@inproceedings{6ba48d7c8d0840b19b73c19c77828d2d,
title = "Risk-based Operation and Maintenance Approach for Wave Energy Converters Taking Weather Forecast Uncertainties into Account",
abstract = "Inspection and maintenance costs are significant contributors to the cost of energy for wave energy converters. Maintenance can be performed after failure (corrective) or before a breakdown (preventive) occurs. Furthermore, helicopter and boat can be used to transport equipment and personnel to the device for operation and maintenance actions. This article focusses on a risk-based inspection and maintenance planning approach involving minimization of the overall repair costs including costs due to lost electricity production. The study includes real weather data and damage accumulation as well as uncertainties related with imperfect weather forecasts, costs, structural damage accumulation, inspection accuracy and the applied maintenance strategies. This article contains a case study where the risk-based maintenance strategy is applied for the Wavestar device.",
keywords = "Operation and maintenance, Risk-based approach, Uncertainties, Wave energy converters, Wavestar, Weather forecast, Operation and maintenance, Risk-based approach, Uncertainties, Wave energy converters, Wavestar, Weather forecast",
author = "Simon Amb{\"u}hl and Kramer, {Morten Mejlhede} and S{\o}rensen, {John Dalsgaard}",
year = "2016",
language = "English",
volume = "4",
series = "Proceedings of the International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference",
publisher = "The International Society of Offshore and Polar Engineers",
number = "25",
pages = "576--583",
editor = "Chung, {Jin S.} and Michael Muskulus and Ted Kokkinis and Wang, {Alan M.}",
booktitle = "The Proceedings of the Twenty-sixth (2016) International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference",
note = "ISOPE: The 26th International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference, ISOPE 2016 ; Conference date: 25-06-2016 Through 01-07-2016",
}