Recently, the official website of the Department of Economy and Information Technology of Hubei Province announced the public notice of the proposed 2026 list of recognized typical artificial intelligence (AI) application scenarios in Hubei Province. The project All-Weather Intelligent and Rapid Detection and Inspection Robot System for Oil and Gas of Ultra-High Voltage (UHV) Transformers developed by Hubei Infotech System Technology Co., Ltd. was successfully selected, becoming a benchmark case for the in-depth integration of artificial intelligence and intelligent power grid operation and maintenance (O&M) in Hubei Province.

Official Accreditation Highlights the Enterprise's Strength in Technological Innovation and Practical Application Implementation

The selection of typical AI application scenarios in Hubei Province is a critical deployment of the provincial government to accelerate the empowerment of new industrialization by artificial intelligence. It aims to identify high-quality benchmarks for the in-depth integration of AI and the real economy, build a bridge for the transformation of innovative achievements, promote the large-scale and standardized implementation of AI technology across various industries, and facilitate the cultivation of new productive forces and high-quality industrial upgrading. Stringent selection criteria have been formulated covering technological innovation, scenario adaptability, application effectiveness, industry leadership, and future application development prospects.

Infotech's solution stood out from numerous applications across the province by virtue of its precise technological positioning, mature implementation capability, and remarkable application benefits and value. It was successfully selected into the list of 137 provincial-level typical application scenarios, establishing itself as a benchmark for AI safety management and control in the electric power and energy sector. The company's industry practices of empowering electric power and energy security with artificial intelligence technology have received authoritative official recognition.

Core Cutting-Edge Technologies Build a Benchmark Scenario for AI Safety Management and Control of Power Equipment

At present, with the expansion of power grid scale and the growing grid connection of new energy, the difficulty of power grid operation regulation continues to rise. The O&M of core power grid equipment faces multiple challenges, including low efficiency of traditional O&M modes, high risk of missing latent threats, lagging fault early warning, difficulties in safety risk prediction, and prominent safety hazards under extreme working conditions. Unplanned shutdowns resulting from post-fault handling of equipment failures have caused enormous safety risks and economic losses.

Supported by core technologies including laser navigation-based autonomous driving, intelligent robotics, machine vision-enabled multi-modal perception, flexible end-effectors, high-precision photoacoustic spectroscopy gas detection, artificial intelligence diagnosis, and digital twin-based remote regulation and control, Infotech has developed an intelligent, implementable safety monitoring solution for power equipment. The solution enables automatic inspection of dissolved gas in transformer oil, and delivers a transformative breakthrough in transformer O&M: shifting from "passive response" to "proactive prevention", and from "experience-driven" to "data-driven" operations.

Extensive Application Empowers Dual Enhancement of Safety and Efficiency in the Power Industry

At present, the construction of inter-provincial power interconnection channels in China maintains strong momentum, and UHV development has entered a stage of large-scale centralized construction and high-quality transformation and upgrading.

Infotech's typical scenario helps power authorities grasp the real-time operating status of equipment in a timely manner, and provides capabilities for intelligent equipment condition assessment and auxiliary O&M decision-making. It has been piloted and applied in the converter substation of a UHV power transmission project in China, and is currently being rolled out for safety monitoring of all oil-immersed transformers, reactors and other related equipment.

Power and energy security is critical to the national economy and people's livelihood, and artificial intelligence technology serves as the core engine for industry transformation. Going forward, Infotech will continue to join hands with partners in the power industry, deepen cooperation in technological R&D and market application, drive the integration of AI technology into the entire process of power production, transmission, dispatching, operation and maintenance, create more benchmark application scenarios, and jointly build a new intelligent, efficient, safe and green ecosystem for power and energy security.