Determining the maximum periodic inspection interval for medium voltage motors using a Markov model

Determining the maximum periodic inspection interval for medium voltage motors using a Markov model

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Article ID: iaor200972172
Country: United Kingdom
Volume: 19
Issue: 4
Start Page Number: 356
End Page Number: 364
Publication Date: Jun 2008
Journal: Production Planning and Control
Authors: , , ,
Keywords: markov processes
Abstract:

Maintenance issues have been receiving ever greater attention in the industrial sector, because equipment ageing and their performance are of major concern both for capital loss and safety. Medium voltage motors are common drivers for most applications in the process sector. Predictive maintenance activities are of paramount importance for assuring effective machine performance in a specified time horizon. The identification of the periodic test interval plays a major role in achieving a safety integrity target. This paper presents a mathematical model, based on discrete step-wise Markov processes, predicting the probability of the machine failure depending on the periodic test interval. The ‘health state’ of the machine is depicted by a bulk index, called integrity level (IL), currently used by several companies. The model has been built and tested on a large maintenance database involving 111 motors from four facilities.

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