Circuit Failure Simulation

DESIGN PHASE:       analysis
SUB ELEMENT NAME:   circuit failure simulation
VARIABLE NAME:      [HEACFS]
DATE:               REVISION LETTER:    REVISION DATE:   
APPLICABILITY:      all circuits

ACTIVITY:  Determine circuit failure modes and effects.  Assumes
Spice or hand analysis.

OUTPUT:  Print out of failure effects and stresses

ALGORITHM:

[HEACFS] =          engineer hours for failure simulation
0.0+                set up time
0.0*                time per part for analysis and evaluation
[PARTS COUNT]       circuit parts count

DISCUSSION:

Author: Jerrold Foutz, foutz@smpstech.com

Original: Foutz, J., Power Supply Circuit Development Estimating Aid - An Expert System Application, IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference Record, New Orleans, February 1-5, 1988. Revised 22 February 2001