DocumentCode
978810
Title
Unavailability analysis of periodically tested standby components
Author
Vaurio, J.K.
Author_Institution
Imatran Voima Oy, Loviisa Power Station, Finland
Volume
44
Issue
3
fYear
1995
fDate
9/1/1995 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
512
Abstract
General recursive models are developed for the unavailability and the mission-failure probability of standby equipment subject to periodic testing. The analytic approach allows general distributions for the failure times, test durations, and repair times. It accounts for start-up failures, standby failures, and failures during mission, as well as several categories of human error. Explicit expressions are derived for the unavailabilities and approximate optimal test-intervals for constant standby failure rate
Keywords
failure analysis; probability; reliability theory; failure times; general recursive models; human error; mission-failure probability; periodic testing; periodically tested standby components; repair times; standby equipment; start-up failures; test durations; unavailability analysis; Availability; Error probability; Failure analysis; Fault detection; Humans; Inspection; Performance evaluation; Standby generators; Steady-state; System testing;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Reliability, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9529
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/24.406594
Filename
406594
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