Reliability and Quality

Control

POLITECNICO DI MILANO

Lesson: Reliability Analysis in the Design Phase

Part V
Loredana Cristaldi
 References POLITECNICO DI MILANO

• A. Birolini, “Reliability Engineering- Theory and Practice”, Springer,

2010
• M. Catelani, L. Cristaldi, M. Lazzaroni, L. Peretto, P. Rinaldi,
“Reliability engineering: basic concept and application in ICT”,
Springer, 2011
• R. Bellinton, R.N. Allan: "Reliability Evaluation of Engineering
Systems"- Plenum Press, NY, 1983.
• K. Dehnad: "Quality control, Robust design and the Taguchi
method", Wadsworth & Brooks, 1989.
• R. Billinton “Power System Reliability Evaluation” Gordon and
Breach, Science Publishers, New York 1974

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 References POLITECNICO DI MILANO

For this lesson

• Slides
• Chapter 2 and Annex A6 of:
 A. Birolini, “Reliability Engineering: Theory and Practice”,
Springer.
• Chapter 3 and 7 of:
 M. Catelani, L. Cristaldi, M. Lazzaroni, L. Peretto, P. Rinaldi,
“Reliability engineering: basic concept and application in ICT”,
Springer, 2011.

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State general model POLITECNICO DI MILANO

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State general model POLITECNICO DI MILANO

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System with Stand-by redundancy POLITECNICO DI MILANO

S (t ) = [s1 (t ), s2 (t ).....sn (t )]

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System with Stand-by redundancy POLITECNICO DI MILANO

State s(t) Description

0 No fault
1 A in fault state
2 Control unit or switch in fault state
3 System fault

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State Description
s(t)
0 No fault
1 A in fault state
2 Control unit or switch in fault state
3 System fault

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System with Stand-by redundancy POLITECNICO DI MILANO

State Description
s(t)
0 No fault
1 A in fault state
2 Control unit or switch in fault state
3 System fault

hA 1 hB

0 3

hc+hs 2 hA
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System with Stand-by redundancy POLITECNICO DI MILANO

hA 1 hB

0 3

hc+hs 2 hA
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System with Stand-by redundancy POLITECNICO DI MILANO

hA 1 hB

0 3

hc+hs 2 hA
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System with Stand-by redundancy POLITECNICO DI MILANO

Rc (r ) ⋅ Rsw (r ) f A (r )dr
hA 1 hB

0 3

hc+hs 2 hA
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System with Stand-by redundancy POLITECNICO DI MILANO

[ ]
RA (r ) ⋅ f C (r ) ⋅ Rsw (r ) + f sw (r ) ⋅ RC (r ) ⋅ dr

hA 1 hB

0 3

hc+hs 2 hA
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System with Stand-by redundancy POLITECNICO DI MILANO

hA 1 hB

0 3

hc+hs 2 hA

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 System with Stand-by redundancy POLITECNICO DI MILANO

RA (t ) ⋅ Rc (t ) ⋅ Rsw (t )

∫ R (r )⋅ R (r )⋅ f (r )⋅ R (t − r )dr
0
c sw A B

RA (t )
{ [
RA (r ) ⋅ f C (r ) ⋅ Rsw (r ) + f sw (r ) ⋅ RC (r ) ⋅ dr ⋅ ] }
RA (r )
Transition probability
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 System with Stand-by redundancy POLITECNICO DI MILANO

RA (t )
{ [ ] }
RA (r ) ⋅ f C (r ) ⋅ Rsw (r ) + f sw (r ) ⋅ RC (r ) ⋅ dr ⋅
RA (r )

∫ R (t )⋅ [ f (r )⋅ R (r ) + f (r )⋅ R (r )]⋅ dr
t

A C sw sw C
0

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 System with Stand-by redundancy POLITECNICO DI MILANO

R0 (t ) =
case α → RA (t ) ⋅ Rc (t ) ⋅ Rsw (t ) +
t

case β → ∫ R (r )⋅ R (r )⋅ f (r )⋅ R (t − r )dr +
0
c sw A B

∫ R (t )⋅ [ f (r )⋅ R (r ) + f (r )⋅ R (r )]⋅ dr
t

case γ → A C sw sw C
0

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System with Stand-by redundancy POLITECNICO DI MILANO

R0 (t ) =
case α → RA (t ) ⋅ Rc (t ) ⋅ Rsw (t ) +
t

case β → ∫ R (r )⋅ R (r )⋅ f (r )⋅ R (t − r )dr +
0
c sw A B

∫ R (t )⋅ [ f (r )⋅ R (r ) + f (r )⋅ R (r )]⋅ dr
t

case γ → A C sw sw C
0

t
R(t ) = RA (t ) + ∫ RC (r ) ⋅ Rsw (r ) ⋅ f A (r ) ⋅ RB (t − r )dr
0

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∫ R (t )⋅ [ f (r )⋅ R (r ) + f (r )⋅ R (r )]⋅ dr
t

A C sw sw C

case γ
0

[ ]
RA (t ) ⋅ 1 − Rc (t ) ⋅ Rsw (t )

case α → RA (t ) ⋅ Rc (t ) ⋅ Rsw (t )
case β

t
R0 (t ) = R(t ) = RA (t ) + ∫ RC (r ) ⋅ Rsw (r ) ⋅ f A (r ) ⋅ RB (t − r )dr
0
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General approach POLITECNICO DI MILANO

b01 (r )dr

b02 (r )dr
hA 1 hB

0 3

hc+hs 2 hA

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 General approach POLITECNICO DI MILANO

t
R0 (t ) = W0 (t ) + ∫ b01 (r ) ⋅ R1 (t r ) + b02 (r ) ⋅ R2 (t r )dr
0

W0 (t ) hA 1 hB

0 3

hc+hs 2 hA

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Parallel system POLITECNICO DI MILANO

R0 (t ) = W0 (t ) + b01 (r ) ⋅ R1 (t r ) + b02 (r ) ⋅ R2 (t r )dr

∫
0

R1 (t r ), R2 (t r )

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Parallel system POLITECNICO DI MILANO

W0 (t ) = .....
R1 (t r ) = ....
b01 (r ) = ....
R2 (t r ) = ....
b02 (r ) = .....
t
R0 (t ) = W0 (t ) + ∫ b01 (r ) ⋅ R1 (t r ) + b02 (r ) ⋅ R2 (t r )dr
0

R0 (t ) = ......

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 Parallel system POLITECNICO DI MILANO

W0 (t ) = RA (t ) ⋅ RB (t ) RB (t )
R1 (t r ) =
RB (r )
b01 (r ) = RB (r ) ⋅ f A (r )
RA (t )
R2 (t r ) =
b02 (r ) = RA (r ) ⋅ f B (r ) RA (r )
t

R0 (t ) = W0 (t ) + b01 (r ) ⋅ R1 (t r ) + b02 (r ) ⋅ R2 (t r )dr

∫0

R0 (t ) = RA (t ) ⋅ RB (t ) +
RB (t ) RA (t )
t

∫ RB (r ) ⋅ f A (r ) ⋅ + RA (r ) ⋅ f B (r ) ⋅ dr
0
RB (r ) RA (r )
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Parallel system with dependent fault POLITECNICO DI MILANO

W0 (t ) = ..... b01 (r ) = b02 (r ) = .....

R1 (t r ) = R2 (t r ) = .......
t

R0 (t ) = W0 (t ) + b01 (r ) ⋅ R1 (t r ) + b02 (r ) ⋅ R2 (t r )dr

∫0

R0 (t ) = .......

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 Parallel system with dependent fault POLITECNICO DI MILANO

W0 (t ) = RA2 (t , P') b01 (r ) = b02 (r ) = RA (r , P') ⋅ f A (r , P')

R1 (t r ) = R2 (t r ) = RA (t , P' ' | r )
t

R0 (t ) = W0 (t ) + b01 (r ) ⋅ R1 (t r ) + b02 (r ) ⋅ R2 (t r )dr

∫0

R0 (t ) = RA2 (t , P ') +
t

2 ⋅ RA (r , P ') ⋅ f A (r , P ') ⋅ RA (t , P ' ' | r )dr

∫
0

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Stand-by: ideal case POLITECNICO DI MILANO

W0 (t ) = ....
R1 (t r ) = ....
b01 (r ) = ....
R2 (t r ) = .....
b02 (r ) = ....
t

R0 (t ) = W0 (t ) + b01 (r ) ⋅ R1 (t r ) + b02 (r ) ⋅ R2 (t r )dr

∫0

R0 (t ) = ......

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Stand-by: ideal case POLITECNICO DI MILANO

W0 (t ) = RA (t )
R1 (t r ) = RB (t − r )
b01 (r ) = f A (r )
R2 (t r ) = 1
b02 (r ) = 0
t

R0 (t ) = W0 (t ) + b01 (r ) ⋅ R1 (t r ) + b02 (r ) ⋅ R2 (t r )dr

∫0

R0 (t ) = RA (t ) + RB (t − r ) ⋅ f A (r )dr
∫
0

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