The maintenance revolution

Journal Article · Mon May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1995 · EPRI Journal

OSTI ID:62473

Douglas, J

The ultimate goal of EPRI`s maintenance-related research is to help utilities lower costs by optimizing their overall maintenance process. The process begins with a reliability-centered maintenance (RCM) analysis of plant systems to determine critical system components. Maintenance intervals for these components are then set on the basis either of fixed time intervals or of equipment condition as determined by predictive maintenance (PDM) diagnostic techniques. Finally, a self-improving, `living` maintenance program is continually updated by feedback of information from subsequent maintenance experience. This paper traces the history of RCM and discusses the reduction of implementation costs and broader applications. It also addresses the progress in predictive maintenance, nuclear PDM applications, new diagnostic technologies, and, applications to power delivery.

• OSTI ID: 62473
• Journal Information: EPRI Journal, Journal Name: EPRI Journal Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 20; ISSN 0362-3416; ISSN EPRJDS
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

21 SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS
42 ENGINEERING
COST
ELECTRIC UTILITIES
MAINTENANCE
NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS
OPTIMIZATION
RELIABILITY