Reliability and availability data collection program for power distribution, power generation, and HVAC components of commercial, industrial, and utility installations

This work presents an effort to collect operational and maintenance data on 240 power generation, power distribution and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) items, including gas turbine generators, diesel engine generators, electrical switchgear, cables, circuit breakers, boilers, piping, valves, pumps, motors and chillers. The data collection process and the resultant data are the subject of this paper.