A model for the optimization of the maintenance support organization for offshore wind farms

IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 443-450

  Besnard, François ^a   Fischer, Katharina ^a   Tjernberg, Lina Bertling ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Maintenance; offshore wind energy; optimization; support organization

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICITY PRICES; MAINTENANCE ACTIVITY; MAINTENANCE SUPPORTS; OFF-SHORE WIND ENERGY; OFFSHORE WIND POWER PLANTS; OPTIMAL MAINTENANCE; PRODUCTION LOSS; TRANSPORTATION STRATEGIES;

ELECTRIC UTILITIES; OFFSHORE POWER PLANTS; OFFSHORE WIND FARMS; OPTIMIZATION; POWER QUALITY; QUEUEING THEORY;

MAINTENANCE;

EID: 84875689602     PISSN: 19493029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TSTE.2012.2225454     Document Type: Article

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