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Terminated in academic year 2011/2012

Reliability and Maintanability of Electrical Systems

Type of study Follow-up Master
Language of instruction Czech
Code 450-4020/01
Abbreviation SES
Course title Reliability and Maintanability of Electrical Systems
Credits 4
Coordinating department Department of Cybernetics and Biomedical Engineering
Course coordinator doc. Ing. Jan Žídek, CSc.

Subject syllabus

- Basic of probability theory and mathematical statistics. Random events and variables, definition of probability, probability and distribution functions, characteristics of random variables, basic types of distribution.
- Procedures and methods for providing quality care. The definition of quality, current trends, quality management, standards, control methods and improving quality, metrology, testing, conformity assessment, certification, accreditation, assurance of reliability, reliability management
- Fysical basis and failure definitions object, types failure, failure standard, buildings renewed and non-renewal, quantification of the reliability, indicators of reliability, estimates of the reliability characteristics, moments methods, maximum authentic method, environmental factors and operating conditions on component failure rate
- Indicators of reliability expendable objects
- Indicators of reliability renovated buildings
- Calculation of the reliability of systems with general structure,
- The theory of Markov processes, Markov models, Markov analysis
- Methods of increasing reliability, Backup Static, dynamic backup
- Simulation (statistical) reliability models, Model using the direct Monte Carlo, method principle
- Analysis of reliability of complex systems, inductive and deductive analysis approach
- Other methods of reliability analysis, FTA method, ETA method
- operating reliability
- Basics technical diagnostics, failure model, diagnostic tests
- Reliability microprocessor systems, Safety Codes

Exercise
- Solution examples of probability theory and mathematical statistics
- Examples of calculating the failure rate of components
- Compilation a matrix of intensities of transitions, and construct a graph of the intensity of transitions, examples of Markov models.
- Compilation of diagnostic tests. Verification of knowledge.

- Statistical analysis with computer-aided
- RBD analysis with computer-aided
- FTA analysis with computer-aided
- Markov analysis with computer-aided





Literature

Billinton,R.-Allan,R.N.:Reliability evaluation of engineering systems. New York, 1983

Geist,R.-Trivedi,K.S.:Reliability estimation of Fault-Tolerant Systems: Tools and Techniques. Computer, July 1990, pp.52-61.
Misra,K.B. Reliability Analysis and Prediction - A Metholology Oriented Treatment. Elsevier, 1992.
Hoyland,A.-Rausand,M.: Reliability Theory. Models and Statistical Methods. Wiley, New York, 1994.
Dhillon,B.S.: Design Reliability. CRC Press 1999.

Advised literature

Isograph eventually Relex websides.