Modelling inspection and replacement quality for a protection system

Alberti, Alexandre R., Cavalcante, Cristiano A.V., Scarf, Philip and Silva, André L.O. 2018. Modelling inspection and replacement quality for a protection system. Reliability Engineering and System Safety 176 , pp. 145-153. 10.1016/j.ress.2018.04.002

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Abstract

An inspection and replacement policy for a protection system is described by a mathematical model that incorporates multiple aspects of maintenance quality. A three-state component failure model is assumed, with a defective state preceding failure. The quality of maintenance intervention is modelled by supposing that inspections may misclassify defects (false positives and false negatives) and further that an inspection may induce a defect. The quality of replacement is modelled by supposing that a component arises from a heterogeneous population, composed of weak and strong items and with the mixing parameter determining quality. Isolation valves used in water distribution systems motivate the model development, and a case study is considered in this context. We evaluate the impact of these aspects of the quality of maintenance upon cost and production losses. Defect induction is found to be a key determinant of the cost-optimal policy. The proposed model allows us to verify conditions that justify investment in higher quality maintenance, and thus to provide guidance for prioritization of this investment.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Business (Including Economics)
Publisher:	Elsevier
ISSN:	0951-8320
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	7 December 2020
Date of Acceptance:	5 April 2018
Last Modified:	06 Nov 2023 23:03
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/136857

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