Abstract: Many aspects of maintenance are affected by uncertainty. Observations obtained through inspection and monitoring are often not more than probabilistic indicators of the underlying complex deterioration processes. Therefore, ...

Abstract: A method for long‐range reservoir operation planning to meet an outflow temperature goal is described. The outflow temperature of TVA's Norris Reservoir is characteristic of the seasonally modified temperature regime ...

Abstract: A chronological approach to scheduling a pumped‐storage plant optimally using an hourly time step is discussed. An objective function defines total power cost for any hour as a function of system generation; the pumped‐storage ...