Using probability distribution functions in reliability analyses

Electric Power Systems Research

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 915-921

  Edimu, M ^a   Gaunt, C T ^a   Herman, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Monte Carlo simulation; Probability distributions; Reliability indices

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE VALUES; COMPOSITE POWER SYSTEM RELIABILITY; DECISION MAKING PROCESS; FAILURE RATE; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; RELIABILITY INDICES;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECISION MAKING; DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PROBABILITY; QUALITY ASSURANCE;

RELIABILITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 79551685484     PISSN: 03787796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsr.2010.11.022     Document Type: Article

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