Chaudhary, Priya
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System availability assessment and optimization of a series-parallel system using a genetic algorithm Chaudhary, Priya; Bansal, Shikha
Indonesian Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Vol 36, No 1: October 2024
Publisher : Institute of Advanced Engineering and Science

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.11591/ijeecs.v36.i1.pp153-162

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To optimize the operational availability of the series-parallel system and provide useful insights for maintenance planning, the study attempts to investigate the availability of a ball mill unit. These four different components make up the ball mill production system: “drum,” “ring-gear,” “gearbox,” and “electric motor.” There is a chain mechanism connecting all four components. The “ring gear” and “electric motor” components are composed of two independent units, one of which serves the desired purpose and the other is maintained in cold standby. The “drum” and “gearbox” of the components each contain only one unit. Therefore, a novel mathematical model is designed and implemented in this work by assuming arbitrary repair rates and exponentially distributed failure rates using the Markov process and Chapman-Kolmogorov equations. This study explored the availability with a normalization method and used genetic algorithm techniques to optimize ball mill availability. Putting this article into practice is of great benefit when developing an appropriate maintenance program. Through this, the study achieves maximum production. To investigate the behavior of several performance characteristics of the ball mill production system, numerical results and corresponding graphs are also specifically created for specific values of subsystem parameters, such as failure rate, and repair rate to increase the system’s overall efficiency.