ABSTRACT
The maintenance personnel should be capable of measuring the current performance of the equipment during energy centered maintenance inspection. Current performance defines the actual operational condition of the equipment which will be compared to the baseline performance as recorded in the testing and commissioning phase. The measurements shall be compared with the baseline value, and the maintenance personnel shall be capable of judging if the equipment is over performing, underperforming or performing as intended. Energy centered maintenance model recommends that all operational deficiencies and recognized energy wastes from all energy critical equipment are investigated to eliminate it or reduce it. Root-cause analysis (RCA) can assist in minimizing or eliminating energy waste during equipment operation by developing effective corrective actions and by adjusting the balanced proactive maintenance strategy approach to best suit the equipment. The RCA process is applied uniformly to determine the cause of an operational deficiency or energy waste.
