Heterogeneous redundancy optimization for multi-state series–parallel systems subject to common cause failures

• Published in: Reliability engineering & system safety Vol. 95; no. 3; pp. 202 - 207
• Main Authors: Li, Chun-yang, Chen, Xun, Yi, Xiao-shan, Tao, Jun-yong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01.03.2010; Elsevier
• Subjects: Applied sciences; Common cause failures; Exact sciences and technology; Genetic algorithm; Heterogeneous redundancy optimization; Multi-state system; Operational research and scientific management; Operational research. Management science; Reliability theory. Replacement problems; Universal generating function; Universal generating function; Common cause failures; Multi-state system; Heterogeneous redundancy optimization; Genetic algorithm; Costs; Vibration; Redundancy; State space; Failures; Modeling; Optimization; Dependence; Reliability
• ISSN: 0951-8320; 1879-0836
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ress.2009.09.011

Components will fail when loads (such as humidity, temperature, vibration, shock) are beyond the limits, which is a kind of common cause failures. In order to provide a desired level of reliability with minimum cost, the optimal model of multi-state series–parallel system subject to this kind of com...