Title :
A 4-Unit Redundant System with Common-Cause Failures
Author :
Dhillon, Balbir S.
Author_Institution :
Business Administration; TG Div; Ontario Hydro; 700 University Avenue; Toronto, Ontario M5G 1X6 CANADA.
Abstract :
This note presents a mathematical model to represent a system containing 2-failure-mode devices with common-cause failures. Laplace transforms of the state probability equations are developed.
Keywords :
Absorption; Biographies; Computer errors; Diodes; Hazards; Laplace equations; Mathematical model; Reliability theory; Valves; Common-cause failures; Failure modes; Redundant system;
Journal_Title :
Reliability, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TR.1979.5220588
