Operations and maintenance activities have a significant impact on the energy cost for offshore wind turbines. Analytical methods such as reliability block diagrams and Markov processes along with simulation approaches have been widely used in planning and optimizing operations and maintenance actions in industrial systems. Generalized stochastic Petri nets (GSPNs) with predicates coupled with Monte Carlo simulation (MCS) are applied in this paper to model the planning of operations and maintenance activities of an offshore wind turbine. The merits of GSPN in modeling complex and multicomponent systems are addressed. Three maintenance categories classified according to the size and weight of the components to be replaced and the logistics involved, such as vessels, maintenance crew and spares and, the associated delays, and costs are included in the model. The weather windows for accessing the wind turbine are also modeled. Corrective maintenance (CM) based on replacements and age-dependent preventive maintenance (PM) with imperfect repair are modeled and compared in terms of the wind turbine's performance (e.g., availability and loss production) and of the operations and maintenance costs.
Skip Nav Destination
Article navigation
April 2018
Research-Article
Maintenance Planning of an Offshore Wind Turbine Using Stochastic Petri Nets With Predicates
F. P. Santos,
F. P. Santos
Centre for Marine Technology and Ocean
Engineering (CENTEC),
Instituto Superior Técnico,
Universidade de Lisboa,
Av. Rovisco Pais, n° 1,
Lisboa 1049-001, Portugal
e-mail: fernando.santos@centec.tecnico.ulisboa.pt
Engineering (CENTEC),
Instituto Superior Técnico,
Universidade de Lisboa,
Av. Rovisco Pais, n° 1,
Lisboa 1049-001, Portugal
e-mail: fernando.santos@centec.tecnico.ulisboa.pt
Search for other works by this author on:
A. P. Teixeira,
A. P. Teixeira
Centre for Marine Technology and Ocean
Engineering (CENTEC),
Instituto Superior Técnico,
Universidade de Lisboa,
Av. Rovisco Pais, n° 1,
Lisboa 1049-001, Portugal
e-mail: teixeira@centec.tecnico.ulisboa.pt
Engineering (CENTEC),
Instituto Superior Técnico,
Universidade de Lisboa,
Av. Rovisco Pais, n° 1,
Lisboa 1049-001, Portugal
e-mail: teixeira@centec.tecnico.ulisboa.pt
Search for other works by this author on:
C. Guedes Soares
C. Guedes Soares
Mem. ASME
Centre for Marine Technology and Ocean
Engineering (CENTEC),
Instituto Superior Técnico,
Universidade de Lisboa,
Av. Rovisco Pais, n° 1,
Lisboa 1049-001, Portugal
e-mail: c.guedes.soares@centec.tecnico.ulisboa.pt
Centre for Marine Technology and Ocean
Engineering (CENTEC),
Instituto Superior Técnico,
Universidade de Lisboa,
Av. Rovisco Pais, n° 1,
Lisboa 1049-001, Portugal
e-mail: c.guedes.soares@centec.tecnico.ulisboa.pt
Search for other works by this author on:
F. P. Santos
Centre for Marine Technology and Ocean
Engineering (CENTEC),
Instituto Superior Técnico,
Universidade de Lisboa,
Av. Rovisco Pais, n° 1,
Lisboa 1049-001, Portugal
e-mail: fernando.santos@centec.tecnico.ulisboa.pt
Engineering (CENTEC),
Instituto Superior Técnico,
Universidade de Lisboa,
Av. Rovisco Pais, n° 1,
Lisboa 1049-001, Portugal
e-mail: fernando.santos@centec.tecnico.ulisboa.pt
A. P. Teixeira
Centre for Marine Technology and Ocean
Engineering (CENTEC),
Instituto Superior Técnico,
Universidade de Lisboa,
Av. Rovisco Pais, n° 1,
Lisboa 1049-001, Portugal
e-mail: teixeira@centec.tecnico.ulisboa.pt
Engineering (CENTEC),
Instituto Superior Técnico,
Universidade de Lisboa,
Av. Rovisco Pais, n° 1,
Lisboa 1049-001, Portugal
e-mail: teixeira@centec.tecnico.ulisboa.pt
C. Guedes Soares
Mem. ASME
Centre for Marine Technology and Ocean
Engineering (CENTEC),
Instituto Superior Técnico,
Universidade de Lisboa,
Av. Rovisco Pais, n° 1,
Lisboa 1049-001, Portugal
e-mail: c.guedes.soares@centec.tecnico.ulisboa.pt
Centre for Marine Technology and Ocean
Engineering (CENTEC),
Instituto Superior Técnico,
Universidade de Lisboa,
Av. Rovisco Pais, n° 1,
Lisboa 1049-001, Portugal
e-mail: c.guedes.soares@centec.tecnico.ulisboa.pt
1Corresponding author.
Contributed by the Ocean, Offshore, and Arctic Engineering Division of ASME for publication in the JOURNAL OF OFFSHORE MECHANICS AND ARCTIC ENGINEERING. Manuscript received September 13, 2014; final manuscript received December 7, 2017; published online February 8, 2018. Editor: Lance Manuel.
J. Offshore Mech. Arct. Eng. Apr 2018, 140(2): 021904 (9 pages)
Published Online: February 8, 2018
Article history
Received:
September 13, 2014
Revised:
December 7, 2017
Citation
Santos, F. P., Teixeira, A. P., and Guedes Soares, C. (February 8, 2018). "Maintenance Planning of an Offshore Wind Turbine Using Stochastic Petri Nets With Predicates." ASME. J. Offshore Mech. Arct. Eng. April 2018; 140(2): 021904. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4038934
Download citation file:
Get Email Alerts
Numerical Modeling of Fish Cage Structural Responses in Regular and Irregular Waves Using Modified XPBD
J. Offshore Mech. Arct. Eng (April 2025)
Layout Optimization of Wave Energy Park Based on Multi-Objective Optimization Algorithm
J. Offshore Mech. Arct. Eng (August 2025)
Effects of Aerodynamic Damping and Gyroscopic Moments on Dynamic Responses of a Semi-Submersible Floating Vertical Axis Wind Turbine: An Experimental Study
J. Offshore Mech. Arct. Eng (April 2025)
Investigating the Impact of System Parameters on Flow-Induced Vibration Hard Galloping Based on Deep Neural Network
J. Offshore Mech. Arct. Eng (August 2025)
Related Articles
Bivariate Extreme Value Statistics of Offshore Jacket Support Stresses in Bohai Bay
J. Offshore Mech. Arct. Eng (August,2018)
Effect of Operating Pressure and Dent Depth on Burst Strength of NPS30 Linepipe With Dent–Crack Defect
J. Offshore Mech. Arct. Eng (June,2015)
Selection of Design Lower Deck Elevation of Fixed Offshore Platforms for Mexican Code
J. Offshore Mech. Arct. Eng (October,2015)
Long-Term Extreme Response and Reliability of a Vessel Rolling in Random Beam Seas
J. Offshore Mech. Arct. Eng (February,2018)
Related Chapters
ISO 19901-1 Petroleum and Natural Gas Industries — Specific Requirements for Offshore Structures — Part 1: Metocean Design and Operating Considerations
Ageing and Life Extension of Offshore Facilities
Overvview of Underwater Inspection and Repair for Ageing Offshore Structures
Ageing and Life Extension of Offshore Facilities
Chapter 4 | Panel Maintenance
Guidelines for the Selection and Training of Sensory Panel Members