Reliability of power supplies for induction heating through an analysis of the states in operating modes

Abstract

Determining the reliability of the power supplies for induction heating through an analysis of the states is linked to several aspects of their operation. One of them is the transition between states — from an operating state into a protection state or from a protection state into a failure sate. To do that analysis, an Analysis of the Probabilistic States, the so called Markov Analysis, is used. This methods helps us to obtain information about the state of the power supplies at any given time. In addition, this analysis provides information about the operational availability of the power supplies at any moment of operation.