Title :
Model for Quantifying the Effect of Circuit Breaker Maintenance Using Condition-Based Data
Author :
Natti, Satish ; Kezunovic, Mladen
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX
Abstract :
Recent trend in maintenance is to optimize the frequency of inspection and repair according to the condition of the equipment being maintained. Condition-based maintenance introduces additional investment in monitoring equipment and analyzing systems. This approach is acceptable only if the benefits are greater than the existing cost of maintenance and additional equipment/software. Low cost "circuit breaker monitors" along with signal processing modules and expert system modules are available to monitor the circuit breaker control circuit signals. This paper presents a model for quantifying the effect of circuit breaker maintenance using the on-line condition data. This model can be used in developing system level maintenance strategies.
Keywords :
circuit breakers; condition monitoring; expert systems; inspection; maintenance engineering; power engineering computing; circuit breaker maintenance; condition-based data; condition-based maintenance; equipment monitoring; expert system modules; inspection; investment; repair; signal processing modules; Circuit breakers; Condition monitoring; Control systems; Costs; Expert systems; Frequency; Inspection; Investments; Signal processing; Software maintenance; Circuit breaker; condition data; maintenance; optimization; probabilistic model; reliability;
Conference_Titel :
Power Tech, 2007 IEEE Lausanne
Conference_Location :
Lausanne
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2189-3
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2190-9
DOI :
10.1109/PCT.2007.4538555
