Scientists led by the U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have developed a new stress testing protocol for PV modules, one designed to simultaneously expose modules to multiple stresses, ...

Accelerated degradation testing and modelling have emerged as critical methodologies in reliability engineering, enabling researchers and engineers to predict product lifetimes under stressed ...

The following research paper was discussed at the IEEE Workshop on Accelerated Stress Testing and Reliability. It discusses an automated software system for simulation of electronic devices for both ...

How three new types of thermal interfacial material (TIM) with high thermal conductivity (> 20W/mK) faired in a reliability and workability test. February 17th, 2020 - By: Amkor The capability and ...

Overstress test, tests using stresses beyond the design limit of the product, is successful at uncovering faults in both product design and the manufacturing process and ensures the overall robustness ...

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has recently released test results and conclusions from its ongoing reliability testing conducted on solid-state lighting (SSL) drivers, LED packages, and OLEDs.

Damage to a relay contact after cyclic current loading. A better understanding of inverter reliability will help boost performance and reduce costs. Image: Fraunhofer IMWS. Inverters are critical to ...

What are the key factors in optimizing mean time between failure (MTBF)? Developing the best strategy for MTBF. What to look for in MTBF test studies. For designers of engineered electronics powering ...