Indústria 4.0 e energia eólica: um diagnóstico das empresas de serviços do setor eólico no RN

Abstract

The development and application of innovative technologies are shaping the fourth industrial revolution, known as Industry 4.0. These technologies enable greater productivity, flexibility and adaptability in the manufacturing and service processes, in addition to a closer relationship with customers. The energy sector follows this evolution and uses the concepts of Industry 4.0 in its processes, in search of a continuous flow of information for the operation, control and maintenance control. The objective of the work is to make a diagnosis about the technologies of industry 4.0 in the service companies of the wind sector in the state of Rio Grande do Norte - RN. A systematic bibliographic review on “Industry 4.0” was carried out in the Scopus and Web of Science databases, indicating the tools used in the companies, correlating them with the wind energy theme. The research is exploratory in nature and has a quali-quanti approach. A questionnaire with 26 companies that operate in RN was informed, identifying the current situation of the use of technologies in industry 4.0 in service companies in the wind sector to carry out a diagnosis in order to contribute to the improvement of the sector in the researched region. The results discussed in the literature indicate that the technologies of industry 4.0 most frequently discussed are the tools of Big Data, IoT and CPS. In the wind energy sector, the main areas of application for technologies in industry 4.0 are management, monitoring and control and maintenance. The results of the research identify that the studied companies use the technologies of industry 4.0, however there is an underutilization of the capacity of the tools. It was also identified that the companies studied are in a process of adapting technologies internally to make greater use of their potential. Finally, this research will enable companies to critically analyze their current structure and plan the implementation and development of technologies in industry 4.0, assisting in their decisions, especially in investments.