Generalized Reliability Centered Maintenance Modeling Through Modified Semi-Markov Chain in Power System

Semi-Markov processes: application in system reliability and maintenance

The author’s monograph “Semi-Markov Processes: Application in System Reliability and Maintenance” which will be published by Elsevier in 2014 is presented. The paper is composed of an introduction, the monograph contents, conclusions and the references the monograph contents is based on.

Markov Models for Reliability-centered Maintenance Planning

For reliability-centered planning of preventive maintenance a three-stage combined outage and maintenance model of Markov-type is proposed in which each stage of system degradation is characterized by an individual outage and maintenance rate. By this model the restriction of Markov-theory to constant transition rates is overcome. Performing some simplifications the model can be used in reliabi...

Optimizing Assets through Reliability-centered Maintenance

A New multi attribute Decision making Reliability Centered Maintenance in Power Transmission Systems

The present context of the electric industry, characterized by competitive markets, privatization, and regulatory of technical requirements forces the power utilities to optimize their asset management practices and develop the requisite decision plans techno-economically. Practically approaching, this paper devises a new support tool based on a multiattribute decision making (MADM) framework i...

Reliability-Centered Maintenance

In this chapter, we will introduce the basic concepts that constitute what is known as ReliabilityCentered Maintenance. Initially, however, we will briefly discuss how PM has evolved in the industrial world, and most importantly, we will look at how one of the basic tenets of reliability engineering—the “bathtub curve”—can and should influence the formulation of PM tasks. Next, we will look at ...