Title :
What Is RCM and How Could It Be Applied to the Critical Loads?
Author :
Arno, Robert ; Dowling, Neal ; Fairfax, Stephen ; Schuerger, Robert J. ; Weber, Joseph
Author_Institution :
Adv. Inf. Solutions, Exelis, McLean, VA, USA
Abstract :
Reliability-Centered Maintenance (RCM) is a proven technology to optimize the maintenance processes and another logical step in improving the overall performance and reliability of the critical facility while reducing the total cost of ownership. This paper will introduce RCM and use an automatic transfer switch and a standby generator to back up utility power as the example system to demonstrate the RCM process.
Keywords :
fault trees; maintenance engineering; power system reliability; RCM technology; automatic transfer switch; critical facility reliability; reliability-centered maintenance technology; standby generator; utility power; Availability; Maintenance engineering; Personnel; Power system reliability; Reliability engineering; Switches; Availability; Fault Tree Analysis (FTA); RCM; Reliability Centered Maintenance; Reliability-Centered Maintenance (RCM); availability; failure rate; fault tree analysis (FTA); mean time between failure; mean time between failures (MTBF); mean time to repair; mean time to repair (MTTR); reliability;
Journal_Title :
Industry Applications, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TIA.2014.2379951
