The Influence of the Geographical Location on the Preventive Replacement of Renewable Energy Devices

In this article- we study devices that derive energy from natural process (sun, wind, winter, soil, etc.) and that are replenished constantly such as fans generating electric power and solar energy devices. However, all devices are exposed to damage over time resulting in the accumulation of the damage caused by climatic fluctuations (Every geographical area is characterized by bad weather characteristics that leave damage to the device; like wind, rain and humidity) that lead to the failure of the device. These devices receive energy directly from nature in order to supply it to other systems (mechanical, electrical, etc.). A failure of the device reduces electrical-mechanical production. The companies manufacture renewable energy devices and export them to other countries in various geographical locations. The devices are used to provide electrical current in these countries. These companies seek to develop long-term protection plans against the device failure. A failed device becomes ineligible even for recycling in these companies. Therefore, the cost of the device failure and forced replacement becomes too expensive for these companies. Because of this, companies tend to find the optimal time to replace the device shortly before failure to reduce the cost of failure. In this experiment we study a device that is subject to shocks and calculate the optimal time for preventive replacement of a said device. As an example a solar energy device exposed to shocks resulting from climate fluctuations. We place this device in three different geographical locations (desert, tropical, and temperate), and calculate the optimal time for preventive replacement of the device. Finally, the results from these three locations are compared.