Proposal to use failure prediction as a means of meeting availability requirements at the SSC

The SSC is a complex of six accelerators with a large number of components and high availability requirements. In a number of accelerator subsystems, for example the Collider Correction Magnet Power Supplies, availability requirements cannot be met with non-redundant architectures. Cost and practicality considerations preclude the use of multiply redundant architectures as viable options. The possible use of failure prediction as a means of meeting the high availability requirements of the Collider Corrector Power Supply subsystem is described and the implications on the SSC Central Control System is discussed