This document discusses the development of a failure rate model for assessing the reliability of distribution systems in Ibadan, Nigeria. Ten distribution feeders were analyzed to determine failure rates based on outage data, including number of faults and duration of faults. Curve fitting was used to develop a generalized failure rate model. Results showed failure rates varied between feeders, with the lowest at 0.1508 faults/sec and highest at 0.2396 faults/sec. The failure rate model can be used to analyze causes of failures and inform policies to improve reliability of Ibadan's distribution systems.
This paper discusses the implementation issues of installing a commercially available hand geometry system in the current infrastructure of Purdue University's Recreational Sports Center. In addition to a performance analysis of the system, a pre- and post- data collection survey was distributed to the 129 test subjects gathering information on perceptions of biometrics, in particular hand geometry, as well as participants' thoughts and feelings during their interaction with the hand geometry device. The results of the survey suggest that participants were accepting of hand geometry. Additionally, analyses of the participants' survey responses revealed that 93% liked using hand geometry, 98% thought it was easy to use, and 87% preferred it to the existing card-based system, while nobody thought the device invaded their personal privacy. System performance achieved a 3-try match rate of 99.02% (FRR 0.98%) when "gaming"/potential impostor attempts were removed from analysis. The failure to enroll rate was zero. Statistical analyses exposed a significant difference in the scores of attempts made by users with prior hand geometry usage, and subjects that could not straighten out their hand on the device. However, there were no statistical difference in the effects of rings/no rings, improper hand placements/proper hand placements, or gender on hand geometry score.
This document describes a study that used a simplified sociotechnical model to assess patient safety across eight clinical units. The model included three domains - culture, process, and technology. Application of the model uncovered several key health IT safety risks at the front lines of care. These included issues with usability, training, and centralized decision-making around health IT. The study demonstrated that a simplified sociotechnical framework can effectively assess patient safety and health IT risks from the perspective of frontline caregivers.
Vagueness concern in bulk power system reliability assessment methodology 2-3-4IAEME Publication
This document discusses reliability assessment methods for bulk power systems. It begins by defining reliability and describing the hierarchical levels involved in power system reliability assessment. It then discusses the differences between adequacy and security, and describes some traditional deterministic reliability assessment methods as well as probabilistic methods. The document focuses on loss of load probability, loss of load expectation, and expected energy not supplied as key reliability indices used in bulk power system assessment. It also discusses generation and load models used in probabilistic analyses and outlines the conceptual tasks involved in hierarchical level 1 reliability evaluation.
This study compared fingerprint image quality and matching performance between healthcare workers and general populations. The healthcare population had significantly less skin oiliness than general populations, likely due to frequent hand washing. However, there were no significant differences found in fingerprint image quality scores between the populations. When compared to fingerprints collected using a capacitance sensor, the healthcare workers had a slightly higher false reject rate during fingerprint matching. Overall, the study found that differences in skin characteristics between healthcare and general populations had a minimal effect on fingerprint image quality and matching performance.
Research has shown for some age groups, quality of fingerprints can impact the performance of biometric systems. A
desirable feature of biometrics is that they are suitable for use across the population. This applied study examines the performance of a fingerprint recognition system in a healthcare environment. Anecdotal evidence suggested front line healthcare workers may have lower image quality due to continued hand washing which may remove oils from their skin. During training, individuals are told to add oil to their fingers by wiping oil from their foreheads to improve the resulting quality of the
fingerprints. In the healthcare population the authors tested, compared to two general populations (collected on optical and
capacitance sensors) there was a significant difference in skin oiliness, but not in image quality. There was a difference across
healthcare and non-healthcare groups in the performance of the fingerprint algorithm when compared against the capacitance
dataset.
A comparative study intensity of pakistan-china inflation a multi-components ...Alexander Decker
This research paper examines the intensity of inflation in Pakistan and China over multiple factors from 1986 to 2013. It classifies countries into three categories based on their inflation rates: those with dangerous inflation over 10%, those with high inflation between 4-10%, and those with acceptable inflation under 4%. The study finds that while Pakistan's inflation has decreased in recent months, it remains in the high inflation category at 8.1%. China is found to have stable and controlled inflation averaging 2.55% and falling in the acceptable category. The paper analyzes time series data on inflation in both countries to evaluate differences and suggest policy measures for Pakistan to achieve lower, balanced inflation.
A critical analysis of public financial management reform in ethiopia and tan...Alexander Decker
The document provides an overview of public financial management reforms in Ethiopia and Tanzania. It discusses the following key points:
1) Both Ethiopia and Tanzania implemented selective reforms focused on systematically addressing weaknesses in financial control. Ethiopia took a hybrid approach of evolving existing systems, while Tanzania installed a new integrated financial management system.
2) Ethiopia's reforms focused on the legal framework, budgeting, accounting, reporting and automation while maintaining strong manual controls. Tanzania's reforms were driven by information technology and focused on procurement, disbursement and a central payment system.
3) Both countries' reforms were successful in improving financial control, but Ethiopia's reforms took more time to evolve existing
¡Hola, valiente lector!
Gracias y bienvenido a mi currículum.
No me importa si eres un jefazo o un despistado que pasaba por aquí de casualidad. Lo que espero es que, seas quién seas, leas este cómic completo por el placer de leer y que lo disfrutes. Es lo que espero porque, más que un currículum, estas páginas son una expresión de cómo me siento en esta época de mi vida y una reflexión sobre los aciertos y errores de mi carrera profesional. Habla de emociones. Es lo que me gusta de las historias.
Por eso, hago lo que hago. Porque me engancha.
Así que, querido lector, si eres un jefazo y estás buscando a alguien apasionado por su trabajo, es más que probable que nos entendamos bien y que podamos construir una relación provechosa para todos.
Y si eres un despistado que pasaba por aquí, eres igualmente muy bienvenido. A veces, las casualidades son el origen de las mejores cosas.
Un saludo.
This paper discusses the implementation issues of installing a commercially available hand geometry system in the current infrastructure of Purdue University's Recreational Sports Center. In addition to a performance analysis of the system, a pre- and post- data collection survey was distributed to the 129 test subjects gathering information on perceptions of biometrics, in particular hand geometry, as well as participants' thoughts and feelings during their interaction with the hand geometry device. The results of the survey suggest that participants were accepting of hand geometry. Additionally, analyses of the participants' survey responses revealed that 93% liked using hand geometry, 98% thought it was easy to use, and 87% preferred it to the existing card-based system, while nobody thought the device invaded their personal privacy. System performance achieved a 3-try match rate of 99.02% (FRR 0.98%) when "gaming"/potential impostor attempts were removed from analysis. The failure to enroll rate was zero. Statistical analyses exposed a significant difference in the scores of attempts made by users with prior hand geometry usage, and subjects that could not straighten out their hand on the device. However, there were no statistical difference in the effects of rings/no rings, improper hand placements/proper hand placements, or gender on hand geometry score.
This document describes a study that used a simplified sociotechnical model to assess patient safety across eight clinical units. The model included three domains - culture, process, and technology. Application of the model uncovered several key health IT safety risks at the front lines of care. These included issues with usability, training, and centralized decision-making around health IT. The study demonstrated that a simplified sociotechnical framework can effectively assess patient safety and health IT risks from the perspective of frontline caregivers.
Vagueness concern in bulk power system reliability assessment methodology 2-3-4IAEME Publication
This document discusses reliability assessment methods for bulk power systems. It begins by defining reliability and describing the hierarchical levels involved in power system reliability assessment. It then discusses the differences between adequacy and security, and describes some traditional deterministic reliability assessment methods as well as probabilistic methods. The document focuses on loss of load probability, loss of load expectation, and expected energy not supplied as key reliability indices used in bulk power system assessment. It also discusses generation and load models used in probabilistic analyses and outlines the conceptual tasks involved in hierarchical level 1 reliability evaluation.
This study compared fingerprint image quality and matching performance between healthcare workers and general populations. The healthcare population had significantly less skin oiliness than general populations, likely due to frequent hand washing. However, there were no significant differences found in fingerprint image quality scores between the populations. When compared to fingerprints collected using a capacitance sensor, the healthcare workers had a slightly higher false reject rate during fingerprint matching. Overall, the study found that differences in skin characteristics between healthcare and general populations had a minimal effect on fingerprint image quality and matching performance.
Research has shown for some age groups, quality of fingerprints can impact the performance of biometric systems. A
desirable feature of biometrics is that they are suitable for use across the population. This applied study examines the performance of a fingerprint recognition system in a healthcare environment. Anecdotal evidence suggested front line healthcare workers may have lower image quality due to continued hand washing which may remove oils from their skin. During training, individuals are told to add oil to their fingers by wiping oil from their foreheads to improve the resulting quality of the
fingerprints. In the healthcare population the authors tested, compared to two general populations (collected on optical and
capacitance sensors) there was a significant difference in skin oiliness, but not in image quality. There was a difference across
healthcare and non-healthcare groups in the performance of the fingerprint algorithm when compared against the capacitance
dataset.
A comparative study intensity of pakistan-china inflation a multi-components ...Alexander Decker
This research paper examines the intensity of inflation in Pakistan and China over multiple factors from 1986 to 2013. It classifies countries into three categories based on their inflation rates: those with dangerous inflation over 10%, those with high inflation between 4-10%, and those with acceptable inflation under 4%. The study finds that while Pakistan's inflation has decreased in recent months, it remains in the high inflation category at 8.1%. China is found to have stable and controlled inflation averaging 2.55% and falling in the acceptable category. The paper analyzes time series data on inflation in both countries to evaluate differences and suggest policy measures for Pakistan to achieve lower, balanced inflation.
A critical analysis of public financial management reform in ethiopia and tan...Alexander Decker
The document provides an overview of public financial management reforms in Ethiopia and Tanzania. It discusses the following key points:
1) Both Ethiopia and Tanzania implemented selective reforms focused on systematically addressing weaknesses in financial control. Ethiopia took a hybrid approach of evolving existing systems, while Tanzania installed a new integrated financial management system.
2) Ethiopia's reforms focused on the legal framework, budgeting, accounting, reporting and automation while maintaining strong manual controls. Tanzania's reforms were driven by information technology and focused on procurement, disbursement and a central payment system.
3) Both countries' reforms were successful in improving financial control, but Ethiopia's reforms took more time to evolve existing
¡Hola, valiente lector!
Gracias y bienvenido a mi currículum.
No me importa si eres un jefazo o un despistado que pasaba por aquí de casualidad. Lo que espero es que, seas quién seas, leas este cómic completo por el placer de leer y que lo disfrutes. Es lo que espero porque, más que un currículum, estas páginas son una expresión de cómo me siento en esta época de mi vida y una reflexión sobre los aciertos y errores de mi carrera profesional. Habla de emociones. Es lo que me gusta de las historias.
Por eso, hago lo que hago. Porque me engancha.
Así que, querido lector, si eres un jefazo y estás buscando a alguien apasionado por su trabajo, es más que probable que nos entendamos bien y que podamos construir una relación provechosa para todos.
Y si eres un despistado que pasaba por aquí, eres igualmente muy bienvenido. A veces, las casualidades son el origen de las mejores cosas.
Un saludo.
A comparative study of the quality of wastewater from temaAlexander Decker
This document summarizes a study that analyzed the quality of wastewater effluent from the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) in Ghana against standards set by the Ghana Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Samples of effluent discharged from TOR were collected over three months and analyzed for physical, chemical, and heavy metal parameters. The results found that heavy metal levels met EPA standards but conductivity and total dissolved solids levels exceeded standards. Biological and chemical oxygen demand levels, which indicate organic load, also exceeded EPA standards. It is recommended that TOR's wastewater treatment unit be improved to better control contaminant levels in the final effluent discharged into the environment.
This document is a collection of 10 photos from Flickr shared under various Creative Commons licenses. The photos show a variety of subjects and were uploaded by different photographers for non-commercial reuse online.
A comparison of cardanol and its derivatives as reactiveAlexander Decker
This document discusses the use of cardanol, cardanol acetate, and cardanyl methyl ether as reactive diluents in alkyd coatings to reduce volatile organic compounds (VOCs). The compounds were characterized and evaluated as partial replacements for solvent in long oil alkyd coatings. Coatings with the reactive diluents showed lower VOC levels (up to 39% reduction), faster drying times, and better properties compared to conventional coatings. Using these cardanol derivatives from cashew nut shell liquid provides advantages over petroleum-based solvents as it is renewable and reduces pollution from burning cashew nut shells.
A follow up on the performance of monks teaching moralityAlexander Decker
- The study examined the actual and expected performance of monks teaching morality in basic educational institutes in Thailand across four areas: curriculum, teaching, use of instructional media/materials, and evaluation.
- Survey results found the actual performance of monks was lower than expected in all areas except one regarding teaching assignments matching their aptitude.
- Monks and school administrators agreed monks understood curriculum objectives and were skilled in teaching and media selection, but monks wanted more understanding of curriculum structure while administrators expected evaluation and teaching improvements.
- Students and parents understood curriculum structure/objectives and found media appropriate, but students wanted monk-led activities to match learning objectives while parents wanted a modernized, relevant curriculum.
Este documento describe los diferentes tipos de entidades empresariales sujetas a impuestos en España, incluyendo empresas individuales, comunidades de bienes y sociedades mercantiles. También explica los principales impuestos a los que están sujetos los empresarios como el IRPF, IVA, IAE e Impuesto de Sociedades. Finalmente, resume las obligaciones fiscales como presentar declaraciones anuales y realizar retenciones e ingresos a cuenta.
A design and construction of experimental teaching platform onAlexander Decker
This document discusses the need to construct an experimental teaching platform for liberal arts students in China. It notes that while China's culture industry is growing, there is a lack of qualified management personnel with strong practical skills. Current experimental teaching for liberal arts students in China still has problems like instructor dominance and poor student understanding and application abilities. The document then reviews how top universities abroad and in China emphasize experimental teaching to improve innovative thinking and problem-solving skills. It proposes designing a Blackboard-based platform to address issues in experimental teaching courses and interdisciplinary cooperation for liberal arts students.
This document outlines the course assignments and readings for weeks 1-3 of a strategic management course. It includes discussion questions, individual papers on strategic processes, ethics, and environmental scans. It also includes learning team assignments to create a charter and weekly summary. The course covers strategic planning processes, ethics, competition, sustainability, and global markets.
A computer programme to determine the bending and pittingAlexander Decker
This document describes a computer program developed to calculate bending and pitting stresses of gears using the AGMA methodology. The program was written using Microsoft Excel and MATLAB software. It extracts equations from AGMA graphs using curve fitting tools in MATLAB. This allows it to determine bending and pitting stresses and safety factors for any spur or helical gears quickly and efficiently. The document provides background on AGMA standards, gear types, failure modes, and analytical design methods like the Lewis bending equation.
The document summarizes information about a career in professional soccer. It outlines the job functions, which involve practicing, training, and playing matches against other teams. The typical education path is to major in health, physical education or fitness. Some of the top soccer schools are located in Brazil. The average annual income for professional soccer players is over $8 million, though annual expenses like travel fees average $2,500-$3,000. Benefits include being physically active and having less equipment needs than other sports. The presenter pursued this career because they found soccer very fun and a good way to stay in shape.
Measurement and Evaluation of Reliability, Availability and Maintainability o...IOSR Journals
The growing complexity of equipments and systems often lead to failures and as a consequence the
aspects of reliability, maintainability and availability have come into forefront. The failure of machineries and
equipments causes disruption in production resulting from a loss of availability of the system and also increases
the cost of maintenance. The present study deals with the determination of reliability and availability aspects of
one of the significant constituent in a Railway Diesel Locomotive Engine. In order to assess the availability
performance of these components, a broad set of studies has been carried out to gather accurate information at
the level of detail considered suitable to meet the availability analysis target. The Reliability analysis is
performed using the Weibull Distribution and the various data plots as well as failure rate information help in
achieving results that may be utilized in the near future by the Railway Locomotive Engines for reducing the
unexpected breakdowns and will enhance the reliability and availability of the Engine. In this work, ABC
analysis has been used for the maintenance of spare parts inventory. Here, Power pack assemblies, Engine
System are used to focus on the reliability, maintainability and availability aspects
Integrating reliability in conceptual process design an optimization approachIAEME Publication
This document summarizes a study that aims to develop a framework for integrating reliability considerations into the conceptual design process of industrial plants. The framework would allow designers to specify quantitative reliability targets and optimize design parameters for reliability. Currently, reliability analysis is often not systematically considered until later design stages. The proposed framework decomposes the overall problem into sub-problems of reliability optimization and process/maintenance design optimization. It also discusses identifying common system failure causes over the lifecycle and using mathematical models to represent system reliability based on components in series, parallel or hybrid configurations. The framework is intended to take a knowledge-based approach of setting reliability targets early in design.
IRJET- Structural Health Monitoring with the Help of Wireless Sensing Net...IRJET Journal
1) The document discusses using wireless sensing networks for structural health monitoring to assess damage to infrastructure from environmental effects and natural disasters in a more efficient way than wired sensors.
2) It describes developing a wireless sensor model using components like an Arduino, sensors for vibration, temperature, and WiFi/Bluetooth modules. The sensor was tested on a gearbox model and results compared to a SKF analyzer.
3) The results from the wireless sensor were approximately the same as the SKF analyzer, showing potential for structural health monitoring. Future work could include modifying sensors for different measurements and large-scale implementation.
International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications (IJERA) is an open access online peer reviewed international journal that publishes research and review articles in the fields of Computer Science, Neural Networks, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Plastic Engineering, Food Technology, Textile Engineering, Nano Technology & science, Power Electronics, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Computational mathematics, Image processing, Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Environmental Engineering, VLSI Testing & Low Power VLSI Design etc.
Impact of Distributed Generation on Reliability of Distribution SystemIOSR Journals
This document discusses the impact of distributed generation (DG) on the reliability of distribution systems. It begins with background on DG and defines it as generation located near customers that provides power directly to the distribution network. The document then reviews several past studies that examined DG's effects on reliability indices and optimal DG placement. It proposes evaluating reliability indices like failure rate and outage time at load points with and without DG. The rest of the document outlines calculations for various customer-related reliability metrics and indices like SAIFI, SAIDI, and CAIDI that can be used to analyze the reliability impacts of DG on distribution systems.
The document summarizes key concepts related to failure and repair rates in manufacturing industries. It defines reliability as the probability a system will perform as intended without failure for a given period of time. Availability accounts for both reliability and how quickly a system can be repaired. It also defines failure rate, repair rate, and different types of availability like point availability and mean availability. Maintainability is defined as how easily and quickly a system can be restored after failure.
Monitoring and analysis of reliaibility of electrical distribution systemIAEME Publication
This document summarizes a study on monitoring and analyzing the reliability of electrical distribution systems using MATLAB. The study develops a reliability analysis program in MATLAB to assess factors that affect distribution reliability. Field visits were conducted to distribution substations in India to collect data. The objectives of the study are to provide reliability data to utility management, allow performance comparisons, determine how design and maintenance affect reliability, and aid maintenance scheduling. The significance of the study is that distribution reliability is important for utilities facing market pressures to satisfy customers while minimizing costs. The MATLAB model allows a new method for evaluating reliability and identifying cost-effective preventative maintenance strategies.
Enhancing Capacity Utilization of Coal Fired Thermal Power Plant through Bett...Premier Publishers
This paper describes the capacity enhancement of coal fired power plants through operational optimization, control techniques and better maintenance practices. The philosophy of “Prevention is Better than Cure” is dealt in detail to improve the Plant load factor (PLF) of plant. The energy conservation measures are also implemented in improving the plant performance and are enumerated in this paper. By adopting better maintenance practices for thermal power plants, enhance the capacity utilization of plants, thereby the present average PLF of 73.3 % of 210 and 250 MW units can be enhanced to about 95 % that will release an additional energy of about 1.2 lakh MU/year.
Generator Maintenance Scheduling Of Power System Using Hybrid TechniqueIRJET Journal
This document discusses generator maintenance scheduling for power systems using hybrid techniques. It aims to minimize total operation costs while satisfying constraints. The scheduling problem is complex with many generating units and constraints to consider. Traditional methods cannot solve large, real-world problems due to computational limitations. The document proposes using metaheuristic techniques like genetic algorithms, particle swarm optimization, and simulated annealing to find near-optimal schedules efficiently for large power systems over long time horizons. These evolutionary algorithms are better suited than traditional methods at handling complex, constrained optimization problems.
Improving Reliability on Mixed Overhead and Underground Distribution FeedersPower System Operation
Many utility companies are converting overhead (OH) main line feeder sections to underground (UG) to improve reliability, system resiliency, or other local customer demands. A Hybrid distribution feeder is one with a mixture of OH and UG main line sections. Conventional protection philosophies for hybrid feeders normally result in lower overall feeder reliability. This paper will examine an example feeder to demonstrate the impact of protection and isolation system improvements on predicted reliability for Hybrid distribution feeders.
Improving Reliability on Mixed Overhead and Underground Distribution FeedersPower System Operation
Many utility companies are converting overhead (OH) main line feeder sections to underground (UG) to improve reliability, system resiliency, or other local customer demands. A Hybrid distribution feeder is one with a mixture of OH and UG main line sections. Conventional protection philosophies for hybrid feeders normally result in lower overall feeder reliability. This paper will examine an example feeder to demonstrate the impact of protection and isolation system improvements on predicted reliability for Hybrid distribution feeders.
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Criticality Analysis and Quality Appraisal of Innoson Injection Mould SystemIRJET Journal
This document presents a study that analyzed the reliability of an injection molding system from a Nigerian manufacturing company called Innoson using Monte Carlo simulation and Obudulu models. The models were used to evaluate the reliability and failure rates of individual system components and the overall system over a 10-year period. The results showed that system reliability decreases over time without preventive maintenance, dropping from 49% reliability when maintained to 41% when unmaintained. Quality also increased and downtime decreased when preventive maintenance was performed. Statistical process control charts further supported that preventive maintenance improved production quality by reducing defective output. The study provides a method for reliability analysis of manufacturing systems and guidelines for maintenance planning and quality control.
A comparative study of the quality of wastewater from temaAlexander Decker
This document summarizes a study that analyzed the quality of wastewater effluent from the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) in Ghana against standards set by the Ghana Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Samples of effluent discharged from TOR were collected over three months and analyzed for physical, chemical, and heavy metal parameters. The results found that heavy metal levels met EPA standards but conductivity and total dissolved solids levels exceeded standards. Biological and chemical oxygen demand levels, which indicate organic load, also exceeded EPA standards. It is recommended that TOR's wastewater treatment unit be improved to better control contaminant levels in the final effluent discharged into the environment.
This document is a collection of 10 photos from Flickr shared under various Creative Commons licenses. The photos show a variety of subjects and were uploaded by different photographers for non-commercial reuse online.
A comparison of cardanol and its derivatives as reactiveAlexander Decker
This document discusses the use of cardanol, cardanol acetate, and cardanyl methyl ether as reactive diluents in alkyd coatings to reduce volatile organic compounds (VOCs). The compounds were characterized and evaluated as partial replacements for solvent in long oil alkyd coatings. Coatings with the reactive diluents showed lower VOC levels (up to 39% reduction), faster drying times, and better properties compared to conventional coatings. Using these cardanol derivatives from cashew nut shell liquid provides advantages over petroleum-based solvents as it is renewable and reduces pollution from burning cashew nut shells.
A follow up on the performance of monks teaching moralityAlexander Decker
- The study examined the actual and expected performance of monks teaching morality in basic educational institutes in Thailand across four areas: curriculum, teaching, use of instructional media/materials, and evaluation.
- Survey results found the actual performance of monks was lower than expected in all areas except one regarding teaching assignments matching their aptitude.
- Monks and school administrators agreed monks understood curriculum objectives and were skilled in teaching and media selection, but monks wanted more understanding of curriculum structure while administrators expected evaluation and teaching improvements.
- Students and parents understood curriculum structure/objectives and found media appropriate, but students wanted monk-led activities to match learning objectives while parents wanted a modernized, relevant curriculum.
Este documento describe los diferentes tipos de entidades empresariales sujetas a impuestos en España, incluyendo empresas individuales, comunidades de bienes y sociedades mercantiles. También explica los principales impuestos a los que están sujetos los empresarios como el IRPF, IVA, IAE e Impuesto de Sociedades. Finalmente, resume las obligaciones fiscales como presentar declaraciones anuales y realizar retenciones e ingresos a cuenta.
A design and construction of experimental teaching platform onAlexander Decker
This document discusses the need to construct an experimental teaching platform for liberal arts students in China. It notes that while China's culture industry is growing, there is a lack of qualified management personnel with strong practical skills. Current experimental teaching for liberal arts students in China still has problems like instructor dominance and poor student understanding and application abilities. The document then reviews how top universities abroad and in China emphasize experimental teaching to improve innovative thinking and problem-solving skills. It proposes designing a Blackboard-based platform to address issues in experimental teaching courses and interdisciplinary cooperation for liberal arts students.
This document outlines the course assignments and readings for weeks 1-3 of a strategic management course. It includes discussion questions, individual papers on strategic processes, ethics, and environmental scans. It also includes learning team assignments to create a charter and weekly summary. The course covers strategic planning processes, ethics, competition, sustainability, and global markets.
A computer programme to determine the bending and pittingAlexander Decker
This document describes a computer program developed to calculate bending and pitting stresses of gears using the AGMA methodology. The program was written using Microsoft Excel and MATLAB software. It extracts equations from AGMA graphs using curve fitting tools in MATLAB. This allows it to determine bending and pitting stresses and safety factors for any spur or helical gears quickly and efficiently. The document provides background on AGMA standards, gear types, failure modes, and analytical design methods like the Lewis bending equation.
The document summarizes information about a career in professional soccer. It outlines the job functions, which involve practicing, training, and playing matches against other teams. The typical education path is to major in health, physical education or fitness. Some of the top soccer schools are located in Brazil. The average annual income for professional soccer players is over $8 million, though annual expenses like travel fees average $2,500-$3,000. Benefits include being physically active and having less equipment needs than other sports. The presenter pursued this career because they found soccer very fun and a good way to stay in shape.
Measurement and Evaluation of Reliability, Availability and Maintainability o...IOSR Journals
The growing complexity of equipments and systems often lead to failures and as a consequence the
aspects of reliability, maintainability and availability have come into forefront. The failure of machineries and
equipments causes disruption in production resulting from a loss of availability of the system and also increases
the cost of maintenance. The present study deals with the determination of reliability and availability aspects of
one of the significant constituent in a Railway Diesel Locomotive Engine. In order to assess the availability
performance of these components, a broad set of studies has been carried out to gather accurate information at
the level of detail considered suitable to meet the availability analysis target. The Reliability analysis is
performed using the Weibull Distribution and the various data plots as well as failure rate information help in
achieving results that may be utilized in the near future by the Railway Locomotive Engines for reducing the
unexpected breakdowns and will enhance the reliability and availability of the Engine. In this work, ABC
analysis has been used for the maintenance of spare parts inventory. Here, Power pack assemblies, Engine
System are used to focus on the reliability, maintainability and availability aspects
Integrating reliability in conceptual process design an optimization approachIAEME Publication
This document summarizes a study that aims to develop a framework for integrating reliability considerations into the conceptual design process of industrial plants. The framework would allow designers to specify quantitative reliability targets and optimize design parameters for reliability. Currently, reliability analysis is often not systematically considered until later design stages. The proposed framework decomposes the overall problem into sub-problems of reliability optimization and process/maintenance design optimization. It also discusses identifying common system failure causes over the lifecycle and using mathematical models to represent system reliability based on components in series, parallel or hybrid configurations. The framework is intended to take a knowledge-based approach of setting reliability targets early in design.
IRJET- Structural Health Monitoring with the Help of Wireless Sensing Net...IRJET Journal
1) The document discusses using wireless sensing networks for structural health monitoring to assess damage to infrastructure from environmental effects and natural disasters in a more efficient way than wired sensors.
2) It describes developing a wireless sensor model using components like an Arduino, sensors for vibration, temperature, and WiFi/Bluetooth modules. The sensor was tested on a gearbox model and results compared to a SKF analyzer.
3) The results from the wireless sensor were approximately the same as the SKF analyzer, showing potential for structural health monitoring. Future work could include modifying sensors for different measurements and large-scale implementation.
International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications (IJERA) is an open access online peer reviewed international journal that publishes research and review articles in the fields of Computer Science, Neural Networks, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Plastic Engineering, Food Technology, Textile Engineering, Nano Technology & science, Power Electronics, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Computational mathematics, Image processing, Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Environmental Engineering, VLSI Testing & Low Power VLSI Design etc.
Impact of Distributed Generation on Reliability of Distribution SystemIOSR Journals
This document discusses the impact of distributed generation (DG) on the reliability of distribution systems. It begins with background on DG and defines it as generation located near customers that provides power directly to the distribution network. The document then reviews several past studies that examined DG's effects on reliability indices and optimal DG placement. It proposes evaluating reliability indices like failure rate and outage time at load points with and without DG. The rest of the document outlines calculations for various customer-related reliability metrics and indices like SAIFI, SAIDI, and CAIDI that can be used to analyze the reliability impacts of DG on distribution systems.
The document summarizes key concepts related to failure and repair rates in manufacturing industries. It defines reliability as the probability a system will perform as intended without failure for a given period of time. Availability accounts for both reliability and how quickly a system can be repaired. It also defines failure rate, repair rate, and different types of availability like point availability and mean availability. Maintainability is defined as how easily and quickly a system can be restored after failure.
Monitoring and analysis of reliaibility of electrical distribution systemIAEME Publication
This document summarizes a study on monitoring and analyzing the reliability of electrical distribution systems using MATLAB. The study develops a reliability analysis program in MATLAB to assess factors that affect distribution reliability. Field visits were conducted to distribution substations in India to collect data. The objectives of the study are to provide reliability data to utility management, allow performance comparisons, determine how design and maintenance affect reliability, and aid maintenance scheduling. The significance of the study is that distribution reliability is important for utilities facing market pressures to satisfy customers while minimizing costs. The MATLAB model allows a new method for evaluating reliability and identifying cost-effective preventative maintenance strategies.
Enhancing Capacity Utilization of Coal Fired Thermal Power Plant through Bett...Premier Publishers
This paper describes the capacity enhancement of coal fired power plants through operational optimization, control techniques and better maintenance practices. The philosophy of “Prevention is Better than Cure” is dealt in detail to improve the Plant load factor (PLF) of plant. The energy conservation measures are also implemented in improving the plant performance and are enumerated in this paper. By adopting better maintenance practices for thermal power plants, enhance the capacity utilization of plants, thereby the present average PLF of 73.3 % of 210 and 250 MW units can be enhanced to about 95 % that will release an additional energy of about 1.2 lakh MU/year.
Generator Maintenance Scheduling Of Power System Using Hybrid TechniqueIRJET Journal
This document discusses generator maintenance scheduling for power systems using hybrid techniques. It aims to minimize total operation costs while satisfying constraints. The scheduling problem is complex with many generating units and constraints to consider. Traditional methods cannot solve large, real-world problems due to computational limitations. The document proposes using metaheuristic techniques like genetic algorithms, particle swarm optimization, and simulated annealing to find near-optimal schedules efficiently for large power systems over long time horizons. These evolutionary algorithms are better suited than traditional methods at handling complex, constrained optimization problems.
Improving Reliability on Mixed Overhead and Underground Distribution FeedersPower System Operation
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Improving Reliability on Mixed Overhead and Underground Distribution FeedersPower System Operation
Many utility companies are converting overhead (OH) main line feeder sections to underground (UG) to improve reliability, system resiliency, or other local customer demands. A Hybrid distribution feeder is one with a mixture of OH and UG main line sections. Conventional protection philosophies for hybrid feeders normally result in lower overall feeder reliability. This paper will examine an example feeder to demonstrate the impact of protection and isolation system improvements on predicted reliability for Hybrid distribution feeders.
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A failure rate model for reliability assessment of ibadan distribution systems
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A Failure Rate Model for Reliability Assessment of Ibadan
Distribution Systems
Ganiyu Adedayo Ajenikoko 1*
Anthony A Olaomi 1
David Olugbenga Aborisade 1
1. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, P.M.B 4000, Ogbomoso, Nigeria
* E-mail of the corresponding author: ajedollar@gmail.com
Abstract
Failure rate is one of the parametric indices used for assessment of electrical power system. It is defined as the
inability of the system to perform its designated function adequately without interruption over a period of time.
The rate at which distribution systems fail depends on many factors some of which are lack of maintenance,
ageing, inexperience nature of the technical expert and government policies.
This paper focuses on the development of a generalized failure rate model for assessment of reliability levels of
Ibadan distribution system feeders. Ten selected feeders on Ibadan distribution systems were used to carry out
the analysis. The outage data which included total no of faults on each of the distribution feeders and the
corresponding time duration of faults for the two distribution systems were used as input parameters for
computation of the failure rates. Curve fitting analysis was employed to develop a generalized model for the
distribution system..The results of the model showed that Agodi feeder had the least failure rate of 0.1508
faults/sec because most of the faults on this feeder lasted for a short period of time. Onireke feeder recorded the
highest failure rate of 0.2396 faults/sec because majority of the faults on this feeder persisted for a long period
of time before being cleared.
The result of this work can be used to provide a comprehensive analysis for the causes of distribution system
feeders’ failure and the necessary policies to be formulated for enhancement of reliability improvement of Ibadan
distribution system.
Keywords: Failure rate, Faults,, Normal repair, Up and Down times,, Distribution system, Reliability.
1. Introduction
Failure may be defined as the inability of a system and component to carry out its specific function. The
cost of maintenance and consequences of failures can be significantly higher than the cost of the component.
Maintenance actions are performed on the basis of components’ degradation and potential failures probabilities,
consequences and characteristics. The failures can be grouped into the following two categories (Abiad and
James 2004, Bishnu and Vijay 2010, Calabrese 2003)
Re-occuring failures (i.e. to some extent possible to predict) and random failures. Failures can further be divided
into the following two groups (Meliopoulos,Chao and George 2001). Failures with incubation time (possible to
detect before they happen) and instant failures (without incubation time). Most of the time, relay operations are
correct and satisfactory.
Maintenance policies play an important role in the reliability of repairable systems because maintenance
actions can significantly affect the failure probability of the system(Arild and Arne 2006). For a complex system,
i.e a unit with a large number of parts, the repair or the substitution of a failed part restores the system
performance, but does not generally produce a significant reliability improvement because the conditions of the
non-failed parts are left unchanged. In such a case, it is generally assumed that each repair brings the system to
condition it was just before occurrence(Pereira and Pinto 1992, Roberts, Andrew and Brown 1999, Sakis, Fang
and George 2004, Setreus, Wallnerstom and Bertling,2007, Singh and Miltra 2006, Singh and Billinton 2005,
Takeshi, Nobuo and Kaora, 2010).
Two types of failures are used in distribution system reliability analysis. They are classified into
sustained failures and temporary failures. Sustained failures require some kind of repair work to restore the
function of the component into a normal position, while temporary failures will clear themselves if the
component is de-energized (Endrenyi, Maenhaul and Payne,2005).
The quality of supply can considerably be improved by incorporating reliability considerations in the system
design and in the system expansion planning, operation and maintenance (Vishai,Rohith and Indra 2010,
Viadmiro ,,Leonel and Augusto, 2009).
According to (Oluseyi, Akinbulire and Awosope 2006, Morris,,Roberto and Enrico 2009, Gangel and
Ringlee 2005). the following factors can cause component failure rates to vary with time and location:
contamination, vegetations, animals, humans, excessive ambitient temperature, moistures, excessive load, lack of
maintenance and ageing.. These factors cause the component failure rates to vary with time and location.
Therefore, it is sometimes not accurate enough to assign identical average failure ratee values to all components
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of a particular type. Ideally, each component should be treated as an individual one with a unique failure rate.
However, by considering information sources providing valid average failure rates for a variety of conditions
within which it is reasonable to expect the average failure rates to vary, can be derived. It should be noted that
the causes of incorrect behavior of protection and control systems and of circuit breakers are somewhat more
complicated
1.1 Faults nn Distribution Feeders.
The faults that occur in distribution systems can be classified as temporary or permanent. A temporary
fault will clear if deenergized and then re-energized, and a permanent fault will persist until repaired by human
intervention (Meysam and Hasan,2009). An interruption is the loss of service (power supply) to one or more
customers, and is classified as momentary or sustained. Despite the use of the term momentary interruption, in
this work will be considered the concept of momentary interruption event. A momentary interruption event is one
or more interruptions of total duration limited to the time period of 5 minutes. A sustained interruption is any
interruption not classified as a part of a momentary event (Abiad and James 2004, Viadmiro, Leonel and Augusto
2009).
Faults occurring on distribution feeders cause protection system action that interrupt the power supplied
to feeder customers. The faults are due to animals and tree that comes in contact with distribution equipment
(Abiad and James,2004). System reliability can be improved by reducing the frequency of occurrence of faults
and by reducing the repair time by means of various designs and maintenance strategies(Abiad and James 2004,
Billinton 2004, Bizacott 2004).
Short circuits or faults occurring on distribution feeders cause protection system actions that interrupt the power
Supplied to feeder customers. The faults are due to animals and trees that come in contact with distribution
equipment, severe weather conditions such as lightning and wind storms, aging and infrequent maintenance of
distribution equipment and traffic accidents, among other causes(Anderson and Bose 2003, Billinton 2004,
Chang 1977)..
The reliability of a system can be improved by reducing the frequency of occurrence of faults and by
reducing the repair time by means of various design and maintenance strategies(Wang,2003)..
Repair duration depends on a number of factors such as the nature of the fault, the time of day and day of the
week at which the outage has occurred and the prevailing weather conditions. The total outage duration also
depends on the distance the crew has to travel to reach the fault and accessibility of the fault location (Buzacott
2004, Endrenyi and Anders 2006, Olivera and Padilha 2009.
The number of faults occurring on a feeder and the repair duration vary randomly from year to year.
Consequently the reliability indices of the system also vary randomly from year to year. While improvements in
modeling the system behavior lead to more accurate estimates of the average values of reliability indices, the
analytical methods used do not estimate the variability of these indices. Monte Carlo simulation method is used
to obtain the probability distribution of load point and system indices for small sample distribution system
(Oluseyi, Akinbulire and Awosope 2006, Singh, Fang and George 2004; Setreus, Wallnerstom and Bertling 2007,
Takeshi, Nobuo and Kaora 2010)..
An adequate knowledge of the range over which the annual feeder reliability indices are expected to
vary would be helpful to distribution engineers in making appropriate allocation of the available resources
towards the upkeep of the distribution system. The assessment can be made using the probability distributions of
the reliability indices (Abiad and James 2004, Billinton 1994, Billinton 2000,Chang 1977)..
1.2 Repairable Components – Normal Repair
The normal repair model allows for non-negligible repair durations. The repair time is treated as another
random variable which, together with the one representing the operating times, describe the life process of a
repairable component. This process, then consists of alternating ‘up’ and ‘down’ periods (Tu and TD) as shown in
Figure 1. below.
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Figure 1.Component with normal repair:(a) Life history (b) state diagram
The process of up and down cycles can be illustrated by the state diagram in Figure 1 above showing the up state
U, the down-state D, and the possible transition between them. In the two-state normal repair model, perfect
repair is assured and the cycles are repeated endlessly(Wang,2003).
The reliability behaviour of repairable components. In the definitions, Xt indicates the state of
the components can be described mathematically as below: In the definitions Xt indicates the state of the
component (up or down ) at time t.
The probability of being in the up-state:
Pu(t) = P [up at t] = P [Xt = U] (1)
The probability of being in the down-state
PD(t) = P[down at t] = P [Xt = D] (2)
Failure density
)],([
1
)(
0
tttinfailureP
t
imltL
t
∆+
∆
=
→∆
( ) ( )[ ]uXDXP
t
ttt
t
=∩=
∆
= ∆+
→∆
1
lim
0
(3)
Intensity of transitions from U to D
( )[ ]tatworkingtttinfailureP
t
tq
t
UD /,
1
lim)(
0
∆+
∆
=
→∆
[ ]uXDXP
t
ttt
t
==
∆
= ∆+
→∆
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1
lim
0
(4)
Mean up-time, or mean time to failure (MTTF)
∫
∞
=
0
)(
dt
dt
tdFu
tMu (5)
Mean down-time
∫
∞
=
0
)(
dt
dt
tdF
tM D
D (6)
Mean time between failure (MTBF), or mean cycle time
MTBF = Mu + MD (7)
Availability
DMMu
Mu
A
+
= (8)
Unavailability
Du
D
MM
M
AIA
+
=−= (9)
1.3 Exponential Up And Down Times
In the case of exponential up and down times, Fu(t) = λe-λt
(10)
FD(t) = µe-λt
TU
TD
t
U D
(a)
(b)
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with .
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µλ
== Du MandM The state probabilities Pu(t) and PD(t) are obtained as
( )t
u etP µλ
µλ
λ
µλ
µ +−
+
+
+
=)(
µλ
µ
µλ
λ
+
−
+
=)(tPD
(11)
These functions are illustrated below in Figure 2.
Figure.2: Characteristic functions for exponential up and down-time distributions full lines represents
component up at t = 0: broken lines: component down at t = 0
quD(t) = λ
The failure density becomes
t
etL )(
2
)( µλ
µλ
λ
µλ
λµ +−
+
+
+
=
(12)
Figure 2 (b) shows the corresponding plots of quD(t) and L(t)
The availability and unavailability indices are given by the expressions
.
µλ
λ
µλ
µ
+
=
+
= AandA
(13)
Also, forced Outage Rate (FOR)
µλ
λ
+
== AFOR
(14)
Components can be repairable or non-repairable. The reliability of a non-repairable
µλ
µ
+
µλ
λ
+
PU(t)
PD(t)
(a)
µλ
λµ
+
qUD(t)
L(t)
λ
(b)
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component can be described by a single index, such as the reliability R, indicating the probability that the
component performs its function for an intended duration of time, or the mean time to failure MTTF. It can also
be described by a single function, such as hazard function h(t) or the reliability function R(t), in which case the
indices above can be calculated(Maurizio and Gianpolo, 2009)..
The reliability of repairable components must be described by at least two functions, such as
the time functions of the up-state and down state probabilities. In the long run, component with any type of up-
and down time distributions tend to behave like components with exponential distributions(Pereira and
Pinto1992, Sakis, Fang and George 2004, Singh and Miltra 2006, Takeshi,Nobuo and Kaora 2010...
If only the long term behaviour is of interest, then, two indices such as the availability A and the mean down-
time MD are sufficient measures of reliability.
There are several criteria by which a system state must be tested before it is judged successful or failed.
A bulk power system is considered failed if the service at the load busses is interrupted or its
quality become, unacceptable. Such a condition arises if any of the following events occur(Singh and Miltra
2006,Takeshi,Nobuo and Kaora 2010, Vishai,Rohitth and Indra 2010, Viadmiro,Leonel and Augusto 2010). .
(i) There is not enough generation available in the system to meet the load demand.
(ii) The continuity of supply to a load point is interrupted.
(iii) Transmission lines are overloaded.
(iv) Bus voltages are outside tolerance.
A failure by any of the above criteria does not generally mean the collapse of the entire system,
while it is conceivable that, for example, an overload condition could develop into a cascading sequence of
events, finally resulting in a break-up of the system, it is much move likely that such a catastrophe would be
averted by switching, generation rescheduling or load shedding (Oluseyi, Akinbulire and Awosope,2006)..
The system failures are merely undesirable events which form a basis for the calculation of the reliability indices.
In certain contingencies, the system may become unstable and fail even if no system failure occurs by any of the
criteria..
Accurate reliability analysis of power sytems helps to predict future failure behaviour and
make appropriate maintenance plans (Endrenyi and Anders, 2006; Endrenyi et al, 2001; Endrenyi et al, 1998).
Reliability performance of distribution utilities has received considerable attention in recent
years(Endrenyi,Maenhaul and Payne 2005).
The reliability of power distribution systems is greatly affected by outages caused by different
environmental factors on overhead lines. Since animals cause significant number of outages on overhead
distribution systems, it is important to investigate these outages(Setreus,Walllnerstom and Bertling,2007)
The main function of protective relays on power system is to detect and remove the faulted
parts as fast and selectively as possible ( Abbas et al, 2009 ).
Accurate fault location is required by operators and utility staff in order to expedite service restoration and thus
to reduce outage time, operating costs and customer complaints(Endrenyi, Maenhaul and Payne 2005, Maurizio
and Gianpolo 2009).
Maintenance policies play an important role in the reliability of repairable systems because maintenance
actions can significantly affect the failure probability of the system. For a complex system, i.e a unit with a large
number of parts, the repair or the substitution of a failed part restores the system performance, but does not
generally produce a significant reliability improvement because the conditions of the non-failed parts are left
unchanged. In such a case, it is generally assumed that each repair brings the system to condition it was just
before occurrence(Vishai, Rohith and Indra 2010).
2. Review of Related work.
Reliability analysis in electrical distribution system considering preventive maintenance applications on
circuit breakers was presented by Mahmud and Saeed {2009). The paper presented the results of the preventive
maintenance application based study and modeling of failure rates in breakers of electrical distribution system
which is a critical issue in the reliability assessment of a system. In the analysis considered in this paper, the
impacts of failure rate variations caused by a preventive maintenance were examined. This is considered as a part
of a Reliabilty Centred Maintenance (RCM) application program. A number of load point reliability indices is
derived using the mathematical model of the failure rate which is established using the observesd data in a
distribution system.
Eduardo et al (2009) presented a novel nonlinear binary programming model designed to
improve the reliability indices of a distribution network. This model identifies the type and location of protection
devices that should be installed in a distribution feeder and is a generalization of the classical optimization
models. This new approach is more flexible and leads to better placement solutions. Numerical results of the
tests performed on real feeders are presented for analysis.
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Allan and Da Silva (1995) described an approach for evaluating the probability distributions associated with
the reliability indices in meshed networks. A procedure for combining these indices with the costs of interruption
duration and of customer’s average interruption duration index (CAIDI), to assess the costs of interruptions in
such networks has been reported by them. The proposed approaches are based on a combination of analytical
technique and Monte Carlo-Carlo simulation. The results from this study demonstrated that greatly increased
information can be obtained from using the distribution of the reliability indices. These include:
(a) The ability of predicting the proportion of customers having interruptions greater than a certain number or
outage duration greater than a particular value.This is of vital concern in demonstrating whether a specified
reinforcement meets specified target standards.
(b) The benefits of using alternative system designs is emphasized by comparing distributions and the tail
regions rather than simply average values.
(c) The distribution permits more accurate values of interruption costs to be evaluated.
Ajenikoko, Fakolujo and Raji (2010) presented a generalized model for a quantitative evaluation of
reliability indices of the National Grid system. The work formulated a generalized model for a new measure of
reliability index called the Relative Customer Average Interruption Duration Index (CAIDI) for the National
Grid System. The generalized model is a polynomial function whose order depends majorly on the level of
industrialization of the distribution system and invariably, on the coefficients of the distribution feeders.
3 Materials and Method
3.1 Development of mathematical model
The electric power system belongs to the discrete state, continuous time class. This is because each
distribution system feeder can operate either in fully up-state or down-state and inter-state transition can occur
randomly at any time. The probability that each unit moves independently to a new state is a function of the rate
of departure from its present state.
The Markov transition rates needs to be estimated accurately from the available outage database for
the distribution system. The mathematical model for a discrete state continuous time process is derived as
follows:
Let φ i(t) = probability that the system is in state i at time t.
λij = rate of departure from state i to another state j.
λijΔt = probability of moving from state i to another state j in time Δt where Δt is made sufficiently
small that the probability of two or more transitions occurring during
Δt is negligible.
The probability of an ‘n’ state system being in any state i at time (t + Δt) is φ i(t + Δt) = probability of being in
state i at time t and not leaving it in time t or probability of being in another state j at time t and moving to state i
during the time interval.
That is: ∑∑ ==
∆+∆−=∆+
n
j
ijj
n
j
ijji tttttt
11
)(]1)[()( λφλφφ (1)
j = 1, i = 1,2, . . . n.
Rearranging and taking limit as t tends to zero, equation (1) can be written in matrix
form as
φ (t) = A
φ (t)
where:
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∑=
−=
=
=
n
j
ijii
T
n
nnninn
ni
ni
tttt
A
1
21
...2.1
2.2.2.22.1
1.1.1.21,1
)]()...(),([)(
......
.
.
.
......
......
λα
φφφφ
αλλλ
λλαλ
λλλα
(2)
where
A = n x n stochastic transitional rate matrix
ijλ = the rate of departure from state i to state j, i = j
)(tiφ = the time dependent probability of state i
dt
td
t i
i
)(
)(
φ
φ = (3)
T = transpose
Given the appropriate initial conditions,
)0(φ = [ )0(1φ , )0(2φ , … )0(nφ ]
)0()( φφ λt
et = (4)
Of prime importance and interest are the reliabilities of distribution system for which the limiting steady state
probabilities are to be computed (Aliyu and Musa, 1992).
One way of obtaining the limiting steady state probabilities from the equation involves taking
ψφ =
∞→
)(tLim
t
(5)
where
ψ = [ 1ψ , 2ψ ,…
T
n ]ψ is the desired steady state probability vector such that:
1
1
=∑= i
n
i
ψ (6)
Equation 6 can be reduced to its steady state value so that the time rate of
change of )(tφ equals zero.
Since the rank of the resulting set of n algebraic equations is n – 1, it can be shown that replacing anyone of them
enable a unique solution to be obtained. If the nth algebraic equation is replaced the following matrix equation
results.
ψ'
Ab =
−
(7)
where
= −
xn
xnn
nxn
u
A
A
1
1
(8)
−
−
−
∈−∈=
=
=
)],1(:)1,([:),(),(
]1,1,...0,0,0[
]1,0,...0,0,0[
1
1
njniijiAjiA
u
b
T
nx
T
nx
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The resulting algebraic matrix equation 8 is easily solved for ψ .
Generally, the rate of transition from state i to any other state j is estimated from the following:
i
ij
T
1
=λ (9)
where:
iT is the average time spent in state i as given by the following relation:
ij
i
i
N
t
T = (10)
where:
iT is the total time spent in state and ijN is the number of transitions from state i to any other state j.
In the special case of a unit with two state model (ups and down) it can move from up to down state and vice
versa with failure rate ( λ ) and repair rate )(µ being their corresponding transition rates.
The Raw data needed were collected from the national control center (NCC), Osogbo which formed a basis for
this analysis.
Ten years of outage information from Ibadan distribution systems were collected from NCC
Osogbo. The relevant information includes: Recorded faults on Ibadan distribution system for the study period
and the recorded outage times on the selected distribution systems..
The failure rate graph was plotted from which a Failure Rate Model is developed.
4. Results and Discussion.
Agodi feeder recorded a least value of 920 faults within the first 6100 seconds. The fault progresses along the
feeders of the distribution system as the time increases thus making the failure rates to fluctuate as well..This
distribution feeder has a failure rate of 0.1508 faults/second which happens to be the least in this case. Most of
the faults recorded on this feeder lasted for a very short period of time making it possible to serve most of the
numerous customers attached to it. The relationship between the Failure rate and the duration of faults for Ibadan
distribution system is shown in Figure 1. It is observed that the failure rate fluctuates as the faults duration
progresses. This is due to the fact that most of the faults occurred at random and lasted for a short period of time
before being cleared.
Figure 2 shows the relationship between the failure rate and the feeders. It shows how often the feeders vary
with time during the study period. Eruwa feeder recorded a low failure rate of 0.1512 because fewer faults were
recorded on this feeder even though, those faults were cleared promptly so as to serve the numerous customers
attached to the feeder. Onireke feeder had a failure rate of 0.2396 and emerged as having the highest failure rate
because majority of the faults recorded on this feeder persisted for a long period of time thus putting most of the
numerous customers attached to this feeder in a complete darkness.
The number of faults recorded on Eruwa distribution feeder increases to 1320 within the next
300 seconds making the feeder to fail at the rate of 0.206 faults/second. This is because more faults were
experienced on this distribution feeder, majority of which persisted for a very long time and consequently,
putting most of the customers attached to it in complete darkness thus paralyzing their commercial activities.
Figure 3 shows the relationship between the faults and the duration of faults. It expresses how
the two parameters vary. It is observed that the faults increase as the duration of faults increases.
Eleyele feeder fails at the of 0.1875 faults per second within the next 800 seconds because
most of the numerous faults recorded on this feeder were cleared promptly thus providing adequate services to
the numerous customers attached to the feeder.
A high level of maintenance practice was noticed on Moniya feeder of Ibadan distribution system. It recorded a
total of 1600 faults in 7800 seconds making it to fail at the rate of 0.205 faults/seconds.. On this feeder, most of
the faults lasted for just a few seconds and were cleared promptly so as to serve the customers attached to it
without any further interruptions.
Figure 4 expresses the correlation between the fault duration and the feeders. It shows the time
duration for each of the feeders.
Secretariat feeder of this distribution system has a failure rate of 0.206 faults/second because the same
maintenance strategy adopted on Moniya feeder was also introduced to the feeder in order to clear most of the
faults on the feeder so as to provide adequate services without interruptions to the numerous customers attached
to it.
Figure 5 describes the variation of the faults with respect to the feeders. It shows at a glance, how the faults
vary from feeder to feeder.
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Lack of adequate maintenance culture on Bashorun, Premier, Ijokodo and Cocoa feeders was responsible for
appreciable failure rates of 0.2174 faults/second, 0.2263 faults/second, 0.2280 faults/second and 0.2349
faults/second respectively. Most of the faults recorded on these feeders persisted for a very long period of time
without them being cleared thus putting most of the customers attached to them in a prolonged darkness.
Onireke feeder has a failure rate of 0.2337 faults/second which is a slight fall in failure rate recorded on Cocoa
feeder .Most of the faults recorded on this feeder were cleared immediately after the adoption of an appropriate
maintenance scheme. Most of the customers attached to this feeder were adequately served..
6000 6500 7000 7500 8000 8500 9000 9500 10000
0.15
0.16
0.17
0.18
0.19
0.2
0.21
0.22
0.23
0.24
Duration
FR
Ibadan distribution
Figure 1: Variation of Failure rate with time for Ibadan distribution system.
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0.15
0.16
0.17
0.18
0.19
0.2
0.21
0.22
0.23
0.24
Feeder Names
FR
Ibadan distribution
Figure 2: Variation of Failure rate with feeder names for Ibadan distribution system.
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6000 6500 7000 7500 8000 8500 9000 9500 10000
800
1000
1200
1400
1600
1800
2000
2200
2400
Duration
Faults
Ibadan distribution
Figure 3: Variation of faults with duration for Ibadan distribution system.
Agodi Eruwa Eleyele Moniya Secretariat Bashorun Premier Ijokodo Cocoa Onireke
6000
6500
7000
7500
8000
8500
9000
9500
10000
Feeder Names
Duration
Ibadan distribution
Figure 4: Variation of Duration of faults with feeder names for Ibadan distribution system.
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Agodi Eruwa Eleyele Moniya Secretariat Bashorun Premier Ijokodo Cocoa Onireke
800
1000
1200
1400
1600
1800
2000
2200
2400
Feeder Names
Faults
Ibadan distribution
Figure 5: Variation of faults with feeder names for Ibadan distribution system.
In order to fit the data to a standard function and due to the approximation of the data, some degrees of
polynomial were used in the developed model. The functional relationship between failure rate and time, using a
4-degree polynomial is expressed as follow:
The Failure rate model developed for Ibadan distribution system is:
:
where:
y = Failure rate which is a 4-degree polynomial function.
x= Number of feeders.
R2
= Coefficient of determination
The Failure rate model developed is a polynomial of order 4 . The order of the polynomial is as a result of the
level of industrialization of the city compared to any other civilized city in the world..
5. Conclusion
A Polynomial Failure rate model has been developed for Ibadan distribution system.. The development of
the model started with identification of system feeders and estimating the contributions of the system indices to
the failure rate of selected feeders on the distribution system.
The mean and standard deviation of the system reliability indices were computed using statistical
analysis. The computed system reliability indices were used as input parameters for the model.
The best curve that fitted the relationship between the failure rate and the number of feeders were obtained
for the distribution systems and empirical equation for this curve was obtained for the distribution system. The
generalized model is a polynomial whose order depends on the level of industrialization of the distribution
system.
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