Title :
A Method of Symbolic Steady-State Availability Evaluation of k-out-of-n:G System
Author :
Gupta, Hariom ; Sharma, Jaydev
Author_Institution :
Electrical Engineering Dept; University of Roorkee; Roorkee - 247 672 INDIA.
fDate :
4/1/1979 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
This paper presents a method for computing the symbolic steady-state (s.s.) availability of a k-out-of-n:G system which can be represented by a Markov process with constant transition rates. Units have 3 states. The method is particularly suitable when s.s. availability must be evaluated repeatedly for the fixed configuration and several transition rates.
Keywords :
Availability; Equations; Hazards; Markov processes; Reliability theory; Steady-state; Digraph; Intrees; Steady-state availability; Transition matrix;
Journal_Title :
Reliability, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TR.1979.5220475
