Title :
A Computationally Efficient Optimal Maintenance Scheduling Method
Author :
Yamayee, Zia ; Sidenblad, Kathleen ; Yoshimura, Miki
Author_Institution :
Systems Control, Inc.
Abstract :
This paper addresses the optimal preventive maintenance scheduling problem (OMSP). The importance of OMSP is due to the fact that system reliability and operating cost of an electric utility are affected by the maintenance outage of generating facilities.
Keywords :
Cost function; Dynamic programming; Power generation; Power generation economics; Power industry; Power system reliability; Preventive maintenance; Processor scheduling; Production; Uncertainty;
Journal_Title :
Power Apparatus and Systems, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TPAS.1983.317771
