Modelling operation of service vessels in offshore wind farms using stochastic activity networks

Ship Technology Research

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 48-58

  Zhang, Peiqing ^a   Dai, Lijuan ^a   Liu, Yiliu ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Maintenance plan; Offshore wind farm; Service vessel; Stochastic activity networks

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATA THEORY; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; MAINTENANCE; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; PLANNING; SERVICE VESSELS; STOCHASTIC MODELS; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS;

DECISION SUPPORT MODELS; MAINTENANCE DEMAND; MAINTENANCE PLANNING; MAINTENANCE PLANS; MAINTENANCE PROCESS; OFF-SHORE WIND ENERGY; PHYSICAL COMPOSITION; STOCHASTIC ACTIVITY NETWORKS;

OFFSHORE WIND FARMS;

EID: 84894351486     PISSN: 09377255     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/str.2014.61.1.004     Document Type: Article

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