International Journal of Reliability, Risk and Safety: Theory and Application

International Journal of Reliability, Risk and Safety: Theory and Application

Prediction of the Reliability of a System with Multiple Redundant Elements

Document Type : Original Research Article

Author
Hedi Ammar Guesmi
Department of Electrical Engineering, College of Engineering, Qassim University, Saudi Arabia
10.22034/IJRRS.2024.7.2.10
Abstract
The present paper focuses on the problem of active redundancy in the general case where several participating elements are kept on standby. This study assumes that the failure distribution of all redundant elements, as well as the switch and the failure detector, all follow the exponential law characterized by a constant failure rate. The analysis of the different success modes of the system considered, first in the specific case of a system with a single element on standby, then with two, and finally with three elements on standby, this analysis has allowed us to establish a recurrence relation that provides the analytical expression of the reliability of an active redundancy system in the general case where several elements are kept on standby.
Keywords
Reliability
Safety
Standby Redundancy
Active Redundancy
Passive Redundancy

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International Journal of Reliability, Risk and Safety: Theory and Application
Volume 7, Issue 2
October 2024
Pages 109-115

  • Receive Date 28 October 2024
  • Revise Date 19 November 2024
  • Accept Date 20 December 2024