Role of data in maintenance strategies
Dave Vernooy
Software & Digital Services Leader
GE Renewable Energy • April 14, 2016
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AEP Enhancement Productivity
Growth Profitability
Advanced Maintenance Strategies
Run to “Failure”
• Reactive
• Fault/Downtime
• Component Failure
• E.g. Sensors
Failure, Repair
Preventative
• Planned
• Schedule time
intervals
• Bolts/torque,
grease, filters
Planned Maintenance PM
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Advanced Maintenance Strategies
Predictive
• Initiation & failure
between PMs
• Can be sudden
• Batteries, Yaw
Pucks, gearbox
Failure Repair
PM PM
Initiation
Run to “Failure”
• Reactive
• Fault/Downtime
• Component Failure
• E.g. Sensors
Failure, Repair
Preventative
• Planned
• Schedule time
intervals
• Bolts/torque,
grease, filters
Planned Maintenance PM
Condition Based
• Use indicators of
equipment perf
• Failure time > PM interval
• Oil Quality, pitch
bearings, g’box
Failure Initiation Repair
PM PM
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Data
SCADA Data
Vibration Condition
Monitoring
Inspection & Field Reports
Oil Samples
Electrical Data
VOLUME
VELOCITY
VARIETY
VARIABILITY
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Data-driven value creation for O&M
Data
SCADA Data
Vibration Condition
Monitoring
Inspection & Field Reports
Oil Samples
Electrical Data
VOLUME
VELOCITY
VARIETY
VARIABILITY
Analytics
Electrical Signatures
SmartSignal
CMS analysis
PulsePOINT
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Parameter Analysis
© 2016 General Electric Company
Data-driven value creation for O&M
Data
SCADA Data
Vibration Condition
Monitoring
Inspection & Field Reports
Oil Samples
Electrical Data
VOLUME
VELOCITY
VARIETY
VARIABILITY
Analytics
Electrical Signatures
SmartSignal
CMS analysis
PulsePOINT
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Parameter Analysis
Value
Case Management
Fleet Optimization
O&M Planning
Inventory Optimization
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Learn data interdependencies … Principal components, data clustering
Determine comparative analytic … Time series, multivariate analysis
Deploy analytic for automated detection and notification
PulsePOINT, SmartSignal, etc…
Ingest data into GE infrastructure … Predix platform
Affected Turbines
GE Renewables … diagnostics development
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