TEPCO FP and MHPS Confirm Efficacy of Jointly Developed Advanced Fault Detection Model for Coal-fired Thermal Power Plants
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TEPCO Fuel & Power, Inc.(“TEPCO FP”)and Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd.(“MHPS”)have confirmed the efficacy of an advanced fault detection model they designed for TEPCO FP’s Hitachinaka Thermal Power Station in Ibaraki Prefecture. The confirmation follows a basic agreement(Note1)reached last September to enter a business partnership targeting efficiency enhancement at thermal power plants worldwide. The alliance partners have subsequently taken steps toward creating a joint business in Operation & Maintenance(O&M)solutions for thermal power generation.