Dependability and impact analysis for a universal and flexible power management system

EPE Journal (European Power Electronics and Drives Journal)

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 51-58

  Magro, Micaela Caserza ^a   Savio, Stefano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Availability; Monte Carlo method; Power conversion; Power distribution; Reliability

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE; MAINTENANCE; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NETWORK ARCHITECTURE; POWER MANAGEMENT; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS;

COMPONENT WEAR; DEPENDABILITY ANALYSIS; IMPACT ANALYSIS; MODULARS; MONTECARLO METHODS; PERFORMANCE; POWER CONVERSION; POWER DISTRIBUTIONS; POWER MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; RELIABILITY AND AVAILABILITY;

AVAILABILITY;

EID: 77949357840     PISSN: 09398368     EISSN: 23769319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09398368.2009.11463737     Document Type: Article

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