Title :
Prediction of reliability of broadcasting transmitter systems
Author :
Abuelma´atti, Muhammad Taher ; Qamber, Isa Salman
Author_Institution :
King Fahd Univ. of Pet. & Miner., Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
fDate :
9/1/1997 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
This paper shows that the SPICE circuit simulation program is a useful tool for predicting the reliability of broadcasting transmitters. A broadcasting system formed of two transmitters fed from a common power supply unit is considered as a vehicle to illustrate the use of the proposed technique. Agreement between the steady-state probabilities obtained using the proposed technique are compared with results obtained using the Laplace transform method
Keywords :
SPICE; broadcasting; circuit analysis computing; probability; reliability; transmitters; Laplace transform method; SPICE circuit simulation program; broadcasting transmitter systems; common power supply unit; reliability prediction; steady-state probabilities; Admittance; Broadcasting; Circuit analysis; Equations; Instruction sets; Minerals; Petroleum; SPICE; Transient analysis; Transmitters;
Journal_Title :
Broadcasting, IEEE Transactions on