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The reliability of a system cannot be improved or even evaluated unless there is a thorough understanding of how each of its elements function and how these functions affect system operation. The accurate representation of these relationships is an integral part of this understanding and is particularly important for meaningful predictions, apportionment's and assessments. A Reliability Block Diagram (RBD) provides a method of representing this information in a form, which is easy to comprehend because it is simple and has visual impact.  \n1.2 It should be noted that a system or equipment might require more than one RBD to describe it. This is particularly true of equipment, which is capable of performing several functions, or experiences several different operating states during a deployment. An RBD may be required for each particular condition. In fact, the approach should be to produce an RBD for a function in a particular operating state, rather than for a piece of hardware.  \n2 THE NATURE OF A RELIABILITY BLOCK DIAGRAM  \n2.1 The Reliability Block Diagram  \n2.1.1 For a system comprising a number of identifiable items of hardware the reliability block diagram is a means of showing the functional relationship between the items, and indicates which ones must operate successfully for the system to accomplish its intended function (or functions) . An example of an RBD is shown in Figure 1.  \n2.1.2 It is assumed here that both the system and its elements are in one of two states; either up or down. Hence, in an RBD, each element may be looked on as a switch that is closed when the element is up and open when the element is down. The system will be up only when a path exists between the input and output nodes.  \n2.1.3 In the system shown in Figure 1, the system will be down when:  \na) element a is down; or  \nb) elements b or c, and element d are down.  \n2.1.4 In essence, an RBD is the pictorial representation of a Boolean expression (see PtDCh1) . As a Boolean expression may take different forms, so similarly there is not a  \nunique RBD for a system. There is, however, usually but not always a unique way of expressing an RBD in its simplest form.  \n2.1.5 An RBD can always be constructed as connected groups of three types:  \na) Elements in series;  \nb) Elements in active redundancy; or  \nc) Elements in standby redundancy.(The groups will not necessarily be independent and elements may be duplicated) .  \n2.2 Elements in Series  \n2.2.1 The simplest form of a system for reliability analysis is one where the elements are connected in series. In this type of system, if one or more of the elements are down then the system is down. For example, consider the power train of a motor car, comprising engine (e), gearbox and drive links (g), and two wheels (w 1, w2) . A failure of any element results in failure of the system. The RBD of the system is:  \n\n|  | e ~~ g w~~1~~ w~~2~~ ~~\u003Cbr>|\n| --- | --- |\n|  | Figure 2: Example of a Series RBD\u003Cbr>|\n\nNote that an RBD only depicts functional relationships between elements, so that, although it may be convenient to arrange elements in the same order in which their functions are performed, it is not necessary to do so.  \n2.3 Elements in Redundancy  \n2.3.1 There is redundancy in a system if not all of its constituent elements are required tobe up for successful operation of the system. A ‘m/n redundant group’ is a group of n items where only (any) m of them has to be up for the group to be considered up. 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