10.1 Types of Standby Systems
Based on the number of components required to be online and functioning for the system operation, standby sparing systems with n components can be classified into 1‐out‐of‐n: G and k‐out‐of‐n: G systems. In a k‐out‐of‐n: G standby system, k ≤ n components are functioning with the remaining components waiting in the standby mode [14,15]. A 1‐out‐of‐n: G standby system is a special case of k‐out‐of‐n: G systems with k = 1.
Based on failure characteristics and standby cost associated with standby components, standby sparing systems can be classified into three types: hot, cold, and warm [16–18]. A hot standby component operates concurrently with the online active component [1] ; it undergoes the same operational environment and stresses, thus has the same failure rate as the online working component does. The hot standby component is ready...