Modeling the Causes of Power-Related Network Outages Using Discrete-Time Markov Chains

Table 5

Steady state distribution.

Causes of network outages	Limiting probabilities
AC circuit breakers	0.07
AC transfer switch	0.07
Batteries	0.11
Commercial AC	0.05
Communication equip.	0.00
DC fuse/CB	0.02
Environmental systems	0.01
Fuel issues	0.05
Generators	0.51
Hybrid failure	0.03
Rectifiers	0.07
Temperature	0.01