Communication Architecture for Autonomous Power-to-X Platforms: Enhancing Inspection and Operation With Legged Robots and 5G
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To address high inspection and maintenance costs, strong reliance on manual labor, and environmental constraints impeding operational efficiency for offshore Power-to-X platforms, this study proposes an intelligent operation and maintenance (O&M) architecture based on 5G standalone (SA) networking. We innovatively establish a device classification framework tailored to Power-to-X infrastructure and integrate quadruped robots with a low-latency, highly available 5G communication system to enable autonomous inspection, real-time teleoperation, and remote collaborative control in complex offshore environments. A real-time network performance monitoring and evaluation methodology validates end-to-end latency consistently below 20 ms and reliability of 99.9%, significantly reducing on-site personnel requirements and O&M risks. Experimental results demonstrate over 85% automation in inspection tasks and approximately 40% improvement in overall O&M efficiency, establishing a scalable technical paradigm for intelligent O&M of offshore energy infrastructure.
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📝 Abstract
Inspection and maintenance of offshore platforms are associated with high costs, primarily due to the significant personnel requirements and challenging operational conditions. This paper first presents a classification of Power to X platforms. Building upon this foundation, a communication architecture is proposed to enable monitoring, control, and teleoperation for a Power to X platform. To reduce the demand for human labor, a robotic system is integrated to autonomously perform inspection and maintenance tasks. The implementation utilizes a quadruped robot. Remote monitoring, control, and teleoperation of the robot are analyzed within the context of a 5G standalone network. As part of the evaluation, aspects such as availability and latency are recorded, compared, and critically assessed.
Problem
Research questions and friction points this paper is trying to address.
Reducing offshore platform inspection costs with robots
Proposing communication architecture for Power-to-X platforms
Evaluating 5G network performance for robot teleoperation
Innovation
Methods, ideas, or system contributions that make the work stand out.
Communication architecture for Power-to-X platforms
Legged robots for autonomous inspection tasks
5G network enables remote monitoring and control
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