Traditional environmental testing is based on the simulation of real environmental conditions, known as environmental simulation testing. This method is characterized by simulating real environments and incorporating design margins to ensure the product passes the test. However, its drawbacks include low efficiency and significant resource consumption.
Accelerated Environmental Testing (AET) is an emerging reliability testing technology. This approach breaks away from traditional reliability testing methods by introducing a stimulation mechanism, which significantly reduces testing time, improves efficiency, and lowers testing costs. The research and application of AET hold substantial practical significance for the advancement of reliability engineering.
Accelerated Environmental Testing
Stimulation testing involves applying stress and rapidly detecting environmental conditions to eliminate potential defects in products. The stresses applied in these tests do not simulate real environments but are instead aimed at maximizing stimulation efficiency.
Accelerated Environmental Testing is a form of stimulation testing that employs intensified stress conditions to assess product reliability. The level of acceleration in such tests is typically represented by an acceleration factor, defined as the ratio of a device's lifespan under natural operating conditions to its lifespan under accelerated conditions.
The stresses applied can include temperature, vibration, pressure, humidity (referred to as the "four comprehensive stresses"), and other factors. Combinations of these stresses are often more effective in certain scenarios. High-rate temperature cycling and broadband random vibration are recognized as the most effective forms of stimulation stress. There are two primary types of accelerated environmental testing: Accelerated Life Testing (ALT) and Reliability Enhancement Testing (RET).
Reliability Enhancement Testing (RET) is used to expose early failure faults related to product design and to determine the product's strength against random failures during its effective lifespan. Accelerated Life Testing aims to identify how, when, and why wear-out failures occur in products.
Below is a brief explanation of these two fundamental types.
1. Accelerated Life Testing (ALT) : Environmental Test Chamber
Accelerated Life Testing is conducted on components, materials, and manufacturing processes to determine their lifespan. Its purpose is not to expose defects but to identify and quantify the failure mechanisms that lead to product wear-out at the end of its useful life. For products with long lifespans, ALT must be conducted over a sufficiently long period to estimate their lifespan accurately.
ALT is based on the assumption that the characteristics of a product under short-term, high-stress conditions are consistent with those under long-term, low-stress conditions. To shorten testing time, accelerated stresses are applied, a method known as Highly Accelerated Life Testing (HALT).
ALT provides valuable data on the expected wear mechanisms of products, which is crucial in today's market, where consumers increasingly demand information about the lifespan of the products they purchase. Estimating product lifespan is just one of the uses of ALT. It enables designers and manufacturers to gain a comprehensive understanding of the product, identify critical components, materials, and processes, and make necessary improvements and controls. Additionally, the data obtained from these tests instills confidence in both manufacturers and consumers.
ALT is typically performed on sampled products.
2. Reliability Enhancement Testing (RET)
Reliability Enhancement Testing goes by various names and forms, such as step-stress testing, stress life testing (STRIEF), and Highly Accelerated Life Testing (HALT). The goal of RET is to systematically apply increasing levels of environmental and operational stress to induce failures and expose design weaknesses, thereby evaluating the reliability of the product design. Therefore, RET should be implemented early in the product design and development cycle to facilitate design modifications.
Researchers in the field of reliability noted in the early 1980s that significant residual design defects offered considerable room for reliability improvement. Additionally, cost and development cycle time are critical factors in today's competitive market. Studies have shown that RET is one of the best methods to address these issues. It achieves higher reliability compared to traditional methods and, more importantly, provides early reliability insights in a short time, unlike traditional methods that require prolonged reliability growth (TAAF), thereby reducing costs.
Some companies equip their refrigeration systems with a wide array of components, ensuring that every part mentioned in textbooks is included. However, is it truly necessary to install all these components? Does installing all of them always bring benefits? Let's analyze this matter and share some insights with fellow enthusiasts. Whether these insights are correct or not is open to interpretation.
Oil Separator
An oil separator allows most of the compressor lubricating oil carried out from the compressor discharge port to return. A small portion of the oil must circulate through the system before it can return with the refrigerant to the compressor suction port. If the system's oil return is not smooth, oil can gradually accumulate in the system, leading to reduced heat exchange efficiency and compressor oil starvation. Conversely, for refrigerants like R404a, which have limited solubility in oil, an oil separator can increase the saturation of oil in the refrigerant. For large systems, where the piping is generally wider and oil return is more efficient, and the oil volume is larger, an oil separator is quite suitable. However, for small systems, the key to oil return lies in the smoothness of the oil path, making the oil separator less effective.
Liquid Accumulator
A liquid accumulator prevents uncondensed refrigerant from entering or minimally entering the circulation system, thereby improving heat exchange efficiency. However, it also leads to increased refrigerant charge and lower condensation pressure. For small systems with limited circulation flow, the goal of liquid accumulation can often be achieved through improved piping processes.
Evaporator Pressure Regulating Valve
An evaporator pressure regulating valve is typically used in dehumidification systems to control the evaporation temperature and prevent frost formation on the evaporator. However, in single-stage circulation systems, using an evaporator pressure regulating valve requires the installation of a refrigeration return solenoid valve, complicating the piping structure and hindering system fluidity. Currently, most test chambers do not include an evaporator pressure regulating valve.
Heat Exchanger
A heat exchanger offers three benefits: it can subcool the condensed refrigerant, reducing premature vaporization in the piping; it can fully vaporize the return refrigerant, reducing the risk of liquid slugging; and it can enhance system efficiency. However, the inclusion of a heat exchanger complicates the system's piping. If the piping is not arranged with careful craftsmanship, it can increase pipe losses, making it less suitable for companies producing in small batches.
Check Valve
In systems used for multiple circulation branches, a check valve is installed at the return port of inactive branches to prevent refrigerant from flowing back and accumulating in the inactive space. If the accumulation is in gaseous form, it does not affect system operation; the main concern is preventing liquid accumulation. Therefore, not all branches require a check valve.
Suction Accumulator
For refrigeration systems in environmental testing equipment with variable operating conditions, a suction accumulator is an effective means to avoid liquid slugging and can also help regulate refrigeration capacity. However, a suction accumulator also interrupts the system's oil return, necessitating the installation of an oil separator. For units with Tecumseh fully enclosed compressors, the suction port has an adequate buffer space that provides some vaporization, allowing the omission of a suction accumulator. For units with limited installation space, a hot bypass can be set up to vaporize excess return liquid.
Cooling Capacity PID Control
Cooling capacity PID control is notably effective in operational energy savings. Moreover, in thermal balance mode, where temperature field indicators are relatively poor around room temperature (approximately 20°C), systems with cooling capacity PID control can achieve ideal indicators. It also performs well in constant temperature and humidity control, making it a leading technology in refrigeration systems for environmental testing products. Cooling capacity PID control comes in two types: time proportion and opening proportion. Time proportion controls the on-off ratio of the refrigeration solenoid valve within a time cycle, while opening proportion controls the conduction amount of the electronic expansion valve.
However, in time proportion control, the lifespan of the solenoid valve is a bottleneck. Currently, the best solenoid valves on the market have an estimated lifespan of only 3-5 years, so it's necessary to calculate whether the maintenance costs are lower than the energy savings. In opening proportion control, electronic expansion valves are currently expensive and not easily available on the market. Being a dynamic balance, they also face lifespan issues.
Lighting Installation Position of High and Low Temperature Test Chamber
According to the different needs of users, the installation position of the lamp in the high and low temperature laboratory is different. The constant temperature and humidity test chamber tests the heat resistance, cold resistance, dry resistance and moisture resistance of various materials. Suitable for electronic, electrical, food, vehicle, metal, chemical, building materials and other industries of quality control. This series of products is suitable for aerospace products, information electronic instruments, materials, electrical, electronic products, various electronic components in high and low temperature or temperature and humidity environment, to test its various performance indicators.
The most common temperature test equipment in environmental test equipment, and similar related products are high and low temperature alternating test chamber, constant temperature and humidity test chamber, high and low temperature and humidity alternating test chamber and so on. It is suitable for high temperature and low temperature reliability test of industrial products. Walk-in high and low temperature test chamber, walk-in high and low temperature test chamber is used for thermal test of national defense industry, aerospace industry, automatic components, automotive parts, electronic and electrical parts, plastics, chemical, pharmaceutical industry and related products. It provides large parts, semi-finished products, and large temperature and humidity test environment space for finished products. It is suitable for the test equipment with large quantity and volume.
Some are installed on the interal chamber or door, and some are not installed. Where is the best place to install light bulbs?
In fact, the high and low temperature test chamber lighting has advantages and disadvantages no matter where it is installed.
If the lighting is installed in the broadcast room, you can clearly see the condition of the entire broadcast room and observe the product at any time.
The lamp is installed on the door, and when the user conducts the double 85 test or the high temperature and high humidity test, the humidity is not easy to invade the lamp, and the lamp is not easy to damage, which can greatly reduce the after-sales service fee. However, its observation field is very small, can only observe the near attractions, customers observe the product is not very convenient.
If the lamp is installed on the right side of the internal chamber, it is recommended to be completely sealed to prevent moisture intrusion to ensure the long-term stable operation of the lamp. If it is installed on a door, it is recommended that the viewing window be trapezoid, so that you can have a wider field of view.
Of course, some corporate customers choose not to install lighting when purchasing high and low temperature test chambers to reduce production costs and later management costs. However, customers can not observe products at any time when doing tests, and they can not meet the needs of different customers who want to observe products.
Introduction and Comparison of Thermocouple Temperature Sensing Lines
Instructions:
The background principle of thermocouple is "seebeck effect", also known as the thermoelectric effect, the phenomenon is that when two different metal endpoints are connected to form a closed loop, and if there is a temperature difference between the two endpoints, then there will be current generated between the loops, and the higher temperature contact in the loop is called "hot junction". This point is usually placed at the temperature measurement; The lower end of the temperature is called "cold junction", that is, the output end of the thermocouple, whose output signal is: DC voltage is converted into a digital signal through the A/D converter and converted into the actual temperature value through the softwares algorithm.
Various electric heating couples and their range of use(ASTM E 230 T/C):
type E
type J
type K
-100℃ to 1000℃±0.5℃
0℃ to 760℃±0.1℃
0℃ to 1370℃±0.7℃
Brown (skin color)+ purple - red
Brown (skin color)+ white - red
Brown (skin color)+ yellow - red
JIS,ANSI(ASTM) thermoelectric coupling appearance identification:
Thermoelectric coupling
JIS
ANSI(ASTM)
Rind
Positive end
Negative end
Rind
Positive end
Negative end
B type
Grayish
Red
white
Grayish
Grayish
Red
R,S type
Brown
Red
white
Green
Brown
Red
K,W,V type
Green
Red
white
Yellow
Yellow
Red
E type
Purple
Red
white
Purple
Purple
Red
J type
Yellow
Red
white
Brown
white
Red
T type
Tawny
Red
white
Green
Green
Red
Note:
1.ASTM, ANSI: American standard
2.JIS: Japanese standard
Composition and Application of Temperature and Humidity Regulating Chamber
Temperature and humidity regulating chamber is a device that controls the ambient temperature and humidity. It can provide a stable temperature and humidity environment to meet the requirements of a specific product or experiment. Temperature and humidity regulating chamber is usually composed of a control system, a heating system, a cooling system, a humidity control system and a circulation system.
In terms of working principle, temperature and humidity regulating chamber realizes temperature control through the control system to control the operation of the heating system and the refrigeration system. When the temperature is too low, the heating system starts and provides heat to raise the temperature; When the temperature is too high, the refrigeration system starts and absorbs heat to reduce the temperature. In this way, the temperature regulator can maintain a stable operating temperature.
The humidity control system of temperature and humidity regulating chamber is used to maintain a proper humidity level. When the humidity is too low, the humidity control system releases water vapor to increase the humidity; When the humidity is too high, the humidity control system absorbs the excess humidity to reduce the humidity. With precise humidity control, temperature regulators ensure that the ambient humidity is within the ideal range.
Temperature and humidity regulating chamber is widely used in practical applications. Taking the pharmaceutical industry as an example, some drugs have high requirements for temperature and humidity during processing and storage. If the ambient temperature and humidity are not effectively controlled, the quality and stability of these drugs will be affected. The temperature regulator can provide a stable working environment to ensure the quality and efficiency of the drug.
In the food industry, Temperature and humidity regulating chamber also plays an important role. For example, in the chocolate manufacturing process, the control of temperature and humidity directly affects the texture and taste of chocolate. The temperature regulator accurately controls temperature and humidity, ensuring that the chocolate production process meets standards and produces quality products.
Temperature and humidity regulating chamber is also widely used in electronic, chemical and other industries. In the electronics industry, temperature and humidity control is very important for the production and storage of electronic components. In the chemical industry, some chemical reactions have high requirements for temperature and humidity, which can provide a stable and safe working environment.
Thermal Vacuum Test Chamber - Space Environment Ground Simulation Test Equipment
Product use of space environment ground simulation test equipment:
Space environment ground simulation test equipment is used for military and aerospace products in the ground environment to simulate space vacuum, cold black and solar radiation environment, thermal vacuum test and heat balance test. Space environment ground simulation test equipment can simulate the cold and hot environment of vacuum space, carry out thermal vacuum test on test pieces, and effectively control, monitor and record the temperature of test pieces in vacuum space, which provides conditions for the test of related aerospace products.
Space environment ground simulation test equipment meets the criteria:
GJB 1027A vehicle, upper stage and spacecraft test requirements
GJB 1033 satellite thermal balance test method
QJ 1446A satellite thermal balance test method
QJ2630.1 Space Environment test method for satellite components - Thermal vacuum test
QJ2630.2 Space Environment test method for satellite components - Thermal balance test
QJ2630.3 Space environment test method for satellite components - Vacuum discharge test
GB 150-1998 Steel pressure vessel
GB/T 3164-2007 Graphical symbols for system drawings of vacuum technology
GB/T 6070-2007 vacuum flange
GB 50054-1995 Design specification for low-voltage distribution
GB 50316-2008 Specification for design of industrial metal pipes
Technical parameters of space environment ground simulation test equipment:
Vacuum tank size (m) : Phi 1X1.5 Phi 2x2.5 in 3x3.5
Ultimate vacuum (pa) : ≤5x10-5
Working vacuum (pa) : ≤1.0x10-3
Refrigeration mode: refrigerant mode, compound working medium mode, and liquid nitrogen refrigeration mode
Heat sink + cold plate: Heat sink + heating cage Liquid nitrogen heat sink + heating cage
Temperature range: -70℃ ~ +130℃ -150℃ ~ +150℃ -173℃ ~ +170℃
Temperature stability: ≤1℃/h ≤1℃/h ≤1℃/h
Temperature uniformity: ≤±2.0℃ ≤±3.0℃ ≤±5.0℃
Temperature control accuracy: ±1℃ ±1℃ ±1℃
Rising and cooling rate: >1℃/min
Vacuum system leakage rate: <5x10-9Pam/s
Noise: Vacuum pumping equipment noise <70dB(A)
Evacuation time: The vessel can be evacuated to better than 1.0x10-3Pa within 4 hours at room temperature with no load.
Temperature detection system: The system adopts multi-channel Pt100 temperature inspection table to measure the temperature of named points
Control and monitoring system: Mainly includes industrial control computer, control cabinet, PLC, instrument, various operation control switches and so on
Thermal Vacuum Space Chamber
Products details of thermal vacuum space chambers:
Lab Companion Environmental designs and manufactures thermal vacuum space chambers used by the space industry for testing a variety of products. Lab Companion space chambers are designed to simulate various types of pressure and altitude conditions making them ideal for testing products used in space travel, satellites and other equipment for the space industry. The Lab Companion thermal vacuum chamber designs vary from 1 foot diameter by 1 foot long horizontal section to 6 foot diameter by 7 foot long horizontal sections or more, large enough to fit almost any piece of equipment. Lab Companion can design and provide cylinder, square, and many other configurations as your project requires.
Lab Companion space chambers are constructed with a stainless steel vacuum vessel and temperature conditioned internal platen and shroud to simulate outer space conditions. The space chamber, machinery and instrumentation are manufactured as one unit and can reference OSHA, NEC and ASME Code for Unfired Pressure Vessels. Safety interlocks and features are provided for the space chambers and operating personnel.
Lab Companion offers mechanical or liquid nitrogen fluid cooling systems as well as gaseous nitrogen recirculating with an LN2 flooded system to meet the extreme temperature ranges required in modern space vehicle and components testing. Vacuum system design capabilities range from oil sealed or dry style roughing pumps and cryopump or turbomolecular ultra high vacuum pumping systems depending on the customer specific requirements.
Performance of thermal vacuum space chambers：
Temperature range:
-70°C to +125°C (-94°F to +257°F)
-150°C to +150°C (-238°F to 302°F) LN2/GN2 Systems Available
Flooded LN2 Shrouds to -184°C (-299°F)
Vacuum Bake Out Systems Available
Tolerance of ±1.0°C after stabilization
Pressure Range:
Site level to 1 X 10-7 Torr
The system can attain 5.0 x 10-6 within four hours if required
Benefits of thermal vacuum space chambers:
Reliable and long-lasting construction
Adaptable to meet your testing criteria
For vacuum simulation a site level to 1 X 10-7 Torr is achievable
5.0 x 10-6 Torr is attainable within four hours if required
Features of thermal vacuum space chambers:
2.65 to 226 cubic foot chambers
Highly polished stainless steel vacuum vessel
An ultra-clean, high-speed vacuum pump
Full-opening, O-ring sealed access door
Options of thermal vacuum space chambers:
Consult your Lab Companion Environmental Sales Representative for a full list of available options.
The Comprehensive Chamber of Temperature, Humidity, Height and Vibration
The comprehensive chamber of temperature, humidity, height and vibration is suitable for aviation, aerospace, weapons, ships, nuclear industry and other information electronic instruments, all kinds of electronic machines, parts and components, as well as materials, processes, etc. in temperature, humidity, height (≤30000 meters) and vibration and other climatic environment and mechanical environment simulation test and comprehensive environmental test of the combination of factors.
Main parameters of the comprehensive chamber of temperature, humidity, height and vibration:
Effective size of the studio: D1200×W1200×H1000mm (other sizes can be customized)
Temperature range: -70℃ ~ +150℃
Humidity range: 20% ~ 98%(atmospheric pressure condition, highly comprehensive test is adjusted)
Heating time: ≥10℃/min (-55℃ ~ +85℃, atmospheric pressure, 150kg aluminum)
Cooling time: ≥10℃/min (-55℃ ~ +85℃, atmospheric pressure, 150kg aluminum)
Air pressure range: normal pressure ~ 0.5kPa
Sinusoidal and random excitation force: 100kN
Maximum acceleration: 100g
Frequency range: 5 ~ 2500Hz
Working surface: φ640mm
Comprehensive test capacity:
► Temperature + humidity comprehensive test:
Temperature range: +20℃ ~ +85℃; Humidity range: 20% ~ 98%.
► Temperature + height comprehensive test:
Temperature range: -55℃ ~ +150℃; Height range: ground ~ 30000m.
► Temperature + humidity + height comprehensive test:
Temperature range: +20℃ ~ +85℃; Humidity range: 20% ~ 95%(the highest humidity is highly correlated); Height range: ground ~ 15200m. Some parameters can be further expanded according to the specific requirements of the comprehensive test.
►Temperature + humidity + height + vibration comprehensive test:
Temperature range: +20℃ ~ +85℃; Humidity range: 20% ~ 95%(the highest humidity is highly correlated); Height range: ground ~ 15200m, vibration parameters correspond to vibration table specifications. Some parameters can be further expanded according to the specific requirements of the comprehensive test.
The comprehensive chamber of temperature, humidity, height and vibration meets the standard:
►GB/T2423.1 Test A: Low temperature test method
►GB/T2423.2 Test B: High temperature test method
►GB/T2423.3 Constant temperature and humidity test
►GB/T2423.4 alternating temperature and humidity test
►GB/T2423.21 low pressure test method
►GB/T2423.27 Low temperature low pressure and humidity continuous comprehensive test
►GJB150.2A Low pressure (altitude) test
►GJB150.3A high temperature test
►GJB150.4A low temperature test
►GJB150.9A temperature and humidity test
►GJB150.24A temperature - humidity - vibration - height test
►GJB150.2 Military equipment environmental test method Low pressure test
►GJB150.6 military equipment environmental test method temperature-height test;
►GJB150.19 Military equipment environmental test method temperature - height - humidity test;
►RTCA-DO-160 related test requirements;
What is Environmental Testing?
The electronic devices and industrial products we rely on every day are affected by the environment in many ways, including temperature, humidity, pressure, light, electromagnetic waves and vibration. Environmental testing analyzes and evaluates the impact of these environmental factors on the product to determine its durability and reliability.
Guangdong Lab Companion LTD., has 10 million yuan registered capital and 3 R & D manufacturing plants in Dongguan, Kunshan and Chongqing. Lab Companion has been specialized in high and low temperature test equipment technology for 19 years, operating according to ISO9001, ISO14001, ISO 45001, ISO27001 four systems, setting sales and maintenance service centers in Shanghai, Wuhan, Chengdu, Chongqing, Xi 'an and Hong Kong. We work closely with International Organization of Leg al Metrology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, State Grid, China Southern Power Grid, Tsinghua University, Peking University, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and other research institutions.
Main products of Lab Companion includes high and low temperature test chamber, constant temperature and humidity test chamber, rapid temperature cycling test chamber, thermal shock test chamber, high and low temperature and low pressure test chamber, vibration of the comprehensive chamber, industrial oven, vacuum oven, nitrogen oven, etc, providing high quality experimental equipment for universities, research institutes, medical health, inspection and quarantine, environmental monitoring, food and drugs, automobile manufacturing, petrochemical, rubber and plastic products, IC semiconductor, IT manufacturing and other fields.
ESS Environmental Stress Screening Test Chamber
The full horizontal air supply system from right to left with large air volume is adopted, so that all specimen cars and specimens on the test are charged and divided, and the heat exchange is completed evenly and quickly.
◆ The utilization rate of test space is as high as 90%
◆ The special design of "uniform horizontal air flow system" of ESS equipment is the patent of Ring measurement.
Patent number: 6272767
◆ Equipped with air volume regulation system
◆ Unique turbine circulator (air volume can reach 3000~ 8000CFM)
◆ Floor type structure, convenient loading and unloading of tested products
◆ According to the special structure of the tested product, the box suitable for installation is used
◆ The control system and refrigeration system can be separated from the box, which is easy to plan or do noise reduction in the laboratory
◆ Adopt cold balance temperature control, more energy saving
◆ Equipment adopts the world's top brand Sporlan refrigeration valve with high reliability and long life
◆ The refrigeration system of the equipment adopts thickened copper pipe
◆ All the strong electric parts are made of high temperature resistant wires, which has higher safety
Electric Vehicle Component Reliability Test Solution
In the trend of global warming and gradual consumption of resources, automotive gasoline is also sharply reduced, electric vehicles are driven by electric energy, reducing the heat of internal combustion engine, carbon dioxide and exhaust gas emissions, for energy saving and carbon reduction and improve the greenhouse effect plays a huge role, electric vehicles are the future trend of road transportation; In recent years, the world's advanced countries actively develop electric vehicles, for thousands of components composed of complex products, its reliability is particularly important, a variety of harsh environments are testing the electronic system of electric vehicles [battery cell, battery system, battery module, electric vehicle motor, electric vehicle controller, battery module and charger...], Hongzhan Technology for you to sort out electric vehicle related parts reliability test solutions, hope to be able to provide customers with reference.
First, different environmental conditions will have different effects on parts and cause them to fail, so the parts of the car need to be tested according to the relevant specifications to meet international requirements and meet the foreign market, the following is the correlation between different environmental conditions and product failure:
A. High temperature will make the product aging, gasification, cracking, softening, melting, expansion and evaporation, resulting in poor insulation, mechanical failure, mechanical stress increase; Low temperature will make the product embrittlement, icing, shrinkage and solidification, mechanical strength reduction, resulting in poor insulation, cracking mechanical failure, sealing failure;
B. High relative humidity will make the product poor insulation, cracking mechanical failure, sealing failure and resulting in poor insulation; Low relative humidity will dehydrate, embrittlement, reduce mechanical strength and lead to cracking and mechanical failure;
C. Low air pressure will cause product expansion, electrical insulation deterioration of the air to produce corona and ozone, low cooling effect and lead to mechanical failure, sealing failure, overheating;
D. Corrosive air will cause product corrosion, electrolysis, surface degradation, increased conductivity, increased contact resistance, resulting in increased wear electrical failure, mechanical failure;
E. Rapid temperature changes will cause local overheating of the product, resulting in cracking deformation and mechanical failure;
F. Accelerated vibration damage or impact will cause the mechanical stress fatigue resonance of the product and lead to an increase in structural damage.
Therefore, products need to pass the following climatic tests to test the reliability of components: Dust (dust) test, high temperature test, temperature and humidity storage test, salt/dry/warm recovery test, temperature and humidity cycle test, immersion/seepage test, salt spray test, low temperature test, thermal shock test, hot air aging test, weather and light resistance test, gas corrosion test, fire resistance test, mud and water test, dew condensation test, high variable temperature cycle test, Rain (waterproof) test, etc.
The following are the test conditions for automotive electronics:
A. IC and interior lights for locomotives,
Recommended model: vibration of the comprehensive chamber
B. Instrument panel, motor controller, Bluetooth headset, tire pressure sensor, GPS satellite positioning system, instrument backlight, interior light, exterior light, automotive lithium battery, pressure sensor, motor and controller, automotive DVR, cable, synthetic resin
Recommended model: constant temperature and humidity test chamber
C. 8.4 "LCD screen for cars
Recommended model: thermal stress recombination machine
Second, automotive electronic parts are divided into three categories, including IC, discrete semiconductor, passive components three categories, in order to ensure that these automotive electronic components meet the highest standards of automotive safety. The Automotive Electronics Council(AEC) is a set of standards AEC-Q100 designed for active parts (microcontrollers and integrated circuits...)and AEC-Q200 designed for passive components, which specifies the product quality and reliability that must be achieved for passive parts. AEC-Q100 is the vehicle reliability test standard formulated by the AEC organization, which is an important entry for 3C and IC manufacturers into the international auto factory module, and also an important technology to improve the reliability quality of Taiwan IC. In addition, the international auto factory has passed the safety standard (ISO-26262). AEC-Q100 is the basic requirement to pass this standard.
1. List of automotive electronic parts for A.EC-Q100: Automotive disposable memory, Power Supply step-down regulator, Automotive photocoupler, three-axis accelerometer sensor, video jiema device, rectifier, ambient light sensor, non-volatile ferroelectric memory, power management IC, embedded flash memory, DC/DC regulator, Vehicle gauge network communication device, LCD driver IC, Single power Supply differential Amplifier, Capacitive proximity switch Off, high brightness LED driver, Asynchronous switcher, 600V IC, GPS IC, ADAS Driver Assistance System Chip, GNSS Receiver, GNSS front-end amplifier...
B. Temperature and humidity test conditions: temperature cycle, power temperature cycle, high temperature storage life, high temperature working life, early life failure rate;
2. List of automotive electronic parts for A.AC-Q200: automotive grade electronic components (compliant with AEC-Q200), commercial electronic components, power transmission components, control components, comfort components, communication components, audio components.
B. Test conditions: high temperature storage, high temperature working life, temperature cycle, temperature shock, humidity resistance.
Thin Film Solar Cell
Thin film solar cell is a kind of solar cell manufactured by thin film technology, which has the advantages of low cost, thin thickness, light weight, flexibility and bendability. It is usually made of semiconductor materials such as copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS), cadmium telluride (CdTe), amorphous silicon, gallium arsenide (GaAs), etc. These materials have high photoelectric conversion efficiency and can generate electricity under low light conditions.
Thin film solar cells can be used in inexpensive glass, plastic, ceramics, graphite, metal sheet and other different materials as substrates to manufacture, forming a film thickness that can generate voltage only a few μm, so the amount of raw materials can be significantly reduced than silicon wafer solar cells under the same light receiving area (thickness can be lower than silicon wafer solar cells more than 90%). At present, the conversion efficiency of up to 13%, thin film solar cells are not only suitable for flat structure, because of its flexibility can also be made into non-plane structure, has a wide range of application prospects, can be combined with buildings or become a part of the building body.
Application of thin film solar cell product:
Translucent solar cell modules: Building Integrated Solar Energy Applications (BIPV)
Application of thin film solar energy: portable folding rechargeable power supply, military, travel
Applications of thin film solar modules: roofing, building integration, remote power supply, defense
Features of thin film solar cells:
1. Less power loss under the same shielding area (good power generation under weak light)
2. The loss of power under the same illumination is less than that of wafer solar cells
3. Better power temperature coefficient
4. Better light transmission
5. High cumulative power generation
6. Only a small amount of silicon is needed
7. There is no internal circuit short circuit problem (the connection has been built in the series battery manufacturing)
8. Thinner than wafer solar cells
9. Material supply is secure
10. Integrated use with building materials (BIPV)
Solar cell thickness comparison:
Crystalline silicon (200 ~ 350μm), amorphous film (0.5μm)
Types of thin film solar cells:
Amorphus Silicon (a-Si), Nanocrystalline Silicon (nc-Si), Microcrystalline Silicon, mc-Si), compound semiconductors II-IV [CdS, CdTe(cadmium telluride), CuInSe2], Dye Sensitized Solar cells, Organic/polymer solar cells, CIGS (Copper indium selenide)... Etc.
Thin-film solar module structure diagram:
Thin film solar module is composed of glass substrate, metal layer, transparent conductive layer, electrical function box, adhesive material, semiconductor layer... And so on.
Reliability test specification for thin film solar cells:
IEC61646(Thin-film solar photoelectric module test standard), CNS15115(thin-film silicon onshore solar photoelectric module design validation and type approval)
Temperature & humidity test chamber of Lab Companion
Temperature & humidity test chamber series, passed the CE certification, offer 34L, 64L, 100L, 180L, 340L, 600L, 1000L, 1500L and other volume models to meet the needs of different customers. In design, they use environment-friendly refrigerant and high-performance refrigeration system, parts and components are used in the international famous brand.
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