Advances in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Jan 2004)
Problems Related to Use of Some Terms in System Reliability Analysis
Abstract
The paper deals with problems of using dependability terms, defined in actual standard STN IEC 50 (191): International electrotechnical dictionary, chap. 191: Dependability and quality of service (1993), in a technical systems dependability analysis. The goal of the paper is to find a relation between terms introduced in the mentioned standard and used in the technical systems dependability analysis and rules and practices used in a system analysis of the system theory. Description of a part of the system life cycle related to reliability is used as a starting point. The part of a system life cycle is described by the state diagram and reliability relevant therms are assigned.
