• DocumentCode
    1346465
  • Title

    A k-out-of-N Redundant System with Common-Cause Failures

  • Author

    Chung, Who Kee

  • Author_Institution
    Research Associate; Dept. of Chem. Eng.; University of Ottawa; Ottawa, Ontario KIN 9B4 CANADA
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    1980
  • Firstpage
    344
  • Lastpage
    344
  • Abstract
    This theoretical paper presents a mathematical model of a k-out-of-N:G redundant system subject to common-cause failures. Each unit can fail in either open or short modes. Laplace transforms of the state probabilities are derived.
  • Keywords
    Availability; Chemicals; DH-HEMTs; Distributed parameter circuits; Laplace equations; Mathematical model; Microelectronics; Reliability engineering; Reliability theory; Transmission line theory; Common-cause failures; Failure modes; Redundant systems;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Reliability, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9529
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TR.1980.5220867
  • Filename
    5220867