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Technical, Operations, and Maintenance Practices Engineering

Engineering

The engineering team, in addition to seeking innovations and new technologies, must also be constantly improving current processes, such as:


a) Substations and powergrids Design: It is important to standardize the design of electrical networks and substations, because this can minimize effort and time in new projects and it will also help to standardize maintenance and operation plans that can be executed consistently at minimum cost.


b) Manufacturer: it is recommended that the manufacturer may be asked to provide maintenance services for warranty period. This will ensure single point responsibility for manufacturing and maintenance issues. The costs associated with an annual maintenance contract may be included in the initial cost of the equipment.

Performance Contracts

The engineering team, in addition to seeking innovations and new technologies, must also be constantly improving current processes, such as:

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Maintenance

The maintenance activity must be considered not only from technical aspects, but also the costs of realization and the costs of non-realization must be evaluated. Utilities can use a new methodology Reliability Centered Maintenance to optimize maintenance resources and to develop maintenance plan for distribution networks and substations. Some practices for utilities to have in place are:

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New Technology

The engineering team should always look for new equipment and materials that, in addition to meeting the technical criteria, also minimize its operating and maintenance costs. The main elements and innovations available in power systems can be optimized from this perspective:

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