Method and apparatus for planning major outages for gas turbines

US7797179B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

• Amit Chakraborty · Plainsboro, US
• Andre Werner · Munich, DE
• Venkatraman Gurumurthi · Berlin, DE
• Ammaiappan Balasubramanian · Plainsboro, US
• Robin Hoeher · Berlin, DE
• Michael Rindler · Daun, DE
• Michael R. Lange · Windom, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 28, 2005
• Grant date: Sep 14, 2010
• Expiry date: Jul 24, 2028

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y04S10/50
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A system and method for planning outages for a power generation installation comprising a gas turbine power plant. The system and method utilizes a computer to receive requests from users to create maintenance plans for the power plant by generating templates, applying the templates to a database containing gas turbine data for the power generation installation; and receiving data from users to create maintenance package plans. Users can select either modular or turnkey maintenance plans. Modular maintenance package options enable a user to specifically select and obtain price quote information for parts and technicians who perform the maintenance tasks, and to specify particular shift options for the technicians.