ELK 511E - Reliability Analysis in Power Systems

Course Objectives

1- To introduce component reliability functions and basic reliability indices.
2- To introduce system reliability assessment methods.
3- Morkov processes based time-dependent reliability evaluations and reliability indices calculations.
4- Reliability analysis for several functional zones of electric power systems.

Course Description

Basic probability, reliability functions and fundamental concepts, system reliability analysis, cut set method, tie set method, event tree method, stand-by systems, discrete Markov Chains, Continuous Markov chains and reliability models, availability, limiting states and approximate calculations, reliability zones in electric power systems, generation system reliability analysis, transmission system reliability analysis, composite system reliability analysis, distribution system reliability analysis, Monte Carlo simulations.