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Reliability Equations with Examples

The document outlines key mathematical equations related to reliability, including the Reliability Function, Mean Time To Failure, Mean Time Between Failures, and others. Each equation is accompanied by an explanation and a real-world example to illustrate its application. The document serves as a comprehensive guide to understanding reliability metrics in systems.

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Reliability Equations with Examples

The document outlines key mathematical equations related to reliability, including the Reliability Function, Mean Time To Failure, Mean Time Between Failures, and others. Each equation is accompanied by an explanation and a real-world example to illustrate its application. The document serves as a comprehensive guide to understanding reliability metrics in systems.

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Mathematical Equations of Reliability with Real-World Examples

1. Reliability Function (R(t))

Equation:
R(t) = e^(-lambdat)

Explanation:
Probability that a system functions without failure up to time t.

Example:
For lambda = 0.01 failures/hour, R(10) = e^(-0.1) ~ 0.905 (90.5% reliability over 10 hours).

2. Mean Time To Failure (MTTF)

Equation:
MTTF = 1 / lambda

Explanation:
Average time before failure in non-repairable systems.

Example:
If lambda = 0.001, MTTF = 1000 hours.

3. Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF)

Equation:
MTBF = MTTF + MTTR

Explanation:
Average time between failures including repair time.

Example:
MTTF = 950 hrs, MTTR = 50 hrs, MTBF = 1000 hrs.

4. Mean Time To Repair (MTTR)

Equation:
MTTR = Total Repair Time / Number of Repairs

Explanation:
Average time taken to repair a system.

Example:
25 hours for 5 repairs -> MTTR = 5 hours.
5. Availability (A)

Equation:
A = MTBF / (MTBF + MTTR)

Explanation:
Probability system is operational.

Example:
Uptime = 720, Downtime = 80 -> A = 90%.

6. Failure Rate (lambda)

Equation:
lambda = Number of Failures / Total Time

Explanation:
Rate of system failures.

Example:
4 failures in 2000 hours -> lambda = 0.002 failures/hour.

7. Repair Rate (mu)

Equation:
mu = 1 / MTTR

Explanation:
Number of repairs per unit time.

Example:
MTTR = 4 hours -> mu = 0.25 repairs/hour.

8. System Reliability in Series

Equation:
R_series = R1 * R2 * R3 * ... * Rn

Explanation:
All components must work.

Example:
0.9, 0.95, 0.92 -> R ~ 78.5%.

9. System Reliability in Parallel


Equation:
R_parallel = 1 - [(1 - R1)(1 - R2)...(1 - Rn)]

Explanation:
System works if at least one component works.

Example:
0.9, 0.95, 0.92 -> R ~ 99.96%.

10. Unavailability (U)

Equation:
U = 1 - A or U = MTTR / MTBF

Explanation:
Probability system is not available.

Example:
MTTR = 50, MTBF = 1000 -> U = 5%.

11. SAIFI

Equation:
SAIFI = Total Interruptions / Total Customers

Explanation:
Avg. frequency of interruptions per customer.

Example:
3000 interruptions for 1000 customers -> SAIFI = 3.

12. SAIDI

Equation:
SAIDI = Total Outage Duration / Total Customers

Explanation:
Avg. outage time per customer.

Example:
6000 mins for 1000 -> SAIDI = 6 mins.

13. CAIDI

Equation:
CAIDI = SAIDI / SAIFI
Explanation:
Avg. duration per interruption.

Example:
SAIDI = 6, SAIFI = 3 -> CAIDI = 2 mins.

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