Operations Research Transactions ›› 2024, Vol. 28 ›› Issue (3): 108-120.doi: 10.15960/j.cnki.issn.1007-6093.2024.03.007

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Optimization strategy for preventive maintenance of wind turbines in low wind speed areas based on Markov models

Dayong ZHANG1, Honglei WANG1,2,*()   

  1. 1. School of Management, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, Guizhou, China
    2. Key Laboratory of 'Internet+' Collaborative Intelligent Manufacturing in Guizhou Province, Guiyang 550025, Guizhou, China
  • Received:2024-04-07 Online:2024-09-15 Published:2024-09-07
  • Contact: Honglei WANG E-mail:gzdxhlwang@163.com

Abstract:

The wind power industry is rapidly developing under the '3060' dual-carbon strategy. Preventive maintenance has become crucial in improving the operational reliability of wind turbines. However, operational management of wind turbines in complex environments still lacks sufficient understanding of the degradation state and reliable maintenance strategies. This paper examines the relationship between the degradation process of wind turbine key components and a multi-stage preventive maintenance strategy. The objective is to minimize expected costs. Based on Markov degraded state transfer, a multi-stage preventive maintenance cost model is constructed. This paper describes a model that utilizes the equipment decline law and Markov chain to portray the degraded state and maintenance strategy. It also introduces reliability, failure rate, and service age factors to calculate multi-stage preventive maintenance and failure hours. Additionally, the model considers the influence of weather conditions on the maintenance cost of wind turbines throughout the maintenance cycle. Numerical simulation is used to solve and analyze the model. The results indicate that the minimum and replacement maintenance strategy accounts for over 80% of the total maintenance cost, while the preventive maintenance optimization strategy accounts for less than 20%. Therefore, wind power enterprises in low wind speed areas can use this strategy as a practical reference for decision-making to enhance the operational reliability of wind turbines.

Key words: preventive maintenance, wind turbine, degradation state, Markov chain, expected cost

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