Each distribution system component can be described by a set of reliability parameters. Simple reliability models are based on component failure rates and component repair times, but sophisticated models make use of many other reliability parameters.

Chapter Contents:

• 5.1 Network modeling
• 5.2 Network reduction
• Proposed exercise

Inspec keywords: power distribution reliability; failure analysis

Other keywords: component failure rates; distribution system analysis; reliability parameters; distribution system component; distribution system reliability; component repair times

Subjects: Distribution networks; Reliability