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Parallel Systems<br />

Redundant system – failure of one component<br />

does not lead to failure of the entire system<br />

The system will remain operational if at least<br />

one of the parallel elements is functioning<br />

correctly<br />

Reliability of the parallel system is determined by considering first<br />

probability of failure (unreliability) of an individual component and then<br />

the overall system:<br />

N∏<br />

R(t) = 1 − (1 − R i (t))<br />

i=1

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