When it comes to helping ensure uninterrupted power generation and equipment availability, preventive maintenance of your power plant controls is crucial.
Preventive maintenance helps in reducing the likelihood of failures occurring between planned outages. By regularly inspecting and servicing control systems and networks, potential issues can be identified and addressed before they escalate into major problems that cause unexpected shutdowns or trips.
If you’re thinking about your controls preventive maintenance strategy, the first step is to choose the right partner that can work with you to create a customized plan that meets your needs. There are benefits to working with an original equipment provide (OEM) that has a deep bench of experience with your equipment, including:
- Expertise and guidance:
- Training and support:
- Addressing workforce challenges:
- Parts strategy:
- Increased availability:
- Fast recovery:
An OEM can provide comprehensive checklists and guidelines for preventive maintenance. Partnering with experienced service providers allows access to expertise and resources beyond what may be available in-house, ensuring that maintenance tasks are carried out effectively and in accordance with industry best practices.
Whether you have in-house training programs or partnerships with external service providers, proper training of your plant’s control system first responders is essential for effective preventive maintenance. Once your team is fully trained, we recommend providing refresher training sessions every two years. Learn more.
The power industry is facing workforce challenges, including the retirement of skilled personnel and the availability of trained workers, especially during seasonal fluctuations. Partnering with a reliable maintenance service provider helps bridge these gaps by providing access to skilled professionals and tailored maintenance solutions.
Having every part in stock at the same time is cost-prohibitive, so it’s important to stock only the parts you will need. Through our GE Vernova PartSmart managed inventory program, we're able to support your control systems’ critical parts when you need them. We make it simple: you pay a discounted price, we ship your part, and your warranty period will begin. You can look forward to reduced inventory and carrying costs as well as reduced component obsolescence risk—leading to enhanced peace of mind. Learn more.
Implementing a proactive maintenance strategy can greatly reduce the risk of unexpected failures and increase the reliability and performance of your control systems to help ensure continuous operation.
In the event of a trip or unexpected shutdown, quick recovery is essential to minimize the impact on operations. Preventive maintenance helps ensure that control systems are well-maintained and operating efficiently, enabling faster troubleshooting and restoration of operations.
Whatever the cause of your unplanned event, the GE Vernova team is ready to partner with you to get your equipment back up and running, and we have expert resources to help:
