"System Reliability" ed. by Constantin Volosencu

Researchers from the entire world write to figure out their newest results and to contribute new ideas or ways in the field of system reliability and maintenance. Their articles are grouped into four sections: reliability, reliability of electronic devices, power system reliability and feasibility and maintenance. The book is a valuable tool for professors, students and professionals, with its presentation of issues that may be taken as examples applicable to practical situations.

Some examples defining the contents can be highlighted: system reliability analysis based on goal-oriented methodology; reliability design of water-dispensing systems; reliability evaluation of drivetrains for off-highway machines; extending the useful life of asset; network reliability for faster feasibility decision; analysis of standard reliability parameters of technical systems' parts; cannibalisation for improving system reliability; mathematical study on the multiple temperature operational life testing procedure, for electronic industry; reliability prediction of smart maximum PowerPoint converter in photovoltaic applications; reliability of die interconnections used in plastic discrete power packages; the effects of mechanical and electrical straining on performances of conventional thick-film resistors; software and hardware development in the electric power system; electric interruptions and loss of supply in power systems; feasibility of autonomous hybrid AC/DC microgrid system; predictive modelling of emergency services in electric power distribution systems; web-based decision-support system in the electric power distribution system; preventive maintenance of a repairable equipment operating in severe environment; and others.

Contents
1  Complex System Reliability Analysis Method: Goal‐Oriented Methodology
2  Reliability Design of Mechanical System‐Like Water‐Dispensing System in Refrigerator Subjected to Repetitive Impact Loading
3  Down Time Terms and Information Used for Assessment of Equipment Reliability and Maintenance Performance
4  Updated Operational Reliability from Degradation Indicators and Adaptive Maintenance Strategy
5  Obtaining and Using Cumulative Bounds of Network Reliability
6  Spare Parts Forecasting Based on Reliability
7  Model Development for Reliability Cannibalization
8  Reliability Evaluation of Drivetrains: Challenges for Off‐ Highway Machines
9  Reliability Prediction Considering Multiple Failure Mechanisms
10  The Importance of Interconnection Technologies’ Reliability of Power Electronic Packages
11  Reliability Prediction of Smart Maximum Power Point Converter for PV Applications
12  Low‐Frequency Noise and Resistance as Reliability Indicators of Mechanically and Electrically Strained Thick‐Film Resistors
13  Coordination and Selectivity of Protection Devices with Reliability Assessment in Distribution Systems
14  An Analysis of Software and Hardware Development in the PMU-Based Technology and Suggestions Regarding Its Implementation in the Polish Power Grid
15  Power System Reliability: Mathematical Models and Applications
16  Techno-Economic Feasibility Study of Autonomous Hybrid AC/DC Microgrid System
17  Resource Planning to Service Restoration in Power Distribution Systems
18  Imperfect Maintenance Models, from Theory to Practice
19  A Decision Support System for Planning and Operation of Maintenance and Customer Services in Electric Power Distribution Systems
20  Optimum Maintenance Policy for Equipment over Changing of the Operation Environment