Bridge network: Decomposition

approach

Taken from chapter 4 Reliability

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Delta Star Approach
 Example
A bridge network made up of five independent
and identical units is shown in the figure. Each
unit has reliability of R =0.9, find the network
reliability using delta-star method.
 Solution

Rn= 0.9788 or Rn= 0.9785