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    Hoang Pham PhD

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Billinton, R., Allan, R.N. (2003). Reliability of Electric Power Systems: An Overview. In: Pham, H. (eds) Handbook of Reliability Engineering. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-85233-841-5_28

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