Title :
Elements of a power systems risk analysis and reliability study
Author :
Hung, Oliver K. ; Gough, William A.
Author_Institution :
Universal Dynamics Ltd., Vancouver, BC, Canada
Abstract :
Risk analysis and reliability studies are essential tools for the design of continuous process plant power systems. This paper uses examples from a producer gas manufacturing plant and an aluminum smelter to show how reliability and rate of return analysis are used to evaluate various industrial power system reliability upgrade options
Keywords :
chemical industry; industrial power systems; maintenance engineering; metallurgical industries; power system reliability; risk management; safety; aluminum smelter; continuous process plant power systems; producer gas manufacturing plant; rate of return analysis; reliability studies; reliability upgrade options; risk analysis; Aluminum; Costs; Failure analysis; Power engineering and energy; Power system analysis computing; Power system dynamics; Power system modeling; Power system reliability; Rectifiers; Risk analysis;
Conference_Titel :
Petroleum and Chemical Industry Conference, 1996, Record of Conference Papers. The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Incorporated Industry Applications Society 43rd Annual
Conference_Location :
Philadelphia, PA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3587-2
DOI :
10.1109/PCICON.1996.564882
