Predictive maintenance in the power generation industry
Predictive maintenance in power generation guards high-value, safety-critical assets where an unplanned trip means lost generation and revenue. Vibration, performance and oil analysis on boilers, pumps, fans, turbines and heat exchangers catch degradation early, so outages are planned, not forced.
In power generation the cost of an unplanned trip — lost generation, grid penalties, equipment damage — is enormous, so reliability is paramount. The critical assets are boilers, large pumps and draft fans, turbine-driven equipment, bearings and heat exchangers. Monitoring their condition and performance lets outages be planned around demand rather than forced by failure.
Energy-intensive equipment in power generation
- Gas and steam turbines
- Boilers and heat-recovery steam generators (HRSG)
- Feedwater heaters and condensers
- Pumps, fans and large motors
- Transformers and switchgear
Predictive maintenance by asset
Predictive maintenance for boilers
Predictive maintenance for boilers combines combustion and flue-gas analytics, vibration on fans and pumps, an…
Predictive maintenance for pumps
Predictive maintenance for pumps uses vibration, motor-current and process data to catch impeller wear, cavita…
Predictive maintenance for fans and blowers
Predictive maintenance for fans and blowers uses vibration analysis and balancing data to catch imbalance from…
Predictive maintenance for electric motors
Predictive maintenance for electric motors combines vibration, motor-current signature analysis and thermograp…
Predictive maintenance for bearings
Predictive maintenance for bearings uses vibration analysis and ultrasound to detect lubrication problems and …
Predictive maintenance for heat exchangers
Predictive maintenance for heat exchangers uses process-data analytics — tracking approach temperature, pressu…
Predictive maintenance for cooling towers
Predictive maintenance for cooling towers tracks approach temperature, fan and pump condition, and water chemi…
Predictive maintenance for control valves
Predictive maintenance for control valves uses position/travel diagnostics, acoustic and process data to catch…
Predictive maintenance for steam traps
Predictive maintenance for steam traps uses ultrasound and temperature testing to find traps that have failed …