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    SE Se Reliability Evaluation of Engineering Systems Concepts and Techniques Second Edition Roy Billinton Associate Deu of Gast States, Reseach ad Eteson Cong of Enger Unmet o Sanathawen Sisaaen, Stkstchewan, Canada and Ronald N. Allan LUnvarsty of Mancnester nse of Selec and Technooyy Manchosier, Unies Kingdom 4 Network modelling and evaluation of simple systems 4.1 Network modelling concepts ‘The previous chapters have considered the application of basic probabil- iy techniques 10 combinational types of reliability assessment. In many types of problems these techniques may be all that is required to assess the adequacy of the system. However, in practice, a system is frequently represented a5 a network in which the system components are connected together either in series, parallel, meshed or a combination of these. This ‘chapter considers series and parallel network representations (more com- plated meshed networks are considered in the next chapter). is vital that the relationship between the system and its network model be thoroughly understood before considering the analytical tech- niques that can be used to evaluate the reliability of these networks, We must be appreciated that the actual system and the rel network used Io model the sys ¥y not necessarily have the same topological structure. This consideration involves the key point discussed. Previously that, before a reliability assessment of a system can be made, the analyst must be fully conversant with the requirements of the system And be able to phrase these requirements in a form which can be ‘quantitatively assessed, Definitions of series systems and parallel systems as represented in a felability network are considered first (Series systems ‘The components in a set are said to be in series from a reliability point of ‘ew if they must all work for system success or only one needs to fal for system failure, (©) Parallel eystems ‘The components in a set are said to be in parle from a reliability point {rev if only one needs to be working for system success or all must fail system failure. © definitions provide a link between the present discussion and = Mtl Chapter 3 om the use af the binomial distribution. A series system 2 Retaby ation of engineering systems resents a fully redundant system, Reconsider Example 3.7 in which four # ‘operating conditions were applied to a four component system. The condition of ‘all four components must be working for system success? ‘could be represented by a network in which all four components are connected in series. Similarly, the condition of ‘only one component nced bbe working for system success’ could be represented by a network in which all four components are connected in parallel, At this stage it appears that the series and parallel network models are simply additional ‘methods for representing non-redundant and fully redundant systems ‘whereas the previous techniques were able to solve such systems and ‘more, Series and parallel network considerations are used cxicnsively in system appreciation, representation and reduction. They are used in a j ‘wide range of applications including extremely simple models andl

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