DocumentCode
1354211
Title
An Algorithm for Symbolic Reliability Computation with Path-sets or Cut-sets
Author
Fong, Clement C. ; Buzacott, John A.
Author_Institution
Power System Operations Division; Ontario Hydro; 700 University Avenue; Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1X6, CANADA.
Issue
1
fYear
1987
fDate
4/1/1987 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
34
Lastpage
37
Abstract
An algorithm obtains a symbolic expression for system reliability, given a set of events (path-sets or cut-sets) as input. The algorithm is simple in structure and uses few probability laws. The resultant symbolic expression is compact and requires relatively few arithmetic operations in its evaluation.
Keywords
Algorithm design and analysis; Character generation; Equations; Performance analysis; Reliability theory; Sensitivity analysis; Reliability algorithm; Symbolic computation; Symbolic system reliability;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Reliability, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9529
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TR.1987.5222289
Filename
5222289
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