DocumentCode
1348456
Title
Quadrilateral-Star Transformation: An Aid for Reliability Evaluation of Large Complex Systems
Author
Gadani, J.P. ; Misra, K.B.
Author_Institution
Department of Electrical Engineering; L.D. College of Engg.; Ahmedabad 380015 INDIA.
Issue
1
fYear
1982
fDate
4/1/1982 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
49
Lastpage
50
Abstract
Although delta and star transformations are usually adequate for reliability evaluation, they can fail for some complex networks. Under these conditions the quadrilateral-star transformation introduced in this paper can be used with success. The quadrilateral-star transformation is not exact; however, it yields results having adequate accuracy.
Keywords
Bibliographies; Complex networks; Differential equations; Educational institutions; Mathematical model; Reliability engineering; Reliability theory; Complex system reliability evaluation; Quadrilateral-star transformation;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Reliability, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9529
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TR.1982.5221224
Filename
5221224
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