The purpose of this research is to explore the relationship among multivariate process capability indices, expected losses and design reliability for the nominal-the-better case so the likelihood and consequence resulting from the failure of a multi-characteristic engineering design can be evaluated simultaneously. This new approach provides reliability practitioners a decision making tool in p...

This paper presents a software package whose aim is to provide a tool to be used for reliability indices analysis in radial distribution system. It contains all the main elements found in practical system. The software package employs the Graphical User Interface (GUI) capabilities of Matlab. The main advantage of the proposed package is that the reliability indices analysis can find in differe...

The distribution system is prone to failures and disturbances due to weather related issues and human errors. The distributed generation is expected to play a key role in the power system. The reliability of the power supply can be improved in the presence of distributed generation (DG). In this paper, general assessment of the impact of distributed generation (DG) on the distribution system re...

This paper considers the reliability of an M/G/1 queue with multiple adaptive vacations in which the arriving customers enter the system with probability p (0<p≤1) during vacations. Through appropriate assumptions, the model is studied by the total probability decomposition technique and the tool of Laplace transform. Some reliability indices are studied. Moreover, we give some numerical exampl...

There is one method, called the Block Gradient Method here, whereby to detect image movements from an image sequence. This method has an advantage over the computing costs in a movement vector. However, this method has a general problem, in that the reliability of the detected movements varies with varying conditions, such as the image texture. Therefore, it is important to obtain some indices ...

The fault current levels through the electric devices have a significant impact on failure probability. New fault current results in exceeding the rated capacity of circuit breaker and switching equipments and changes operation characteristic of overcurrent relay. In order to solve these problems, SFCL (Superconducting Fault Current Limiter) has rising as one of new alternatives so as to improv...