Probabilistic Issue of Reliability for Power Machinery Operating in Coal Fired Power Plants

Janusz Buchta^*, Andrzej Oziemski, Maciej Pawlik

Lodz University of Technology, Institute of Electrical Power Engineering, Lodz, Poland.

DOI: 10.4236/jpee.2014.24020                

Abstract

The paper presents results of reliability analysis made for lignite fired 370 MW rated power units installed in the Belchatow Power Plant (Poland). The concept of standardized power unit and the method of a histogram with a set number of observations in each class were applied in a study. The study includes analysis of probability distributions of operation times and repair times for the main power unit components. Empirical probability distribution functions have been identified and their parameters estimated in the study. The final forecast includes an estimation of such reliability measures like expected operation time, expected failure rate, average repair time and expected annual failure duration.

Keywords

Power Unit; Reliability Indices; Probability Distribution Functions of Operation Time and Repair Time

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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