Numerous of maintenance policies were developed due to the change in the manufacturing
environment and the growing of technologies in the past few decades. Due to fluctuation …

In the last two decades, the number of strategies for planning the maintenance of power
systems have increased considerably. As societal dependence on power system …

Railway big data technologies are transforming the existing track inspection and
maintenance policy deployed for railroads in North America. This paper develops a data …

The vehicle exploitation system, consisting of statistically identical objects that perform
intervention tasks, not subject to systematic changes, can be modelled as a stationary …

The increasing size, aging equipment, and complexity of power systems, coupled with
present day financial constraints, have made the use of probabilistic methods and reliability …

An algorithm for reliability simulation of equipment and systems using a parallel computing
environment is developed. A sequential Monte Carlo simulation-based method is applied for …

An algorithm for integrating uncertain parameters in Markov analysis is proposed. Fuzzy
Markov models for aging equipment and substations are developed in which the transition …

In competitive environments, most equipment are operated closer to or at their limits and as
a result, equipment's maintenance schedules may be affected by system conditions. In this …

Electrical utilities have the problem of applying complex mathematical models for
maintenance optimization of power equipment. This is because the models presented in the …

As the wind power industry is getting more mature, and wind farms are taking their place as
one of the mainstream options for new power generation, the demands for ensuring the wind …