An Advanced Replacement Model for a Two-Unit System

doi:10.23940/ijpe.18.01.p20.186191

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Abstract:

This paper considers an advanced replacement model for a two-unit system. One is the key unit called unit 1 and the whole system is replaced once unit 1 fails. The system is preventively replaced in order to prevent failure of unit 1. The other unit referred to as unit 2, is cheaper and easily replaceable. Unit 2 is only replaced when it fails. However, if its failure is within a threshold of the planned preventive system replacement, the system replacement is done in advance to avoid over replacements of unit 2. A framework is proposed to jointly optimize the preventive replacement interval and the threshold for advanced replacement.

Submitted on October 1, 2017; Revised on November 7, 2017; Accepted on December 5, 2017
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Xiaoyang Ma, Xiaodong Zhang, and Rui Peng. An Advanced Replacement Model for a Two-Unit System [J]. Int J Performability Eng, 2018, 14(1): 186-191.

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