A limited-scope reliability-centred maintenance analysis of wind turbines

European Wind Energy Conference and Exhibition 2011, EWEC 2011

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 89-93

  Fischer, K ^a   Besnard, F ^a   Bertling, L ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Failure; FMECA; RCM; Reliability centred maintenance; Wind turbine

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATED COLLECTION; DECISION SUPPORTS; ENHANCED TRAINING; EXPERT OPINION; FAILURE FREQUENCY; FAILURE STATISTICS; FMECA; FUNCTIONAL FAILURE; MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL; MAINTENANCE SERVICES; MAINTENANCE STRATEGIES; OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE; QUANTITATIVE METHOD; QUANTITATIVE MODELS; RCM; RCM ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY-CENTRED MAINTENANCE; SECONDARY DAMAGE; TURBINE MAINTENANCE; WORKGROUPS;

COMPUTER SYSTEM RECOVERY; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; EXHIBITIONS; MAINTENANCE; PROFITABILITY; TURBINE COMPONENTS; WIND POWER; WIND TURBINES;

RELIABILITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84857368787     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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