1. Introduction to the Project

1.1 Introduction to technical achievements

Based on the breakthrough of traditional casting methods, the production of high-strength and high toughness ductile iron products can be carried out at a lower cost and with easier control of the process flow. By optimizing the product structure, a weight reduction of over 20% can be achieved while reducing total costs by 25%.

By utilizing technologies such as AI visual recognition, intelligent control, digital derivatives, and Beidou satellite assistance, the comprehensive real-time monitoring and intelligent detection of new energy stations can be achieved, achieving a comprehensive product solution for unmanned and danger warning and early processing of new energy stations.

1.2 Technical analysis and advantages

The spheroidal graphite cast iron material technology: an integrated implementation solution for CAE analysis, production process design, process control, equipment solutions, and software simulation analysis.

The new energy station detection technology: intelligent monitoring software for wind farm stations, visual recognition equipment for new energy wind farm stations and photovoltaic stations, technical transformation technology for large components of wind turbines, integrated unmanned overall software and hardware technology for new energy stations.

1.3 Main products and applications of technical achievements

The design, production process technology, equipment layout, and process control of high-strength and high toughness ductile iron production.

Intelligent control software for wind farm stations, visual recognition equipment for main substations and blades, and automatic inspection robots.

1.4 Technical achievement transformation stage

The project is in the final trial and industrialization stage.

1.5 Technical team

At present, there are a total of 23 project R&D personnel: 12 with a master’s degree or above, 6 technical consultants, 3 senior engineers, and 2 professors. Jilin Hanhua New Energy Technology Co., Ltd. has established the deep cooperation with School of Materials Science of Jilin University, Northeast Electric Power University, Chinese Academy of Sciences and other universities as well as research institutions.

2. Market Potential Analysis

Since the large-scale industrial production in the 1950s, ductile iron has been rapidly popularized and applied to all industrial sectors. By now, China has become the world’s largest producer and consumer of ductile iron. With the large-scale development of infrastructure in our country, the willingness to consume ductile iron pipes is gradually increasing. In addition, the development trend of ductile iron pipes replacing gray cast iron parts and the expansion of the export market, China’s ductile iron pipes still have a relatively broad market development prospect in the future. Choosing high-quality raw materials, including high-purity and ultra-high purity pig iron, is the fundamental method to obtain pure and high-quality raw iron liquid and high-quality wind power castings. High quality ductile iron castings and ADI will help lightweight wind power castings and promote the development of the wind power industry. The high-strength and high toughness ductile iron developed in this project is mainly used in the trillion dollar markets of new energy heavy-duty truck castings and large-scale wind power castings. The company has integrated design, control, and solutions, and has achieved breakthroughs in materials and mass production of actual products.

China has continuously increased investment, improved technological level and production capacity in wind power technology research and development, and has become a leading wind power manufacturing country in the world. As of the end of June, 2023, the installed wind power capacity in China was 38.921 million kilowatts, a year-on-year increase of 13.7%; the newly added installed capacity of wind power is 22.99 million kilowatts, an increase of 10.05 million kilowatts year-on-year, and the installed capacity of wind power is gradually recovering. The wind power generation in China has been increasing year by year and has become the main form of wind energy utilization. It is also one of the most mature, large-scale development conditions, and commercial development prospects in renewable energy generation. At the same time, with the rapid development of the wind power industry, the wind power market will further concentrate on large developers. Coupled with technological progress and significant expansion of scale, the entire industry is entering a mature and stable track of industrial development.

Driven by the national policy support and the improvement of industry technology level, China has gradually developed into one of the most important solar photovoltaic application markets in the world. Solar energy, as an important component of renewable energy, has many advantages and is the main trend for the future development of new energy in China. It is expected that the future development space of China’s solar photovoltaic market is broad. In April, 2023, the cumulative total installed capacity of photovoltaics in China has reached 440.35GW, a year-on-year increase of 37%. The photovoltaic industry is showing a vigorous development trend under the joint influence of national strategy and market demand.

The remote intelligent inspection system for wind farms has been applied for the first time in the world to a certain wind farm and was put into operation in October, 2019. The application of this system has improved the quality of equipment monitoring, reduced the labor intensity and operational risks of operation and maintenance personnel, assisted them in carrying out daily inspection work, improved emergency response speed, and ensured the safety of on-site operations; it will realize online monitoring of equipment, fault identification, early warning, status maintenance, and planned maintenance; it will improve the maintenance efficiency and reduce downtime due to malfunctions; it will reduce operational and maintenance personnel, improve the operational and management efficiency; the inspection business has been significantly optimized, extending the manual inspection cycle; it will reduce the troubleshooting time and improve the work and personnel efficiency.

The data and videos collected by various systems in the current wind farm are sent to the central control room for monitoring the wind farm equipment, but the systems are independent of each other and have not achieved data sharing. Some enterprises have established centralized control centers to achieve centralized monitoring and control of wind farms. The operation of wind farms is taken over by regional centralized control centers, gradually achieving a “regional centralized control, unmanned operation, few people on duty, integrated operation and maintenance, and specialized maintenance” operation and maintenance management mode. The application of visual AI recognition, intelligent control software, and intelligent control robots in new energy wind and photovoltaic power stations is the protector of the entire new energy wind and photovoltaic power station and an important technological means to ensure the production of the power industry. On-site inspection and operation personnel are able to correctly perceive the equipment environment and carry out equipment inspection and operation under the guidance of the system, achieving the maximum safety production. The smart wind farm project will elevate the operational and management level of new energy wind farms to a new stage.

The two core technical capabilities of ductile iron materials and new energy station testing developed in this project are currently not studied by any domestic enterprise and have no direct competitors. After the industrialization of technological achievements, the market prospects are promising.

3. Financing Needs and Financing Purposes

The project is planned to raise 5 million yuan, with the funds mainly used for product improvement, upgrading, technology research and development, and substitution.

4. Analysis of Technical Achievements and Benefits

4.1 Economic benefits

The market value of the technical achievements of the project is 50 million yuan.

4.2 Social benefits

The project construction complies with national industrial policies and the development direction of the new materials and new energy industry. The production technology of high-strength and high toughness ductile iron new materials and the detection technology of new energy stations developed by the project team can drive the development of equipment manufacturing, photovoltaic power generation, and wind power generation industries. After project operation, it can open up new growth points for the local economy and drive its development.

5. Contact Method:

Contact person: Wang Yinan

Tel: 13500889695