• DocumentCode
    1353388
  • Title

    Multistate Block Diagrams and Fault Trees

  • Author

    Wood, Alan P.

  • Author_Institution
    ESL, Inc.; POBox 3510; Sunnyvale, California 94088-3510 USA
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    1985
  • Firstpage
    236
  • Lastpage
    240
  • Abstract
    This paper shows how to model a multistate system with multistate components using binary variables. This modeling technique allows current binary algorithms for block diagrams and fault trees to be applied to multistate systems. Several multistate examples are presented, and some cases in which computational efficiency can be enhanced are discussed.
  • Keywords
    Computational efficiency; Fault trees; Power generation; Power system reliability; Reliability engineering; State-space methods; Systems engineering and theory; Temperature; Turbines; Valves; Block diagram; Fault tree; Multistate component; Multistate system;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Reliability, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9529
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TR.1985.5222131
  • Filename
    5222131
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1353388