this paper proposes an efficient algorithm based on memetic algorithm (ma) for a redundancy allocation problem without component mixing (rapcm) in a series-parallel system when the redundancy strategy can be chosen for individual subsystems. majority of the solution methods for the general rapcm assume that the type of a redundancy strategy for each subsystem is pre-determined and known a prior...

This paper discusses the preservation of some stochastic orders between two interdependent series and parallel systems when the survival and distribution functions of all components switch to the exponentiated model. For the series systems, the likelihood ratio, hazard rate, usual, aging faster, aging intensity, convex transform, star, superadditive and dispersive orderings, and for the paralle...

In this paper, we consider series-parallel and parallel-series systems with independent subsystems consisting of dependent homogeneous components whose joint lifetimes are modeled by an Archimedean copula. Then, by considering two such systems with different numbers of components within each subsystem, we establish hazard rate and reversed hazard rate orderings between the two system lifetimes,...

In this paper, we discuss the usual stochastic‎, ‎likelihood ratio, ‎dispersive and convex transform order between two parallel systems with independent heterogeneous extended generalized exponential components. ‎We also establish the usual stochastic order between series systems from two independent heterogeneous extended generalized exponential samples. ‎Finally, ‎we f...

fuzzy set based methods have been proved to be effective in handling many types of uncertainties in different fields, including reliability engineering. this paper presents a new approach on fuzzy reliability, based on the use of beta type distribution as membership function. considering experts' ideas and by asking operators linguistic variables, a rule base is designed to determine the level ...

Fuzzy set based methods have been proved to be effective in handling many types of uncertainties in different fields, including reliability engineering. This paper presents a new approach on fuzzy reliability, based on the use of beta type distribution as membership function. Considering experts' ideas and by asking operators linguistic variables, a rule base is designed to determine the level ...

this paper presents a new mathematical model for a redundancyallocation problem (rap) withcold-standby redundancy strategy and multiple component choices.the applications of the proposed model arecommon in electrical power, transformation,telecommunication systems,etc.manystudies have concentrated onone type of time-to-failure, butin thispaper, two components of time-to-failures which follow hy...

Several studies on photovoltaic systems focused on how it operates and energy required in operating it. Little attention is paid on its configurations, modeling of mean time to system failure, availability, cost benefit and comparisons of parallel and series–parallel designs. In this research work, four system configurations were studied. Configuration I consists of two sub-components arranged ...

The main goal in this paper is to propose an optimization model for determining the structure of a series-parallel system. Regarding the previous studies in series-parallel systems, the main contribution of this study is to expand the redundancy allocation parallel to systems that have repairable components. The considered optimization model has two objectives: maximizing the system mean time t...

Bi-objective optimization of the availability allocation problem in a series–parallel system with repairable components is aimed in this paper. The two objectives of the problem are the availability of the system and the total cost of the system. Regarding the previous studies in series–parallel systems, the main contribution of this study is to expand the redundancy allocation problems to syst...