Ulsan Mipo Smart Green Industrial Complex Integrated Control Center to Serve as 24-Hour Safety Guardian for the Industrial Park

Digital Twin and AI-Based Integrated Control System
Transforming Ulsan Mipo into a Smart, Safe, and Eco-Friendly Industrial Complex

The Ulsan Mipo National Industrial Complex is being transformed into a safe, advanced, and eco-friendly industrial park that never sleeps, through a digital twin-based integrated management online platform and safety-focused services.

Digital Twin-Based Integrated Control Platform.

On May 13, at the completion ceremony for the Ulsan National Industrial Complex Integrated Safety Management Center held in Bugok-dong, Nam-gu, Ulsan City introduced the "Ulsan Mipo Smart Green Industrial Complex Integrated Control Center," which will serve as the safety guardian of the industrial complex, for the first time.

The Ulsan Mipo Smart Green Industrial Complex Integrated Control Center is a representative example of utilizing digital twin technology. The project integrates aboveground and underground information within the national industrial complex and establishes a system that enables real-time monitoring and observation of underground pipelines, hazardous substances and odor pollution, as well as fires and explosions, based on artificial intelligence (AI).

This project was initiated after the Ulsan Mipo National Industrial Complex was designated as a Smart Green Industrial Complex, having been selected for the industrial complex renovation project in March 2021.

A consortium of six organizations, including the Ulsan Information Industry Promotion Agency, began construction in December 2022, with completion scheduled for November this year. The project is currently 90% complete.

The total project cost is 13 billion won (8.5 billion won from the national government and 4.5 billion won from the city government).

The main components of the project include the establishment of the integrated control center infrastructure, as well as: ▲ a digital twin-based integrated control online platform (covering 37.8 km² of the Ulsan Mipo Industrial Complex and 1,767 km of underground pipelines); ▲ AI-based fire and explosion detection (video surveillance from a 70-meter control tower); ▲ establishment of an underground pipeline monitoring network (58 IoT-based sites and 22 AI-based sites); ▲ tracking of hazardous substances and odor pollution sources (48 sites); ▲ installation of smart streetlights (20 sites); and ▲ creation of smart spaces (smart booths) (3 sites).

Digital Twin-Based Integrated Control Platform.

The city plans to complete the integrated control center by the end of November and will further install additional smart spaces (smart booths) for citizen convenience and video surveillance systems. Through pilot operation of the control system, Ulsan aims to fully implement monitoring, information sharing in the field of safety, and situation dissemination to prevent safety accidents in the Ulsan National Industrial Complex.

Once the integrated control center is completed, it will enable more effective responses to large-scale accident risks such as leaks and explosions, which are inherent in the Ulsan Mipo National Industrial Complex due to its handling of hazardous materials in the chemical and petroleum refining sectors. This is expected to significantly strengthen the safety and response system of the complex.

A city official stated, "The Ulsan Mipo Smart Green Industrial Complex Integrated Control Center will transform the Ulsan National Industrial Complex into a future-oriented, advanced, and safe industrial complex. We expect it will not only lead safety management and digital innovation but also greatly contribute to regional economic development and improvement of working conditions."

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