DocumentCode
986071
Title
On the optimal design of k -out-of-n :G subsystems
Author
Pham, Hoang
Author_Institution
EG&G Idaho Nat. Eng. Lab., Idaho Falls, ID, USA
Volume
41
Issue
4
fYear
1992
fDate
12/1/1992 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
572
Lastpage
574
Abstract
For a k -out-of-n :G subsystem, the mathematical determination of the most economical number of components in the subsystem is sought. Optimal values of k (for fixed n ) and n (for fixed k ), which minimize the mean total cost of k -out-of-n :G subsystems, are given. A numerical example illustrates the results
Keywords
economics; failure analysis; network synthesis; reliability theory; components; cost; economics; k-out-of-n:G subsystems; network synthesis; optimal design; reliability; Cables; Control systems; Cost function; Failure analysis; Laboratories; Mathematical model; Power generation economics; Power system reliability; Redundancy; Reliability engineering;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Reliability, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9529
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/24.249588
Filename
249588
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