- Cover Page
- Half Title
- Series Introduction
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Aging Power Delivery Infrastructures
- 1.1 Introduction and Overview
- 1.2 Aging Infrastructure Management Must Become A Mainstream Part of Utility Operations?
- 1.3 What is the Infrastructure Involved?
- 1.4 Characteristics of an Aging Infrastructure
- 1.5 Power Delivery Systems
- 1.6 The Business Environment Has Changed
- 1.7 Five Factors Contribute to Aging Infrastructure Problems
- 1.8 Condition, Criticality, and Consequences
- 1.9 Concluding Remarks
- References and Bibliography
- 2 Power Delivery Systems
- 3 Customer Demand for Power and Reliability of Service
- 4 Power System Reliability and Reliability of Service
- 5 Cost and Economic Evaluation
- 6 Equipment Inspection, Testing, and Diagnostics
- 7 Aging Equipment and Its Impacts
- 8 Obsolete System Structures
- 9 Traditional Reliability Engineering Tools and Their Limitations
- 10 Primary Distribution Planning and Engineering Interactions
- 11 Equipment Condition Assessment
- 11.1 Introduction
- 11.2 What Does “Condition” Mean?
- 11.3 Analysis, Modeling, and Prediction
- 11.4 Power Transformers
- 11.5 Switchgear and Circuit Breakers
- 11.6 Underground Equipment and Cables
- 11.7 Overhead Lines and Associated Equipment
- 11.8 Service Transformers and Service Circuits
- 11.9 Evaluating and Prioritizing Equipment Condition
- 11.10 Condition Tracking
- 11.11 Summary and Final Comments
- References and Bibliography
- 12 Optimization
- 12.1 Introduction
- 12.2 Prioritizing Inspection, Maintenance, and Service
- 12.3 Reliability Centered Maintenance
- 12.4 Basic Reliability-Centered Prioritization
- 12.5 Prioritization of the Type of Maintenance
- 12.6 Practical Aspects for Implementation
- 12.7 Extending Reliability-Centered Prioritization and Optimization to Other Operations Functions
- 12.8 Optimization
- 12.9 Conclusion and Recommendations
- References and Bibliography
- 13 Planning Methods for Aging T&D Infrastructures
- 14 Reliability Can Be Planned and Engineered
- 15 Six Aging Infrastructure Management Stories
- 15.1 Introduction
- 15.2 Four Philosophies of Ownership
- 15.3 Comparing the Four Ownership Philosophies
- 15.4 Organizational culture
- 15.5 Six Cases: “Success” from Six Different Perspectives
- 15.5.1 Big States Electric – Asset Management
- 15.5.2 Mid-State Electric – Reliability-Centered Maintenance
- 15.5.3 International Bulk Petroleum – Buy, Burn, and Bash
- 15.5.4 Big State University System – Standards Based
- 15.5.5 Third-World Orphan Rescue Foundation – Uniquely Standards Based
- 15.5.6 Huey Longwaites International Airport – Buy, Burn, and Bash
- 15.6 Conclusion
- 16 Managing an Aging Infrastructure
- 16.1 Introduction
- 16.2 An Inauspicious Beginning
- 16.3 Overview of Approach
- 16.4 The Data Chase
- 16.5 Building the Historical Model of Pole Ownership
- 16.6 Building the Predictive Model
- 16.7 What the Model Says About the Future
- 16.8 Projections of Pole-Related Costs and Performance
- 16.9 Finding the Bad Poles
- 16.10 Pole Replacement Merit and Economics
- 16.11 Options for Pole Replacement Programs
- 16.12 CL&P’s Plan for Dealing with Aging Wooden Distribution Poles
- 17 Guidelines and Recommendations
- Appendix A – Notes on a Spreadsheet-Based Model for Aging Trends
- Appendix B – Sustainable Point Analysis
- Index
AGING POWER DELIVERY INFRASTRUCTURES
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