Lifetime Distribution for a Mixed Redundant System with Imperfect Switch and Components Having Phase–Type Time-to-Failure Distribution

Myung-Ki Baek and Heungseob Kim ()
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Myung-Ki Baek: Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute (KERI), Changwon-si 51543, Republic of Korea
Heungseob Kim: Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Changwon National University, Changwon-si 51140, Republic of Korea

Mathematics, 2024, vol. 12, issue 8, 1-17

Abstract: Recently, a mixed redundancy was introduced among the redundant design strategies to achieve a more reliable system within the equivalent resources. This study deals with a lifetime distribution for a mixed redundant system with an imperfect fault detector/switch. The lifetime distribution model was formulated using a structured continuous Markov chain (CTMC) and considers the time-to-failure (TTF) distribution of a component as a phase-type distribution (PHD). The model’s versatility and practicality are enhanced because the PHD can represent diverse degradation patterns of the components exposed to varied operating environments. The model provides accurate reliability for a mixed redundant system by advancing the approximate reliability function suggested in previous studies. Furthermore, the model would be useful in system design and management because it provides information such as the n th moment of the system’s lifetime distribution. In numerical experiments on some examples, the mixed redundancy was confirmed to devise a more reliable system than the existing active and standby redundancies, and the improvement effect increased as the number of redundant components decreased. The optimal structure for maximizing the expected lifetime of the system changes depends on the reliability of the components and fault detector/switch.

Keywords: system lifetime; reliability design; mixed redundancy; structured Markov chain; phase–type distribution (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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