Solar thermal power plants use liquid salt as a heat transfer medium to generate green energy. However, the salt can solidify, interrupting the heat flow and ultimately jeopardizing continued operation. This presentation explores the use of intelligent algorithms for anomaly detection to identify such critical events early on, understand their causes, and proactively prevent plant shutdowns.
The German Aerospace Center (DLR) is the Federal Republic of Germany’s research center for aerospace, energy, transportation, and security.
At its Jena location, theDLR Institute of Data Sciences researches and develops methods to generate knowledge from data, drive innovation, and support informed decision-making. In doing so, the institute takes a holistic approach across the entire data lifecycle—from data collection and processing to machine learning and the derivation of concrete recommendations for action.
To process large volumes of data and further develop modern AI methods, the institute operates a high-performance HPDA supercomputer cluster, which is also available to collaboration partners as well as small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
In this way, the institute supports the innovative and efficient use of data in science, business, and society. At the same time, it promotes sustainable processes as well as robust and future-proof technologies for the diverse areas of application at DLR.
At the DLR_School_Lab Jena, students can independently explore current DLR research topics through fascinating experiments. To this end, the student lab offers free STEM project days to school classes starting in the 2nd grade to foster scientific curiosity from an early age. This evening, too, a colorful program for the whole family awaits you there (Leutragraben 4)—come stop by!
