Asset information center for power generating assets of a utility provider

A method for generating a preventative maintenance change request (PMCR), the method comprising:

• receiving, by a data cluster analyzer operating on a computing platform, an alert from a remote utility controller that identifies a component of a utility asset of a plurality of utility assets;
• identifying, by the data cluster analyzer, a group of components similarly situated to the component by matching clustering data of the component with clustering data of the group of components;
• identifying, by the data cluster analyzer, asymmetry among preventative maintenance schedules for the group of components;
• generating, by the data cluster analyzer, a preventative maintenance opportunity that identifies the group of components;
• assimilating, by a data assimilator, the preventative maintenance schedule for the group of components based on assimilation data including failure history of each component of the group of components;
• generating, by the data assimilator, a preventative maintenance change request (PMCR) including the assimilated preventative maintenance schedule for the group of components;
• and
• providing, by the data assimilator, the PMCR to a remote service device to output the PMCR for a service crew.

A system comprising:

• a remote utility controller operating on a computing platform that receives sensor data and a trend of the sensor data for a plurality of components a utility asset of a plurality of utility assets, wherein the remote utility controller generates an alert for the utility asset in response to the trend;
• and
• a data cluster analyzer, operating on the computing platform, that:
• receives the alert from the remote utility controller and identifies a component of the plurality of components;
• identifies a group of components similarly situated to the component by matching clustering data of the component with clustering data of the group of components, wherein the clustering data is received by the data cluster analyzer from a data repository operating on the computing platform;
• identifies asymmetry among preventative maintenance schedules for the group of components;
• generates a preventative maintenance opportunity that identifies the group of components and recommends changing preventative maintenance schedules for the group of components;
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• a data assimilator, operating on the computing platform, that:
• assimilates the preventative maintenance schedule for the group of components based on assimilation data including failure history of each component of the group of components, wherein the assimilation data is received by the data assimilator from the data repository;
• generates a preventative maintenance change request (PMCR) including the assimilated preventative maintenance schedule for the group of components;
• and
• provides the PMCR to a remote service device to output the PMCR for a service crew.