Start-Up Demonstration Tests With the Intent of Equipment Classification for Balanced Systems

A start-up demonstration test is a mechanism that is often applied to determine the acceptability of equipment. Two new start-up demonstration tests are derived and demonstrated with the intent of equipment classification based on the testing results. The two new tests are called the CSTSCFTF_AMGC and CS⁽¹⁾CS⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾TF⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾TF⁽²⁾_AMGC start-up demonstration tests. By using the finite Markov chain imbedding approach, several probabilistic indexes are presented for the new start-up demonstration tests based on the assumption that the tests are independent and identically distributed cases. Two types of optimization models are formulated and solved for the new start-up demonstration tests. Numerical examples are then presented to demonstrate the new start-up demonstration tests. This basic idea of equipment classification can be easily extended to other traditional start-up demonstration tests.