A Critique of the IPC-9591 Standard: Performance Parameters for Air Moving Devices

Author

Hyunseok Oh ; Azarian, Michael H. ; Das, Divya ; Pecht, Michael

Author_Institution

Center for Adv. Life Cycle Eng., Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA

Volume

13

Issue

1

fYear

2013

fDate

Mar-13

Firstpage

146

Lastpage

155

Abstract

This paper presents a critique of the IPC standard (IPC-9591) on air-moving devices for the electronics industry, published in 2006. We investigate the applicability of the methods specified by IPC-9591. A fatigue life and a grease life of ball bearings in the fans were calculated using the stress-life method and grease life equation, respectively. The calculated life was compared to the experimental results of the fans. In addition, the mean time to failure of fan electronics was calculated using multiple methods specified by IPC-9591 and validated with experimental results of the fans. Through these exercises, the reliability prediction methods for air-moving devices were shown to be flawed. We make recommendations for IPC and the industry on appropriate methods of reliability assessment for air-moving devices.

Keywords

ball bearings; electronics industry; failure analysis; fans; fatigue; reliability; standards; IPC-9591 standard; air moving devices; ball bearings; electronics industry; failure; fan electronics; fatigue life; grease life equation; multiple methods; performance parameters; reliability assessment; reliability prediction; stress-life method; Ball bearings; Fans; Fatigue; ISO standards; Reliability; Stress; Air-moving device (AMD); cooling fan; failure model; reliability;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Device and Materials Reliability, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1530-4388

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TDMR.2012.2223820

Filename

6328260