Title :
A reliability analysis for wireless sensor networks in a wind farm
Author :
Vasar, Cristian ; Prostean, Octavian ; Filip, Ioan ; Robu, Raul ; Popescu, Dan
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Autom. & Appl. Inf., Politeh. Univ. from Timisoara, Timisoara, Romania
Abstract :
The paper proposes Markov models for the reliability analysis of the wireless sensor networks with standby backup elements. There are presented the theoretical aspects and some of the variables that are used in the domain of fault tolerant systems. There has been conducted a study regarding the reliability of system versus cost price, considering different number of hot redundant spare parts. Reliability evaluation techniques are important in the context of design and analysis of sensitive information gathering sensor networks.
Keywords :
Markov processes; fault tolerance; wind power plants; wireless sensor networks; Markov models; fault tolerant systems; reliability analysis; wind farm; wireless sensor networks; Acoustic sensors; Algorithm design and analysis; Condition monitoring; Fault tolerance; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Sensor systems; Temperature sensors; Wind energy generation; Wind farms; Wireless sensor networks; Markov model; Reliability; fault tolerant sensor network;
Conference_Titel :
Information, Communication and Automation Technologies, 2009. ICAT 2009. XXII International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Bosnia
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4220-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4221-8
DOI :
10.1109/ICAT.2009.5348408
