• DocumentCode
    3301996
  • Title

    Different approaches for probability of common cause failure on demand calculations for safety integrity systems

  • Author

    Börcsök, Josef ; Holub, Peter

  • Author_Institution
    Univ. of Kassel, Kassel
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    March 31 2008-April 4 2008
  • Firstpage
    1052
  • Lastpage
    1057
  • Abstract
    The common cause failures (ccf) are the biggest part when calculating the probability of failure for redundant safety integrity systems. A ccf can occur, when a random hardware failure leads to a failure of several components. There are several methods to calculate the probability of ccf. Three models will be shown in this paper, with the help of which the beta-factor will be calculated. The ccf ratio for the calculation of the overall probability of failure is defined with the beta-factor.
  • Keywords
    computer architecture; failure analysis; probability; safety systems; beta-factor calculation; common cause failure; demand calculation; probability; random hardware failure; safety integrity system; Computer architecture; Control systems; Hardware; Pipelines; Probability; Product safety; Production systems; Pumps; Risk analysis; Safety devices;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Computer Systems and Applications, 2008. AICCSA 2008. IEEE/ACS International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Doha
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-1967-8
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-1968-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/AICCSA.2008.4493677
  • Filename
    4493677