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Research on Unit Availability Assessment Model for Roadway High-Entropy Energy Integrating Output Capacity and
Juexiao Chen1, Yinlin He1, Lei Shi1
1College of Automotive and Energy Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 201804, China.
Entropy (Basel, Switzerland)
|July 28, 2026
Summary
This study introduces a new method to assess roadway high-entropy energy units by combining output capacity and behavioral orderliness. This approach provides a more accurate evaluation than traditional fault statistics for fluctuating energy outputs.
Area of Science:
- Energy Systems Engineering
- Reliability Engineering
- Complex Systems Analysis
Background:
- Traditional availability metrics for roadway high-entropy energy units are inadequate due to their stochastic output.
- Fault statistics-based evaluations fail to capture the dynamic performance of these energy systems.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop a novel method for assessing the availability of roadway high-entropy energy units.
- To integrate output capacity and behavioral orderliness for a more comprehensive evaluation.
Main Methods:
- Defined availability as the product of an output capacity factor and a behavioral orderliness factor.
- Developed a new assessment model that moves beyond traditional binary status judgments.
- Validated the proposed method through case studies.
Main Results:
- The novel method provides intuitive and logical evaluation results.
- The model successfully distinguishes equipment performance under diverse operating conditions.
- The approach overcomes limitations of conventional binary status judgments.
Conclusions:
- The proposed integrated assessment method offers a refined approach for evaluating roadway high-entropy energy units.
- This new perspective enhances the understanding of complex energy unit performance.
- The method addresses the limitations of traditional metrics in assessing fluctuating energy outputs.
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