Optimal allocation of distribution maintenance resources with limited information

Electric Power Systems Research

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 208-220

  Sittithumwat, A ^a   Soudi, F ^b   Tomsovic, K ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Soudi Consultants   (United States)

Author keywords

Approximate reasoning; Distribution systems; Fuzzy sets; Maintenance; Reliability; Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM)

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; COST ACCOUNTING; ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT PROTECTION; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FUZZY SETS; LINEAR PROGRAMMING; MAINTENANCE; OPTIMIZATION; RELIABILITY;

APPROXIMATE REASONING; RELIABILITY CENTERED MAINTENANCE (RCM);

ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0344443239     PISSN: 03787796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsr.2003.07.001     Document Type: Article

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