12/1/2014

Highest Reliability-based
Optimum Maintenance
Scheduling Model for Traction
Substations in Railways
CHEN Shaokuan*, JIA Shunping, DU Peng, FENG
Jia, MAO Baohua

Prakhar Rastogi
NITIE MUMBAI
PGDIE-43
ROLL NO. 107

Highest Reliability-based Optimum Maintenance

Scheduling Model for Traction Substations in
Railways
Optimum maintenance scheduling for traction substations guarantees reliable and efficient
operation of electrical railways. Reliability-based optimum scheduling models are respectively
proposed through the analysis of the structure and maintenance cost of individual components
in traction substations in this study. An individual components-based heuristic algorithm for
solving the proposed models is developed considering the structural complexity of traction
substations. Furthermore, a reliability evaluation-based co-ordination method is devised for
optimum scheduling of traction substations. Case studies from field data are implemented to
verify the validity and practicability of the proposed methods by their solutions
Optimum model
Numerous crucial electrical components are installed in a transformer substation, such as
primary transformers, autotransformers (AT), inductors, switches and circuit breakers. Fig. 1
shows the interconnections among the crucial components in a typical AC supply system setup with ATs across two feeding sections in Chinese railway.

Heuristic algorithm

Conclusions
This paper addressed the highest reliability-based maintenance scheduling with certain cost for
traction substations in electrified railway systems, which is of growing importance with the
increasing demand on high reliability in railway operations, and a heuristic algorithm was
developed. In case studies, the optimum maintenance scheduling of individual components is
acquired through the proposed model and its algorithm. The optimum maintenance scheduling
of the overall system is generated by improving the maintenance scheduling of those crucial
components. The results from case studies show that the proposed model and its solution
methodologies will be an effective tool in assigning maintenance activities for traction
substations in railway systems.