PECO energy adopts reliability centered maintenance to improve preventive maintanance of power delivery equipment
One of the biggest challenges facing PECO Energy, in the area of power delivery, is holding the line on maintenance costs while preserving high levels of worker safety, enhancing equipment reliability, and improving customer satisfaction. PECO has taken an early lead in tackling this apparent industry-wide problem by adopting a proven preventive maintenance (PM) optimization method known as Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM). The purpose of this paper is to explain: (1) how RCM was successfully introduced at PECO using data, lessons learned and consulting support associated with EPRI`s RCM for Substations research project; (2) how the RCM methodology will be implemented over the long term for the Power Delivery System; and (3) how the RCM activities will help lead to the development of a living PM program that will foster a continuous improvement in equipment reliability through cost-effective preventive maintenance.
- Research Organization:
- Electric Power Research Inst. (EPRI), Palo Alto, CA (United States); Cambias and Associates, Covington, LA (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 430400
- Report Number(s):
- EPRI-TR-106069; CONF-9512103-; TRN: 96:006211-0010
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Reliability centered maintenance for substation equipment conference, Newport Beach, CA (United States), 4-7 Dec 1995; Other Information: PBD: Aug 1996; Related Information: Is Part Of Proceedings: Reliability centered maintenance for substation equipment conference; PB: 332 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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