DocumentCode
3287352
Title
Elements of a power systems risk analysis and reliability study
Author
Hung, Oliver K. ; Gough, William A.
Author_Institution
Universal Dynamics Ltd., Vancouver, BC, Canada
fYear
1996
fDate
23-25 Sep 1996
Firstpage
163
Lastpage
168
Abstract
Risk analysis and reliability studies are essential tools for the design of continuous process plant power systems. This paper uses examples from a producer gas manufacturing plant and an aluminum smelter to show how reliability and rate of return analysis are used to evaluate various industrial power system reliability upgrade options
Keywords
chemical industry; industrial power systems; maintenance engineering; metallurgical industries; power system reliability; risk management; safety; aluminum smelter; continuous process plant power systems; producer gas manufacturing plant; rate of return analysis; reliability studies; reliability upgrade options; risk analysis; Aluminum; Costs; Failure analysis; Power engineering and energy; Power system analysis computing; Power system dynamics; Power system modeling; Power system reliability; Rectifiers; Risk analysis;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Petroleum and Chemical Industry Conference, 1996, Record of Conference Papers. The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Incorporated Industry Applications Society 43rd Annual
Conference_Location
Philadelphia, PA
ISSN
0090-3507
Print_ISBN
0-7803-3587-2
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/PCICON.1996.564882
Filename
564882
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