Title :
Preventive Maintenance Using Continuous-Time Semi-Markov Processes
Author :
Tomasevicz, Curtis L. ; Asgarpoor, Sohrab
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of Nebraska - Lincoln, Lincoln, NE
Abstract :
A method is presented to determine the amount of preventive maintenance to be performed on equipment in order to maximize availability. The method uses a continuous-time semi-Markov process that assumes equipment can fail due to both deterioration and random occurrences. Preventive maintenance can be performed from working state to prevent deterioration failure. An example is used to demonstrate the method using MATLAB and Maple software. Additional flexibility in equipment modeling using semi-Markov processes is described.
Keywords :
Markov processes; continuous time systems; failure analysis; power apparatus; preventive maintenance; MATLAB software; Maple software; continuous-time semiMarkov processes; deterioration failure prevention; equipment modeling; maintenance scheduling; power system planning; preventive maintenance; Availability; Computer applications; Computer security; Condition monitoring; MATLAB; Power system modeling; Power system reliability; Power system security; Preventive maintenance; Steady-state; equipment availability; maintenance; power system maintenance; semi-Markov processes;
Conference_Titel :
Power Symposium, 2006. NAPS 2006. 38th North American
Conference_Location :
Carbondale, IL
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0227-1
Electronic_ISBN :
1-4244-0228-X
DOI :
10.1109/NAPS.2006.360125
