Estimation of reliabilities of thermal power plant - A case study

Abstract

To sustain smoother flow of electricity generation of thermal power plant, it is very important to understand the pattern of successive failures (working hours) and production downtime (repair hours). Since exponential distribution is a commonly assumed model for working hours and repair hours, the applicability of exponential distribution is tested through Chi-Square test of Goodness of Fit (GoF). Also an attempt is made to find out the best suitable analysis for fitting production down times.