Thermal stores can run for decades. Operations follow tariffs and heat demand; maintenance keeps pumps, valves, exchangers, heaters, insulation and controls healthy, and analytics catch fouling, losses and degradation early.
Key facts
- Operations
- Charge, hold, dispatch
- Maintenance
- Preventive + predictive
- Metrics
- Availability, losses, throughput
- Contracts
- Long-term O&M
Plant operations10
- Thermal charging operations
- Thermal discharging operations
- Heat supply scheduling
- Temperature management
- Pressure management
- Storage state-of-charge estimation
- Heat-transfer fluid circulation
- Equipment operation
- Energy dispatch
- Performance monitoring
Preventive maintenance10
- Storage tank inspection
- Pump maintenance
- Valve maintenance
- Heat exchanger cleaning
- Insulation inspection
- Piping inspection
- Electrical equipment maintenance
- Instrument calibration
- Control system maintenance
- Safety system testing
Predictive maintenance9
- Thermal performance analysis
- Temperature trend analysis
- Pump vibration monitoring
- Corrosion monitoring
- Insulation degradation assessment
- Heat exchanger fouling detection
- Equipment condition monitoring
- Failure prediction
- Maintenance scheduling
Asset management9
- Asset register
- Equipment lifecycle management
- Maintenance history
- Spare parts management
- Warranty tracking
- Operating cost management
- Availability and reliability tracking
- Asset performance benchmarking
- Plant life extension
Related calculators
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Related topics
- Instrumentation & AutomationSensors, PLC / DCS / SCADA, state-of-charge estimation, automated charging and discharging and analytics.
- Testing & InspectionMechanical testing, NDT, thermal performance tests, electrical and control testing and the quality system.
- Project FinanceCommercial models from CAPEX supply to Heat-as-a-Service, cost components, revenues and financial evaluation.
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