Reliability analysis of the multi-state system with nonlinear degradation model under Markov environment

Lyu, Hao; Qu, Hongchen; Xie, Hualong; Zhang, Yimin; Pecht, Michael

doi:10.1016/j.ress.2023.109411

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“…The Markov method is regarded as a highly promising approach to reliability assessment [9]. It is frequently utilized to describe the dynamic characteristics of systems, such as reparability, timing, and multiple states for degradation process [12,13]. Numerous scholars have conducted relevant research in this area.…”

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A Reliability Assessment Method for Complex Systems Based on Non-Homogeneous Markov Processes

Pan,

Chen,

Shen

et al. 2024

Sensors

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The Markov method is a common reliability assessment method. It is often used to describe the dynamic characteristics of a system, such as its repairability, fault sequence and multiple degradation states. However, the “curse of dimensionality”, which refers to the exponential growth of the system state space with the increase in system complexity, presents a challenge to reliability assessments for complex systems based on the Markov method. In response to this challenge, a novel reliability assessment method for complex systems based on non-homogeneous Markov processes is proposed. This method entails the decomposition of a complex system into multilevel subsystems, each with a relatively small state space, in accordance with the system function. The homogeneous Markov model or the non-homogeneous Markov model is established for each subsystem/system from bottom to top. In order to utilize the outcomes of the lower-level subsystem models as inputs to the upper-level subsystem model, an algorithm is proposed for converting the unavailability curve of a subsystem into its corresponding 2×2 dynamic state transition probability matrix (STPM). The STPM is then employed as an input to the upper-level system’s non-homogeneous Markov model. A case study is presented using the reliability assessment of the Reactor Protection System (RPS) based on the proposed method, which is then compared with the models based on the other two contrast methods. This comparison verifies the effectiveness and accuracy of the proposed method.

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confidence: 99%