Reference Manual User guide
All parameters are specified at 48V, 5A, 230Vac, 25°C ambient and after a 5 minutes run-in time, unless noted otherwise.
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Bulletin 1606 Switched Mode Power Supplies
10. Reliability
AC 100V AC 120V AC 230V
Lifetime expectancy
*) 57 000h 67 000h 81 000h at 48V, 5A and 40°C
118 000h 112 000h 118 000h at 48V, 2.5A and 40°C
161 000h*) 188 000h*) 228 000h*) at 48V, 5A and 25°C
MTBF
**) SN 29500, IEC 61709 539 000h 566 000h 606 000h at 48V, 5A and 40°C
932 000h 979 000h 1 048 000h at 48V, 5A and 25°C
MTBF
**) MIL HDBK 217F 342 000h 349 000h 349 000h at 48V, 5A and 40°C; Ground
Benign GB40
467 000h 478 000h 478 000h at 48V, 5A and 25°C; Ground
Benign GB25
*) The Lifetime expectancy shown in the table indicates the minimum operating hours (service life) and is determined by the lifetime
expectancy of the built-in electrolytic capacitors. Lifetime expectancy is specied in operational hours and is calculated according to the
capacitor’s manufacturer specication. The manufacturer of the electrolytic capacitors only guarantees a maximum life of up to 15 years
(131 400h). Any number exceeding this value is a calculated theoretical lifetime which can be used to compare devices.
**) MTBF stands for Mean Time Between Failure, which is calculated according to statistical device failures, and indicates reliability of a
device. It is the statistical representation of the likelihood of a unit to fail and does not necessarily represent the life of a product.
The MTBF gure is a statistical representation of the likelihood of a device to fail. A MTBF gure of e.g. 1 000 000h means that
statistically one unit will fail every 100 hours if 10 000 units are installed in the eld. However, it is impossible to determine if the failed
unit has been running for 50 000h or only for 100h.