T&D EQUIPMENT

[ZSRJ225]

IS THERE A REFERENCE BOOK OR SOURCE WHERE I CAN GET A SOME SORT OF FAILURE HISTORY OR FAILURE PROBABILITY OF DISTRIBUTION EQUIPMENT SUCH AS PADMOUNT SWITCHES/POLES/TRANSFORMERS ETC..

 

[jbartos]

Suggestion: Nowadays, the reliability software have libraries with probabilities of failures needed for reliability analysis.

 

[jbartos]

Suggestion: Visit

http://www.selinc.com/techpprs/6141.pdf

etc. for more info

 

[alehman]

This is a good starting point.

IEEE Std 493-1997 IEEE recommended practice for the design of reliable industrial and commercial power systems [IEEE Gold Book]