Sociotechnical Implementation of Prescriptive Maintenance for Onshore Wind Turbines

Proceedings of the ... Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences/Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences

Abstract

Electricity generated by wind turbines (WT) is a mainstay of the transition to renewable energy. In order to economically utilize WT is, operating and maintenance costs, which account for 25% of total electricity generation costs in onshore WT’s, are a focus of cost reduction activities. Implementing a data-driven prescriptive maintenance approach is one way to achieve this. So far, various approaches for prescriptive maintenance for onshore WT’s have been suggested. However, little research has addressed the practical implementation considering sociotechnical aspects. The aim of this paper is therefore to identify success factors for the successful implementation of such a maintenance strategy with clear and holistic guidance on how existing knowledge on prescriptive maintenance from science can be transferred to business practice. These recommendations are developed through case study research and classified in the four structural areas of Acatech’s Industry 4.0 Maturity Index: Resources, Information Systems, Organizational Structure and Culture.

Authors 5

1. Bernhard Strack Aachen Institute for Industrial Management

   FIR e. V. an der RWTH Aachen · RWTH Aachen University

   Affiliation as printed

   Institute for Industrial Management (FIR) at RWTH Aachen University

2. Jana Frank Aachen Institute for Industrial Management

   FIR e. V. an der RWTH Aachen · RWTH Aachen University

   Affiliation as printed

   Institute for Industrial Management (FIR) at RWTH Aachen University

3. Volker (Prof. Dr.-Ing.) Stich Aachen Institute for Industrial Management

   FIR e. V. an der RWTH Aachen · RWTH Aachen University

   Affiliation as printed

   Institute for Industrial Management (FIR) at RWTH Aachen University

4. Martin Lenart Aachen Institute for Industrial Management

   FIR e. V. an der RWTH Aachen · RWTH Aachen University

   Affiliation as printed

   Institute for Industrial Management (FIR) at RWTH Aachen University

5. Florian Pfau Aachen Institute for Industrial Management

   FIR e. V. an der RWTH Aachen · RWTH Aachen University

   Affiliation as printed

   Institute for Industrial Management (FIR) at RWTH Aachen University