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Conference Paper
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Publisher Location
New Jersey, United States of America
Conference Name
International Conference on Probabilistic Methods Applied to Power Systems (PMAPS)
Conference Location
Boise, Idaho, United States of America
Conference Sponsor
IEEE
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Abstract
As hydroelectric utilities move toward probabilistic risk assessments that capture the increased degradation resulting from an increase in unit starts, there is a need to capture how reliably a hydroelectric facility is being operated. Traditional statistics like EAF and EFOR are still necessary but do not capture intra-facility decisions made on a yearly or sub-yearly time frame, as it is possible to operate in the least reliable dispatch case for small periods of time and still avoid major unit outages. Our proposed Reliability Index fills this need and provides asset management decision makers with another tool for benchmarking facilities.