Reliability is an important element in the performance of hydrokinetic turbines. It is also a driving factor of the … system lifetime cost. In this paper, we perform time-dependent reliability analysis for the blades of a river … strength of the material. The upcrossing rate method is employed to calculate the time-dependent reliability of the …

In the case of isolated areas, power quality and service reliability are improved by fusion of the ac power generation … reliability and performance indices illustrate the benefits of PV system fusion with ac generation. …