What Is RCM and How Could It Be Applied to the Critical Loads?

Reliability-Centered Maintenance (RCM) is a proven technology to optimize the maintenance processes and another logical step in improving the overall performance and reliability of the critical facility while reducing the total cost of ownership. This paper will introduce RCM and use an automatic transfer switch and a standby generator to back up utility power as the example system to demonstrate the RCM process.

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