SIMAIN^® Service and Maintenance for geothermal power plants
 

A geothermal power plant is a complex technical system, and efficient operation is the first priority. Important components such as the pipe system, pumps, heat exchangers and geothermal heat pumps with their automation system as well as alarm, control, and security systems require regular maintenance to ensure that they function reliably. Operators need an individualized maintenance strategy aimed at optimizing maintenance costs while taking into account potential downtime costs. Siemens Industrial Services has developed the SIMAIN modular service portfolio to meet these needs. It includes technical services tailored to support in-house maintenance personnel and a process-oriented service package for optimizing customer maintenance processes.

A solution for the entire life cycle

You want your geothermal plant to generate electricity economically, not just today and tomorrow, but throughout its entire life cycle. We can help you with individually combinable service solutions.

Typical elements of a service contract are:

• Inspection
  Regular analysis of operating data and logs, appraisal of the condition of the plant, and definition of the required maintenance work are carried out as part of preventive maintenance.
   
• Monitoring of plant condition

  Additional plant-specific analysis processes are implemented if necessary (for example, vibration analyses and recording of temperatures) in order to avoid plant downtime through preventive maintenance.

• Maintenance planning and monitoring

  SIEMENS plans, coordinates, and monitors preventive and predictive maintenance activities and is your point of contact for any questions.

• Inspection programs
  An individualized inspection program is drawn up for each plant with the aim of achieving optimum availability, adequate flexibility, and reduced costs.
   
• Spare parts supply
  SIEMENS schedules and delivers the necessary spare parts and parts subject to wear specifically for each planned maintenance activity.
   
• Fault recovery
  Speed counts. In the unlikely event of a fault, our specialists will be on site within the time agreed. Call-out at attractive special rates is included in the service contract. If technically possible, imminent faults can be detected and analyzed at an early stage by remote monitoring over a secure connection (telephone or the Internet). Remote access saves valuable time for diagnosis, maintenance, and inspection and minimizes local deployment of experts.
   
• Fixed-price options
  Naturally, our services are also available under fixed-price terms.