ABSTRACT
This chapter gives a summary presentation of a selection of RCAM (Reliability-Centered Asset Maintenance) studies for wind power systems. This study involves a comprehensive survey of failure statistics on wind turbines, one of the first published in the world. Second, main results from an RCM (Reliability-Centered Maintenance) analysis following the RCAM approach are presented. This study involves performing a failure mode and effect analysis and comparing two different WTs, and shows detailed results identifying underlying causes of failures for the main components in a wind turbine. Finally, results are presented from comparing different maintenance plans using life-cycle cost analysis methods.
