Determining System and Subsystem Availability Requirements: Resource Planning and Evaluation

Author

Thompson, Christopher C. ; Hale, Peyton S., Jr. ; Arno, Robert G.

Author_Institution

U.S. Army Corps of Eng., Fort Belvoir

fYear

2007

fDate

6-11 May 2007

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

6

Abstract

When using an availability centered plan, a design develops that most appropriately matches the requirements of the facility, maximizing the effectiveness of resources. An availability centered plan serves to recognize subsystems that have specialized needs - needs that are unique from the remainder of the facility. In so doing, resources can be applied only where necessary, helping to optimize and prioritize the designs.

Keywords

power system planning; power system reliability; availability centered plan; maintainability; mean time between failures; mean time to failure; reliability; resource evaluation; resource planning; subsystem availability requirements; system availability requirements; time to repair; Appropriate technology; Availability; Design engineering; Milling machines; Power engineering and energy; Power system planning; Power system reliability; Reliability engineering; Systems engineering and theory; Uninterruptible power systems;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Industrial & Commercial Power Systems Technical Conference, 2007. ICPS 2007. IEEE/IAS

Conference_Location

Edmonton, Alta.

Print_ISBN

1-4244-1291-9

Electronic_ISBN

1-4244-1291-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICPS.2007.4292104

Filename

4292104