Title :
What is RCM and How could it be applied to the critical loads?
Author :
Arno, R. ; Dowling, N. ; Fairfax, S. ; Schuerger, R. ; Weber, J.
Abstract :
Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) is a proven technology to optimize the maintenance processes and another logical step in improving the overall performance and reliability of the critical facility while reducing the total cost of ownership (TCO). This paper will introduce RCM and use an Automatic Transfer Switch (ATS) and a standby generator to back up utility power as the example system to demonstrate the RCM process.
Keywords :
maintenance engineering; power generation reliability; standby generators; ATS; RCM process; TCO reduction; automatic transfer switch; critical facility reliability; maintenance process; reliability centered maintenance; standby generator; total cost of ownership reduction; utility power; Failure analysis; Fault diagnosis; Maintenance engineering; Power system reliability; Reliability engineering; Switches; Fault Tree Analysis (FTA); RCM; Reliability Centered Maintenance; availability; failure rate; mean time between failure; mean time to repair; reliability;
Conference_Titel :
Industry Applications Society Annual Meeting, 2014 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Vancouver, BC
DOI :
10.1109/IAS.2014.6978495
