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Reliability modeling for multi-state systems with a protective device considering multiple triggering mechanism

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  • Xian Zhao
  • Rong Li
  • Yu Fan
  • Qingan Qiu

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Failures of safety-critical systems may result in irretrievable economic losses and significant safety hazards, thus enhancing the reliability of safety-critical system is crucial. As applied widely in engineering fields, protective devices are commonly equipped for the systems operating in shock environment to reduce external damage, which has not been taken into consideration in existing literatures. This paper investigates the reliability of multi-state systems with competing failure patterns supported by a protective device. According to the system failure modes, state-based and shock number-based triggering mechanism of the protective device are developed. That is, the protective device is triggered once the system state or cumulative number of shocks exceeds corresponding critical thresholds respectively. After being triggered, the protective device can reduce the probability of damaging shocks for the system. The protective device fails when the number of consecutive valid shocks reaches a threshold. Based on the constructed model, a finite Markov chain imbedding approach is employed to derive reliability indices including distribution functions of system lifetime and residual lifetime, together with expected operating time of the protective device. Moreover, two age-based replacement policies together with a condition-based replacement policy are developed to accommodate different maintenance scenarios and corresponding optimal solutions are acquired. Numerical illustrations based on the application of cooling systems in engines are presented to validate the results.

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  • Xian Zhao & Rong Li & Yu Fan & Qingan Qiu, 2022. "Reliability modeling for multi-state systems with a protective device considering multiple triggering mechanism," Journal of Risk and Reliability, , vol. 236(1), pages 173-193, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:risrel:v:236:y:2022:i:1:p:173-193
    DOI: 10.1177/1748006X211013325
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