energy Management System offers real-time monitoring of cooling equipment in retailers.