The use of dedicated components as a means of achieving desirable levels of fault tolerancein a system may result in high costs. A cost effective way of restoring failed functions is to use heterogeneous redundancies: ...

The Mutriku Wave Power Plant (WPP) is a wave energy conversion plant based on the oscillating water column technology (OWC). The energy production and the health state of the plant are directly dependent on the sea-state ...

The design of health assessment applications for the electromechanical actuation system of the aircraft is a challenging task. Physics-of-failure models involve non-linear complex equations which are further complicated ...

Power cables are critical assets for the reliable operation of the grid. The cable lifetime is generally estimated from the conductor temperature and associated lifetime reduction. However, these tasks are intricate due ...

El diseño de sistemas confiables y la reducción de costos han sido vistos como objetivos conflictivos. Las técnicas tradicionales para diseñar sistemas confiables replican los recursos del sistema para mejorar la tolerancia ...

In the transition towards more sustainable ships, electric motors (EM) are being used in ship propulsion systems to reduce emissions and increase efficiency. The safe operation of ships is crucial, and prognostics and ...

The development of accurate techno-economic models is crucial to boost the commercialisation of floating offshore wind farms. However, conventional techno-economic models oversimplify operation and maintenance (O&M) aspects, ...

Marine Renewable Energy (MRE) systems are designed to maximise energy generation and ensure survivability. The traditional design process is based on pure environmental conditions, tends to be too conservative and limits ...

The energy transition towards resilient and sustainable power plants requires moving from periodic health assessment to condition-based lifetime planning, which in turn, creates new challenges and opportunities for health ...

Health monitoring of remote critical infrastructure, such as offshore wind turbines, is complex and expensive. For the offshore energy sector, the accessibility for on-site asset inspection is hampered due to their harsh ...