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Life cycle management – In support of aging assetsFacing new operational challenges

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As a ship’s electrical plant ages, it becomes imperative that a plan needs to be in place to ensure that the equipment, and not only the critical equipment, is supportable. To this end, ABB has devised a series of life cycle services that protect the operation of your plant or systems, called life cycle management (LCM). Why do we think this is important? For many shipping companies, the implication of not managing their assets can be costly, in some cases costing tens of thousands of pounds through operational downtime. Yet many companies are blind to the benefits offered by managing equipment obsolescence.

Adopting a comprehensive LCM plan not only prevents critical equipment from having a disruptive lifecycle but it also avoids premature replacement. LCM thinking reduces the real cost of maintenance and makes equipment and asset performance more predictable. LCM therefore helps to direct resources and capital investment to address the more critical issues.

The expanding world fleet operates in an uncertain environment, with ever tougher competition and increasing price pressures, which puts the spotlight on safe and cost-effective ship operation. This requires a partner able to maintain the new, more advanced vessels as well as keeping the aging fleet operating safely, more efficiently, and up-to-date to stricter standards. Off-hire must be mitigated or prevented.

This leaflet presents ABB Marine and Crane Services’ ‘Life Cycle Management’ offering which can help to extend the life of a vessel and keep it compliant with new marine regulations.

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Not only will the LCM report give an overview of the life cycle status of the individual components on the vessel, but it will also highlight the criticality of the equipment. This will help the vessel owner to decide the priority of replacing equipment, depending on the available annual budget and the life expectancy of the vessel.

In short, investing in Life Cycle Management, through ABB’s Life Cycle Management programme keeps your vessel up-to-date and working with the latest technologies and/or upgrades.

For more information please contact:

ABB LimitedHareness Road Altens Industrial EstateAB12 3LE, Aberdeen United KingdomTel: +44 (0) 1224 592123 Fax: +44 (0) 1224 592690Email: abb.service@gb.abb.com

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Notes: We reserve the right to make technical changes or modify the contents of this document without prior notice. With regard to purchase orders, the agreed particulars shall prevail. ABB does not accept any responsibility whatsoever for potential errors or possible lack of information in this document.

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Life cycle auditLCM starts with a life cycle audit (LCA). The output of the audit is a life cycle map which identifies the life cycle status of the electrical plant as a whole or of individual components within the electrical distribution of the vessel.

Certain products, like transformers, do not have a life cycle map. They are simply replaced at the end of their useful life. But other electrical equipment, like variable-speed drives (VSD), rotating machines (motors and generators), automation, switchgear and protection relays can be mapped throughout their entire life cycle.

Life cycle management modelSupporting the life cycle audit is a life cycle management model (LCMM). It identifies four-phases comprising “active”, “classic”, “limited” and “obsolete”.

During the “active” and “classic” phase, the complete life cycle services – from product selection and dimensioning, installation and commissioning, preventive and corrective maintenance, remote monitoring and intelligent diagnostics, technical support, upgrade and retrofit, replacement and recycling plus training and learning – are available. A product in the “classic” phase will not be actively promoted by the sales team but will still enjoy comprehensive support.

During the “limited” stage the equipment is no longer available for purchase. The services offered are limited. Spare parts, maintenance and repair services are available as long as materials can be obtained. In the “obsolete” phase, the equipment is not available. ABB cannot guarantee availability of services for technical reasons or within reasonable cost.

By proactively helping customers manage their electrical assets, failures and subsequent vessel downtime can be avoided. Migration to current technology can often be phased to suit vessel dockings and customer budgets.

Life cycle management reportThe output of a life cycle appraisal is the life cycle management report (LCMR) which follows the same layout as the LCMM thus enabling you to quickly identify the status of your equipment. It provides an easy overview to help you determine what level of support is needed on existing installations. It covers the entire scope of supply of ABB products and systems from ABB’s Extended Automation System 800xA distributed control system through to low and medium voltage drives, generators, AVRs and switchgear (components).

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ABB drive life cycle management model

ABB follows a four-phase model for managing drive life cycles, which brings enhanced customer support and improved effi ciency.

Examples of life cycle services are: selection and dimensioning, installation and commissioning, preventive and corrective maintenance, remote services, spare part services, training and learning, technical support, upgrade and retrofi t, replacement and recycling.

- Spare part, maintenance and repair services are available as long as materials can be obtained.

- ABB cannot guarantee availability of life cycle services for technical reasons or within reasonable cost.

Limited life cycle services

Caution! A drive entering the Limited or Obsolete phase has limited repair options. This may result in unpredictable process downtime. To avoid this possibility, the drive should be kept in the Active or Classic phase.

Limited ObsoleteActive Classic

Maximizing return on investmentAt the heart of ABB’s services is its drive life cycle management model. All services available for ABB low voltage drives are planned according to this model. For customers it is easy to see which services are available at which phase.

Drive specific maintenance schedules are also based on this four-phase model. Thus, a customer knows precisely

One of the most efficient ways to improve productivity and to maximize process uptime is to establish a contract which can include a combination of individual services such as training, technical support and preventive and corrective maintenance.

Reduced environmental impactBefore purchasing a drive, ABB offers an energy appraisal to determine which applications can benefit from the use of drives. During operation and maintenance, tuning of the drive maximizes its energy savings. Additionally, when the drive life cycle is complete, ABB can ensure that the drive is disposed of in a way that meets all local environmental regulations.

Enhanced safetySeeking advice from ABB at the selection and dimensioning stage helps ensure that the right drive is chosen with the correct safety features. Helpful safety advice continues into the installation and commissioning stage.

Throughout the drive’s lifetime, services such as remote monitoring help protect the safety of the plant by rapidly diagnosing and rectifying faults.

the timing of the part replacements plus all other maintenance related actions. The model also helps the customer when deciding about upgrades, retrofits and replacements.

Professional management of the drive’s life cycle maximizes the return on any investment in ABB low voltage drives.

- The drive, with complete life cycle services, is available for purchase.

- The drive, with complete life cycle services, is available for plant extensions.

Complete life cycle services

To ensure the availability of complete life cycle services, a drive must be in the Active or Classic phase. A drive can be kept in the Active or Classic phase by upgrading, retrofi tting or replacing.