Authors : Andras Istvan Fazekas and Eva V. Nagy
Abstract: This study briefly sets out a 3 and more state reliability description of combined heat and power generating units (of extraction condensing and back-pressure steam turbine power plant units). The new procedure improves the accuracy of system-level reliability (Loss of Load Probability (LOLP)) calculations for power generation systems by giving a more differentiated (and thus more accurate) description of the available capacity from extraction condensing and back-pressure turbine power plants. Applying the 3 or more state reliability model for power plant units with extraction condensing and back pressure turbine and the deduction of the reliability calculation’s input data form the novelty of the newly developed calculation method.
Andras Istvan Fazekas and Eva V. Nagy, 2010. Reliability Modelling of Combined Heat and Power Generating Power Plant Units. International Journal of Electrical and Power Engineering, 4: 160-163.