Investigating the use of probability distribution functions in reliability-worth analysis of electric power systems

International Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 110-116

  Dzobo, O ^a   Gaunt, C T ^a   Herman, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Business customers; Customer interruption costs; Probability distribution function; Reliability worth

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE VALUES; BUSINESS CUSTOMERS; CUSTOMER INTERRUPTION COSTS; INPUT AND OUTPUTS; INPUT PARAMETER; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; RELIABILITY-WORTH; TIME DEPENDENCE; TIME-DEPENDENT;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS; INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; SALES;

PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS;

EID: 84857189383     PISSN: 01420615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijepes.2011.12.013     Document Type: Article

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