Fieldbus transmitters are commonly used in modern industrial productions, particularly in
Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS). Safety and security are critical considerations in the …

As the second defense line for power grid security, the reliability of the security and stability
control equipment is critical to the safety of the power grid. Based on the hardware and …

In the context of functional integration of avionics, the complex operational process
interaction has increased the complexity of the cascading failure analysis, which is …

Existing failure mode, effects, and criticality analysis (FMECA) methods, which still rely
mainly on failure data and the empirical information of designers, suffer from subjectivity and …

Safety instrumented systems (SISs) are becoming increasingly complex and the proportion
of programmable electronic parts is growing. The IEC 61508 global standard was …

With the widespread application of Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) technology in
the instrumentation and control (I&C) systems of nuclear power plants (NPPs), its design …

Nowadays, different industries such as nuclear, automotive, process, chemical, and oil & gas
industry, must meet specific requirements in order to keep and reduce safety risks to as low …

Safety instrumentation system (SIS) has been proven to be an important safety device, which
is widely used in process industries. The selection of appropriate safety integrity level (SIL) …

The reliability analysis of vertically integrated protection devices is crucial for designing
International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) 61850-based substations. This paper …

Failure mode, effects and criticality analysis (FMECA) is a prerequisite and significant task
for reliability analysis of a safety critical complex system; meanwhile, it is complicated, error …