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EN 61164:2004

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Reliability growth - Statistical test and estimation methods
Published date

15-04-2004

1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Symbols
5 Reliability growth models in design and test
6 Reliability growth models used for systems/products in
  design phase
  6.1 Modified power law model for planning of reliability
      growth in product design phase
      6.1.1 General
      6.1.2 Planning model for the reliability growth during the
            product design period
      6.1.3 Tracking the achieved reliability growth
  6.2 Modified Bayesian IBM-Rosner model for planning reliability
      growth in design phase
      6.2.1 General
      6.2.2 Data requirements
      6.2.3 Estimates of reliability growth and related parameters
      6.2.4 Tracking reliability growth during design phase
7 Reliability growth planning a tracking in the product
  reliability growth testing
  7.1 Continuous reliability growth models
      7.1.1 The power law model
      7.1.2 The fixed number of faults model
  7.2 Discrete reliability growth model
      7.2.1 Model description
      7.2.2 Estimation
8 Use of the power law model in planning reliability improvement
  test programmes
9 Statistical test and estimation procedures for continuous power
  law model
  9.1 Overview
  9.2 Growth tests and parameter estimation
      9.2.1 Case 1 - Time data for every relevant failure
      9.2.2 Case 2 - Time data for groups of relevant failures
  9.3 Goodness-of-fit tests
      9.3.1 General
      9.3.2 Case 1 - Time data for every relevant failure
      9.3.3 Case 2 - Time data for groups of relevant failures
  9.4 Confidence intervals on the shape parameter
      9.4.1 General
      9.4.2 Case 1 - Time data for every relevant failure
      9.4.3 Case 2 - Time data for groups of relevant failures
  9.5 Confidence intervals on current MTBF
      9.5.1 General
      9.5.2 Case 1 -Time data for every relevant failure
      9.5.3 Case 2 -Time data for groups of relevant failures
  9.6 Projection technique
Annex A (informative) Examples for planning and analytical
                      models used in design and test phase of
                      product development
  A.1 Reliability growth planning in product design phase
      A.1.1 Power law planning model example
      A.1.2 Construction of the model and monitoring of
            reliability growth
  A.2 Example of Bayesian reliability growth model for the
      product design phase
  A.3 Failure data for discrete trials
  A.4 Examples of reliability growth through testing
      A.4.1 Introduction
      A.4.2 Current reliability assessments
      A.4.3 Projected reliability estimates
Annex B (informative) The power law reliability growth
                      model - Background information
  B.1 The Duane postulate
  B.2 The power law model
  B.3 Modified power law model for planning of reliability
      growth in product design phase
  B.4 Modified Bayesian IBM-Rosner model for planning
      reliability growth in the design phase
Annex ZA (normative) Normative references to international
                     publications with their corresponding
                     European publications

Gives models and numerical methods for reliability growth assessments based on failure data, which were generated in a reliability improvement programme. These procedures deal with growth, estimation, confidence intervals for product reliability and goodness-of-fit tests.

Committee
CLC/SR 56
DevelopmentNote
To be used in conjunction with EN 61014. (09/2004)
DocumentType
Standard
PublisherName
European Committee for Standards - Electrical
Status
Current

Standards Relationship
PN EN 61164 : 2007 Identical
NF EN 61164 : 2004 Identical
BS EN 61164:2004 Identical
UNE-EN 61164:2005 Identical
CEI EN 61164 : 2006 Identical
IEC 61164:2004 Identical
NBN EN 61164 : 2005 Identical
I.S. EN 61164:2004 Identical
NEN EN IEC 61164 : 2004 Identical
DIN EN 61164:2004-11 Identical
BS EN 60311:2003+A2:2009 Identical

EN 62506 : 2013 METHODS FOR PRODUCT ACCELERATED TESTING (IEC 62506:2013)
EN 61508-2:2010 Functional safety of electrical/electronic/programmable electronic safety-related systems - Part 2: Requirements for electrical/electronic/programmable electronic safety-related systems
EN 60300-3-15 : 2009 DEPENDABILITY MANAGEMENT - PART 3-15: APPLICATION GUIDE - ENGINEERING OF SYSTEM DEPENDABILITY
EN 60300-3-4:2008 Dependability management - Part 3-4: Application guide - Guide to the specification of dependability requirements
EN 62429:2008 Reliability growth - Stress testing for early failures in unique complex systems
BS EN 62506:2013 Methods for product accelerated testing
UNE-EN 62059-31-1:2010 Electricity metering equipment - Dependability -- Part 31-1: Accelerated reliability testing - Elevated temperature and humidity
CEI EN 62429 : 2008 RELIABILITY GROWTH - STRESS TESTING FOR EARLY FAILURES IN UNIQUE COMPLEX SYSTEMS
BS EN 60300-3-15:2009 Dependability management Application guide. Engineering of system dependability
BS EN 62429:2008 Reliability growth. Stress testing for early failures in unique complex systems
BS EN 61508-2:2010 Functional safety of electrical/electronic/ programmable electronic safety-related systems Requirements for electrical/electronic/ programmable electronic safety-related systems
BS EN 61508-7:2010 Functional safety of electrical/electronic/ programmable electronic safety related systems Overview of techniques and measures
CEI EN 62506 : 2014 METHODS FOR PRODUCT ACCELERATED TESTING
CEI EN 60300-3-4 : 2010 DEPENDABILITY MANAGEMENT - PART 3-4: APPLICATION GUIDE - GUIDE TO THE SPECIFICATION OF DEPENDABILITY REQUIREMENTS
I.S. EN 62506:2013 METHODS FOR PRODUCT ACCELERATED TESTING (IEC 62506:2013 (EQV))
UNE-EN 62429:2012 Reliability growth - Stress testing for early failures in unique complex systems
UNE-EN 60300-3-4:2011 Dependability management -- Part 3-4: Application guide - Guide to the specification of dependability requirements
BS EN 62059-31-1:2008 Electricity metering equipment. Dependability Accelerated reliability testing. Elevated temperature and humidity
BS EN 60300-3-4:2008 Dependability management Application guide. Guide to the specification of dependability requirements
I.S. EN 60300-3-4:2008 DEPENDABILITY MANAGEMENT - PART 3-4: APPLICATION GUIDE - GUIDE TO THE SPECIFICATION OF DEPENDABILITY REQUIREMENTS
I.S. EN 62429:2008 RELIABILITY GROWTH - STRESS TESTING FOR EARLY FAILURES IN UNIQUE COMPLEX SYSTEMS
EN 61508-7:2010 Functional safety of electrical/electronic/programmable electronic safety-related systems - Part 7: Overview of techniques and measures
EN 62059-31-1 : 2008 ELECTRICITY METERING EQUIPMENT - DEPENDABILITY - PART 31-1: ACCELERATED RELIABILITY TESTING - ELEVATED TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY

IEC 60605-4:2001 Equipment reliability testing - Part 4: Statistical procedures for exponential distribution - Point estimates, confidence intervals, prediction intervals and tolerance intervals
IEC 61014:2003 Programmes for reliability growth
IEC 60605-6:2007 Equipment reliability testing - Part 6: Tests for the validity and estimation of the constant failure rate and constant failure intensity
EN 61014 : 2003 Programmes for reliability growth
MIL-HDBK-189 Revision C:2011 RELIABILITY GROWTH MANAGEMENT
IEC 60300-3-5:2001 Dependability management - Part 3-5: Application guide - Reliability test conditions and statistical test principles

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