Computing the reliability of a stochastic distribution network subject to budget constraint

• Published in: Reliability engineering & system safety Vol. 216; p. 107947
• Main Authors: Xu, Xiu-Zhen, Niu, Yi-Feng, Song, Yi-Fan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Barking Elsevier Ltd 01.12.2021; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: (d,b)-minimal path; Algorithms; Delivery cost; Distribution network; Minimal path; Network reliability; Reliability; Reliability engineering; Reproduction (copying); Delivery cost; Reliability; Distribution network; (d,b)-minimal path; Minimal path
• ISSN: 0951-8320; 1879-0836
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ress.2021.107947

•A (d, b)-minimal path method is developed to compute the reliability index R(d,b).•A modified model is constructed to search for (d, b)-minimal paths.•A novel and fast technique is devised to identify duplicate (d, b)-MPs.•The developed method indicates distinct advantages over the existing ones. R...