Reliability modelling of DC uninterruptible power supply

M.K. Rahmat, S. Jovanovic, K.L. Lo

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Abstract

The paper will present the method to predict the reliability parameters of the DC Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) by using the Reliability Block Diagram (RBD) method. Important quantitative system's reliability indices such as Failure rate, Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF), Availability and Unavailability, can be calculated from the RBD models. In this paper, two configurations of DC UPS (with and without generator) were considered and comparisons on the resultant reliability parameters by using the proposed RBD method were discussed in detail. Actual field data from industrial best practice are used to validate the results of the analytical model.
Original languageEnglish
Pages369-372
Number of pages5
Publication statusPublished - 2006
Event3rd IET International Conference on Power Electronics, Machines and Drives - Dublin, Ireland
Duration: 4 Apr 20066 Apr 2006

Conference

Conference3rd IET International Conference on Power Electronics, Machines and Drives
Abbreviated titlePEMD 2006
Country/TerritoryIreland
CityDublin
Period4/04/066/04/06

Keywords

  • uninterruptible power supply
  • reliability modelling

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